Chandigarh, April 18 (IANS) Punjab Kings will host Lucknow Super Giants in the 29th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the PCA New Cricket Stadium.PBKS is the only team that hasn’t lost this season. They have won four of their five games, and their game against the Kolkata Knight Riders was called off. Shreyas Iyer leads PBKS, and they have been especially good at chasing down runs, as shown by their impressive net run rate of 1.067.Their batting unit has always come through under …
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Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) A day after a massive fire swept through the Vikas Nagar slum cluster in Lucknow, devastated residents recounted the horror they witnessed, as they stood amid the charred remains of their homes, saying years of savings, belongings and dreams were reduced to ashes within minutes.The blaze, which erupted around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, spread rapidly across the densely packed huts, leaving dozens of families homeless. By Thursday morning, the charred remains of the settlement …
Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) The bodies of an infant and a toddler were recovered early on Thursday following a devastating fire that broke out a day earlier in a slum cluster in Lucknow’s Vikas Nagar area, destroying more than two dozen huts and sparking panic among residents. Officials said the deceased were the two daughters of Satish, a resident of Village Kashipurwa under the Ram Sanehi Ghat Police Station limits in Barabanki district. The victims have been identified as Shruti, aged around two…
Lucknow, April 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday flagged off the 10th lakh electric bus at Tata Motors’ plant in the city and hailed the development as a “significant achievement’ that will mark the state’s steady progression as a global manufacturing hub. Tata Motors rolled out its zero-emission electric bus on Wednesday, marking its 10th lakh unit, from the company’s 600-acre facility in the city, which has been operational since 1992.The Chief M…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors Ltd on Wednesday announced the rollout of its 10th lakh vehicle from its Lucknow plant.The rollout also marked three‑and‑a‑half decades of operations in Uttar Pradesh, the company said in a release.In his reaction, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said: “The rollout of 10 lakh trucks and buses from Tata Motors’ Lucknow facility is a moment of pride for the entire state. It is a recognition of the st…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) India’s gig hiring landscape evolves from a volume‑led opportunity into a capability‑led ecosystem, with demand shifting toward enterprise‑led hiring, Tier‑2 talent hubs and high‑skill remote roles, a report said on Wednesday.The report from foundit talent platform said the broader monthly hiring market moderated in March, with the overall index down 5 per cent month‑on‑month and largely stable on YoY basis up 1 per cent.White‑collar gig jobs grew fro…
Lucknow/Delhi, April 14 (IANS) A court in Lucknow on Monday sentenced three terrorists linked to the Al-Qaeda-affiliated terror module Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) to life imprisonment for conspiring to carry out serial blasts in Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country. Special Judge (NIA/ATS) Jitendra Kumar Pandey convicted and sentenced Minhaj Ahmad alias Minhaj, Musiruddin alias Musir alias Raju, and Tauheed Ahmad Shah alias Sobu Shah in the case investigated by the National Investigation…
Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday welcomed the increased participation of women in sports, hoping that the MP Khel Mahakumbh organised here will further strengthen the sporting culture in Lucknow and across Uttar Pradesh.Addressing the sportspersons, Rajnath Singh said, “Lucknow has always been known for its rich sporting culture. It is with the very objective of further developing this sporting culture here that the MP Khel Mahakumbh has been initiated.”“My…
Kabul, April 12 (IANS) Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) officials held a comprehensive meeting with Afghanistan’s newly appointed head coach Richard Pybus on Sunday, who arrived in the capital city just a day earlier to take charge of a month-long skill development camp aimed at preparing for the series against India, to be played in June. Pybus took over the top job from Jonathan Trott after being appointed for the role in February. “Afghanistan Cricket Board’s CEO, Naseeb Khan, alongside the …
Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that despite global geopolitical challenges, India remains one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies today. Speaking at an event in Lucknow, he said the vision of building Viksit Bharat@2047 can only be achieved through teamwork.“Viksit Bharat means a society where citizens respect the responsibility towards each other and follow the principle of ‘no one should be left behind’ in the development journey…