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UPSNA regional music competition concludes in Lko

Lucknow, Dec. 12 -- The second phase of the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi's regional music competition concluded on Thursday at the Sant Gadge Ji Maharaj Auditorium. The final day featured bhaja... Read More


NDA build-up in Tamil Nadu

India, Dec. 12 -- The AIADMK general and executive council meeting in Chennai earlier this week gave pointers to a realignment of Opposition politics in Tamil Nadu ahead of the assembly elections sche... Read More


Viksit Bharat goal needs investing more in health

India, Dec. 12 -- Viksit Bharat 2047 envisions India as a $30-trillion economy with per capita income of $18,000-21,000, implying developed-nation status. Achieving this would require sustained nomina... Read More


A first step towards protecting the Ridge

India, Dec. 12 -- The Centre's reconstitution of the Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB) and grant of statutory powers - following a Supreme Court directive - is a fresh attempt to protect the nationa... Read More


Jayasankar Krishnamurty: Lifelong friend, academic

India, Dec. 12 -- Jayasankar Krishnamurty, born on January 7, 1941, in New Delhi, to Parvati and S Jayasankar, passed away on December 5, 2025. He was an eminent academic and international civil serva... Read More


Actor to auteur, the Raj Kapoor panorama at 100

India, Dec. 12 -- Stories of Raj Kapoor's unflinching devotion to cinema are legion. Sample this one: Kapoor once bumped into poet Majrooh Sultanpuri at a central Mumbai studio. Packed off to jail for... Read More


NIA probe triggers nullification of over 52k bogus birth certs

LUCKNOW, Dec. 12 -- The Rae Bareli district administration has launched a sweeping exercise to nullify 52,846 forged birth certificates allegedly issued across 12 gram panchayats in the Salon developm... Read More


Court jails 2 for smuggling codeine

GORAKHPUR, Dec. 12 -- A fast-track court in Basti on Thursday ordered a 10-year rigorous jail term for two men accused of allegedly transporting a large stock of cough syrup bottles. Additional Sessio... Read More


Notification for firing range extended for 3 yrs

LUCKNOW, Dec. 12 -- In the matter against the alleged encroachment on army firing range land as notified in 1977 (as extended from time to time) in the Arjunganj area, the state counsel informed the L... Read More


Children hold nation's future: ACS at Unicef 78th anniversary event

LUCKNOW, Dec. 12 -- "Understanding the challenges faced by children and adolescents is crucial, as the nation's future lies in their hands," said Leena Jauhari, additional chief secretary of the Women... Read More