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HC rejects 154 pleas against Varanasi land acquisition award

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 12 -- The Allahabad high court has dismissed 154 writ petitions challenging a 2024 land acquisition award passed in Varanasi under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, holding that the mark... Read More


Heavy rain disrupts life across West UP

Meerut, Aug. 12 -- Heavy rain lashed parts of Western Uttar Pradesh on Monday and Tuesday, bringing relief from the heat but also triggering widespread waterlogging in Meerut and a sharp rise in water... Read More


1,354 posts sanctioned for 126 new and upgraded govt secondary schools

Lucknow, Aug. 12 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has approved the creation of 1,354 regular posts for 126 newly constructed and upgraded government secondary schools set up under the Pradhan Mantri Ja... Read More


Junior assistant posted at sub-registrar's office held for taking Rs.1 l bribe

LUCKNOW, Aug. 12 -- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Corruption Organisation (ACO) arrested a junior assistant posted at the sub-registrar's office in Khaga tehsil of Fatehpur district on Tuesday for allegedly ... Read More


BJP J'khand bandh over JPSC exams hits normal life; ABVP members held

Ranchi, Aug. 12 -- The bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest a baton-charge on job aspirants demonstrating against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams during their march ... Read More


A third of skilling scheme trainees remain unplaced

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Since the Union government launched its flagship rural skilling programme in 2014, more than 1.8 million rural youth have been trained under it, but nearly one in three did not s... Read More


Ex-min's jibe at Trisha triggers fresh row in tn

CHENNAI, Aug. 12 -- Alleged derogatory comments on actress Trisha by former AIADMK minister RB Udhayakumar on Tuesday triggered a fresh row with the members of the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK... Read More


TN passes resolutions against FCRA bill, NEET

Chennai, Aug. 12 -- The Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday passed two separate resolutions against the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FC... Read More


The statistical dog that does not bark

India, Aug. 12 -- The government released labour market data for the quarter ending April-June 2026 on Monday. This is the first pan-India quarterly edition of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS),... Read More


An awkward dance of the dragon and the elephant

India, Aug. 12 -- In a world torn apart by two wars and several minor conflicts, relations between India and China occupy a category of their own. Both countries continue to mass soldiers along the Li... Read More