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From Lamborghinis to Porsches: How luxury cars are becoming death machines

From reckless joyrides to deadly crashes, India's luxury car obsession is turning highways into danger zones, as speed, power, and negligence continue to claim lives

Noida police deploys 5,000 personnel at mosques, other religious places

Shivhari Meena, Joint Police Commissioner, Gautam Buddha Nagar, said that the police personnel had interacted with all religious leaders to maintain peace and order

Noida businessman falls for dating app trap, loses ₹6.3 crore to scam

A Noida businessman loses ₹6.3 crore in a dating app scam after trusting a woman who lured him into fake investments

Buy one, get one free: Why liquor stores in UP are offering big discounts

Alcohol vendors in Uttar Pradesh are trying to finish inventory before the new excise policy comes into effect on April 1: Details here

Proposed circle rate hike to make property costlier in Noida, Jewar

Experts believe potential rise may enhance investor confidence in long run

Proposed circle rate hike to make property costlier in Noida, Jewar

Experts believe potential rise may enhance investor confidence in long run

CBI files 3 FIRs in ₹9000-crore Noida Sports City 'scam', conducts raids

The CBI has registered three cases related to alleged irregularities in the allotment, development and sanction of Sports City projects in Noida between 2011 and 2014 which turned into a Rs 9000-crore 'scam', officials said Friday. Acting on the orders of the Allahabad High Court, the agency registered the FIRs against real estate firms Logix Infra Developers Pvt Ltd, Xanadu Estates Pvt Ltd and Lotus Green Constructions Pvt Ltd, their directors and some unnamed officials of Noida Authority, following it up with a search operation, they said. No immediate reactions were available from the companies. According to an official, the Noida Sport City Project was aimed to develop world class sport facilities with residential and commercial areas in the sector 78, 79 and 150 of Noida. "It was alleged that... after the allotment of projects, the related conditions were allegedly breached multiple times by the allotees/sub-leasees, in connivance with Noida Authority officials causing suspect

Holi and Ramzan: Mosques in UP, other states adjust jumma prayer timings

Prayer timings adjusted in different states as Holi, jumma coincide. Here are the updated schedules and restrictions in UP, Delhi, and other cities

CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates Avaada Group's 1.5GW solar facility in Noida

Avaada Group said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has inaugurated its 1.5 GW solar module manufacturing Gigafactory in Noida. The foundation stone has also been laid for Avaada Electro's ambitious 5 GW integrated solar manufacturing unit at Ecotech, Greater Noida, the company said in a statement. The 1.5 GW PV module manufacturing unit in Dadri is a significant step in Avaada Group's commitment to sustainable innovation. Constructed at an unprecedented pace, the first phase of the gigafactory became operational within just 3.5 months, with all utilities and module production lines fully commissioned, according to the statement. The facility specialises in TOPCon N-Type bifacial glass-to-glass PV modules, incorporating advanced multi-busbar configurations (16 to 24 bus bars) to maximize efficiency. The facility specialises in TOPCon N-Type bifacial glass-to-glass PV modules, featuring advanced multi-busbar configurations (16 to 24 busbars) to enhance efficiency.

Microsoft conducts ground breaking ceremony of proposed Noida campus

With the proposed Noida campus, Microsoft will continue its momentum of strengthening India's AI capabilities and supporting engineering talent and digital innovation

Adani Electricity Mumbai, Noida Power, Gujarat discoms top govt ratings

Overall AT&C losses increase marginally, absolute cash gap decreased by 43% from FY23 to FY24: PFC report

Noida Police freezes over 300 FIITJEE accounts, seize Rs 60L in cash

While FIITJEE insists that external actors orchestrated the ongoing financial crisis, guardians have filed complaints, citing service disruptions, poor communication, and lack of contingency plans

Four private schools in Noida receive bomb threats, students evacuated

Teams from Noida Police, and fire department reached Step By Step School, The Heritage School Noida, Gyanshree School, and Mayoor School to conduct search operations on the premises

