Day: December 7, 2025

Five-Day ‘Panch Sutriya Katha Mahotsav’ Begins in Lucknow; Dialogue on Environment, Social Duty Takes Centre Stage

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: The Bharat Vikas Parishad, Awadh Prant, inaugurated its five-day Panch Sutriya Katha Mahotsav at Sumitnath Seva Bhavan in Krishna Nagar on Friday, marking the commencement of a culturally vibrant and socially engaging festival inspired by the centenary year of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The event opened with devotional fervour, traditional rituals, and a shared commitment to strengthening social responsibility. Presiding as the chief guest, Sarojininagar MLA Dr. Rajeshwar Singh emphasised the Parishad’s five guiding principles—Sampark, Sahayog, Sanskar, Seva, and Samarpan—describing them as foundational pillars for building an empowered,…

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Ashrafnagar Hosts 146th ‘Aapka Vidhayak – Aapke Dwar’ Jan Samvad Camp; Residents Raise Key Civic Issues

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: The weekly public outreach initiative ‘Aapka Vidhayak – Aapke Dwar’ launched by BJP MLA from Sarojininagar, Dr. Rajeshwar Singh, has completed 146 successful camps, emerging as a consistent platform to connect governance with grassroots needs. The 146th camp was organised on Sunday at Ashrafnagar under the Arjunganj Mandal, drawing a large turnout of local residents who shared their concerns, suggestions, and requirements. During the Jan Samvad, villagers highlighted around 23 issues, including demands related to street lights, PM Awas Yojana housing, drainage repairs, road improvement, Ayushman cards, and old-age…

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“One of the great honours of my life”: Trump Receives FIFA’s First Peace Prize at World Cup Draw

Arijit Bose

Washington, D.C.: In an unexpected moment that blended global sport with international politics, U.S. President Donald Trump was presented with FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize on Friday during the official draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The event, held at the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., brought together world football officials, diplomats, athletes, and entertainers for a high-profile evening marking the countdown to the expanded 48-team tournament. Trump arrived on the green carpet to loud applause, greeting guests with his trademark smile…

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Lucknow’s Cinematic Awakening: How the City of Nawabs Became Bollywood’s New Obsession

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Lucknow, the City of Nawabs, has always been a tapestry of elegance—its tehzeeb, architecture, cuisine, and cultural refinement weaving together a story that is both timeless and deeply rooted in India’s artistic soul. From the Gomti River’s calm ripples to the scent of kebabs drifting through Chowk’s bustling alleys, the city holds an old-world charm that refuses to fade. And yet, over the last decade, another narrative has taken shape—one where Lucknow emerges not just as a cultural capital, but as Bollywood’s most magnetic new playground. Once used sparingly…

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48 Teams, 104 Matches, 1 Planet Watching: The World Cup Reborn

Arijit Bose

Mexico: Imagine the hush descending over Estadio Azteca, that colossal concrete cauldron in Mexico City where 87,000 souls once roared as Maradona stitched immortality into a single sunlit afternoon. It is June 11, 2026—kickoff at 3 p.m. local time—and the air crackles with a weight that feels almost tectonic. History is not just returning; it is gathering itself, inhaling, swelling across the terraces. Mexico, true to tradition, walks out as ceremonial hosts, facing South Africa in a matchup that rekindles memories of 2010’s gritty opener in Johannesburg. Yet this is…

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Service, Discipline and Nation First: CM Yogi Announces Major Welfare Measures for Home Guards on 63rd Raising Day

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Reaffirming the commitment of the Uttar Pradesh government towards the welfare of its disciplined and service-oriented Home Guard personnel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took salute of a grand ceremonial parade at the 63rd Raising Day of the Uttar Pradesh Home Guards and announced a series of important facilities for the force. Calling the Home Guards “the protective shield of society”, the Chief Minister underlined that service is honour, discipline is identity, and national interest is the highest priority. Addressing the event, CM Yogi said Home Guard personnel…

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December in Lucknow: A Symphony of Fests and Cultural Extravagance

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: As the winter sun dips low over the Gomti River, casting a golden haze across Lucknow’s minarets, bustling chowks, and colonial-era boulevards, December 2025 unfurls like a finely embroidered chikankari sari—delicate, layered, and shimmering with Awadhi soul. In the City of Nawabs, where the air always tastes faintly of galawat kebabs and drifts with the soft echo of thumri and dadra, December does not behave like a calendar month. It behaves like theatre. It is a season of spectacle, a carnival stitched together with devotion, drama, music, and mouthwatering…

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CM Yogi Announces Boundary Walls and Canopies for All Ambedkar Statues in Uttar Pradesh

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday made a significant announcement on the occasion of the Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Bharat Ratna Dr B.R. Ambedkar. Addressing a programme organised by the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Mahasabha Trust, the Chief Minister said that boundary walls and protective canopies will be constructed around all statues of Baba Saheb across the state to ensure their safety. Yogi Adityanath said that some mischievous elements often attempt to damage these statues, and therefore, the state government has decided to take strict measures for their protection.…

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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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