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Topic: Lucknow

After ThePrint report on 9-yr-old paraplegic boy’s court battle for dad’s transfer, ray of hope from HC

Dehradun's Sandarbh Gupta, who suffers from multiple congenital disorders, is paralysed waist down. His father, a Rlys technician, is posted in Lucknow, his mother the main caregiver.

2.89 cr names struck off electoral roll in UP draft SIR; highest deletions in Lucknow, Ghaziabad

Final electoral roll is to be published on 6 March, with deletions proposed in draft roll subject to change, based on people’s representations, objections, and scrutiny by EC.

‘Stabbed mom with screwdriver, then calmly left on bike’—in UP, gory case of matricide by betting addict

Nikhil Yadav, who habitually played online betting games, was arrested for killing his mother on suspicions that she knew he had been stealing from home.

With a helipad, stadium, palace, ‘Sahara Shahar’ was once Subrata Roy’s wonderland. It now lies in ruins

The Lucknow Municipal Corporation has sealed the sprawling 170-acre property, which used to be a private space reserved for VIPs, over alleged violations of its lease deed & licence agreement.

What BSP chief Mayawati is aiming for with Oct 9 ‘mega rally’ in Lucknow, her 1st in 4 yrs

BSP's vote share dropped to 13% in 2022 assembly polls, from 22.23% in 2017. With Uttar Pradesh set to go to the polls again in 2027, the Mayawati-led party is looking to get a head start.

An IAS officer brought down Lucknow’s garbage mountains. He’s ‘kalyug ka Hanuman’

Two Ghazipur-like dumps in Lucknow are now a park and a waste plant. Former municipal commissioner Inderjit Singh drove city’s clean makeover. ‘Lucknow’s entire image has changed.’

Lucknow lawyer exploited Dalit woman to file 18 fake rape cases. Court handed him a life sentence

Court finds Parmanand Gupta exploited his wife's employee to lodge fabricated rape cases & pocketed the compensation money. Gupta has been given life term.

Garlic in kheer, narangi korma—a chef celebrates Awadhi cuisine, with a pinch of innovation

Ishtiyaque, the eldest son of chef Imtiaz Qureshi, a Padma Shri awardee, has worked in various departments, from bakery to butchery.

Alcohol, blades & a confession video, how father-son duo ‘planned & packaged’ murder of mother, sisters

Post-mortem report says 49-year-old mother & youngest daughter died due to strangulation, other 3 died of shock & excessive bleeding. The father is absconding.

‘Volatile house, violent men’. Agra villagers feared for mother & daughters, ‘killed’ by father & son

Agra: “Buri nazar wale tera mu kala (Shame on evil eyes)”, read the signage that Mohammed Arshad (24) brought back home from the market sometime last...

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.