Lucknow: After weeks of hectic parleys, Samajwadi Party is learnt to have finalised talks with 30 fence-sitter MLAs from rival parties who have expressed a willingness to switch sides ahead of the 2027 assembly polls.While SP functionaries declined to reveal the identities of these legislators, party sources claimed the list includes at least 21 BJP…
The petitioner has asked the HC to direct the IRDAI to extend occupant coverage under standalone third-party policies in line with the original TAC resolution. (File Photo) LUCKNOW: A public interest litigation (PIL) before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has raised a question that could affect scores of private vehicle owners. The…
North East Railway has launched a new AC tourist chair car service on weekends. LUCKNOW: The Lucknow division of North East Railway has introduced a metre gauge (MG) AC tourist chair car service between Mailani and Bichhia on weekends to promote tourism in the Dudhwa region.According to the railway, Train 52260 will depart from Mailani…
Food safety officials inspected nearly 500 establishments across Uttar Pradesh. LUCKNOW: Food safety officials in Uttar Pradesh inspected about 496 establishments and collected 801 food samples, which have been sent to laboratories for analysis, as part of a statewide enforcement drive targeting manufacturers and distributors of sauces, jams, jellies, mayonnaise, chutneys and other processed food…
Uttar Pradesh invited Spanish defence firms to explore investment opportunities. LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) and the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) invited Spanish defence and aerospace companies to explore investment opportunities in the state during a virtual India–Spain Defence Industry Workshop held on Thursday.The workshop, titled “Make in India…
Ayodhya Police are intensifying their probe into the Ram Temple donation embezzlement case. LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday intensified their probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations from the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, conducting searches at the homes of three arrested accused, recovering cash, jewellery and a car, and freezing 15 bank accounts…
ED seized financial records during searches across UP. These searches were part of a money laundering probe against former MLA Deep Narayan Singh Yadav. LUCKNOW: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has seized a large volume of financial records, documents relating to suspected shell companies, alleged benami properties and transactions indicating possible layering of illicit funds…
UP STF arrested Rs 1 lakh rewardee Sachin Kumar, wanted in the May 27 murder of Lucknow property dealer Sandeep Singh. LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a fugitive carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh in connection with the daylight murder of Lucknow-based property dealer Sandeep Singh.The accused, identified as…
Lucknow: BJP MP and national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi on Wednesday said higher education in Uttar Pradesh has seen a major turnaround in recent years, citing a sharp rise in the number of universities receiving high accreditation grades.Speaking as chief guest at the 11th convocation ceremony of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University (KMCLU), Trivedi said the…
Lucknow: Several gold medallists at Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University’s convocation on Tuesday said they plan to pursue postgraduate research and teaching careers.Topper of MTech and engineering faculty, Allmin Fatima, said, “I want to pursue higher studies to deepen my understanding of the subject and contribute to research. Teaching will give me an opportunity to…