14-year-old boy from Noida discovers asteroid, Nasa asks him to name it

14-year-old Daksh Malik, who studies in class 9, identified an asteroid in space. Nasa confirmed and recognised the asteroid and temporarily named it "2023 OG40"

Parents fume at FIITJEE , throng closed centres in Noida, Ghaziabad

The abrupt closure of FIITJEE centres in Noida and Ghaziabad sent parents fuming, and to the firm's institute in Noida's Sector 62, where they denounced the company through slogans and demanded the government's intervention getting it punished. The founder of FIITJEE and 11 other people were booked after several of its centres in Delhi-NCR abruptly shut down, the Noida Police said on Saturday. FIITJEE founder DK Goyal, Chief Financial Officer Rajiv Babbar, Chief Operating Officer Manish Anand and its Greater Noida branch head Ramesh Batlesh have been named in the FIR, a Noida Police spokesperson said. Mrinal, the father of an 11-year-old class 11 student, said, "I have deposited more than Rs 3 lakh in fees for my daughter who took admission for the March session. I submitted the entire fee, but suddenly I got this news of the closing of the centre." He said the closure shook him, a private tutor, from inside. "I demand strict action should be taken and a refund of the amount of ..

Illegal payments to land owners: SC appoints SIT to probe Noida functioning

Dissatisfied with a UP government-appointed panel probing the issue of illegal compensation to land owners paid by NOIDA officials, the Supreme Court has appointed an SIT to look into it. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh ruled while hearing the anticipatory bail pleas of the legal advisor and one of the law officers of NOIDA who were accused of corruption. It said the allegations related to the release of huge amounts of compensation in favour of some landowners, who were allegedly not entitled to seek such a higher compensation for their acquired land. The top court constituted the special investigation team (SIT) comprising IPS officer and Additional General of Police, Lucknow zone S B Shiradkar, Inspector General CBCID Modak Rajesh D Rao and Hemant Kutiyal, Commandant of UP Special Range Security Battalion. "The special investigation team shall, inter alia, look into the issues (i) whether the quantum of compensation paid to the land owners was higher than the

Samsung to manufacture Galaxy S25 series at Noida plant: CEO JB Park

The Galaxy S25 series, comprising the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25, benefits significantly from contributions by Samsung's R&D centre in Bengaluru, said JB Park

Uttar Pradesh govt to unlock industrial land parcels in Noida, Gr Noida

Targets to amass land bank of 150,000 acres in three years

Noida teen critical after luxury car hits him while jogging, driver nabbed

A 14-year-old boy sustained serious injuries after being hit by a car while jogging on a service road in Noida Extension, with the police arresting the driver of the luxury vehicle, according to officials. The boy is being treated at a private hospital and his condition is critical, on official said. The incident took place around 6 am on January 9 near Stellar Jeevan Society in the Bisrakh police station area when the Jaguar car allegedly struck the boy from behind, as per a complaint lodged by the victim's father, Murari Singh. "My son Neeraj was running on the service road when the Jaguar, driven recklessly, hit him from behind. He sustained serious injuries to his head and chest and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital," Singh has said in his complaint. A police spokesperson said that following the complaint, an FIR has been registered at the local police station. "The boy is being treated for his injuries at a private hospital, where his condition remains critical. T

SPPL targets 1 mn TV sales in 2025; expands capacity, global brand licenses

Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd (SPPL), a TV and home appliances manufacturing company having licenses of several global brands for the Indian market, targets to cross the mark of one million units of TV sales in 2025, helped by capacity enhancement, expansion of portfolio and increasing presence in offline channels, said director and CEO Avneet Singh Marwah. The Noida-based company, which has a portfolio of global brands including, Thomson, Kodak, Blaupunkt, White-Westinghouse and White-Westinghouse (Trademark of Electrolux), plans to add licensing rights for two more global brands in the Indian market. Besides, it also plans to enter into new categories like refrigerators and expand its play in appliances, including washing machines, coolers, and more. "This year we are closing around 6,00,000 units of TVs, and next year's target is 1 million," Marwah told PTI. The company, known for its affordable range of smart TVs in the Indian market, has a current revenue base of Rs 700 crore. A .