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A file photograph of Mahamandleshwar of Kinnar Akhara Laxmi Narain Tripathi along with sadhus of Kinnar Akhara at the Yamuna in Allahabad. (Photo: PTI)

Kinnar Akhara defies convention, takes holy dip at Magh Mela in...

The Akhara Parishad, the apex body of akharas has refused to recognise the sect which made its debut last year.

17 Jan 2018 1:11 AM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi visit: Clashes break out in Amethi

Mr Gandhi faced protests by BJP supporters who shouted slogans against him in Musafirkhana and blocked his convoy.

17 Jan 2018 12:22 AM IST

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Waiters spy' on love jihad' cases for VHP

Outfit says identity of such informers remains protected.

16 Jan 2018 2:18 AM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi attends a Makar Sankranti puja at Salon, Rae Bareli. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi begins UP tour with temple visit

Posters in Amethi depict Cong chief as Lord Ram, Modi as Ravan.

16 Jan 2018 2:11 AM IST

BSP supremo Mayawati (left) at a rally and Samajwadi Party president rides a bicycle, the partys election symbol, during an election campaign.

Reclusive Akhilesh, Maya make life easy for Yogi

With the distance between these two leaders and their party cadres increasing, it is the BJP that is in an upbeat mood.

15 Jan 2018 2:18 AM IST

An event organised to distribute blankets to the poor took an ugly turn when supporters of BJP MP Rekha Verma clashed with supporters of the local BJP MLA Shashank Trivedi, each accusing the other of trying to hog the limelight on the occasion. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

UP BJP MP, MLA clash in public

Accuse each other of trying to hog limelight during blanket distribution.

15 Jan 2018 1:49 AM IST

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People in UP village face a grave' problem

Chah Pokhar, a Muslim-dominated village, has no graveyard; the one they had, has been submerged into a pond.

14 Jan 2018 2:38 AM IST

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Ambidexterous girl writes in 2 languages at the same time

Tejaswi Tyagi, a student of class 11, can simultaneously write Hindi with one hand and English with the other.

14 Jan 2018 2:21 AM IST

Deepika Padukone in Padmavati.

UP: Fate of Padmavat still hangs in balance

The manager of a multiplex chain said that they would like to be doubly sure before screening the film which is...

14 Jan 2018 2:13 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath further said, there has not been a single appointment made since 2012 over which an accusing finger has not been raised. (Photo: PTI)

CM Yogi Adityanath plans 150 convent-inspired schools

The education department has also started the exercise of talking to children to understand how they want their school...

13 Jan 2018 1:20 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)

BJP misleading people: SP chief

Akhilesh takes a dig at prolonged absence of DGP in Uttar Pradesh.

12 Jan 2018 1:54 AM IST

The Gita Press has already published the Gita in 14 different languages. (Photo: AFP)

Gita to be published in Urdu, but script will be Devnagri

About 15 years ago, the Gita Press had published an Urdu version of the Hindu scripture in Urdu script, which was an...

11 Jan 2018 2:20 AM IST