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PDA: One abbreviation, multiple interpretations

LUCKNOW, Sept. 12 -- In Uttar Pradesh politics, few abbreviations have undergone as many political mutations as the three-letter PDA. What began as Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's creation for ... Read More


905 public sector bank branches observe day-long strike

LUCKNOW, Sept. 12 -- : Public sector bank employees in the state capital observed a one-day strike on Friday in response to a nationwide call by the United Forum of Bank Unions, demanding a five-day b... Read More


Four RTI activists arrested for allegedly demanding rRs.r5 crore from company

India, Sept. 12 -- The Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Thursday arrested four Right To Information (RTI) activists for allegedly demanding Rs.5 crore from representatives of a private company in MIDC Bhosa... Read More


Thirteen years in the US, Amazon job, but forced to return to India: How layoff story exposes risks of H-1B visa holders

India, Sept. 12 -- An H-1B visa that once felt like a breakthrough became the reason Soumi Chanda had to leave the US after she lost her job. After spending nearly 13 years in America, building a care... Read More


'Sold' for rRs.r2500- rRs.r12000? Bihar boys trapped in trafficking net, rescued in UP's Gonda

India, Sept. 12 -- LUCKNOW For the 12 boys rescued at Gonda railway station on Thursday, a journey their families may have imagined as a route out of poverty, could have ended in an uncertain and pote... Read More


Punjab and Haryana high court strikes down Section 147A of Income Tax Act

Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has declared Section 147-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, unconstitutional, holding that the legislature could not, through a retrospective "cla... Read More


Pune-Nashik rail project: Kakodkar panel to assess GMRT concerns

India, Sept. 12 -- Former Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Anil Kakodkar said the high-powered committee formed to examine the Pune-Nashik semi-high-speed rail project will explore all possible... Read More


Substandard road work: VB books Mansa civic officials, contractor over rRs.r2.62-lakh loss

Chandigarh/Bathinda, Sept. 12 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has registered a criminal case against a road construction contractor and concerned officials of the Mansa municipal council for alleg... Read More


Service Sankalp campaign from September 17 to October 17 in Uttarakhand, says CM Dhami

India, Sept. 12 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday announced the Service Sankalp campaign, which will be organised across the state from September 17 to October 17, 2026, begi... Read More


2015 sacrilege, police firing cases: Sukhbir skips SIT appearance, seeks fresh date after Sept 30

Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday did not appear before the special investigation team (SIT) probing the 2015 sacrilege and police firing cases.... Read More