Lucknow, May 15 (IANS) Players from both Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings, along with match officials, observed a one-minute silence and wore black armbands before commencing their IPL 2026 clash at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday, as a mark of respect to those who lost their lives in the devastating storm that struck Uttar Pradesh earlier this week.A violent storm accompanied by rain and hail swept across the state, leaving a trail of destruction. At least 104 people were…
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Moscow, May 14 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed his condolences to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the heavy loss of life and large-scale destruction caused in Uttar Pradesh due to thunderstorm, heavy rain, hailstorm and lightning strikes on Wednesday evening. “Please accept my deepest condolences over the heavy loss of life and large-scale destruction caused in Uttar Pradesh. Please convey my words of sympathy and support to the famili…
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) At least 89 people lost their lives, and 53 others were injured after a powerful thunderstorm, heavy rain, hailstorm and lightning strikes battered several districts of Uttar Pradesh, causing widespread destruction on Wednesday evening, officials said. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the widespread damage and directed officials to undertake immediate relief and rescue measures.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences to the families of the dec…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The best performance in the CBSE Class 12 Board examination results has been recorded by the Trivandrum region of Kerala. Trivandrum secured the top position in the country in terms of pass percentage.Notably, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday declared the Class 12 Board examination results.According to the CBSE Board, in the region-wise results across the country, Trivandrum secured first place with a pass percentage of 95.62 per cent. Tamil N…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday flagged off the Dohrighat-Aunrihar passenger train, which will be extended to Varanasi soon, in a significant step towards enhancing rail connectivity and passenger convenience in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh. Addressing the gathering via video conferencing, the minister also announced that, in response to a long-standing demand for better connectivity to Delhi from the Purvanchal region, a new express train will s…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Actress Rakul Preet Singh has spoken about reuniting with actor Ayushmann Khurrana and director Mudassar Aziz for “Pati Patni Aur Woh Do” and said it’s just easier when working with friends. Rakul first worked with Ayushmann in the medical comedy-drama titled “Doctor G” in 2022. The film, which also stars Shefali Shah, revolves around Ayushmann’s character Uday, a struggling medical student interested in orthopaedics but ends up becoming a gynaecologist.The actress…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has mourned the loss of a fan, whom he lovingly refers to as his extended family or EFs, from Pragraj. Big B took to his blog and mentioned that writing about such passings are most difficult for him.He wrote: “..deeply saddened by the news of the passing of our dearly loved Ef Shalini Singh, from Allahabad ( PrayagRaj)… (sic).”The icon, who has been running his blog or almost over 6,628 days further, mentioned: “It has ever been the most di…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a North Tech Symposium in Prayagraj on Monday and kick off discussions among military brass and technology companies for the identification of technologies suited for field deployment.Themed ‘Raksha Triveni Sangam – Where Technology, Industry & Soldiering Converge’, the symposium in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, will be a three-day event being jointly organised by the Northern Command and Central Command of the Indian Army …
Prayagraj, May 3 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a North Tech Symposium here on Monday and kick off discussions among military brass and technology companies for the identification of technologies suited for field deployment, an official said. Themed ‘Raksha Triveni Sangam – Where Technology, Industry & Soldiering Converge’, the symposium in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, will be a three-day event being jointly organised by the Northern Command and Central Command of the I…
Prayagraj, May 3 (IANS) A 45-year-old labourer died after being buried under a mound of loose soil during sewer line excavation work at Kakraha Ghat in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district on Sunday, officials said.The deceased has been identified as Gaya Prasad, who was engaged in digging work at the site when the incident occurred. According to the police, the accident took place around 11 a.m. during an ongoing project linked to Ganga pollution control.Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) N…