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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board has completed permanent recruitment of 40 Group B posts in 130 days. The task was pending since 2010.Several effective measures were adopted to ensure an impartial and transparent recruitment process, said chairman, UPPCB, Ravindra Pratap Singh.A key feature of the recruitment process was reform of the previous system. Govt engaged IIT-Kanpur with an MoU to conduct the written examination and constituted a committee headed by retired judge of the high court to oversee the interview process.Among the 40 selected candidates, 18 were educated at premium higher educational institutes like IITs. Source link

3 min readJul 10, 2026 06:00 AM IST First published on: Jul 10, 2026 at 06:00 AM IST The multi-agency operation carried out by federal law enforcement agencies from several countries, with networks spanning continents, against transnational crime syndicates, is welcome. India has actively cooperated in the investigations. The findings also vindicate Delhi’s long-held stand that it had no role in terror cells operating abroad. For years, the Indian establishment had to contend with allegations that it was involved in the assassination of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey in June 2023. The killing, and the public smear campaign…

Reports have renewed speculation about Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s friendship after Lively and Ryan Reynolds were reportedly absent from Swift’s wedding celebrations. Anonymous sources claimed Lively was disappointed and hoped to repair the friendship, but no invitation came. Other reports suggested the relationship may be beyond repair. However, neither Swift nor Lively has publicly addressed the rumors, leaving the claims based solely on unnamed insider reports. Reports about the singer’s wedding celebrations have reignited speculation about Taylor Swift’s friendship with Blake Lively. Renewed discussion has taken place online after several entertainment outlets claimed Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds were…

‘Maa Inti Bangaaram’ box office collection Day 21; Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s film dips 17.5%; Worldwide total reaches Rs 96.02 crore Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s ‘Maa Inti Bangaaram’ continued its theatrical run with lower collections on its 21st day. The Telugu action comedy-drama earned Rs 33 lakhs (India net) on its third Thursday, according to trade tracker Sacnilk.The latest figure marks a 17.5% decline from the previous day’s Rs 40 lakhs. The Day 21 collection came from 933 shows across the country.India and overseas totals grow further’Maa Inti Bangaaram’ has taken its cumulative India net collection to Rs 59.62 crore. At the…

Lucknow: The state govt has entered into a partnership with HCL Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of HCL Tech, to strengthen the waste management systems in Hardoi, Prayagraj and Agra under the Swachh Bharat Mission.An MoU signed between the Urban Development Department and the HCL foundation will focus on strategic planning, pilot projects, policy reforms and deployment of technology-enabled solutions to improve urban waste management across the three cities.As part of the initiative, 10 electric drain-cleaning carts and 10 electric garbage loaders were flagged off for the Hardoi Nagar Palika Parishad, while three reverse vending machines were unveiled to…

BENGALURU: TCS reported June-quarter revenue of $7.6 billion, up 2.7% year-on-year and largely flat sequentially. This reflects a cautious demand environment as global firms reassess technology spending amid macroeconomic uncertainty and rapid AI-led transformation. Revenue in constant currency, which discounts the impact of currency fluctuations, grew 0.4% sequentially and 3.2% year-on-year.The company reported a 2.7% sequential decline in consolidated net profit, after taking a one-time charge of Rs 668 crore following the rejection of its appeal in the DXC Technology trade secrets lawsuit. TCS reported an operating margin of 24%, down 130 basis points sequentially, primarily due to annual wage…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (former captain of the Yale University baseball team) said he’s not “a soccer fan.” But he did take some time to talk about the World Cup and U.S. national team while guest hosting Sean Hannity’s radio program Thursday — including a blunt assessment of how the team fared in its 4-1 loss to Belgium earlier this week. “I’m not a soccer fan, but there’s a lot of interest in it,” DeSantis said. “I think the U.S. laid a big egg the other day against Belgium. I mean, again, I don’t even know that much about soccer,…

Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it seized a large volume of financial records and property-related documents during searches at 11 locations across Uttar Pradesh as part of a money laundering investigation involving former Jhansi MLA Deep Narayan Singh Yadav and others.The searches were conducted on Wednesday by the ED’s Allahabad sub-zonal office under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Premises linked to the case were covered in Jhansi, Lucknow and other places in the state, the agency said.The money laundering probe originates from an FIR registered by the Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment. The…

The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried by mourners to the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried in his hometown of Mashhad early Friday, bringing to a close nearly a week of funeral ceremonies.Khamenei, who ruled Iran for almost 37 years, was killed in US and Israeli airstrikes that marked the start of the Middle East conflict on February 28. After several days of public mourning, he was laid to rest at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad,…

Director Nitesh Tiwari’s epic ‘Ramayana’ is set for a major international showcase, with the makers officially announcing that the film will be presented at San Diego Comic-Con. Just a day after reports stated that the makers have planned a grand trailer launch in Delhi on July 18, the official SDCC lineup was announced on Thursday.As per the listing, ‘Ramayana’, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash in lead roles, is all set for its showcase on July 23, 2026. Producer Namit Malhotra is expected to join the film’s leading men and director Tiwari to unveil the film’s trailer before an international audience.’Ramayana’…