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Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and thank the people of the state. (Photo: @Narendramodi_PM/Twitter)

BJP clean sweeps UP civic polls, wins 14 out of 16 seats

The Congress bettered its performance by ranking number two in Varanasi, Moradabad and Mathura.

2 Dec 2017 6:27 AM IST

House in Sudemau village in Uttar Pradeshs Pratapgarh district have no doors.

Uttar Pradesh: Snake curse' leaves village sans doors

No theft has ever been reported from doorless houses and villagers believe that Nag Devta guards their valuables.

2 Dec 2017 6:19 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)

Sangh body threatens a reverse love jihad'

Right wing activists are more opposed to marriages in which the Muslim men hide their identity before marrying a Hindu...

1 Dec 2017 6:10 AM IST

ABVP won all posts of the student union in six colleges.

ABVP announces bounty for Games of Ayodhya director

Leader offers Rs 1L reward for chopping off hands of former MLC.

1 Dec 2017 3:08 AM IST

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. (Photo: PTI)

Ayodhya firing: Woman drags Mulayam Singh Yadav to court

Gayatri Devi's petition says her husband was passing through the Lal Kothi area of Ayodhya with other kar sevaks around...

30 Nov 2017 12:28 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar has warned that parents who fail to send their wards to schools will be locked up in police stations. (Photo: Facebook/@omprakashrajbhar)

UP mantris in war of words, ally threat to fight Guj polls

The minister, Om Prakash Rajbhar, chief of the SBSP, is one of the disgruntled members of the Yogi team.

29 Nov 2017 1:57 AM IST

With the latest victory, the BJPs tally in the 227-member BMC has risen to 82, while that of the Sena remains at 84. (Photo: PTI)

New BJP panel to woo youngsters

Party general secretary Bhupendra Yadav is in charge of this programme.

28 Nov 2017 1:54 AM IST

Representational image of an EVM used for voting.

UP civic polls: Names missing from voters' list

Residents of government colonies in Lucknow also said that their names were struck off the voters' list.

27 Nov 2017 1:18 AM IST

Polling officers collect EVMs before leaving for booth in Nagar Palika Election in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Chaiwala, panwala in race for UP civic polls

Inspired by PM Modi, Shafat Hussain, a chaiwala' is contesting from the Asharfabad ward on a Samajwadi ticket.

26 Nov 2017 6:44 AM IST

The derailed coaches of Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express near Manikpur railway station in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. AFP 13 coaches were derailed, throwing sleeping passengers from their seats in a new disaster that left three dead and nine injured. The Vasco Da Gama Express flipped off the tracks in thick fog soon after leaving Manikpur station in Uttar Pradesh state, police said. (Photo: AFP / Sanjay Kanojia)

3 killed in train derailment in UP

Railway minister announces Rs 5L to kin of deceased.

25 Nov 2017 2:07 AM IST

Anand Vihar School, a missionary school, has objected to one of its Muslim students wearing a headscarf to school.

UP: School bars scarves for Muslim students

Principal Archana Thomas also asked him to not disrupt the school's functioning by asking unnecessary questions.

25 Nov 2017 12:45 AM IST

Deepika Padukone in a still from Padmavati.

Case against scribes who watched Padmavati film

The lawyer, Ashok Pandey, claimed that this was a clear violation of Section 7 (1) of the Cinematography Act.

24 Nov 2017 4:36 AM IST