Lucknow: The biennial Rajya Sabha elections for 10 seats in the state are emerging as a pitched battle to test confidence, loyalty and perception in the two rival camps — NDA led by BJP and India Bloc helmed by Samajwadi Party. While BJP and SP have enough numbers to get eight and two candidates elected,…
Shamsul Huda Khan, who acquired British citizenship in 2013, allegedly concealed his status while receiving government salaries LUCKNOW: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office, has provisionally attached an immovable property valued at Rs 53.46 lakh under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a money laundering case involving Shamsul Huda…
Akhilesh Yadav and Brajesh Pathak have engaged in a social media exchange over political issues. LUCKNOW: A social media spat has broken out between Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, with both posting videos of the other eating “cashews”, as the SP and BJP gear up for…
Congress appointed Aradhana Misra Mona as president of its Uttar Pradesh unit LUCKNOW: Rampur Khas MLA and legislature party leader Aradhana Mishra “Mona” has been appointed the new Uttar Pradesh congress president, replacing Ajay Rai, who had held the post since August 2023.Her appointment places a familiar Congress face from Pratapgarh at the helm of…
nursing officer and his friend were allegedly murdered, 5 accused in this case have been arrested LUCKNOW: A Rs 50 lakh ransom plot allegedly ended in the killing of a KGMU nursing officer and his friend after the kidnappers failed to extract the money they were demanding, police said on Friday.Five people have been arrested…
A file photo shows BSP chief Mayawati with her nephew Akash Anand. LUCKNOW: “Respected Bahanji, I am not going to any other political party. Not today, not ever. The BSP is not just a party for me; it is my family.” Akash Anand’s declaration on Friday comes after weeks of uncertainty over his political future…
For Lucknow University BBA student Aniket Dubey, the idea for UNICYCLE began with a bad buy, not a business plan. After moving to Lucknow with limited funds, he purchased a second-hand study table online, only to find it termite-infested and unusable within days. “Everything is available online on platforms but there are a lot of…
Dinesh Rai, a private school operator in Kushinagar, was arrested due to a viral video LUCKNOW: A private school operator was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar after a more than five-minute video, purportedly showing him making objectionable remarks to a female staff member, went viral on social media.The accused, identified as Dinesh Rai, a resident…
Sadiya Siddiqui (L) and Major Mohd Ali Shah The city is set to host a celebration of language, literature and culture as Bhasha & Beyond – Literary Warriors Group (LWG) Lit Fest 4.0 makes its Lucknow debut on October 3 and 4 at the Metro Railway Officers Club, Metro Officers Colony, Jail Road. The two-day…
Four passengers died and four others were injured in a bus crash on Gorakhpur Link Expressway LUCKNOW: At least four passengers were killed and four others injured after an AC bus travelling at around 100 kmph crashed into a trailer on the Gorakhpur Link Expressway in Ambedkar Nagar district early Friday morning.Police suspect the bus…
