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Why I refuse to address guests on my show as sir

SIR, AS UNDERSTOOD IN BRITISH ENGLISH, IS DEFERENTIAL. IT WOULD PLACE THE INTERVIEWEE ON A PEDESTAL, ABOVE THE INTERVIEWER. YET THE ASSUMPTION OF A POLITICAL INTERVIEW IS THAT THE INTERVIEWER AND INTERVIEWEE ARE EQUAL

Behind India's success in curbing tuberculosis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from India laid the foundation for a new model of TB care and management.

Standing with the law, Securing social peace

The Supreme Court's intervention in the Places of Worship Act case is a timely reminder to the lower judiciary about the sanctity of the law

The curious case of Kylian Mbappe

The World Cup winner has had shockingly bad stats since he joined Real Madrid in July. What will it take to turn this around?

FARMERS ANNOUNCE RAIL ROKO AFTER MARCH THWARTED AGAIN

Protesting farmers on Saturday suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day after at least 17 sustained injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana security personnel at the Shambhu border, with farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher announcing a \"tractor march\" in states outside Punjab on December 16, and a \"rail roko\" in Punjab on December 18.

Farm loans up to ₹2L to be collateral free

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all banks to waive collateral, mortgage and any margin deposits against farm loans up to a limit of ₹2 lakh, the central bank said on Saturday.

Senior BJP leader LK Advani hospitalised

Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani has been admitted in the ICU of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals.

STOP BLAMING NEHRU, SAVARKAR: AADITYA ATTACKS CONGRESS, BJP

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday asked the BJP and the Congress to stop blaming Jawaharlal Nehru and VD Savarkar for the sake of politics and instead talk about the future.

STOP BLAMING NEHRU, SAVARKAR: AADITYA ATTACKS CONGRESS, BJP

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), asserting that India faces a battle between constitutional values and those who prefer Manusmriti as the governing law as he cited Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's criticism of the Indian Constitution.

'11 hollow promises': Oppn hits out at PM

BJP MPS HAILED PM MODI'S SPEECH FOR EXPOSING HOW THE CONGRESS 'TORE APART THE CONSTITUTION'

'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' is an article of faith, says Modi

Resolutions for India's future

Discrimination against Muslims at the centre of Oppn debate in Parl

OWAISI SAYS THE DELIMITATION EXERCISE AFTER NEW CENSUS WILL LEAD TO FURTHER MARGINALISATION OF MUSLIMS

TOGADIA URGES HINDUS TO HAVE 3 CHILDREN FOR COMMUNITY'S SURVIVAL

Pravin Togadia, a right-wing leader, urged the Hindu community in Kanpur to have at least three children to secure their future.

OTS for power bill defaulters begins today

LUCKNOW: The \"One-Time Settlement Scheme 2024-25\" announced by the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) last month to benefit power consumers across the state will come into effect from Sunday.

Lko BJP to elect 25 mandal chiefs today

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members will vote on Sunday to elect 25 mandal chiefs (adhyaksh) in Lucknow district for which polling centres have been set up across the city.

Include Sikh Gurus' sacrifices in school curriculum: CM

From the next academic session, the inspirational stories of the Sikh Gurus' sacrifices and martyrdom will be included in the school curriculum, chief minister Yogi Adityanath directed at a special meeting on Saturday.

ED seizes Rs 2.73 crore assets in real estate scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday provisionally attached immovable assets worth Rs 2.73 crore in a money laundering case involving M/s Niharika Ventures and Developers.

Drive against encroachment, power theft sparks controversy

MEERUT: Nearly three weeks after violence erupted in Sambhal on November 24 during the second round of a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Mosque and claimed four lives, a joint team of the power department and the Nagar Palika Parishad (municipal board) carried out a special drive against encroachment and power theft in the localities around the Mughal-era mosque on Saturday.

5 SENTENCED IN TWO SCHOLARSHIP MISUSE CASES

Five people were sentenced to three years of imprisonment along with fines in two cases related to the misappropriation of scholarships in Uttar Pradesh.

Yogi asks PGI docs: Why can't we triple surgeries, transplants?

CM stresses need for continuous hard work to reduce patient waiting time, urges doctors to raise awareness about organ donation

HC directs U.P. govt to appoint man acquitted in spying case as ADJ

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to appoint as additional district judge (ADJ) a man who was earlier denied appointment but later acquitted of alleged charges of spying for Pakistan as well as for sedition.

NBRI turns into floral wonderland

LUCKNOW: The Central Lawn of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Indian Institute of Botanical Research (CSIR-NBRI)'s Botanic Garden was a riot of colour on the first day of a two-day Chrysanthemum and Coleus flower show.

Lko police tighten rules for public progs

The Lucknow police on Friday issued a warning, stating that action will be taken against those organising public programmes without obtaining police permission.

Doc held hostage for 36 hrs, driven around Lucknow, Ayodhya and Basti

LUCKNOW: A homeopathy physician was held hostage for ransom for about 36 hours even as his kidnappers drove him around Ayodhya, Basti and Lucknow in his car, police said.

LIVER REGENERATION DRUG SET FOR CLINICAL TRIALS

KANPUR: A team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has developed a groundbreaking medication that could potentially cure liver fibrosis, a condition often linked to fatty liver disease and cirrhosis.

'Doing roles that I've never done before is very exciting'

Actor Kunal Kapoor has a lot to look forward to.

Apurva Srivastava bags Excellence in Branding and Marketing Award at the Guts & Glory Awards

Apurva Srivastava was honored with the Excellence in Branding and Marketing Award at the prestigious Guts & Glory Awards, organized by Fever FM in Lucknow.

The idea of a female James Bond is 'too outrageous': Gemma

s the debate about whether the James Bond franchise should have a female protagonist rages on, actor Gemma Arterton - who played an MI6 agent named Strawberry Fields in Quantum of Solace (2008) - has become the latest celebrity to weigh in on the matter.

Panchayat's Aasif Khan gets married

Aasif Khan, best-known as Damaad Ji from the web series Panchayat, has now become a damaad in real life! The actor got married to Zeba in Mumbai, on Tuesday, and the couple is now in his hometown, Nimbahera, Rajasthan, for the other rituals.

I HAVE BEEN MANIFESTING THIS FOR 10 YEARS: RIDDHIMA ON MEETING PM MODI

Ridhima Kapoor Sahni, jewellery designer and sister of actor Ranbir Kapoor, recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other members of the Kapoor family, including actors Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Karisma Kapoor, to mark the centenary celebrations of late filmmaker and actor Raj Kapoor.