Category: India

FTII Pune Returns to Awadh; Much-awaited Film Appreciation Course from 26 December in Lucknow

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Under the aegis of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, a five-day Film Appreciation Course is being organised in Lucknow from 26–30 December at Vijayant Khand, Gomti Nagar. The Film Appreciation Course is one of FTII’s oldest and most renowned programmes. Senior cinema lovers in Lucknow still remember the celebrated late Satish Bahadur, whose course elaborated on the nuances of cinema and to films from around the world. During the inauguration of the recently held Lucknow Short Film Festival, FTII Vice-Chancellor Dhiraj Singh, who had…

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TLT Weekend Longread: IndiGo in Freefall: Inside India’s Worst Airline Meltdown in a Decade

Arijit Bose

New Delhi: In what aviation veterans describe as India’s worst airline crisis in over ten years, budget carrier IndiGo has spent the past week clawing its way out of a catastrophic operational collapse that grounded more than a thousand flights in a single day and left tens of thousands of passengers stranded at airports from Delhi to Srinagar. Triggered by a severe pilot shortage and compounded by newly enforced flight duty regulations, IndiGo’s meltdown exposed deep fissures in the country’s aviation ecosystem—dominant market share, aggressive expansion, and an over-lean revenue…

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Intra-University Sports Tournament Concludes at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University

Arijit Bose

Lucknow — The much-awaited Intra-University Sports Tournament 2025 at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) concluded with an energetic display of competitive spirit, teamwork, and sporting excellence. The final day witnessed several high-voltage championship matches across multiple disciplines, drawing enthusiastic participation from students and staff alike. In a thrilling volleyball final, Registrar 11 clinched victory over VC 11, showcasing sharp coordination and powerful court play. The chess finals saw FOAP 11 outsmart FO 11 in a strategic face-off filled with intense, calculated moves. In table tennis, the final match…

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530 Complaints Received, 71 Resolved On the Spot During Samadhan Divas Across All Five Tehsils

Arijit Bose

Lucknow — The district administration conducted Samadhan Divas across all five tehsils on Saturday, underscoring the government’s commitment to resolving public grievances at the local level. A total of 530 complaints were registered during the camp, of which 71 cases were resolved on the spot, while the remaining have been forwarded to the concerned departments for time-bound action. Samadhan Divas — held regularly in tehsils and police stations — provides citizens with a direct platform to register their grievances and receive prompt redressal from officials. According to the district administration, the…

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FSDA on Warpath: Seven Malls Face Biggest Food-Safety Sweep in Years

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: In one of its most sweeping enforcement actions in recent years, the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) carried out coordinated inspections across seven of Lucknow’s busiest shopping malls, sealing four outlets and issuing improvement notices to several others. The statewide operation, ordered directly by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is being seen as a decisive push to curb chronic lapses in Uttar Pradesh’s fast-growing retail food sector. Fourteen special FSDA teams fanned out simultaneously to Lulu Mall, Phoenix Palassio, Phoenix United (Alambagh and Kanpur Road), Wave Mall, One Awadh…

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Experience the Magical World of Words through Vyakarana

Arijit Bose

Team Siddhanta Knowledge Foundation Lucknow: We use words every day to convey information and to express our feelings. Have you ever wondered how they function? How is a sentence formed seamlessly with a number of words, what is the relation between a word and its meaning? Let us explore the fascinating world of Vyakarana that explains where words come from and how language functions. What are the building blocks of language? It is words which are understood separately and then strung into sentences. A word and its meaning form an…

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Indian Navy- Charting a Self-Reliant Horizon

Arijit Bose

Commander Sumit Ghosh Lucknow: Every year on the fouth day of December, India observes its Navy Day , a moment of national reflection that commemorates not only the heroism of Operation Trident in 1971 Indo-Pak war, but also the evolving maritime vision of a nation increasingly defined by its oceans. Beyond the ceremonial grandeur, Navy Day serves as a strategic reminder: India’s security, economic resilience, and global influence are anchored firmly in the blue expanse that surrounds it. As the world’s 5th largest economy and a rising Indo-Pacific power, India’s…

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Sberbank Opens Door for Russian Retail Investors to Enter Indian Markets with Nifty50-Linked Fund

Arijit Bose

Kanpur: Russia’s largest lender, Sberbank, in partnership with JSC First Asset Management, has launched a new mutual fund titled ‘First–India’, offering Russian retail investors direct exposure to the Indian stock market. The fund is benchmarked to India’s flagship index, the Nifty50, which represents the top 50 blue-chip companies listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The fund was formally unveiled during an event at NSE as part of Sberbank CEO and Executive Board Chairman Herman Gref’s visit to India. The Nifty50, one of the world’s most widely tracked equity indices,…

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SBI Life takes ‘Thanks-A-Dot’ to Kanker, making ‘breast health’ a living room conversation for women across Chhattisgarh

Arijit Bose

* In partnership with PRADAN NGO, SBI Life empowered 800 women in remote Kanker communities with the ‘Hug of Life’ hot water bag, strengthening grassroots health awareness Kanker : Raising awareness on breast health and the importance of early detection of breast cancer through self-breast examination, through its ‘Thanks-A-Dot’ initiative, SBI Life Insurance, one of the country’s most trusted life insurers, in partnership with PRADAN NGO, conducted an educative session for women in Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The initiative seeks to equip women with practical guidance on performing self-breast examinations and recognizing early…

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Indian Navy’s Indigenous TEDBF 4.5++ Naval Fighter Nears Final Approval, Says Navy Chief

Arijit Bose

New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF) project is reportedly approaching a critical milestone, with the aircraft now nearing final government approval. The 4.5++ generation fighter is being developed specifically for carrier operations, aimed at enhancing India’s naval aviation capabilities. The TEDBF has progressed through advanced design phases, including preliminary studies, technology validation, and subsystem integration. According to the Navy Chief, the design team has resolved major technical challenges related to carrier-borne operations, such as reinforced airframes, advanced arrestor hooks, and carrier-specific avionics, making it ready…

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