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Higher turnout puts women voters at centre of Uttar Pradesh's 2027 poll battle

LUCKNOW, Nov. 8 -- Women, who have consistently recorded higher voter turnout than men in successive major elections in Uttar Pradesh since 2012, are fast emerging as an influential electoral constitu... Read More


One-time measure: Canada plans permanent status for two-lakh temporary residents

India, Nov. 8 -- Toronto Prime Minister Mark Carney's government plans to transition up to 200,000 temporary residents to permanent residency by the end of 2027, in addition to its annual immigration... Read More


Major government hospitals in Lucknow brace for firecracker-related emergencies

LUCKNOW, Nov. 8 -- Government hospitals in Lucknow have been put on high alert to deal with emergencies arising from firecracker-related incidents during Diwali, with around 70 beds reserved across fo... Read More


"When internal security is strong, external enemies cannot succeed": PM Modi praises security forces in Naxal-free Bastar

Bastar, Nov. 8 -- Celebrating Diwali with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the region's transformation from a Naxal stronghold to a land ... Read More


Centre allows transfer of prisoners between Chandigarh, other states

India, Nov. 8 -- Chandigarh The Centre has extended the Punjab Police and Correctional Services Act, 2006, to the Union territory (UT) of Chandigarh, paving the way for the transfer of prisoners betw... Read More


Autopsy completed, anti-drug activist Parvinder Jhota's cremation in Mansa on Sunday

Chandigarh, Nov. 8 -- The autopsy of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, whose murder last month triggered protests and a political row, was conducted at the PGIMER here on Saturday and th... Read More


Stubble burning cases in Punjab cross 3,000 mark; Tarn Taran tops list

Chandigarh, Nov. 8 -- The number of stubble burning incidents in Punjab has crossed the 3,000 mark, with Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Sangrur accounting for the bulk of the cases, the Punjab Pollution Co... Read More


Punjab Police brings back wanted gangster Gurwinder alias Afridi from Ethiopia

India, Nov. 8 -- Punjab Police on Sunday secured the return of wanted gangster Gurwinder alias Afridi from Ethiopia. He arrived at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport early morning and i... Read More


Apologise to Ram bhakts for 1990 firing before coming to Ayodhya: Yogi on Akhilesh Yadav's proposed visit

Lucknow, Nov. 8 -- Amid news of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's proposed visit to the Ayodhya Ram temple on December 12, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday sought an apology to Ram Bhak... Read More


Nearly three years after consecration, Akhilesh Yadav to visit Ram temple in Ayodhya on December 12

LUCKNOW, Nov. 8 -- Samajwadi Party national president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav will visit the Ram temple in Ayodhya with his family on December 12. This will be his first... Read More