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Lucknow man dies after gun goes off during cleaning

LUCKNOW, April 5 -- A 50-year-old man died after accidentally shooting himself while cleaning his licensed gun at his home in the Jankipuram area of Lucknow on Saturday, police said. "The deceased, id... Read More


UP schools mandate Pocso awareness, adolescent education for 2.9 cr students

PRAYAGRAJ, April 5 -- The Uttar Pradesh Basic Shiksha Parishad has, for the first time, announced a statewide awareness campaign on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012, t... Read More


War abroad, LPG crunch at home: Double blow for Agra's tourism

AGRA, April 5 -- The peak tourism season in the city of Taj Mahal has come to a premature end, closing nearly a month ahead of its usual mid-April conclusion due to the escalating conflict in West Asi... Read More


Three die after suspected liquor consumption, probe on

LUCKNOW, April 5 -- Three men died after being brought unconscious to a private hospital in Meerut's Daurala area late Friday evening, reportedly after consuming liquor, police said on Saturday, addin... Read More


Thieves strike at LPG godown inKheri, decamp with 108 cylinders

LAKHIMPUR KHERI, April 5 -- Amid the ongoing crisis in West Asia that caused disruption in the cooking gas supply across India before the government stepped in to improve it, some unidentified burglar... Read More


Brother, sister killed in Kasganj as tree falls on bike during storm

Agra, April 5 -- A brother and sister were killed in Kasganj when a tree fell on their motorcycle due to high-speed winds during a storm late on Friday night. The incident took place near the Navada a... Read More


CM serves mid-day meal, tells kids to attend school regularly

LUCKNOW, April 5 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath served the mid-day meal to children at the launch of the School Chalo Abhiyan in Varanasi on Saturday. He distributed textbooks and gifts to students... Read More


'centre-state disputes may erode nation's federal spirit'

New Delhi, April 5 -- A sharp rise in legal confrontations between states and the Centre risks undermining India's constitutional design, Supreme Court judge justice BV Nagarathna said on Saturday, ca... Read More


A little bit of Japan in the lives of Indians

India, April 5 -- 'Let's go to Japan,' I casually asked the missus a few months ago, with some guilt that husbands typically carry - some residual shame for performing poorly in one of the roles assig... Read More


The founding vision of India's democracy and Bengal SIR

India, April 5 -- When India stepped into freedom in the autumn of 1947, democracy was deemed by many to be a doomed project - nowhere had such an impoverished country managed to even feed its own peo... Read More