New Delhi, They are the Buddhist Kung Fu nuns of Drukpa lineage, known globally for trekking across the Himalayas to clean trash, paddling through mountain rivers to break centuries-old taboos to educate others on women's health, and adopting martial arts as a way to champion gender equality.

They use their sk

Meerut, Om Prakash Sharma, the senior-most former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, has passed away in Meerut. He was 87.

He died on Saturday night.

Sharma was a member of the Legislative Council for 48 years and had lost the elections for a ninth term, last month.

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Aligarh,  A leopard was allegedly electrocuted in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district when the animal came in contact with the wiring placed on a fence in a potato field by a farmer.

The conservator of forest Aligarh range, Aditi Sharma, told reporters that that the carcass has been sent for post-mortem

Lucknow,  The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has transferred 15 IAS officers, including Divisional Commissioners and District Magistrates.

The transfers were announced late Saturday night.

According to an official release, Shiva Kant Dwivedi, who was on waiting list, has been

Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), The Rampur district administration has issued orders for the acquisition of 173 acres of land belonging to the Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar Trust, which is run and owned by Samajwadi Party MP Mohd Azam Khan's family.

The court of Additional District Magistrate (administration) J.P. Gupta

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of a man who, while taking part in a protest against the alleged Hathras gang-rape case, had reportedly said that the 'Chief Minister of UP is a man of thick skin'.

A division bench comprising Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Justice S

New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that the Delhi government is prepared to increase vaccination sites as and when it receives more vaccines.

On the inaugural day of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday, vaccines were administered at 81 sites in the national capital.<

Palghar (Maharashtra),  A Thane Special Court on Saturday granted bail to 89 accused in the April 2020 Palghar lynching case of two sadhus and their driver, a lawyer said here.

After hearing the arguments by Special Public Prosecutor Satish Maneshinde and defense counsels, Amrut Adhikari and Atul Patil o

Mumbai,  Actress Ananya Panday says her 2020 release Khaali Peeli gave her an experience that she will cherish for life. The Maqbool khan action comedy stars Ananya alongside Ishaan Khatter as protagonists Blackie and Pooja.

"‘Khaali Peeli' gave me a character that resonates with me on a p

Mumbai, Arbaaz Khan plays a 60-year-old man in the upcoming film Return Ticket, and he says the experience of essaying such a role should be interesting as well as challenging.

"My character goes through around 25 years of transition in the film. There is a small portion where I play a younger man and then th