Uttar Pradesh
- India
BJP using festival of independence for its own gains: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said the BJP is appropriating the festival of independence to its purpose which is an insult to the martyrs. BJP is pursuing its…
- India
UP: Hindu outfit demands ban on movie Laal Singh Chaddha
Varanasi: Members of a Hindu outfit on Thursday staged a protest against Aamir Khan-starrer film “Laal Singh Chaddha”, demanding a ban on it in Uttar Pradesh as they accused the actor of…
- Andhra Pradesh
RLDA to lease out railway land for development near Tirupati
Amaravati: Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), a statutory entity of Indian Railways, has invited bids for leasing out a 5,532 square metre land parcel at Renigunta near temple town Tirupati for commercial…
- Telangana
UP BJP gen. secretary Sunil Bansal made in charge of Telangana
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday appointed Sunil Bansal, one of the party’s key election managers, as its national general secretary and in charge of three opposition-ruled states — West Bengal, Odisha…
- Crime and Accident
UP: Wife sets husband on fire after argument over affair
Mathura: A man, who had been allegedly set on fire by his wife, in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district, died during treatment at a hospital in New Delhi, police said. He had suffered…
- India
India’s strength is its unity, dividing people on caste, religion will weaken country: UP CM
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said India’s strength is its unity and the country will be weakened if citizens are divided on the basis of caste and religion.…
- India
UP: Dalit teenager beaten to death on suspicious of theft
A 14-year-old Dalit boy was brutally beaten by upper-caste Hindu men in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. According to a complaint lodged by the deceased’s father, Pappu Ram, it said, “My son Vijay Kumar…
- India
UP: Yogi Adityanath receives bomb threat, probe underway
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath received a bomb threat, informed officials on Monday. The death threat was received as a message on the police control room’s helpline WhatsApp on August…
- India
BJP has faith in corruption, not in Lord Ram: AAP MP over ‘illegal’ land deals in Ayodhya
New Delhi: AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Monday said the Ayodhya Development Authority has vindicated his claim by naming 40 people, including the city mayor and certain BJP leaders, in alleged illegal…
- India
SP leader’s car hit by truck, dragged on for 500 meters
Mainpuri: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Devendra Singh Yadav’s car was hit by a truck and was dragged for more than 500 meters in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district. Yadav is the SP district…
- Offbeat
Uttar Pradesh: Angry leader bites off minor’s nose in Lalitpur
Lalitpur: A political leader from Lalitpur bit off the nose of a poor 16-year-old boy in a fit of rage, sources said on Monday. The profusely bleeding boy was admitted to a local…
- India
UP: Irked over relationship, man gives contract to kill minor daughter; 3 held
Meerut: Harbouring a grudge over his daughter not severing ties with her lover, a man in this Uttar Pradesh district allegedly gave a contract to kill her to a ward boy of a…
- India
With eye on 2024 polls, BJP plans to expand base among Pasmanda Muslims, Yadavs
Lucknow: The BJP has planned to expand its base among the Yadavs, Jatavs and Pasmanda Muslims as part of its strategy to win all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 general…
- India
BJP to organise events to felicitate Pasmanda Muslims in leadership role
New Delhi: Acting on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reach out to Pasmanda Muslims, the BJP is planning to start a felicitation programme from Friday of the community leaders…
- India
UP: Prayagaraj authorities face ultimatum to produce sanctioned map
The Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) has failed to produce the sanctioned map of the building Indira Bhavan that houses its office. Speaking on the issue to reporters, Vijay Vishwas Pant, Prayagaraj divisional…
