Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the district magistrates (DM) to provide financial help to the people affected due to unseasonal rain and hailstorms (Photo: File)

Yogi Adityanath announces compensation as unseasonal rains, hailstorms kill 26 in UP

Rs 4 lakh compensation is to be given to the kin of deceased, a government spokesperson said.

16 Feb 2019 4:23 PM

Modi said, 'We have given full authority to the security forces to decide the time, place, and nature of any further operations that need to be carried out in response to Pulwama terror attack.' (Photo: ANI)

'Full authority to security forces to decide time, place to retaliate': Modi

'Our neighbours’ intentions will be given a befitting reply, all major world powers are with us,' Modi added.

15 Feb 2019 4:55 PM

This was the first suicide car bomb strike in Kashmir since the 2001 attack on the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly that left 41 persons, including three suicide attackers, dead.

Priyanka calls off her first press conference, expresses grief over CRPF deaths

A two-minute silence was also observed as a mark of grief.

14 Feb 2019 11:12 PM

Mayawati strong statement came after 14 Aligarh Muslim University students were booked for sedition on Tuesday night and the Madhya Pradesh government imposed the National Security Act on Muslims on charges of cow slaughter earlier in the month. (Photo: ANI)

BJP in UP, Cong in MP examples in 'state terror': Mayawati

'People should decide what is the difference between the Congress and BJP governments,' said Mayawati.

14 Feb 2019 12:51 PM

Wearing a saffron dhoti, the leaders of the BJP offered their prayers at Sangam, the holy confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. (Photo: Amit Shah | Twitter)

Watch: Amit Shah takes holy dip during Kumbh Mela

Followed by the ‘snan’ Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath also performed an ‘aarti’ at Triveni Sangam.

13 Feb 2019 5:29 PM

Security was beefed up at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) after some students and a TV channel crew got into an altercation. (File Photo)

Sedition case against 12 AMU students accused of raising pro-Pak slogans

As many as 12 students, including the university's students' union chief, were charged under sedition.

13 Feb 2019 4:26 PM

Vadra was interrogated for over eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate in Jaipur on Tuesday in connection with an alleged land scam in Bikaner. (File Photo)

‘These things will keep on going,’ Priyanka on ED probing Robert Vadra

Robert Vadra was interrogated for over eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate in Jaipur on Tuesday.

13 Feb 2019 11:14 AM

Mayawati described the episode as 'an example of total dictatorship of BJP government'. (File Photo)

Is BJP so afraid of SP-BSP alliance, asks Mayawati after Akhilesh fiasco

BSP supremo Mayawati said it was extremely condemnable and asked whether the ruling BJP was afraid of their alliance.

12 Feb 2019 2:46 PM

As soon as Samajwadi Party members came to know about their national president, they tried to raise the matter during Question Hour in the assembly. (Photo:Twitter)

'UP govt is afraid’: Akhilesh Yadav after being stopped at Lucknow airport

He said he had to attend an oath-taking ceremony at Allahabad university.

12 Feb 2019 2:22 PM

He was stopped in a bid to prevent him from visiting Allahabad to attend an oath-taking ceremony. (File Photo)

Akhilesh Yadav stopped at Lucknow airport, UP CM gives clarification

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed he was stopped at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport.

12 Feb 2019 1:01 PM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh addressing a gathering in Moradabad on Monday. (Photo: ANI)

'Chowkidar' is pure, will become PM for sure: Rajnath Singh

Singh’s remark comes after Rahul Gandhi continued his 'chowkidar chor hai' barb, in a veiled reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

12 Feb 2019 10:45 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi with party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Raj Babbar during a roadshow in Lucknow on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul by her side, Priyanka begins ‘Mission UP’ with mega roadshow

25-km-long roadshow draws thousands, Rahul Gandhi vows to win UP.

12 Feb 2019 2:01 AM

The mega roadshow by Rahul Gandhi, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra marked Priyanka’s active entry into politics. (Photo: Twitter | @INCUttarPradesh)

Alvida Joomla Sarkar: Jyotiraditya Scindia after Congress ‘historic’ roadshow

‘It is clear. This government will go, change is around the corner,’ Jyotiraditya Scindia also said on Twitter.

11 Feb 2019 6:36 PM

UAE is also looking at storing more crude oil in Indian storages. (Photo: File | PTI)

UAE keen to invest in refining, petrochem projects, store oil in India

India has a refining capacity of 247 million tonnes, which exceeded the demand of 202 million tonnes.

11 Feb 2019 2:59 PM

India to grow at a faster pace; could be second-largest economy by 2030: PM

India has shown tremendous resilience as an anchor of the world economy, says PM Modi.

11 Feb 2019 12:32 PM

The prime minister will also unveil a ceremonial plaque at the event to mark the serving of '3rd billionth meal.' (File Photo)

PM Modi praises NGO's efforts towards eradicating hunger

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday praised the efforts of an NGO towards eradicating hunger from the country.

11 Feb 2019 12:24 PM

"If the saffron party does not implement the recommendations of the Social Justice Committee by February 24, then our path would be separate, and subsequently, we will contest all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state," says Arun Rajbhar, general secretary of SBSP. (Photo: SBSP Website)

Lok Sabha polls: Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party threatens to join SP-BSP alliance

Backward classes account for about 44 per cent of the electorate in UP and play a crucial role in making political prospects of any party.

10 Feb 2019 4:20 PM

India currently produces about 90 million standard cubic meters per day of natural gas. (Photo: File)

Govt move to unlock ONGC, OIL gas

Govt's plan to offer PSUs special incentives for natural gas discoveries in difficult, unviable areas will raise natural gas production.

10 Feb 2019 4:04 PM

Upon being asked about the possible impact of Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into active politics ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Dwivedi said, 'For me or the BJP, Priyanka Gandhi is not an issue. If Rahul Gandhi is a failure, Priyanka is also a failure. Everyone knows that when Priyanka Gandhi is in Delhi she wears jeans and top but dons saree and sindoor when she comes to the constituencies.' (Photo: ANI)

Priyanka wears jeans in Delhi, but dons saree, sindoor in UP: BJP's Harish Dwivedi

This is not the first time that BJP leaders have courted controversy with their remarks on Priyanka Gandhi.

10 Feb 2019 12:39 PM

Mayawati said marvellous memorials and parks built to honour "ignored" gurus and sants born in Dalit and OBC communities are a new grand identity and tourist attractions in the state. (Photo: ANI | File)

Mayawati asks BJP leaders, media to not distort oral observation of SC

SC on Friday said, ‘We are of the tentative view that Mayawati has to deposit public money spent on her statues and party symbol to state.’

09 Feb 2019 3:52 PM