Category: Featured News

In a Global First, Airtel Offers Free Adobe Express Premium to 360 Million Customers Across India

Arijit Bose

Lucknow | In a landmark global first, Bharti Airtel, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, has announced a strategic partnership with Adobe to provide free access to Adobe Express Premium to its 360 million customers across India. The move aims to democratise creativity by placing powerful, AI-driven design tools—worth approximately ₹4,000—into the hands of Airtel users at no cost for one year. Under this first-of-its-kind initiative, all Airtel customers, including mobile, Wi-Fi and DTH subscribers, will be able to access Adobe Express Premium for creating high-quality social media content, marketing…

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Friendly Cricket Match Between UP Government Officials and SBI Lucknow Marks Uttar Pradesh Day 2026

Arijit Bose

Lucknow | As part of the three-day Uttar Pradesh Day 2026 celebrations being held from January 24 to 26 under the theme “Viksit Bharat – Viksit Uttar Pradesh,” a friendly T20 cricket match was organised on January 25, 2026, at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The match was played between the Chief Secretary XI (CS XI) of the Uttar Pradesh government and the SBI XI representing the Indian State Bank, Lucknow Circle. Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary  Shashi Prakash Goyal graced the occasion and conducted the toss…

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Mark Tully: The Voice That Helped the World Listen to India

Arijit Bose

New Delhi: Sir William Mark Tully, KBE (24 October 1935 – 25 January 2026), the legendary British journalist and broadcaster who came to be known, affectionately and enduringly, as the “voice of India,” passed away today in New Delhi at the age of 90. With his death ends an era of journalism defined not by speed or spectacle, but by patience, empathy, and moral clarity. Born in Tollygunge, Calcutta (now Kolkata), during the twilight years of the British Raj, Mark Tully’s life was shaped by India almost from the start.…

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Ikkis Review: A Quiet Triumph in a Year of Loud Patriotism

Arijit Bose

Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5/5) Mumbai: Released on January 1, 2026, Ikkis—meaning Twenty-One—arrives as the first major Hindi film of the year and easily one of its most profound. Directed by master craftsman Sriram Raghavan (Andhadhun, Badlapur) and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films, this biographical war drama recounts the extraordinary real-life story of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, the youngest recipient of India’s highest military honor, the Param Vir Chakra. He was just 21 when he laid down his life during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. In sharp contrast to the chest-thumping,…

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Reena Singh: Blending Boardroom Vision with Grassroots Compassion

Arijit Bose
Reena Singh, Lucknow business leader, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce Lucknow, IACC Chairperson, women leadership in business, social influencer Lucknow, corporate and social responsibility, cross-border trade collaboration, Uttar Pradesh investment, Mauritius business delegation, ASSOCHAM collaboration, Laghu Udyog Bharati, women entrepreneurship conference, Breaking Barriers Women Leadership, BlueBrett Consultants India LLP, policy advocacy consulting, MSME development, government-public bridge, women empowerment initiatives, Baisvara Vikas Samiti NGO, agriculture and farmer welfare, Unnat Beej programme, youth and skill development, fashion design training, NIFT Rae Bareli collaboration, social work in Uttar Pradesh, inspiring women leader India

Lucknow: Reena Singh, wife of corporate icon Mukesh Bahadur Singh, has steadily carved a distinctive identity as a business leader, social influencer, and committed changemaker in Lucknow. With an ability to seamlessly blend corporate strategy and social purpose, her journey reflects what she herself describes as “a life where professional success must walk hand in hand with responsibility towards society.” At the forefront of her professional engagements is her role as Chairperson of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), Lucknow. Through this platform, Reena has emerged as a key catalyst…

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From Raj Bhavan to Jan Bhavan: How India Rewrote the Architecture of Power

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: The journey from Raj Bhavan to Jan Bhavan encapsulates India’s long and layered struggle to reconcile its colonial inheritance with its republican identity. Spanning nearly eight decades, this transformation is far more than a bureaucratic renaming exercise. It represents a gradual ideological shift—from symbols of imperial raj (rule, authority, dominion) to democratic jan or lok (the people). In January 2026, Uttar Pradesh brought this journey to a symbolic culmination by renaming the Governor’s residence in Lucknow as Jan Bhavan. The decision marked not just the end of a name…

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SGPGI CCM Department Organises Workshop on End-of-Life Care

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: The Department of Critical Care Medicine (CCM) at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) organised a workshop on End-of-Life Care  at the Hargobind Khurana Hall, Lecture Theatre Complex. Amit Ghosh, Additional Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary, Medical Education and Health, Government of Uttar Pradesh, was the chief speaker on the occasion. In his address, he elaborated on the need for structured end-of-life care in medical institutions to ensure a dignified death for patients suffering from incurable illnesses. He emphasised the importance of training all doctors in this…

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Women Military Police Agniveer Recruitment Rally to Be Held at AMC Stadium in Lucknow on February 18

Arijit Bose

Lucknow | The Indian Army will conduct a Women Military Police Agniveer recruitment rally on February 18 at the AMC Centre and College Stadium, located in the Cantonment area of Lucknow. This will be the sixth such recruitment rally organized in Uttar Pradesh. According to officials, around 1,000 women candidates from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will participate in the one-day rally. The event is being organized under the Recruiting Zone Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand by the Recruiting Office (Headquarters), Lucknow. Defence PRO, Central Command, Shantanu Pratap Singh, said that only…

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District Magistrate Chairs Sampoorna Samadhan Diwas at Bakshi Ka Talab Tehsil

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Under the chairmanship of District Magistrate Vishakh G., Sampoorna Samadhan Diwas was organized across all five tehsils of Lucknow district, with the main programme held at Bakshi Ka Talab (BKT) Tehsil. The initiative aims to ensure prompt, transparent, and quality resolution of public grievances at the local level. A total of 445 complaints were received across the district during the Samadhan Diwas, out of which 87 cases were resolved on the spot. At Bakshi Ka Talab Tehsil alone, 131 complaints were registered, and 37 cases were disposed of immediately…

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UP Sangeet Natak Akademi to Organise Dhrupad Festival in Ayodhya on January 19–20

Arijit Bose

Dhrupad vocal recitals along with Pakhawaj, Vichitra Veena and Surbahar performances to enthral audiences Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi (UPSNA), in collaboration with Shri Hanumat Vishwakala Sangeet Ashram, Pramodvan, Ayodhya, is set to organise a two-day Dhrupad Festival on January 19 and 20. The festival is being held to commemorate the death anniversary of Dr Ram Shankar Das, globally renowned as Swami Pagal Das, a legendary exponent of the Pakhawaj. The event is being organised in line with the vision and directives of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of…

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