Category: Lucknow

  Lucknow, 23 October, 2026: For customers, mobile data is no longer just about staying connected. It has become the gateway to how they watch shows and movies, follow creators, listen to music and discover new content. To cater to this mass audience usage behavior and complement it with the best of its services, Airtel has partnered with YouTube to bring YouTube Premium to its prepaid customers. The partnership gives them an ad-free YouTube experience*, including Shorts, along with background play, offline downloads and YouTube Music Premium *T&C apply. The…

Lucknow, 22 October, 2026: As families come together this festive season, Airtel is bringing even more entertainment choices to Tamil viewers. Airtel Digital TV customers can now access Sony Vizha, a new Tamil entertainment channel offering family dramas, reality shows and original programming inspired by local culture and everyday life. The addition of Sony Vizha strengthens Airtel’s commitment to bringing customers the content they love in the language they prefer. With stories rooted in Tamil culture and entertainment designed for the entire family, customers can enjoy a richer and more…

Two-day event on October 23–24 to feature international films, an AI hackathon, animation, gaming and digital storytelling Lucknow: Lucknow is set to witness a vibrant convergence of cinema, technology and global creativity as the Lucknow Film Festival Season 4 and Imaginarium 2026 take place on October 23 and 24 at SRS Cinemas, The City Mall, Gomti Nagar. Organised by the Lucknow Film Forum, an initiative of the Amren Foundation, and supported by Uttar Pradesh Tourism, the two-day event will bring together filmmakers, creative professionals, academicians and emerging talent from India…

Lucknow: Emotional performances depicting the Panchvati episode, the abduction of Mata Sita and Jatayu’s sacrifice captivated audiences on the third day of the 34th Ramleela celebrations at Sector-A, Sitapur Road Yojana Colony, Lucknow, on Sunday. The five-day festival opened with an aarti to Lord Shiva, setting a devotional tone for the evening. Through expressive acting, powerful dialogues and compelling stage performances, the artistes brought several key episodes from the Ramayana to life, including the Panchvati sequence, the killing of Khar and Dushan, Sita’s abduction, Jatayu’s death, Lord Ram’s meeting with…

Lucknow: The staging of Shabari’s devotion, Lord Ram’s emotional anguish and Hanuman’s heroic burning of Lanka captivated audiences at the ongoing Shri Ramleela in Mahanagar on Sunday. Through powerful performances, the artistes brought several memorable episodes from the Ramcharitmanas to life, creating an atmosphere filled with devotion, emotion and excitement. The programme began with an aarti to Goddess Kali performed by committee patron Sanjay Srivastava, general secretary Hem Pant and office-bearers Mrityunjay Pandey, Anand Singh and Neerad Lohani. The Shabari episode emerged as the highlight of the evening, portraying the…

Lucknow: Theatre practitioners, writers and cultural personalities paid tribute to Dr Sharad Nagar, a distinguished contributor to Hindi theatre, literature and culture, at a memorial evening organised at the UP Press Club on Sunday to mark his 89th birth anniversary. The programme, organised by the Lok Sanskriti Shodh Sansthan, featured personal recollections and discussions on his life and legacy. The organisers also announced plans to produce a documentary film on his personality and contributions. Speakers described Sharad Nagar as a pioneer of Hindi theatre whose work helped strengthen the theatrical…

Lucknow: Dramatic performances depicting the battles between Lakshman and Meghnad, and Lord Ram and Ravana, enthralled audiences at the Ramleela organised by the Shri Ramleela Samiti Mahanagar on Monday. The emotionally charged episodes of Hanuman bringing the Sanjeevani herb and the death of Kumbhakarna drew an enthusiastic response from devotees. The evening featured several key episodes from the Ramayana, beginning with the establishment of Rameshwaram in the sea and progressing through the Angad-Ravana dialogue, the Sanjeevani episode and the final battle between Lord Ram and Ravana. The performances kept the…