With the Himalayas watching over, Virat Kohli climbed to another peak in IPL history on Sunday, bettering his own record to become the batter with the most runs against a single opponent in the tournament’s history during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’ clash against Punjab Kings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.Kohli went past…
Lucknow: Police Response Vehicle (PRV) team of UP Police’s 112 emergency service helped avert a tragedy in Amethi by rescuing a man who was attempting suicide.UP 112 received a distress call reporting a domestic dispute in Saresar village under Jagdishpur police station on Friday. PRV 5344 was immediately dispatched to the spot.Police found a man…
NEW DELHI: The Patiala House court on Thursday granted bail to I-PAC director and co-founder Vinesh Chandela in a money laundering case, following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.The court’s decision came after the ED filed its response to Chandela’s bail plea and did not oppose his release. During the previous hearing, the court had…
“The stupidest farmers have the biggest potatoes” There is a bluntness to German folk sayings that feels almost uncomfortable in its honesty. One of the most striking is: “Die dümmsten Bauern haben die größten Kartoffeln.” Literally translated, it reads: “The stupidest farmers have the biggest potatoes.”At first glance, it sounds like an insult wrapped in…
Pune: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that banks must maintain a “human interface” while serving customers, despite the ongoing massive push towards digitisation.Speaking in Pune at the inauguration of the State Bank of India (SBI)’s local head office, the finance minister underscored the balance between technology and personal service.“Digitisation should happen; it…
New Delhi: Holding that a woman cannot be denied maintenance merely because she is educated, a Delhi court has upheld a trial court order directing a husband to pay Rs. 7,500 per month to his estranged wife and their minor daughter.Dismissing an appeal filed by the husband under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence…
Aizawl: Mizo National Front (MNF), the main opposition party in Mizoram, on Friday accused Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) govt of failing to hand over the alleged land scam case involving the acquisition of private lands at Lengpui in Aizawl district to the CBI for probe, as earlier announced. The party alleged that the govt was…
Gorakhpur: Eminent agricultural scientist and Padma Shri awardee Ram Chet Chaudhary was conferred the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award for Kalanamak Rice’ at a ceremony held at Hotel Ashoka, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, on Sunday.The award was presented by KisaanSay CEO Nitin Puri and Padma Shri recipient Ashok Gulati in recognition of Chaudhary’s decades-long contribution to the promotion,…
Kota: A contractual ECG technician at MBS Hospital in Kota was allegedly assaulted by relatives of a 60-year-old woman patient late Monday night after they accused him of sexually harassing her during an examination in the emergency ward.The technician, identified as Vishnu Prakash, denied the allegation and said a woman attendant was present in the…
Lucknow: A compensation of Rs 8 lakh was provided to the family who lost two girls in the fire. Two cheques of Rs 4 lakh each were handed over to the family in the presence of Lucknow East MLA OP Srivastava on Thursday.The fire, which swept through a shanty settlement in the area, left several…
