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HC orders CBI probe into Rs.6-crore Basic Education scam

Lucknow, May 31 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the alleged embezzlement of more than Rs.6 crore in the Basic Education Department and stayed recovery pro... Read More


Three who murdered BJYM leader for 'extra cigarette' arrested

LUCKNOW, May 31 -- Three men have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) functionary from Ayodhya after a dispute that stemmed from his refusal to give an extra ci... Read More


LMC gives final chance to avail 8% house tax rebate

LUCKNOW, May 31 -- The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has given taxpayers a final opportunity to avail the highest rebate on house tax payments, with the current discount scheme ending on May 31.... Read More


on Day 2: Bus services remain suspended

LUCKNOW, May 31 -- The ongoing strike by drivers and conductors of Lucknow City Transport Services Limited (LCTSL) continued for the second consecutive day on Saturday, leaving thousands of commuters ... Read More


US President's daughter visits Taj with husband

AGRA, May 31 -- Tiffany Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, visited the Taj Mahal in Agra on Saturday along with her husband, Michael Boulos. The couple spent about 40 minutes at the monumen... Read More


After HC intervention, ADM approves Muslim man's conversion plea

PRAYAGRAJ, May 31 -- After intervention by the Allahabad high court earlier this month, the ADM (administration), Prayagraj, has approved the religious conversion application of a Muslim man who volun... Read More


AMU mourns alumnus Bashir Badr's demise

Agra, May 31 -- Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) mourned the demise of its illustrious alumnus, legendary Urdu poet, academician and Padma Shri Dr Bashir Badr, 91, who breathed his last in Bhopal on Ma... Read More


8 get life term in Jhansi court-area shootout

Jhansi, May 31 -- A local court on Saturday sentenced eight men to life imprisonment in the 2018 daylight shooting near the Jhansi district court that left a bodyguard dead. The court also imposed a f... Read More


Fatal mix-up could have led to Pune hooch deaths

Pune, May 31 -- Investigators probing Pune and neighbouring Pimpri Chinchwad's hooch tragedy suspect that a fatal mix-up between methanol and ethanol may have triggered one of the region's deadliest i... Read More


CEC Kumar defends SIR, says it led to 'purest' voter lists

New Delhi, May 31 -- Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Saturday that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had produced "purest" and "most accurate electoral rolls in... Read More