Uttar Pradesh

Red Alert! North India drug abuse at all-time high, reveals AIIMS survey

The survey was conducted among subjects between the ages 10 and 78 over a period of 10 months between December 2017 and October 2018.

Feb 20, 2019

PM Narendra Modi unveils electric locomotive in Varanasi

PM Modi visited Varanasi to gift several projects worth crores of rupees ahead of the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Feb 19, 2019

Woman forced to marry father-in-law, raped to remarry husband

The woman had filed a maintenance case against her husband after he divorced her for the second time. The details of her trauma emerged during a hearing of the case on Tuesday.

Feb 7, 2019

Did UP CM Yogi Adityanath lie about Ganga Expressway? Here are the facts

The proposed 600 kilometre-long Ganga Expressway will be second biggest in the country with the Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway as largest.

Jan 30, 2019

Will Priyanka Gandhi's political entry bring back Indira Magic for Congress?

Priyanaka's formal political entry also happens after the Bahujan Samaj Paarty (BSP) and the Samajwadi party (SP) cold-shouldered Congress when they formed an electoral alliance.

Jan 23, 2019

After shooting with mouth, 'Thain-Thain' cop shot in leg in UP encounter

This is the same cop who had amused many while he was in pursuit of two armed men in Sambhal district then while finding his pistol jammed, he made a 'thain-thain' sound in order to frighten the criminals.

Jan 5, 2019

Those who feel unsafe in India should be bombed, says BJP MLA Vikram Singh Saini

The MLA from Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, an accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, had earlier threatened to manhandle those who killed and disrespected cows.

Jan 4, 2019

Uttar Pradesh: Priest's body found hanging from pole near temple

Swami Premdas (64), the priest of Ram Janki temple in Baba ka Purva, was killed on Tuesday night by four people.

Jan 3, 2019

Male passenger strips mid-air on Dubai-Lucknow Air India flight

After landing at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, the staff handed him over to the airport security officials.

Dec 31, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: Woman thrashed, disrobed, made to run in village by eve-teasers

Police have registered a case against the four miscreants involved in the incident and have arrested one of them, said Circle officer Yadavendra Yadav Sunday, adding they are trying to apprehend others.

Dec 30, 2018

Congress a 'lollipop company', has no concern for farmers: PM Modi

Addressing a rally at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, the Prime Minister asked the gathering to be wary of the sops and promises assured by Congress.

Dec 29, 2018

ISIS case: Court sends 10 accused to 12-day NIA custody

NIA had sought 15-day custodial interrogation of the arrested, saying it needed to unearth the entire conspiracy for which there were intelligence inputs

Dec 27, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: 55-year-old mother shot dead by son

The incident occurred Monday night following an argument between accused Iqbal and his parents after he found out that his sister had been married off without informing him or his three siblings.

Dec 25, 2018

8 lakh fake beneficiaries identified in Maharashtra anganwadis: WCD

A senior WCD official said a total of 61 lakh beneficiaries registered in these anganwadis and of them 8 lakh names were fake. Anganwadis or rural childcare centres were set up by the government to combat undernutrition and stunting among children below the age of six years.

Dec 17, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: BJP MP Savitribai Phule resigns from party, 'Country needs a constitution not a temple'

Savitribai Phule said she will launch an agitation to champion the cause of Dalits from December 23.

Dec 6, 2018

Vivo to invest Rs 4,000 crore in India; create over 5,000 jobs after setting up second facility

Vivo will become one of the largest company-owned setups in India after the new investment and the company's manufacturing plant in India will be as huge as its other facilities in China.

Nov 30, 2018

Maharasthra: Man acquitted in murder case after prosecution fails to prove motive

The prosecution failed to prove the charges under Indian Penal Code Sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) against the accused.

Nov 26, 2018

Delhi: 5-year-old boy falls to death in septic tank while playing

The victim was playing with children of his age group when he fell in the septic tank which was partially open, a senior police officer said.

Nov 21, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: 16 children injured as school vehicle overturns in Etah

The children, all under the age of 10 were injured in the accident and four of them have been seriously injured and admitted to a hospital.

Nov 16, 2018

RBI tightens oversight of NBFCs, cancels registration of 31 firms

West Bengal leads in the number of finance companies suffering central bank's axe while another 17 voluntarily close business.

Nov 11, 2018