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Muttaiah Nadar, a multi-millionaire, had fallen prey to a gang, which intoxicated him on a train from Mumbai to the state. However, Aadhaar became the foundation on which he was reunited with his family. (Photo: representational | file)

Aadhaar now compulsory for children in UP government schools

Aadhaar will now be compulsory for students in classes 6, 9 and 11 in government schools in Uttar Pradesh.

22 April 2018 1:58 AM IST

The Unnao rape case has sparked nationwide protests.

Rape-tainted leaders push BJP on back foot

The CBI, meanwhile, has arrested a woman, identified as Shashi Singh, the woman who allegedly took the victim to Sengar...

21 April 2018 1:57 AM IST

Rape accused Swami Chinmayanand (right) with UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

Rape charges and murky politics: A sense of deja vu prevails

Chitra complained she used to be a disciple of Swami Chinmayanand at his ashram between 2000 and 2011. It is during this...

21 April 2018 1:52 AM IST

Samajwadi Party President and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference at the party office, in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Unease in party as SP family rift thaws

Some of the leaders had staged a demonstration against SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav when action was taken against...

21 April 2018 12:42 AM IST

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35-year-old, minor raped in UP

ASP Martand Prakash Singh said that one of the accused has been arrested but the father and another accused are...

20 April 2018 2:02 AM IST

Yogi Adityanath

Yogi government set to include 17 OBC castes in SC list

It must be noted that this is the fourth time that the state government will be making an attempt to include 17 OBC...

20 April 2018 1:09 AM IST

Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Shia board chief delinks green flag from Islam

Rizvi said that the flag belonged to Pakistan and some vested interest were linking it to Islam.

19 April 2018 2:18 AM IST

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi meets people in her parliamentary constituency Raebareli on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Sonia, Rahul Gandhi meet voters in their constituencies

Senior Congress leaders of the district also met Mr Gandhi and apprised him about the local politics.

19 April 2018 2:14 AM IST

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Bhim Army's dalit outreach worries BSP

The Bhim Army was founded in 2014 by Chandra Shekhar and is a much more aggressive organisation than the BSP.

18 April 2018 2:17 AM IST

UP director-general of police O.P. Singh told reporters that it is wrong to claim that the police and the BJP leaders are fixing encounters.

Manage BJP leaders, cop tells criminal

The audio went viral within no time and the policeman was suspended soon after. The clip has been sent for forensic...

16 April 2018 2:40 AM IST

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday ordered registration of an FIR against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the alleged rape of an 18-year-old woman in Unnao district. (Photo: PTI)

Unnao rape: Victim's kin demand security after threat

The second pertains to rioting and the alleged killing of the victim's father in judicial custody.

16 April 2018 2:23 AM IST

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav asked the Yogi Adityanath govt to explain as to how many criminals and land mafias were put behind bars and what action had been initiated against them. (Photo: PTI)

Dalit outreach: SP installs Ambedkar statue in office

SP president Akhilesh Yadav, who unveiled the statue on Saturday on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti.

15 April 2018 12:49 AM IST