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175th anniversary of GSI: Now, Lko too boasts of a rock garden

LUCKNOW, Dec. 6 -- A rock garden was inaugurated on the Aliganj campus of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) on Friday. Several old rocks, fossils have been kept on display for students and those in... Read More


93 years of care at Queen Mary's

LUCKNOW, Dec. 6 -- The department of obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN ) at Queen Mary's Hospital, King George's Medical University (KGMU), celebrated its 93rd foundation day on Friday. Dr Jaya Chatur... Read More


Man plots son's murder for insurance payout

Meerut, Dec. 6 -- In another case of insurance fraud linked to a syndicate that is being investigated for at least four contract killings and wrongfully amassing gains worth Rs 100 crore, a man allege... Read More


HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of folk singer over social media posts

LUCKNOW, Dec. 6 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Friday rejected an anticipatory bail plea of folk singer Neha Singh Rathore, who is accused of using derogatory remarks towards PM N... Read More


Five cops booked for framing Lucknow trader, 7 others in 2020

LUCKNOW, Dec. 6 -- The UP Police's Anti-Corruption Organisation (ACO) has lodged a case against five policemen, including the then in-charge of Banthra police station, for framing a Lucknow trader and... Read More


Racing through fields of fire

India, Dec. 6 -- Most of us know Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan as the author of the simple, somewhat didactic dohe (couplets) we learnt in our Hindi classes in primary school. Some residents of Delhi migh... Read More


An anecdotal history of food in Mumbai

India, Dec. 6 -- From the Kolis, who have been fishing in the city's waters since before recorded history, and early settlers such as the Pathare Prabhus, to the people who poured into the city during... Read More


Of gods, ghosts and old friends

India, Dec. 6 -- An unusual and evocative look back over the shoulder, The Little Book of Goodbyes captures the innocent intimacy that binds children, parents and grandparents, friends and lovers, and... Read More


'For me, there was no roadmap'

India, Dec. 6 -- 1After your last memoir, what pushed you to write Finding My Way? When the world learned my name, I was in a coma, completely unable to speak for myself. Other people defined me and a... Read More


A tapestry of borders

India, Dec. 6 -- When Ceylon (Sri Lanka today) became independent in 1948, a law passed that year did not recognise about 800,000 people of Tamil Indian origin as citizens, even though many had lived ... Read More