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Called in as ‘heart attack’, UP cops now probing death of IPS officer’s mother as robbery-murder

Body of 90-year-old woman who lived alone found by neighbours, initial suspicion of heart attack turns into that of robbery and murder after jewellery found missing

School van carrying minor girls attacked by kanwariyas in Lucknow over minor overtaking disagreement

Children left traumatised as six kanwariyas riding two-up on motorcycles damage school van early on Monday. Police say they have surveillance footage of the group.

Delimitation in mind, UP plans new assembly complex in Lucknow to accommodate a 900-member legislature

Delimitation may be some way off still, but Uttar Pradesh is already planning for a future that features 700 MLAs and 200 MLCs, and includes a lotus-shaped grand building.

Viral Hanuman dance at BJP chief Nitin Nabin’s Lucknow event triggers VHP rebuke, fuels political row

The VHP has condemned the use of a Hanuman performer with a BJP flag at party chief Nitin Nabin's Lucknow welcome, calling it inappropriate and prompting fresh attacks from opposition parties.

The city of kebabs and nawabs, Lucknow is the new party capital

For years, Summit Building transformed Lucknow from a city known for kebabs and tehzeeb into Uttar Pradesh's biggest nightlife destination outside Noida. It also concentrated the city's party culture—and its problems—under one roof. Today, as nightlife spreads beyond Summit, Lucknow is entering a new chapter.

TV news changes its tone on Ram Mandir—reverence & respect to no-holds-barred questioning

Anything associated with the Ram Mandir is usually sacrosanct. TV news channels usually report on it with respect or at least tread carefully around it. That changed last week.

Amid arrests, suspensions, announcements, key question on Lucknow fire unanswered: How did it start?

Four officials arrested, another four suspended. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announces ex-gratia payments, while SIT constituted to probe fire that claimed 15 lives.

15 killed in Lucknow fire, eyewitnesses say many jumped to save themselves. Cause not yet clear

CM Yogi cuts short Aligarh visit, orders high level probe, PM announces compensation. Most of the victims were men and women aged between 20 and 24 years. 

How Lucknow became India’s no 1 solar panel capital. Surat left behind

Across Lucknow, 6,000 aggressive vendors, WhatsApp tracking, and influencer hype created a national leader putting up 2,000 systems a day.

Ranveer Brar’s short film selected for Mumbai film fest. It’s about a Lucknow kulfi-seller

The short film, ‘Secret Ingredient’, is presented by Ranveer Brar and directed by Archit D Rastogi.

On Camera

Taliban is keeping 22 million women as prisoners. World’s looking away from their torture

Five years after Kabul fell to the Islamic Emirate, world leaders are quietly marketing their acceptance of this regime as realism.

Winner-takes-all Wimbledon-style payoffs await India’s white-collar workers

Most salaried Indians assume that they will earn the same amount every month for the rest of their careers. However, as gig jobs replace office jobs, earnings are likely to become more volatile.

85-member Army contingent leaves for Thailand for joint counter-terror exercise MAITREE-XV

This two-week exercise includes field training, combat discussions, lectures, and demonstrations, culminating in a final exercise to test the troops' skills.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman