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Amid uproar over Sambhal, Bahraich, Question Hour hit

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly's winter session began on a stormy note on Monday.

Government ready for discussions on all public interest issues, says Yogi

CM URGES ALL PARTIES TO ENSURE SMOOTH PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE AS WINTER SESSION BEGINS

1st free molecular genotyping centre set for launch

LUCKNOW: The Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) is poised to launch India's first molecular genotyping centre, offering free testing, by next week, hospital authorities confirmed.

SC lifts stay on tree felling for railway line between Mathura and Jhansi

The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its stay on the felling of trees for the construction of a railway line between Mathura and Jhansi, observing that the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited had completed the mandatory planting of 50,943 saplings.

Prefer making films to web series, says Prakash Jha

THE FILMMAKER SAID HE WOULD BE A PART OF THE OPPOSITION NO MATTER WHO WAS IN POWER

THREE IDOLS RECOVERED FROM WELL IN SAMBHAL

THE TEMPLE PREMISES WERE CLEANED, AND ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS WERE RESTORED

Government to destroy ₹5,600 cr physical stamps to prevent misuse

SOME COMPLAINTS OF MISUSE OF PHYSICAL STAMPS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED FROM DISTRICTS SUCH AS MEERUT

SC notice to UP govt on bail plea by Azam Khan, son in machine theft case

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea filed by former state minister Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court denying them bail in a machine theft case.

SMOKE IN COACH TRIGGERS PANIC ON EXPRESS TRAIN; TECHNICAL GLITCH RESOLVED

DEORIA: Passengers onboard an express train travelling from Chhapra to Mathura experienced a near-panic situation here on Monday morning when smoke emanated from a coach due to a jammed brake.

SEVERAL BOOKED FOR ASSAULTING WOMAN IN BHADOHI

BHADOHI: A case has been registered against several people for allegedly stripping and assaulting a woman in the district, police said on Monday.

Mayawati extends support to 'One Nation, One Election' bill

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday called upon the political parties to rise above party politics to support 'One Nation, One Election Bill' likely to be introduced in the Parliament by the NDA government in the ongoing winter session.

Sambhal's anti-encroachment and power theft drive continues

The district administration of Sambhal continued its anti-encroachment and power theft operations in the Deepa Sarai area on Monday, marking the third consecutive day of action.

Magistrate probe ordered in Aligarh ammonia leak

A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the ammonia gas leakage at a meat processing unit in Aligarh that left seven workers hospitalized on Sunday evening.

Grap 3 curbs imposed as AQI worsens

NEW DELHI: The Centre's air quality panel for Delhi-NCR Monday invoked restrictive measures under stage three of the air pollution control plan amid a sharp dip in air quality due to unfavourable meteorological conditions.

Error-prone Real Madrid held 3-3 by Rayo Vallecano in La Liga

Rayo Vallecano prevented Real Madrid from taking provisional control of La Liga by holding the European champions' to a pulsating 3-3 draw on Saturday.

Money isn't the reason I play chess, but means a lot: Gukesh

SINGAPORE: The \"multi-millionaire\" tag does \"mean a lot\" to new world champion D Gukesh, but he doesn't play the game for material gains but for that unbridled joy, which he has been able to retain since the time a chess board used to be the \"coolest toy\" for him.

NZ power to huge lead in third Test as England crumble

England's hopes of a series clean sweep all but evaporated on Sunday as they capitulated on day two of the third Test to trail New Zealand by 340 runs.

Head and Smith put Australia in control of third Test against India

Twin century-makers Travis Head and Steve Smith put on a magnificent fourth-wicket partnership as Australia reached a commanding 405-7 at stumps on day two of the third Test against India on Sunday.

Iniesta bids farewell to glittering career

Retiring Spanish football legend Andres Iniesta bid farewell to his playing career Sunday in an exhibition match between Barcelona and Real Madrid greats in Tokyo and will now look to go into coaching.

Keeper struck by object, teams finish tie without attacks

Bochum's goalkeeper was struck on the head by an object apparently thrown from the stands at Union Berlin and both Bundesliga teams left the field.

Airlines do not have influence on prices they pay

GENEVA: Airlines are price takers as they do not have an influence on the prices they pay, Iata chief economist Marie Owens Thomsen has said and highlighted that carriers' need to diversify their revenues is complicated by slim profit margins as well as weak balance sheets.

FPIs return to Indian equities, infuse ₹22,766 cr this month

NEW DELHI: Foreign investors have made a strong comeback to Indian equities with a net investment of ₹22,766 crore in the first two weeks of December driven by expectations of rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

COAL IMPORTS RISE 4% IN APR-OCT PERIOD

NEW DELHI: The country's coal import rose by 4.2% to 162.45 million tonnes (mt) in the April-October period of the current fiscal year compared to 155.87 mt in the year-ago period.

GNG ELECTRONICS FILES IPO DRAFT PAPERS WITH SEBI

NEW DELHI: GNG Electronics Ltd has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO).

Nations other than India gain more from US-China trade war: GTRI

NEW DELHI: Mexico, Canada, and the 10-nation Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN benefited more from the US-China trade war than India, economic think tank GTRI said in a report.

Hinduja Group to close RCap deal by Jan-end

Hinduja plans to keep RCap's management intact while it adds new board members

Refining margins of state-run oil firms drop

NEW DELHI: Gross refining margins (GRM) of public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) have fallen by up to 80% in the first half of this financial year, showed data from the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC), amid shrinking discounts of Russian oil and declining prices in global markets, experts said.

'Bali Nine' drug ring prisoners fly home to Australia

SYDNEY: The five remaining members of the Australian \"Bali Nine\" drug ring flew home Sunday after 19 years in jail in Indonesia, ending a saga that had frayed relations between the two countries.

Golani not interested in new conflicts despite Israeli attacks on Syria

Syria's de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa said on Saturday Israel is using false pretexts to justify its attacks on Syria, but that he is not interested in engaging in new conflicts as the country focuses on rebuilding following the end of Bashar al-Assad's reign.

14 DIE AS CYCLONE CHIDO DEVASTATES FRENCH TERRITORY IN INDIAN OCEAN

PARIS: At least 14 people were killed in Mayotte when a fierce cyclone battered the French Indian Ocean territory, authorities said on Sunday, with officials warning it will take days to know the full toll.