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Maurya takes jibe at SP over KV Corridor land purchase concerns

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- Taking a swipe at the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council on Thursday, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said the party would not have been in th... Read More


Planning lapses, idle equipment: CAG report highlights shortcomings in AYUSH dept

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in a report tabled in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly on Thursday, has flagged gaps in planning, production and infrastructure in ... Read More


WA accounts of LDA VC, two other officials hacked

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- Cyber fraudsters hacked the WhatsApp accounts of three senior officials of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) within 24 hours and sent messages seeking money to people in thei... Read More


EOW arrests woman director of firm in Rs.14cr investment fraud

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday arrested a woman director of M/s Pears Allied Corporation Limited-Manju Dubey alias Manju Upadhyay- in connection with ... Read More


Shivaji Memorial work likely to begin soon in Agra: Maha CM

AGRA, Feb. 20 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced that land acquisition for a memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Agra Fort, where the Maratha king was held ca... Read More


Three 1994-batch ADGs to be elevated as DGs amid string of retirements

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- Three senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the 1994 regular recruit (RR) batch are set to be promoted from additional director general (ADG) to director general (DG) by t... Read More


'Kerala Story 2' triggers slugfest, plea filed in High Court

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 20 -- A plea has been filed before the Kerala high court seeking a stay on the release of the upcoming film The Kerala Story 2, alleging that its content could incite communal... Read More


Mamata targets PM for calling Paramahamsa a 'Swami' on anniversary

Kolkata, Feb. 20 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for referring to Bengal's spiritual icon Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, revered as an... Read More


PM encourages UAE funds to invest in India

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Thursday encouraged sovereign wealth funds of the United Arab Em... Read More


Rajnath: India for an equitable maritime order

NEW DELHI, Feb. 20 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India aspires to establish an equitable maritime order based on international rules and freedom of navigation, adding that a compr... Read More