Lucknow: The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Lucknow, has discontinued its public grievance redressal programme conducted on Wednesdays. As a result, no public interaction or grievance hearing sessions will be held on Wednesdays at the office.However, passport applicants can continue to avail grievance redressal services on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday as per the existing schedule.”We…
For years, the Indian car market has been moving in one direction. Bigger stance, higher ground clearance and SUV badges everywhere. Almost every new car today wants to look like an SUV. Hatchbacks have turned into crossovers, compact cars are called “micro SUVs”, and slowly and steadily SUVs are becoming the default answer to most…
Kangkan KalitaGuwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the tribal communities of the state are excluded from the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill passed by the state assembly on Wednesday because their existing customary laws already safeguard the tribal women against polygamy and other forms of exploitation. Nevertheless, he emphasized that the UCC…
Ultraviolette has announced a new ownership benefit programme. Called ‘Kill the Petrol Bill’, the initiative offers cashback benefits to buyers of the Ultraviolette F77 and X-47 based on the usage of their previous petrol-powered two-wheelers.Under the scheme, customers can receive cashback equivalent to the kilometres covered on their old motorcycle or scooter over the last…
Magnus Carlsen, R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh, and D Gukesh (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: If you turn the pages of an English dictionary to find the meaning of the word “cliché”, it will tell you that a cliché is nothing but a phrase or an idea that has been so overused…
Chandigarh: A 60-year-old man was critically injured rafter being hit by an unknown car driver near Burail Jail Chowk. The victim is battling for life in PGI. Sector 49 police have registered a case on the statement of his wife and are checking CCTV cameras installed near the accident spot.Sumitra Devi, a resident of Small…
fire File photo dated June 6, 1983: An Indian Air Force helicopter hovers helplessly over billowing black smoke which engulfed the Gopala Towers in Central Delhi on Monday making rescue operations extremely difficult and hazardous. New Delhi: Wednesday’s catastrophic fire at a south Delhi B&B facility has resurrected the terrifying ghosts of the capital’s past,…
You’re feeling bold today, perhaps more bold than what the situation really calls for. The courage rises and you might be tempted to try something new or even take on more work, or push your limits. Mars gives nerves, but the Moon warns against acting without cooling your head first. Brave is fine. Reckless isn’t.Short…
Varanasi: The Cantt police, on Friday, arrested the accused in the theft case linked to a railway catering establishment operating in Mint House located in Nadesar of the Cantt police station area.The police team, led by the in-charge inspector Raj Kishore Pandey, arrested the accused employee, Prashant Kumar Singh, a resident of Begusarai, (Bihar), and…
