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Invest UP strengthens strategic engagements in Japan, positions UP as Global Investment Hub

Lucknow, Dec 10 (UNI) In a major step toward expanding international partnerships, an advance delegation from Invest UP, led by Additional Chief Executive Officer Shashank Chaudhary, held high-level meetings in Japan with leading Japanese corporations, such as Renesas Electronics, Marubeni Corporation, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Shimizu Corporation, and the Yamanashi Prefectural Government.
The engagements aimed to promote Uttar Pradesh as a preferred destination for manufacturing, mobility, technology, green hydrogen, and sustainable infrastructure investments, while exploring long-term avenues of collaboration.
In a significant government-to-government engagement, the Yamanashi Prefectural Government represented by Takeyasu Sanada, Director General for International Strategy and Yamanashi Brand Promotion; Kazuya Miyazaki, Governor’s Policy Aide; and Indian-origin Neerendra Upadhyaya, Prefectural Advisor, presented their advanced green hydrogen technologies, including the Yamanashi Model P2G System.
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JLF Day-4 : ex-CJI says Constitution holds society together

18 Jan 2026 | 8:13 PM

Jaipur, Jan 18 (UNI) Former Chief Justice of India Justice D.Y. Chandrachud today described the Constitution as the “common stone” holding society together, highlighting how courts have expanded it to include dignity, liberty, and the right to a speedy trial.

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Large-scale events announced for UP Day 2026 across India and abroad

18 Jan 2026 | 7:20 PM

Lucknow, Jan 18 (UNI): Uttar Pradesh will organise 'UP Day 2026' from January 24 to 26 on a grand scale to showcase the state’s rich heritage, cultural vitality and developmental achievements to citizens across India and abroad, Tourism and Culture Minister, Jaiveer Singh, announced here on Sunday.

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Severe cold, dense fog trigger series of road accidents across UP; 12 dead, 75 injured

18 Jan 2026 | 6:59 PM

Lucknow, Jan 18 (UNI) Severe cold weather accompanied by dense fog continues to wreak havoc across Uttar Pradesh, leading to a series of tragic road accidents today.

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Rajdhani Exp claims life

18 Jan 2026 | 6:42 PM

Betul (MP), Jan 18 (UNI) An unidentified person was hit by the Rajdhani Express on the Parsoda track in the vicinity of this district's Amla Station, officials of Railway Proteection Force(RPF) said on Sunday.
The person's severed head got caught in the locomotive and was carried about 4 km to Amla where it was extricated with the help of Railway personnel. The rest of the body was found on the scene.

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MP: Car runs over labourers, killing 2

18 Jan 2026 | 6:37 PM

Bhopal, Jan 18 (UNI) At least two labourers were killed on the spot and around a dozen were injured after a rashly driven speeding car ran over them in Jabalpur town of Madhya Pradesh today afternoon.

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