Category: Events

Tecnam P2006T aircraft LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old trainee pilot from New Delhi was hit on the back by a still-running propeller after stepping off a twin-engine trainer aircraft at Kanpur’s Chakeri airport, prompting Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to order a probe and ground the plane. Riya Batra suffered back injuries after deboarding Garg...

PMML holds special event to mark birth anniversary of former PM Narasimha Rao NEW DELHI: To mark his birth anniversary, Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) has opened to visitors a special exhibition on the life and legacy of former PM P V Narasimha Rao. The exhibition at Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya located in Teen Murti Bhavan...

Law must act as shield for innocent, not as a sword for the vindictive: SC NEW DELHI: Highlighting that criminal proceedings cause social stigma and irreparable harm to the reputation and liberty of an individual, Supreme Court has said the accused must not be compelled to undergo the ordeal of trial when material and evidence...

PM Modi hails fight against superstition that saved rare stork in Assam NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi had a word of praise in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast for those who rely on science, experience and logic to challenge superstitions as he hailed a successful campaign led by a biologist in Assam to save a...

Pakistan carries out ‘calibrated strikes’ near Afghanistan border, 29 militants killed (Image/AP) Pakistan on Sunday carried out an intelligence-based ground operation and ‘calibrated strikes’ on terrorist hideouts and safe havens along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing 29 militants, news agency AP reported.The operation came a day after militants armed with guns and explosives attacked a Sindh...

Government widens fight on anaemia, adds low birth weight babies NEW DELHI: Low birth weight babies up to six months of age will be brought under the Centre’s flagship anaemia control programme for the first time as govt overhauls its strategy to tackle one of India’s biggest public health challenges, widening the focus beyond iron...

India ranks number 1 in economic capacity, 74th in workforce readiness: QS NEW DELHI: India has the world’s strongest economic capacity for an AI-driven future and ranks second in digital-skills penetration. Yet, it stands 74th in workforce readiness and 73rd in human capital, exposing a gap between economic momentum and job-ready talent, according to the...

No pressure was put on Champat Rai to resign, says VHP NEW DELHI: VHP international president Alok Kumar Sunday said there was “no pressure” on Champat Rai to resign from Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and accused opposition of trying to use the row over alleged misappropriation of Ram temple donations for political gain....

Investigators are zeroing in on Ram Shankar Yadav and Anukalp Mishra as potential masterminds in the Ram Temple donation embezzlement case. LUCKNOW: Investigators probing the alleged embezzlement of donation at the Ram Temple are focusing on whether two of the eight arrested accused — Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav and Anukalp Mishra — were...

Authorities are investigating Ram Temple donation theft accused Anukalp Mishra for amassing assets potentially disproportionate to his income. LUCKNOW: A Rs 65-lakh house in Ayodhya. A newly built farmhouse in his native village. A motorcycle with a price tag of over Rs 1 lakh. A Mahindra Scorpio booked recently. All this and more — at...