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No merger of distant, well-enrolled schools: Min

LUCKNOW, Aug. 1 -- In an apparent move to quell the ongoing opposition over school merger by political parties, teachers, students and parents, the Uttar Pradesh government has slightly softened its s... Read More


Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi appointed as new BHU VC

VARANASI, Aug. 1 -- Over seven months after Prof Sudhir Kumar Jain demitted office on January 7, Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has been named as the n... Read More


Estranged wife entitled to family pension sans nomination: Alld HC

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 1 -- The Allahabad high court has held that an estranged wife even if not nominated by her husband to receive pension has the right to receive family pension after the death of her hus... Read More


PM to lay foundation for 38 dev projects

Varanasi, Aug. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for 38 development projects, including the widening of Dal Mandi Lane and a 50-bed hospital in Sewapuri and inaugurate 14... Read More


Nayara drops lawsuit as Microsoft restores access

New Delhi, July 31 -- Nayara Energy on Wednesday withdrew its lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. after the US tech giant restored critical digital services that had earlier been suspended, impacting the ... Read More


Big tech cos cry foul over new phone verification rules

new delhi, July 31 -- India's proposed new cybersecurity rules under the Telecom Act threaten to pull everyday apps such as WhatsApp, Netflix, and Amazon under the country's telecom regulations-just b... Read More


FPIs pull out Rs.32,000 cr on weak rupee, pricey stocks

MUMBAI, July 31 -- A weakening rupee and high stock valuations, compared to other emerging markets have prompted foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to pull out over Rs.32,000 crore from Indian equitie... Read More


'Westarctica ambassador' built a Rs.100-cr empire of lies across 34 nations

LUCKNOW, July 31 -- After a week-long investigation, the UP Special Task Force (STF) has taken into custody a 47-year-old Ghaziabad man, Harshvardhan Jain, who allegedly posed as a diplomat of a ficti... Read More


Trader dies by suicide after bulldozer action on 20-yr-old shop in Moradabad

MEERUT, July 31 -- A local trader, Chetan Saini, allegedly died by suicide late on Tuesday night following demolition of his 20-year-old shop during an anti-encroachment drive on the Mandi Samiti prem... Read More


Several fall sick after eating 'chaat' in Bijnor village, probe underway

MEERUT, July 31 -- About 40 people, mostly children, fell sick in Kanakpur Kalan village of Najibabad tehsil in Bijnor district on Tuesday night after allegedly consuming contaminated 'chaat' from loc... Read More