Hyderabad: Working as a bureaucrat in a state govt can never be easy for an army officer who has spent a lifetime in fatigues, traversing the peaks and valleys of the Himalayas. But Colonel Parikshit Mehra loves a challenge. Give him a puzzle or a tough situation, and he will find a way out.The officer,…
Keri: At Kone in Priol, a dargah of Hazrat Pir Mughul Shah Rehmatullah Alaha in the area once known as Mughalbhat is maintained and protected by local Hindus, as there is currently no Muslim settlement nearby.A few people know that Hindu-dominated Priol is etymologically linked to the tradition of worshipping the Pir. The century-old dargah,…
Imphal: Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh, deputy CM Nemcha Kipgen and Saitu MLA Haokholet Kipgen have jointly announced the immediate reopening of national highways for the free movement of all communities and resumption of the Imphal-Dimapur bus service.The announcement was made at the Kangpokpi district headquarters during the CM’s visit as part of the govt’s…
Varanasi: In the early hours of Sunday, two armed men aboard the DDU-Tarighat passenger train gunned down a youth before flinging his body onto the tracks between Alinagar and Sakaldiha in Chandauli district. Panic erupted in the coach as the train slowed, giving the assailants their chance to leap off and vanish into the morning…
New Delhi: A court has convicted a man and his mother in a dowry death case after a decade, finding that the woman was subjected to sustained dowry-related harassment, including physical abuse and demands for an additional Rs 50,000, until days before she had killed herself within seven years of her marriage.Additional sessions judge Harvinder…
Spanish PM’s wife Begona Gomez barred from leaving country by court A Spanish court has ordered Begona Gomez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, to stand trial by jury on corruption-related charges and barred her from leaving Spain.According to a court order released on Saturday, Judge Juan Carlos Peinado instructed Gomez to surrender her…
The restrictions were imposed in view of possible disturbances during Eid-al-Adha celebrations and planned demonstrations or public gatherings by various organisations Noida: Ahead of Bakrid celebrations and proposed workers’ protests, the police commissionerate on Wednesday imposed temporary restrictions under Section 163 (banning gatherings of five or more) of the BNSS to maintain law and order.The…
The triumphant India’s men’s and women’s soft hockey teams with Soft Hockey Federation of India General Secretary Ramesh Singh and other officials Jaipur: India have achieved a historic double triumph in the first South Asian Soft Hockey Championship held in Kathmandu. Both the Indian men’s and women’s teams performed brilliantly and swept the titles.In the…
Lucknow: The state has recorded and met a peak demand of 29,475 MW on Apr 28 this year, despite unseasonal rainfall. In 2025, actual peak demand on a day was 31,468 MW, said Arvind Kumar Sharma, the state energy minister on Saturday.Sharma said UP has remained the top state in the country in meeting peak…
Lucknow: Eminent architects, urban planners and policymakers met on the concluding day of the two-day Times Property Expo on Sunday to discuss initiatives to raise the city’s livability quotient, with speakers outlining measures spanning energy efficiency, groundwater recharge, fire safety, public transport, infrastructure and better building design and planning.Technical expert at Awas Bandhu and former…
