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CM meets RSS chief:UGC rules, counter PDA plan on agenda?

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday met Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat in the backdrop of a socio-cultural debate over the UGC's Equity Regulations. ... Read More


This day in 1911 marked world's first official airmail service

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- On February 18, 1911, a fragile aircraft lifted off from the banks of the Yamuna in Prayagraj (then Allahabad) carrying 6,500 letters, a modest consignment that scripted aviation a... Read More


HC for proper mechanism to prevent sale, use of Chinese manjha

India, Feb. 19 -- LUCKNOW Taking a tough stand on deaths and injuries due to Chinese manjha, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed the state government to evolve a proper mechanis... Read More


11 incidents, just two FIRs: Crackdown only on paper?

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- Despite chief minister Yogi Adityanath ordering a statewide crackdown on the sale and storage of banned nylon kite string (Chinese manjha) and directing that deaths caused by it be... Read More


3 guns, 14 shots: Forensic reveals alleged interstate conspiracy in lawyer's murder

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- What first appeared to be a roadside ambush on criminal lawyer Shoaib Mahmood Qidwai on February 13 is now looking like a meticulously planned contract killing. Forensic evidence r... Read More


Chain-snatching bid foiled by woman in Lucknow

Lucknow, Feb. 19 -- A woman displayed courage and thwarted a chain-snatching attempt in Sector 11 of Vrindavan Colony on Tuesday morning. The victim, Rita, was sitting outside her house when a youth a... Read More


410 women appear for WMP Agniveer rally in Lko

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- A total of 410 women candidates turned up for the Women Military Police (WMP) Agniveer recruitment rally held at the AMC Centre & College in Lucknow Cantonment on Wednesday. The ra... Read More


Ramzan moon sighted, first Roza today

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- The crescent moon marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramzan has been sighted and the first roza is being observed today (Thursday), Ramzan, is the ninth month of the Islami... Read More


Christians mark beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday

Lucknow, Feb. 19 -- The Christian Community, all over the world, and in India, marked Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting and abstinence, on February 18. The day ushers in the Season of Lent. Lent, a peri... Read More


Row over idol placement at Banke Bihari temple

Agra, Feb. 19 -- A row broke out on Wednesday over the placement of Thakur Banke Bihari Ji's idol at the Vrindavan temple. Acting on directions of a Supreme Court-appointed High Power Committee, the i... Read More