HC: Deceased ‘work-charge’ staff should be considered regularized from eligibility date | Lucknow News

Wooden gavel. LAW concept. 3D Icon isolated on white background Lucknow: A Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed that a deceased ‘work-charge’ employee of the Rural Engineering Department, who served the government for over 18 years, be treated as regularised from the date he became eligible, holding that his death could not … Read more

Restore J&K statehood, says human rights forum | India News

The forum also backed statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. SRINAGAR: The Forum for Human Rights in J&K has called for full restoration of statehood and repeal of 2019 Reorganisation Act, cautioning that linking statehood to the security situation and terrorist attacks could erode democratic rights in the … Read more

‘Rajesh Khanna abused me, I was very upset,’ recalls veteran actor Tej Sapru: ‘I think his downfall came earlier because of that arrogance’ | Hindi Movie News

Veteran actor Tej Sapru has opened up about a memorable incident involving Rajesh Khanna, revealing that the Hindi cinema legend once unexpectedly abused him on a film set. He also clarified that Rajesh later apologised and made amends. Sapru described Khanna as a man of contradictions, someone who could be arrogant at the peak of … Read more

Weaver bludgeoned to death; accused shot, held after encounter | Varanasi News

Varanasi: A 42-year-old Banarasi saree weaver was bludgeoned to death at his shop in the Hanuman Phatak area under Adampur police station around 3 am on Saturday, while a betel trader and another person were injured in the attack.Acting swiftly, Adampur police and the Special Operations Group arrested the accused, Mohammad Tanjim (26).ADCP Vaibhav Bangar … Read more

Raids in four Kashmir districts in anti-national narrative case | India News

Anantnag: Security personnel conduct a raid to crack down on alleged terror-related activities , in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI Photo) SRINAGAR: J&K Police’s Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit Saturday conducted searches at five locations across four districts of the Valley in a case involving allegations of posting content aimed at building an anti-national narrative.The … Read more

Quote of the day by Marco Polo: ‘I did not write half of what I saw, for I knew I would not be believed’, and how reality could be much larger than human imagination

Quote of the day by Marco Polo. Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, traveler, and writer born in 1254. In the late thirteenth century, when most Europeans spent their entire lives inside a small cluster of neighboring villages, Marco Polo set out on an extraordinary 24-year journey across Asia alongside his father and uncle. He … Read more

‘Seafarers should not be targets of war’ | Lucknow News

Seafarers event in Lucknow Lucknow: Seafarers should not be made targets of wars and conflicts as maritime security remains one of the biggest challenges facing the world today, former National Shipping Board member Capt Sanjay Parashar said at a seafarers’ seminar in Gomti Nagar (Lucknow).Addressing the Seafarers Felicitation Seminar organised by VR Maritime, Parashar said … Read more

Kashmir route outpaces Manali as Ladakh tourism surges | India News

The spokesman said the surge in tourist arrivals during June and July has also been supported by a calendar of cultural, spiritual and experiential events organised across Ladakh SRINAGAR: Ladakh continues to witness a surge in tourist arrivals, with the union territory recording 330,332 tourists from Jan to July this year, already reaching 98.35% of … Read more

Yash lauds Kiara Advani, calls her ‘tabahi’, tells her to not get bothered by what people say amid the controversy: ‘Don’t care, whatever you believe in, you should do’ |

Yash had high praise for his ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ co-star Kiara Advani during the film’s trailer launch in Bengaluru. Describing her performance as “tabahi”, the actor-producer applauded Kiara’s dedication to the project and encouraged her not to be affected by criticism or public opinion. He also suggested that the film and its … Read more