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78 years post independence, 'light of hope' dawns upon UP hamlet

LUCKNOW, Jan. 21 -- Nearly eight decades after India's independence, a 'light of hope' dawned upon Gadariyapurwa, a small hamlet around 40km from Lucknow, when the first electric bulb flickered by ele... Read More


Builder arrested over drowning of Noida techie

Noida, Jan. 21 -- Police arrested a builder on Tuesday days after 27-year-old software engineer Yuvraj Mehta died after his car plunged into a water-filled pit of a vacant under-construction plot in N... Read More


Hearing on notices begins today

LUCKNOW, Jan. 21 -- Hearings on notices served on voters under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls will begin from Wednesday (January 21). The Election Commission of In... Read More


Traffic nightmare continues for 2nd day

LUCKNOW, Jan. 21 -- Traffic snarls plagued the city for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, as severe congestion gripped several key areas due to route diversions linked to the 86th All-India Presi... Read More


Politics a marathon, new BJP chief Nabin to youth

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Nitin Nabin, 45, a five-term legislator from Bihar took charge as the 12th national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, marking the beginning of a generational sh... Read More


TN governor RN Ravi declines to read customary assembly speech

Chennai, Jan. 21 -- For a third year in a row, Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi declined to read his customary speech prepared by the state government and walked out of the legislative assembly on the open... Read More


Serious about accountability on strays: SC

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that its earlier observations on fixing accountability on stray dog feeders were made "very seriously" and not in sarcasm, as it pulled... Read More


spotlight on syria as india readies to host arab leage FMs

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- A gathering of foreign ministers of Arab League states to be hosted by India at the end of this month is being closely watched for the expected participation of Syria, marking th... Read More


3 tigers die in Assam

Guwahati, Jan. 21 -- Three Royal Bengal tigers were found dead in Assam's Kaziranga Tiger Reserve between January 4 and January 18, officials said, and added preliminary findings pointed to infighting... Read More


Magh Mela admin issues notice to seer on use of 'Shankaracharya' title

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 21 -- Amid a row over Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati's palanquin being stopped on the way to the Sangam on Sunday, authorities issued a notice questioning his use of the title 'Sha... Read More