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Wellness tourism hub to come up near DNP

LUCKNOW, Nov. 14 -- Uttar Pradesh is set to enhance its ecotourism landscape with the launch of a modern wellness tourism hub near Dudhwa National Park in Lakhimpur Kheri. The state government will de... Read More


Two held in Rs.25-cr minorityscholarship scam in Hathras

LUCKNOW, Nov. 14 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) arrested two key accused in a Rs.25-crore minority scholarship scam unearthed in Hathras. Dharmveer Singh and Sarvesh Pachauri, manager and treasur... Read More


Amrita Soni becomes first DG of UPCOS

LUCKNOW, Nov. 14 -- The state government on Thursday appointed IAS officer Amrita Soni as the first DG of the Uttar Pradesh Outsource Services Corporation (UPCOS). The UPCOS has been established by UP... Read More


Trump rethinks HIB visa stance

India, Nov. 14 -- It was TACO (Trump always chickens out) time again, as US President Donald Trump dialled down the emphasis on the immigration of skilled workers into the US. Less than two months aft... Read More


Connecting the dots in the Red Fort car blast

India, Nov. 14 -- Even as the media debated the ins and outs of the car blast at the Red Fort, the government was admirably cautious in labelling it a terror attack, confirming it two days later after... Read More


Export support amid trade headwinds

India, Nov. 14 -- The government's new support measures for exports, including a Rs.45,060-crore liquidity assistance package, come amid severe global headwinds (including oppressively high US tariffs... Read More


Why judiciary needs to defend free speech

India, Nov. 14 -- A few weeks ago, in October, the Supreme Court refused to quash a FIR, registered by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) police, against the folk singer Neha Rathore. Rathore had published variou... Read More


The right way to talk about air pollution

India, Nov. 14 -- India's air in the northern plains is visibly polluted. Air inside homes is likely unbreathable, too. But this is now an annual occurrence; little seems to change. Why, then, has thi... Read More


Masks not enough: SC's grim Delhi air warning

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Supreme Court judge Justice PS Narasimha on Thursday sounded a grim warning over the worsening air quality in the national capital region (NCR), calling the situation "very serio... Read More


DNA test confirms J&K doc was Delhi bomber

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- The Delhi Police on Thursday said DNA testing has confirmed that the man, who executed the blast in the white Hyundai i20 car outside Red Fort on Monday evening, was Umar Un Nabi... Read More