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UP in for a 'scorching spell' with temperatures set to rise by 2 to 3degC

LUCKNOW, March 8 -- Uttar Pradesh is in for a scorching stretch, with temperatures set to rise by 2 to 3degC over the next five days and stay well above normal across most of the state, the meteorolog... Read More


45-year-old farmer killed in tiger attack in Dudhwa buffer zone

LAKHIMPUR KHERI, March 8 -- Within a week of the tragic death of a 14-year-old boy in a leopard attack in the north Nighasan range of the Dudhwa buffer zone on March 2, a 45-year-old farmer was killed... Read More


Experts warn of rising sleep apnoea cases

Lucknow, March 8 -- Loud snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness and pauses in breathing during sleep are important warning signs of obstructive sleep apnoea. Experts say early diagnosis can help preven... Read More


Al-Falah chair gets bail, ED to challenge decision

New DELHI, March 8 -- A Delhi court on Saturday granted a two-week interim bail to Al-Falah University chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui in a money-laundering case related to the Delhi Red Fort area blast... Read More


Songs from a separatist rehabilitation camp

India, March 8 -- F our years after Dhiraj Rabha was born, his family fled their home in Baraligaon, Assam. His father, Dhananjay Rabha, had joined the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) as a stud... Read More


Getting the hull picture

India, March 8 -- U ntil a decade ago, Himanshu Jamod's father was a labourer at Alang, one of the world's largest shipbreaking yards. He grew up watching behemoths broken down. "In a ship, everything... Read More


Murmu visit triggers Bengal political storm

Kolkata, March 8 -- President Droupadi Murmu's visit to West Bengal on Saturday became a political flashpoint as she reproached chief minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly breaching protocol, express... Read More


SC nixes U.P. police Gangster act F.I.R. against man with 90% disability

New Delhi, March 8 -- The Supreme Court has quashed a case registered under UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act against a 90% disabled man, after he was produced before it in a wh... Read More


Over 70.69 lakh forms received for inclusion ofnames, 2.68L for deletion

LUCKNOW, March 8 -- Over 70.69 lakh (7.06 million) Form-6 claims for inclusion in the electoral rolls and 2.68 lakh objections seeking deletion of names via Form-7 were received in Uttar Pradesh betwe... Read More


Sheltering vessel was humane thing to do: EAM

New Delhi, March 8 -- India allowed an Iranian warship to dock as a humanitarian gesture, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday after the US sank another Iranian navy vessel off Sri ... Read More