Minister Asim Arun during TOI event Lucknow: UP govt is developing a new automated system under which eligible citizens under BPL (below poverty line) category will start receiving pension benefits automatically once they turn 60, said minister of state (independent charge) social welfare, scheduled caste and tribal welfare, Asim Arun at TOI conclave on Thursday.Speaking…
Children cool off in a water channel in Jaipur Friday Jaipur: Dust storms, gusty winds and light rainfall brought mild relief from intense heat across parts of Rajasthan Friday, leading to a noticeable dip in temperatures in several districts. However, many areas in the state continued to record maximum temperatures above 40°C. The Met office…
India and the UAE sought to boost their energy, defence shipping and technology ties signing 6 MoUs and announcing investments worth $ 5 billion from the Arab nation into India, as PM Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a brief stopover in Abu Dhabi on his way to…
50 Green Card holders in the US have been identified for deportation. At a time when 11 million immigration applications are pending with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Donald Trump administration announced earlier that it would take time to go back on older Green Card cases and find out if any undeserving people…
NEW DELHI: Amid mounting losses, public sector oil firms announced the much-anticipated increase in petrol and diesel prices, raising it by around Rs 3 a litre across metros on Friday, which was lower than expected. Piped kitchen gas prices were, however, left unchanged.Oil company executives did not rule out the possibility of a further increase…
John Travolta was surprised with an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his directorial debut Friday.Clad in a white beret, Travolta walked the Cannes red carpet with his 26-year-old daughter Ella Bleu Travolta. The actor wrote, directed and co-produced ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’, based on his own 1997 children’s novel.Thierry Fremaux,…
Players of both Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) observed a minute’s silence and wore black armbands before the start of their IPL 2026 match at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday in memory of those who lost their lives in the storms that hit Uttar Pradesh in the last…
You’ll feel seen today, and it sits well on you. Moon and Jupiter both work to enhance your public persona, so respect comes easily even from people who usually remain neutral.Still, there’s a twist. Your mind may swing between happiness and confusion. One moment you feel confident, the next you doubt yourself. That’s because Mercury…
New Delhi: Several roads connecting key roundabouts in Lutyens’ Delhi are set to witness infrastructure upgrades, including installation of iron grilles, fresh road markings, redesigned bus stops and repair of potholes.New Delhi Municipal Council has decided to address 19 infrastructure and traffic management issues flagged by Delhi Traffic Police in central and south Delhi following…
Mumbai: The BMC has shut down its internal SAP-based birth and death registration system after an internal probe found massive “irregularities” in birth certificate enrolment. It has now shifted to the central government’s Civil Registration System (CRS) portal for new birth and death registrations and corrections in existing certificates.The SAP-based system, which was in use…
