Abaan Ahmed, son of Atiq Ahmed, died in a highway accident on Wednesday. LUCKNOW: Abaan Ahmed (21), son of slain mafia don-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, was killed in a road accident on the Jhansi-Kanpur Highway on Wednesday while travelling to meet his elder brother, Ali Ahmed, lodged in Jhansi Jail. Another occupant, identified as Sonu, also…
Shreya Dixit (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav) With women’s cricket continuing to draw larger audiences, Lucknowites turned up at a fan adda, a watch party organised at a city cafe for the India-South Africa Women’s T20 match. The event brought together students, city influencers, young professionals and cricket enthusiasts, many of whom said they wanted to be…
Two police constables have been arrested after they were accused of extortion from an eatery owner and molestation of a young woman Lucknow: Two constables posted at Kasya police station in Kushinagar were arrested for allegedly demanding money from a roadside eatery owner and abducting and molesting a woman.Superintendent of police, Kushinagar, Keshav Kumar has…
Barabanki Police arrested three persons, including a self-styled godman, after registering an FIR for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the death of a woman during an alleged faith-healing ritual at a shrine. The victim’s in-laws are also under investigation as police probe the circumstances surrounding her death. Lucknow: Barabanki police have registered an…
Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana Lucknow: Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana on Wednesday expressed disappointment and anguish over the unruly scenes witnessed in the House during the monsoon session and warned that repeated violations of parliamentary decorum would only weaken the democratic institutions.In an emotional statement in the Assembly, Mahana invoked the observation of the father of…
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav stated PDA’s ‘PD’ signifies Pandits, expanding the party’s core voter base. LUCKNOW: In an emphatic Brahmin outreach, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the letters ‘PD’ in the acronym PDA is a short form for Pandits.Since its defeat by the PDA, BJP keeps coming up with a new…
A judicial commission found Sambhal violence resulted from a planned conspiracy. LUCKNOW: The judicial commission probing the Sambhal violence, which erupted on Nov 24, 2024, has concluded that the clashes were the result of a pre-planned conspiracy rather than a spontaneous outbreak.The report praises the police and civil administration for preventing unrest from escalating into…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar to appear in person on Sept 3 in a contempt case and imposed a cost of Rs 5,000 for failure to comply with an earlier order within the stipulated time.Justice Saurabh Lavania issued the directions while hearing…
NSE organised a financial literacy and cyber fraud awareness programme at the UP cyber headquarters on Tuesday to strengthen awareness against cyber-enabled financial crimes and promote safe digital transactions Lucknow: The National Stock Exchange (NSE), under the aegis of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), organised a financial literacy and cyber fraud awareness…
(File photo) Bond Beyond Politics: BSP chief Mayawati often referred to Umashankar Singh as her younger brother Lucknow: Umashankar Singh, the Bahujan Samaj Party’s lone MLA in Uttar Pradesh and a trusted confidant of BSP chief Mayawati, died on Wednesday at Gurgaon’s Fortis Hospital after a prolonged battle with brain cancer. He was 56.A three-time…
