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Lucknow: Scientists at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) have found strong evidence of some of the earliest life on Earth and how it changed earth’s environment.The evidence comes from 2.6-billion-year-old stromatolites found in Karnataka’s Dharwar craton. Stromatolites are rock-like structures made by tiny microbes (bacteria). They are among the oldest fossils on earth…

In mid 1960s, a fortune-teller by the name of ‘Hussaini Birahmin’ (Brahmin/Pandit) was a frequent visitor to the lanes of Old Lucknow.His crumpled ‘dhoti’ and faded long shirt and Gandhi cap were adequately compensated with his wheatish but bright face, broad forehead and big eyes with deep poised look.An ‘angauchha’ (coarse handmade stole) which he…

Lucknow: While Uttar Pradesh has crossed the four-lakh mark in its Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, the early gains have been driven largely by smaller districts, with several of the state’s major urban centres lagging in the rollout.Ambedkar Nagar has emerged as the top-performing district with 18,499 girls vaccinated, followed by Bareilly (15,075), Hathras (14,337),…

Lucknow: For weeks, Anubhav Sharma felt increasingly irritable, restless and unable to sleep without scrolling through his phone. The 29-year-old IT professional from Lucknow found social interactions exhausting and conversations burdensome.When the changes refused to subside, Sharma consulted a psychiatrist who traced the issue to constant digital exposure—work screens blending into private time, non-stop notifications…

Lucknow: Around 500 Samajwadi Party (SP) workers, who were protesting against the detention of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi by the Delhi Police, were detained by the Lucknow Police after the protest brought the heart of the state capital to a standstill.The protesters, joined by Congress…

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: Hitting out at the Congress and the Samajwadi Party for not “respecting” Raja Suheldev and organizing fair in the name of invader Salar Masud, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that in ‘New UP’ of ‘New India’, neither a memorial of any foreign invader nor a fair in his…

Lucknow: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the decision to provide petrol-powered scooties to graduate girls.Aimed at empowering women, the decision will benefit 50,000 girls enrolled in universities, both public and private and govt, aided and private colleges affiliated with state universities.The Rani Laxmibai Scooty Scheme seeks to reduce dropout rates among girls, improve retention…

Samajwadi Party Akhilesh Yadav at the Parliament premises during the Monsoon Session, in New Delhi on Tuesday Lucknow: An hour-long meeting between Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi at the latter’s office in the Parliament complex on Monday triggered speculations of seat-sharing talks between the SP and the Congress for the UP Assembly polls.Though what transpired…

Lucknow: The state cabinet approved the establishment of Indian Knowledge Tradition Research Chair in state universities and colleges to promote India’s rich intellectual and cultural heritage.According to the proposal, state universities and colleges that are over 50 years old and have a student strength of 5,000 and above will have research chairs named after eminent…

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Rai has written to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking her intervention in the alleged use of force by police against protesting students at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.Seeking an independent inquiry into the incident, Rai alleged that instead of engaging in dialogue with the protesters, the Centre resorted to…