Uttar Pradesh

Anti-CAA protests in UP: Notices not withdrawn forever but to be sent under 2020 law

The apex court's decision came in response to the Yogi Adityanath government's submission that it had withdrawn 274 recovery orders and actions against anti-CAA activists for damage to public and private property in 2019.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

Feb 18, 2022

UP man's suicidal post goes viral; cops jump into action, save his life [details]

The Kanpur police managed to save the life of a local mimicry artiste in Kanpur's Naubasta area who had shared a suicide post on Facebook.

Feb 10, 2022

ISI-funded mosques, madarsas on India-Nepal border raise serious security concerns

The rising number of mosques and madarsas in the last three years along the Indo-Nepal border adjoining Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal is a matter of serious security concerns, intelligence agencies have warned in the latest report.

Feb 6, 2022

UP: Man climbs on tower with kids over wife's infidelity [details]

High drama was witnessed in Kanpur Dehat for over an hour when a man, upset over his wife's alleged affair with a local man, climbed the tower with his children and threatened to die by suicide.

Jan 25, 2022

Embarrassment for grand-old party: Poster girl of Cong's 'ladkhi hoon, lad sakti hoon' campaign joins BJP [details]

The picture of the party's poster girl is also depicted on Congress's exclusive manifesto for women. Priyanka Maurya alleges that her name and caste was used by the party.

Jan 20, 2022

NCB has seized a huge cache of psychotropic drugs from UP-Nepal border

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Lucknow zone, has seized a huge cache of psychotropic drugs and arrested six people for their involvement in drugs smuggling from across the India-Nepal border.

Jan 13, 2022

Assembly Elections: Seven-phase polls in 5 states from Feb 10 to Mar 7; Results on Mar 10

The elections to five states Assemblies -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gao, Punjab and Manipur -- would be held from February 10 to March 7, and the counting of votes will take place on March 10

Jan 8, 2022

7-yr-old begins early campaign seeking ticket for father in UP elections

Gauri Pandey is just seven years old but is already adept at campaigning.

Jan 5, 2022

UP Congress leader booked for "Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon" marathon incident in Bareilly

An FIR has been lodged against Congress district chief Mirza Ashfaque Saqlaini and other unidentified persons following a "stampede-like situation" during a marathon organised by the party in Bareilly.

Jan 5, 2022

Andaman journalist arrested by the police over his tweet

Youth held for posing as Hindu, abducting minor girl on her way to school

The Kasganj Police in Uttar Pradesh has arrested a youth for allegedly trapping a Hindu minor girl by posing as a Hindu boy and later forcing her to convert to Islam.

Jan 5, 2022

Upset with stray cattle, farmers lock them up in UP school

A group of farmers in the Turkipur village in Aurraiya district staged a protest against the menace of stray cattle after driving them into a government school and locking them there.

Jan 3, 2022

UP man kills self over fake bank account opened without his knowledge

A 35-year-old man allegedly ended his life by hanging after he learnt that a fake account had been opened in his name in 2015 in a private bank and that it was being used for committing fraud worth nearly Rs 1 crore.

Dec 30, 2021

UP parties want elections not to be delayed

All major political parties in Uttar Pradesh have urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to delay the 2022 assembly polls in the state, following concerns of over the new Omicron Covid-19 variant.

Dec 29, 2021

Allahabad HC suggests postponing UP polls over Omicron fears

The Allahabad High Court has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider postponing the 2022 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh by a month or two in the wake of the rising cases of Covid-19 cases caused by the new Omicron variant.

Dec 24, 2021

Modi in a surprise visit to Varanasi railway station

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Uttar Pradesh

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

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

UP man's suicidal post goes viral; cops jump into action, save his life [details]

ISI-funded mosques, madarsas on India-Nepal border raise serious security concerns

UP: Man climbs on tower with kids over wife's infidelity [details]

Embarrassment for grand-old party: Poster girl of Cong's 'ladkhi hoon, lad sakti hoon' campaign joins BJP [details]

NCB has seized a huge cache of psychotropic drugs from UP-Nepal border

Assembly Elections: Seven-phase polls in 5 states from Feb 10 to Mar 7; Results on Mar 10

7-yr-old begins early campaign seeking ticket for father in UP elections

UP Congress leader booked for "Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon" marathon incident in Bareilly

Youth held for posing as Hindu, abducting minor girl on her way to school

Upset with stray cattle, farmers lock them up in UP school

UP man kills self over fake bank account opened without his knowledge

UP parties want elections not to be delayed

Allahabad HC suggests postponing UP polls over Omicron fears

Modi makes surprise mid-night visit to Varanasi railway station

FIR lodged against SP MLA, workers after scuffle with police in UP

FIR filed against Zukerberg for FB post against Akhilesh Yadav, dropped later

UP youth arrested for tweeting misleading photo of Rajasthan as that of TET aspirants

Angry with son, UP man writes off crores of rupees worth property to government

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]

Is exhibiting cleavage mandatory? Malaika Arora opts for low neck sleeveless outfit at event in Vrindavan, leaves netizens furious