Uttar Pradesh

UP school principal booked for asking students to wear kurta, cap and make video [details]

Meanwhile, school officials maintained that the exercise was intended to promote harmony and that similar activities were given to pupils during Christmas, Hindu festivals, Guru Nanak Jayanti, and other occasions.

May 7, 2022

UP shocker: Newborn baby slips off nurse's hands, hits floor and dies in hospital [details]

In a freak accident, a new-born baby boy died after he slipped off the hands of a staff nurse and hit the floor at a private hospital in Malhaur locality of Chinhat in Lucknow.

Apr 27, 2022

Sisters in UP's Auraiya jump before goods train; die by suicide [details]

Two minor sisters allegedly died by suicide by jumping before a goods train in Dibiyapur area in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, police said.

Apr 26, 2022

Thief dances away, remains out of police reach in UP

Thief dances while robbing shop; remains out of police reach in UP [details]

A jig is probably the last thing that would be on the mind of a thief on the job. However, this thief in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli district was obviously enjoying his moment when he sneaked into a hardware shop over the weekend.

Apr 20, 2022

After viral video, 7 held for making Class 10 UP student lick feet

Seven persons have been arrested after a video, that showed a Class 10 Dalit student being assaulted and made to lick feet of rivals, went viral on social media.

Apr 19, 2022

Girl with Aadhar name "Baby 5 of Madhu" faces glitch to get admission in school, resolved finally

After the intervention of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's Office, the five-year-old girl, who was named as 'Baby five of Madhu' in her Aadhar card and thereafter denied admission to school, was finally given admission.

Apr 6, 2022

PM Modi's speech in UP on April 6 to have maximum coverage [details]

Elaborate arrangements are being made to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech on April 6, which is BJP's Foundation Day, reached out to every nook and corner of Uttar Pradesh.

Apr 3, 2022

Yogi inaugurates Gorakhpur-Varanasi flight; adds to improving air connectivity [details]

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday, inaugurated the SpiceJet Gorakhpur-Varanasi flight, via video conferencing.

Mar 27, 2022

Bizarre politics: UP woman accuses husband of selling her to recover poll money

The wife of a local leader in Uttar Pradesh, whose video went viral after he cried at a police station alleging that he was denied a poll ticket "even after paying a large sum of money", has filed a complaint accusing her husband of "selling her to his friends for money".

Mar 18, 2022

Elections update: Upset Cong workers from UP to reach Delhi on March 14 to meet Sonia Gandhi

The Congress workers from across Uttar Pradesh will march to Delhi on Monday and reach the party headquarters where they plan to meet Sonia Gandhi.

Mar 11, 2022

UP girl raped, forced to consume poison; accused held [details]

A 16-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped and then forced to consume poison by the accused which resulted in her death.

Mar 6, 2022

UP polls: 21.79% voter turnout till 11 am in 6th phase [details]

A voter turnout of 21.79 per cent was registered till 11 a.m. on Thursday in the ongoing sixth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said.

Mar 3, 2022

Andaman journalist arrested by the police over his tweet

UP man held for molesting mother-daughter on train; RPF, GRP take swift action [details]

An 18-year-old girl and her mother, 38, travelling on board the Lucknow Mail train were allegedly molested by a man.

Mar 2, 2022

Bride refuses to marry after finding groom wearing a wig at wedding [Details]

A bride refused to marry the groom on the wedding day after she saw him wearing a wig.

Feb 25, 2022

4.80% polling in Punjab in first one hour (Ld)

21.18% voting in UP phase-3 poll; Punjab registers 17.77% till 11 am

The voting percentage till 11 a.m. in the third phase Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh was 21.18, and Punjab recorded 17.77 per cent in its single-phase poll on Sunday, the Election Commission said.

Feb 20, 2022

Anti-CAA protests in UP: Notices not withdrawn forever but to be sent under 2020 law

The apex court's decision came in response to the Yogi Adityanath government's submission that it had withdrawn 274 recovery orders and actions against anti-CAA activists for damage to public and private property in 2019.

Feb 18, 2022

Called 'Maun Mohan' by BJP but now country remembers my work: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Ahead of the assembly polls in Punjab and the remaining phase of Uttar Pradesh polls, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has issued a video statement in which he said that he was called 'Maun Mohan' then but now the country remembers the good work done by him. He appealed to the voters of Punjab, UP and Manipur to vote for the Congress.