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Heavy rain disrupts life across West UP

Meerut, Aug. 12 -- Heavy rain lashed parts of Western Uttar Pradesh on Monday and Tuesday, bringing relief from the heat but also triggering widespread waterlogging in Meerut and a sharp rise in water... Read More


Junior assistant posted at sub-registrar's office held for taking Rs.1 l bribe

LUCKNOW, Aug. 12 -- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Corruption Organisation (ACO) arrested a junior assistant posted at the sub-registrar's office in Khaga tehsil of Fatehpur district on Tuesday for allegedly ... Read More


A third of skilling scheme trainees remain unplaced

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Since the Union government launched its flagship rural skilling programme in 2014, more than 1.8 million rural youth have been trained under it, but nearly one in three did not s... Read More


Ex-min's jibe at Trisha triggers fresh row in tn

CHENNAI, Aug. 12 -- Alleged derogatory comments on actress Trisha by former AIADMK minister RB Udhayakumar on Tuesday triggered a fresh row with the members of the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK... Read More


The statistical dog that does not bark

India, Aug. 12 -- The government released labour market data for the quarter ending April-June 2026 on Monday. This is the first pan-India quarterly edition of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS),... Read More


An awkward dance of the dragon and the elephant

India, Aug. 12 -- In a world torn apart by two wars and several minor conflicts, relations between India and China occupy a category of their own. Both countries continue to mass soldiers along the Li... Read More


FCRA Bill needs a detailed debate

India, Aug. 12 -- As with every polarising debate on contemporary issues in India, context is important to understand the churn around proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act ... Read More


Govt extends PM E-Drive subsidy for E2w to FY28

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The government has extended subsidies for electric two-wheelers under the PM E-Drive scheme till FY28 and raised the allocation for the segment by nearly Rs.1,000 crore, accordin... Read More


How a leaner and meaner Sakshi packed a punch

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- A little over a month before the selection trials for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in May, boxer Sakshi Chaudhary called coach Chhote Lal Yadav at the Army Sports Insti... Read More


Liquor worth Rs 45 lakh seized in Agra, two held

AGRA, Aug. 12 -- Police here seized 415 boxes of Punjab-made liquor worth around Rs 45 lakh from a truck allegedly transporting the consignment illegally to Bihar, where prohibition is in force, and a... Read More