Category: Events

NEW DELHI: At least 33 people were killed across five districts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday after a powerful storm accompanied by heavy rain caused widespread destruction, officials told news agency PTI.Taking stock of the damage, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath ordered immediate relief measures and compensation for affected families. He directed district authorities...

The United Arab Emirates has denied reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the country during the recent Israel-US conflict with Iran, rejecting claims that it hosted either the Israeli leader or an Israeli military delegation.In a strongly worded statement, the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said reports circulating about...

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay said the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination exposed “structural flaws” in the system and demanded for the test to be scrapped.Vijay said governments in Tamil Nadu had “consistently and unanimously” opposed NEET since its introduction, arguing that it had “severely disadvantaged the students from rural...

PUNE: A bomb-like object having a timer and a circuit was found on Wednesday night outside the entrance of a reputable hospital on the first floor of Kamdhenu Estate in Hadapsar, causing panic among people.The white object kept in a cardboard box was spotted around 8.15pm and a person called the police control room. Police...

NEW DELHI: Dealing with the sensitive issue of ‘faith vs fundamental rights’ emanating from quashing of a Sabarimala Ayyappa temple custom barring the entry of women in the 10-50 age group, a nine-judge SC bench on Wednesday said it would not revisit SC’s three-decade-old ruling of “Hinduism is a way of life”.As counsel after counsel...

Minister of state for Women and Child Development (WCD) Meghana Bordikar PUNE: Nearly 70 lakh beneficiaries under the state govt’s flagship Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana have been found ineligible following a large-scale e-KYC and eligibility verification exercise.The move has led to a sharp decline in the number of women receiving the monthly financial assistance...

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Pokhran II nuclear tests showcased that “no power can bend India”.Codenamed ‘Operation Shakti’, Pokhran II tests were a series of five nuclear bomb explosions in May 1998 that gave India official entry into the global “nuclear club” and the sixth country to declare itself a nuclear-armed...

Prateek Yadav LUCKNOW: Luxury fitness chains and high-end workout studios became common in Uttar Pradesh only after Prateek Yadav established the first such facility in Lucknow, recalled fitness trainers, bodybuilding experts and long-time associates.Prateek Yadav, son of late Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, was widely recognised in...

JAMMU: Police on Wednesday arrested two persons, including a teacher, for allegedly aiding foreign terrorists by providing them shelter and logistical support in Kishtwar district.Kishtwar SSP Naresh Singh said, “One of the two, Mashkoor Ahmed, is a teacher in the school education department.”Earlier, one Maneer Ahmed was also arrested for similar offences.Both are residents of...

Kevin Warsh has been confirmed as the next chair of the US Federal Reserve after the Senate approved President Donald Trump’s nominee in a narrow 54-45 vote. Warsh, 56, will replace Jerome Powell after years of increasingly public clashes between Powell and Trump over interest rates. Trump repeatedly criticised Powell for refusing to aggressively cut...