Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) is planning to host two Ranji Trophy matches at Green Park International Stadium in Kanpur during the 2026–27 domestic season, bidding farewell to the historic venue before it undergoes major renovation.Uttar Pradesh is expected to play three home and four away matches in the 2026–27 Ranji Trophy season. … Read more
Lucknow: A 29-year-old contractual worker was lured to a meeting by his girlfriend and then strangled in a sugarcane field as part of a conspiracy involving five persons, including the woman’s aunt, cousin and cousin’s boyfriend, police said.Ddeceased Yashwant Kumar, a resident of Khadauwa in the Nagar Bazar area, worked with a corporation in UP. … Read more
After a two-year hiatus, actress Amala Paul is returning to Malayalam cinema with Joseph director M Padmakumar’s next. She will play an ACP in the upcoming horror-investigation thriller, which is currently being filmed in Thalassery.Amala’s last Malayalam outing was Level Cross.Padmakumar says he was certain she was the right fit for the role from the … Read more
Malayalam filmmaker Don Palathara’s latest feature Ekadesham, titledThe Uncertainty Principle in English, will have its world premiere at Filmfest Aachen 2026 in Germany. The film, which will screen in the competition section, follows a group of young people in Kochi navigating uncertain careers, relationships and everyday life.Speaking to us, director Don Palathara, who also wrote … Read more
Fazilka: Fazilka police apprehended three youths and recovered two Glock pistols, four live rounds, and 50 grams of heroin on Friday along the Fazilka-Ferozepur Road.Fazilka senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gagan Ajit Singh stated that on Sept 11, a patrolling team led by assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Ramesh Kumar spotted three men standing near a Hero … Read more
AK Sharma Directs Swift Action on Waterlogging, Power Supply Issues Varanasi: UP urban development and energy minister AK Sharma asked officials to ensure proper planning to address problems such as waterlogging.While reviewing issues related to the city’s waterlogging, drainage, sanitation and electricity supply at a meeting with officials of the Municipal Corporation, Jal Nigam and … Read more
Nagpur: Beltarodi police have charged a 32-year-old man for allegedly cheating a 41-year-old woman, a divorcee, of Rs22 lakh after befriending her on a matrimonial app meant for defence personnel.The accused has been identified as Mandeep Sunil Sharma, a native of Bilaspur, presently residing in Himachal Pradesh. Police have registered a case for cheating and … Read more
Russia hits passenger train on Ukraine’s border with Poland, just misses ‘diplomatic train’ (Image credit: Twitter) A Russian drone struck a passenger train near Ukraine’s border with Nato member Poland on Sunday, narrowly missing a train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European politicians that had travelled along the same route minutes … Read more
Mumbai: Indian Coast Guard intercepted a vessel suspected of diesel smuggling near Mumbai during a midnight raid, seizing illicit liquor and concealed cash on Thursday. Six people aboard the vessel were arrested and handed over to Yellow Gate police in Mumbai for further investigation. A joint investigation is under way to uncover the smuggling network, … Read more
Kolhapur: A tailoring instructor was on Friday caught red-handed trying to smuggle ganja inside Kolhapur’s Kalamba jail.According to the police, around 90 grams of ganja was recovered from the instructor’s undergarment. The accused, 52-year-old Uttam Dhondiram Patil, a resident of Aptenagar, was produced in court and was remanded in police custody till Monday.“During a routine … Read more