UP Home Guard salary scam

The Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested the district commandant of the Home Guard in Lucknow for preparing fake documents showing inflated attendance and forging signatures of station house officer to get salaries disbursed, causing huge loss to the state exchequer. The commandant has been identified as Kripa Shanker. Senior superintendent of police (SSP), Lucknow, Kalanidhi […]

Ganguly, Kohli & Shastri must continue good work

  India are set to play their maiden Day-Night Test at the historic Eden Gardens starting Friday and one man who played a crucial rule in convincing skipper Virat Kohli to agree to play a pink ball Test against Bangladesh is none other than current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly. […]

‘Commando’ is one of biggest action franchises

Actress Adah Sharma is back in the “Commando” film series. She says it is one of the biggest action franchises in India. In the upcoming “Commando 3”, Adah and actress Angira Dhar will be seen breaking some stereotypes of how women are expected to behave. Adah said: “I am thrilled to be part of ‘Commando’ […]

Jose Mourinho appointed Tottenham Hotspur head coach

Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday announced the appointment of Jose Mourinho as their new manager. The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss has signed a contract till the end of 2022-23 season. The Spurs had on Tuesday sacked Mauricio Pochettino who joined the London club in 2014 and led the team to the final of last […]

Centre committed to revive BSNL, make it profitable

The Centre on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that it was serious about the health of the state-owned telecommunication company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and is set to “revive” it and make it “profitable”. The announcement was made during Question Hour in the Lower House by Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who holds the […]

Rebel Saryu Rai becomes opposition’s cause

Former minister turned rebel, Saryu Rai is giving jitters to the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) in Jharkhand, as the opposition is trying to make him a rallying point in its campaign strategy. The main opposition party, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) working president Hemant Soren has hinted at making Saryu Rai’s case as an issue […]

Rae Bareli coach factory gets humanoid robot

The modern railway coach factory here in Uttar Pradesh will be using a humanoid robot ‘Sona 1.5’ to transport documents from one place to another. It is a full-service robot made in India built by Najavunjpavad Jaipur and was tested on November 18. “It is the first robot in the world with human-like spine technology […]

Ajay Devgn piques fan curiosity with ‘Tanhaji’ trailer & its release time

Ajay Devgn launched the trailer of his ambitious upcoming period drama “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior” at 1.47 pm on Tuesday. While slices of violence in the trailer suggest the film may not be for the fainthearted, actor-producer Ajay certainly has piqued public curiosity with his very specific release time of the promo clip. Well, releasing […]

Yet to see best of Babar Azam

With Pakistan set to challenge Australia in a two-Tests series starting Thursday, former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting believes that Babar Azam could be a threat for the home team as the World Cup-winning skipper feels that Babar is yet to play to potential. “We haven’t seen the best of him yet,” Ponting told cricket.com.au. “Twenty-odd […]

Shops reopen in Kashmir post-Art 370 abrogation

For the first time since Article 370 was scrapped on August 5, most shops in Kashmir opened through the day. Last week’s snowfall in Kashmir spurred the opening up of shops and other businesses. Kashmir has been witnessing a shutdown since August 5 with shops opening only for a couple of hours in the morning […]