Category: Featured News

From Educator to Industry Leader: Sangeeta Srivastava’s Journey of Purpose and Impact

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Sangeeta Srivastava, Senior Vice President of the Indian Investors Federation, Uttar Pradesh State Council, has emerged as a prominent example of how a strong foundation in education can translate into impactful leadership within the industry and investment ecosystem. Beginning her professional journey as a teacher, Sangeeta Srivastava devoted her early years to nurturing young minds and instilling discipline, critical thinking, and core values. Her experience in education provided her with deep insights into human development, capacity building, and the transformative role of knowledge—principles that continue to guide her leadership…

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R.K. Sharan: Building Institutions, Empowering MSMEs, and Shaping Industry–Government Collaboration

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: R. K. Sharan, President, Executive Director and Board Member, Indian Investors Federation, Uttar Pradesh State Council and Punjab Chamber of Commerce And Industry is a seasoned corporate leader and institutional builder with over 35 years of distinguished experience spanning strategic leadership, policy advocacy, industry representation, and enterprise development. Over the course of his career, he has served as President, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, and Director, contributing significantly to the growth of corporate institutions, national chambers, and policy-driven industry platforms across India. With extensive exposure to the corporate, print,…

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Make in India, Heal with India: Meghdoot Herbal’s 40-Year Wellness Mission

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: In an era where wellness has become both a necessity and a booming industry, few brands manage to balance authenticity with scale. Meghdoot Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan—popularly known as Meghdoot Herbal—stands out as a rare example of a homegrown enterprise that has successfully blended India’s ancient Ayurvedic wisdom with modern manufacturing, digital commerce, and ethical entrepreneurship. Founded in 1986 as a modest gramodyog initiative aimed at promoting herbal products and rural livelihoods, Meghdoot has evolved into a trusted wellness brand offering over 280 Ayurvedic and natural products across hair care,…

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The Lucknow Tribune: A Hyperlocal English Voice in the City of Nawabs

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: In a media ecosystem dominated by daily Hindi newspapers and national English dailies, The Lucknow Tribune has quietly but firmly carved out a distinctive space for itself. A weekly English newspaper, it serves the city of Lucknow and its surrounding regions with a clear editorial promise: ethical journalism, fact-based reporting, and a balanced 360-degree view of news. Regarded as “Lucknow’s No. 1 English weekly” and occasionally promoted as the city’s “oldest” English weekly in recent years, the publication has emerged as a trusted hyperlocal voice in Uttar Pradesh’s capital.…

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Lucknow: A City Relearning How to Learn

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: On a winter morning in Gomti Nagar, a Class 10 student slips on a VR headset—not to escape reality, but to enter it more deeply. She walks through a digital reconstruction of the Bara Imambara, pausing to examine its labyrinthine bhool bhulaiya while an AI tutor explains Mughal engineering principles. A few kilometres away, an undergraduate law student debates the legal liabilities of autonomous drones, while a medical intern consults patients in Bundelkhand via a telemedicine node. This is Lucknow in 2026. Once celebrated primarily for its culture, courtesy…

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Hearing of Notices Continues Under Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls

Arijit Bose

District Magistrate Inspects AERO Hearing Centres in Lucknow East Lucknow: Under the Special Intensive Revision programme of electoral rolls for Assembly constituencies, the process of distribution of notices, filing of claims and objections, hearings of notices, and uploading of related data is progressing continuously after the publication of draft electoral rolls. To ensure that the revision programme is completed in an effective, transparent, and time-bound manner, regular hearings are being conducted by the Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) deployed in each Assembly constituency. As part of this ongoing exercise, District…

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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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