Lucknow, March 28 (IANS) A Special CBI Court in Lucknow on Saturday sentenced a former CRPF official and two personnel to rigorous imprisonment for three years with a total fine of Rs. 1.2 lakh in a corruption case related to the recruitment of constables in the paramilitary force. The CBI Court (West), Lucknow, held former Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vinod Kumar Sharma and two CRPF personnel, Satyavir Singh and Tirath Pal Chaturvedi, guilty under the Pr…
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New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The government on Friday finalised seven locations across the country for setting up PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks, the Parliament was informed on Friday.In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh said that the parks will come up in Virudhnagar in Tamil Nadu, Warangal in Telangana, Navasari in Gujarat, Kalaburagi in Karnataka, Dhar in Madhya Pradesh, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and Amravati in Ma…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The stage is all set for the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is set to commence on March 28, with the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) taking on 2016 champion Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The tournament will run from March 28 to May 31. Most of the matches will happen in the evening and start from 7:30 PM, with the toss happening at 7:00 PM. While afternoon fixtures on double-header days will …
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India’s startup landscape is expanding beyond its primary hubs, with over 68,000 startups now headquartered in emerging regional centres, a report said on Friday.Further, a maturing funding ecosystem producing deeper, conviction‑led capital and occasional large outcomes is lending support to the country’s startup landscape, Tracxn said in the report.Cities such as Jaipur, Surat, Indore, Coimbatore, Kochi, and Lucknow account for a higher share of venture creation, …
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s plea seeking that proceedings in the case related to the arrest of seven foreign nationals accused of providing terror training in Myanmar be conducted at its headquarters.Considering security concerns, the Patiala House Court permitted the anti-terror agency’s request and directed that all future hearings in the matter be held at the NIA headquarters, with the accused to be produced before t…
Bhopal, March 23 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav welcomed a delegation of military officers led by Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi at his residence on Monday. During the meeting, General Dwivedi shared that a grand Army Day Parade will be organised in Bhopal on January 15, 2027. The delegation sought the state government’s cooperation for the programme.Along with the parade, ‘Shaurya Sandhya’, a military exhibition showcasing the Army’s weapons, equipment and r…
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) Important decisions related to infrastructure, IT and electronics, law and order, education, and industrial development were taken during the Cabinet and Council of Ministers meeting held at Lok Bhavan in Lucknow on Monday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.The decisions are expected to provide new momentum and strength to the state government’s resolve of building a self-reliant and developed Uttar Pradesh while making people’s lives simpler, s…
Greater Noida, March 22 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit Greater Noida on Sunday to oversee the preparations for the inauguration of the Noida International Airport by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, scheduled for March 28.The Chief Minister is expected to land in Jewar at around 2 p.m. He will then proceed directly to the airport premises to inspect the ongoing construction work, security arrangements, and other preparations.He will inspect the venue during his visit…
Bikaner (Rajasthan), March 21 (IANS) In another significant example of Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb, a harmonious blend of Hindu-Muslim traditions, Rajasthan’s Bikaner, on Saturday, showcased peaceful co-existence of two different religious communities. While Eid-ul-Fitr prayers was offered by Muslim worshippers on one side, Hindu girls performed ‘Gangaur’ rituals on the other.Setting a precedent for communal harmony, young girls from the Hindu community sang traditional songs on a terrace as they went …
Sambhal, March 21 (IANS) Members of the Shia community in the Sambhal district on Saturday offered Eid prayers while wearing black armbands as a mark of mourning and protest over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with a brief altercation with the police officials reported during sloganeering in the Sirsi region. Community members wore black armbands to symbolise grief and solidarity during what they described as a period of emotional loss. They stated that the gesture …