Nineteen people have been killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, the state relief commissioner's office said Monday evening.
Among the flood of photographs coming in on Friday from many parts of India capturing the angry -- and in some places violent -- protests demanding the arrests of Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal for their remarks on the Prophet Mohammad comes this image from Kanpur which indicates there is still hope of a return to a kinder, gentler, India.
An improvement in the wind speed November 21 onwards might bring air pollution levels down.
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A video of supporter Shyamlal Yadav also surfaced on social media, in which he is seen describing himself as a 'star campaigner' of the party.
Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook got a taste of the IPL cricket tournament during the match between Gujarat Lions and Kolkata Knight Riders in Kanpur on Thursday. Cook, who is touring India, visited the match venue on the invitation from IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla. "I had personally invited Cook to watch an IPL match and I am glad that he has accepted my invitation," Shukla told PTI. Cook was seen enjoying the game while sitting alongside Shukla and Sanjay Dutt, who was recently released from prison.
In a first, the Centre will start selling tomatoes at discounted rates in retail markets in the national capital and few other cities from Friday to provide relief to the consumers as the price of the kitchen staple is ruling high at over Rs 200 per kilogram in some parts of the country.
In what is seen as a flat rebuff to Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal's proposal to bring about major changes in the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination, IIT-Kanpur on Friday decided to hold its independent entrance test from the next session.
India and Sri Lanka players in practice ahead of the second Test, beginning in Kanpur on Tuesday.
Bharatiya Janata Party member of Parliament Varun Gandhi on Wednesday pitched for the release of a sarus crane from sanctuary and reuniting it with Arif Khan, who had recused and nursed the bird for around a year before the forest department took it away citing laws.
India has also become the fourth best represented nation in the 2024 rankings, up from sixth last year.
"In case he (Dhoni) wins the toss, there should not be any second thought on inserting Pakistan. The pitch would have something for the pacers in the early hour and that would be the best time to make inroads," pitch curator Shiv Kumar said.
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A PhD scholar from Kerala pursuing doctoral studies at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur allegedly committed suicide by consuming cyanide.
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'The concept of an MP IPL team is the brainchild of Kamal Nath.' 'If the Congress government comes to power in the state, he will assemble an IPL team for MP with the assistance of his business contacts.'
This will be the first time that an FM radio station will be opened in any of the IITs in the country. The information and broadcasting ministry has already given a green signal to the project.
The victim had come in contact with the accused a couple of years ago through a social networking site, where he identified himself as Saurabh, the ACP said.
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Gufran, a resident of neighbouring Pratapgarh district, was injured in an exchange of fire with the Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force near Samda village in the Kaushambi district, Superintendent of Police Brijesh Kumar Srivastava said.
Pronouncing the sentence, Judge V S Tripathi observed that the case fell in the rarest of rare category and as such the convicts were entitled to the severest punishment.
Odisha train crash is one of the deadliest such accidents since independence.
Confirming the news, SSP Shalabh Mathur said the state administration official has also decided to put up a 10-feet net in front of the stands so that a similar incident wouldn't be repeated.
Sameer Wankhede claimed that CBI officials took the phone of his wife Kranti Redkar in their possession.
In a statement, the department of consumer affairs said about 18,000 kg of tomatoes were sold across Delhi-NCR to retail consumers.
The injured babies include the rape survivor's six-month-old child -- born after the 11-year-old was impregnated in the sexual assault -- and her two-month-old sister, police said.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party won the mayoral elections in 10 of the 17 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh, results for which were announced on Saturday, virtually adding a third engine to its "double-engine" government.
'You can have an extra batsman in the middle order, a player like Suresh Raina gets more dangerous at 3, so when Rohit (Sharma) is not around as an opener, I can anytime step up because it provides more balance'
Dashing England batsman Kevin Pietersen named Kanpur's Green Park and Ahmedabad's Motera among the 10 worst stadiums where he has played cricket in all these years. Green Park and Motera does have company from other notable venues like Guyana and Manchester's Old Trafford to name a few. Pietersen also termed Gabba as the "11th worst ground" after being asked name 10 by his followers on Twitter. The other grounds that did not find favour with Pietersen are Chelmsford, Colwyn Bay, Canberra, Multan, Leicester and St Kitts. However he rated Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium as one of the 10 best venues that he has played cricket on.
The men's team comprises Grandmasters D Gukesh, Gujrathi, Erigaisi, P Harikrishna and R Praggnanandhaa.
Asserting that his government's decision to ban instant triple talaq has boosted the overall sense of security for Muslim women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to reach out to them during the upcoming festival of Raksha Bandhan.
Batsman Ajinkya Rahane is expecting the Kanpur wicket to assist the Indian spinners and says the team's performance in the first Test will set the tone for a long home season, comprising 13 five-day games.
"Frequent elections not only impose a huge burden on human resources but also impede the development process due to the promulgation of the model code of conduct. Therefore, a sustained debate is required on the subject of simultaneous elections and all political parties need to arrive at a consensus on this issue," he had said.
'We all were lucky to have got to play with him and we learned a lot from him.'
Nine more people have died as heavy rains lashed Uttar Pradesh for the third day, taking the death toll to 28, while a red alert has been sounded on Tuesday in six districts including the worst-hit Barabanki and Gonda.
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