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Five-fold jump in spending on Pariksha Pe Charcha: Edu min

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The government's spending on Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) has jumped five-fold since its launch in 2018, when the expenditure stood at Rs.3.67 crore, to Rs.18.83 crore in 2025, acco... Read More


NDA nominee for VP known to be affable

NEW DELHI/Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) nominee for the upcoming vice-presidential elections, was p... Read More


Adopt zero-tolerance policy in encroachment cases, says CM

GORAKHPUR, Aug. 19 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday reaffirmed his government's commitment to ensuring prosperity in every household and noted that injustice towards any citizen would not b... Read More


Village pradhan, sons booked for distributing biryani to flood victims in Farrukhabad

KANPUR, Aug. 19 -- Two men, including a village pradhan's son, have been arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by distributing biryani packets in a flood-hit village in Farrukhabad. Poli... Read More


Man tosses two toddler daughters into Yamuna, jumps in himself

Kanpur, Aug. 19 -- A man allegedly tossed two of his daughters, aged four and two years, into the swollen Yamuna from a bridge before jumping into the river in Rampura on Monday morning, Jalaun police... Read More


Lucknow to host presiding officers' conference on Jan 20-21: Mahana

Lucknow, Aug. 19 -- The 86th conference of the All India Presiding Officers will be held in Lucknow on January 20 and 21 next year, Uttar Pradesh assembly speaker Satish Mahana said at a press confere... Read More


CoE to come up for transport training in Rae Bareli

LUCKNOW, Aug. 19 -- In a push aimed at strengthening transport governance and road safety, the Uttar Pradesh transport department will establish a "Centre of Excellence" (CoE) at the Institute of Driv... Read More


Nurse's 'rape': Unknown accused booked

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 19 -- The district police on Monday registered a case of rape and assault against an unknown accused in connection with the alleged rape of a nurse of a private hospital on Saturday ni... Read More


Villagers vandalise toll plaza after staff tie army jawan to pole, assault him

MEERUT, Aug. 19 -- Nearly two days after a 26-year-old army jawan was tied to a pole, kicked, punched and attacked with sticks by a group of toll plaza employees, angry villagers vandalised the same B... Read More


Anupam Kher pens birthday wish for 'god of acting' Robert De Niro

India, Aug. 19 -- Actor Anupam Kher recently took to Instagram to post a heartfelt message as he celebrated his friend and legendary actor-director Robert De Niro turning 82. On Robert's birthday - Au... Read More