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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath meets the family members of Subodh Kumar Singh, the police inspector killed in Bulandshahr violence, at his official residence in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Bulandshahr violence: Yogi Adityanath meets Modi, cop’s family

The government also announced that a road leading to the inspector’s village in Etah and a college will be named after him.

07 Dec 2018 2:48 AM

The son of the police inspector killed in the violence said his father wanted him to be a good citizen who doesn’t provoke violence over religion. “My father has lost his life in this Hindu-Muslim dispute. Whose father is next?” Abhishek Singh said.

UP cop killing: Bajrang Dal man key accused, 3 arrested

Of the 27 named, at least four are workers and functionaries of right-wing organisations, including the Bajrang Dal.

05 Dec 2018 1:17 AM

Policemen inspect the area where several vehicles were set on fire by a mob during a protest over the alleged illegal slaughter of cattle in Bulandshahr. (Photo: PTI)

Cop among 2 dead as clashes break out in UP’s Bulandshahr

Cow slaughter suspicion led to violence; police attacked.

04 Dec 2018 1:18 AM

Supporters gather at Kar Sevak Puram as they participate in a ‘Dharam Sabha’, organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad to push for the construction of the Ram Temple, in Ayodhya. (Photo: PTI)

VHP: Date for Mandir building to be announced at 2019 Kumbh

VHP international vice-president Champat Rai said that the VHP wants the entire land for building Ram temple.

26 Nov 2018 1:04 AM

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at Lakshman Qila in Ayodhya on Saturday, ahead of the VHP’s Ram temple event. (Photo: PTI)

Declare Temple building date, Uddhav Thackeray nudges PM Modi

Thackeray, who was initially planning to hold a rally in the holy town on Sunday, was denied permission by the authorities.

25 Nov 2018 1:14 AM

BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar (Photo: ANI)

Prime witness in Unnao rape dies

The family has alleged that it was BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s men who had approached the key witness to weaken the entire case.

24 Aug 2018 5:06 AM

BJP president Amit Shah is greeted by party workers at Rajnagar Extension in Ghaziabad on Sunday while he was on his way to Meerut to attend the BJP’s state working committee meeting. (Photo: PTI)

BJP is aiming for 73 plus UP seats, says Amit Shah

Amit Shah also lashed out at the Opposition and said that “intruders” would not be allowed to stay in the country.

13 Aug 2018 12:49 AM

Women rights activists protest in New Delhi on July 30 over the sexual assault of girls at a state-funded shelter home in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

UP’s Muzaffarpur horror

24 minor girls rescued from NGO-run home in Lucknow’s Deoria.

07 Aug 2018 6:38 AM

BJP president Amit Shah with railway minister Piyush Goyal (left) and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath during the inauguration of a new train at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya station (previously known as Mughalsarai railway station) in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

Amit Shah ‘dares’ Congress to clarify stand on OBC bill

Shah once again questioned the silence of Mr Gandhi on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) aimed at identifying illegal migrants.

06 Aug 2018 1:25 AM

A tree, uprooted in the Wednesday night’s storm, blocks a road near Agra on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Massive storm kills over 100 in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

IMD’s additional director-general Mritunjay Mohapatra said the trigger for the storm was a cyclonic circulation over Haryana.

04 May 2018 5:50 AM

BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was arrested by the CBI on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Unnao rape case: CBI arrests woman who took girl to MLA Sengar

A special court in Lucknow on Saturday sent Sengar, the prime accused in the case arrested on Friday, to a seven-day CBI custody.

15 Apr 2018 5:10 AM

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)

7 encounters in western UP: 3 criminals killed, 6 arrested

The UP CM has repeatedly said that the police have a right to fire back if criminals open fire at them.

26 Mar 2018 1:52 AM

Amit Shah beats Mayawati in key RS battle; BJP wins 9 of 10 in UP

BJP wins 12 out of 25 seats in 6 states; Congress gets 5.

24 Mar 2018 1:23 AM

Kasganj tense, 80 arrested as vigil intensified

BSP president Mayawati said on Sunday that the law and order situation had deteriorated under the leadership of UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

29 Jan 2018 1:04 AM

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and tourists during a visit to the Taj Mahal in Agra. (Photo: PTI)

Yogi Adityanath, on first visit to Taj Mahal, calls it a ‘gem of India’

Several of his ministerial colleagues, including state tourism minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi, accompanied Yogi Adityanath on his visit to the Taj.

27 Oct 2017 12:21 AM

File photo of destist-couple Nupur Talwar and Rajesh Talwar, who were on Thursday acquitted by the Allahabad High Court in the twin murder case of her daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. (Photo: PTI)

We have got justice, Talwars said after cleared of daughter's murder

Rajesh and Nupur to be freed from Dasna Jail today; Court gave them benefit of doubt.

13 Oct 2017 12:20 AM

Police men deployed at Banaras Hindu University in view of the students protests, in Varanasi. (Photo: PTI)

BHU reopens amidst tight security

Registrar Neeraj Tripathi designated as the officiating vice-chancellor.

04 Oct 2017 1:56 AM

Allahabad HC orders UP govt to issue new licenses to slaughterhouses

The order says even those whose slaughterhouses were shut can now apply for licences.

13 May 2017 1:04 AM

No personal law is above Constitution, says Allahabad High Court

The court was hearing the petition of a Varanasi woman who had accused her husband of torturing her for dowry and then divorcing her.

10 May 2017 4:54 AM

Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav with Mulayam Singh Yadav (Photo: PTI/File)

Shivpal Yadav will float front, Mulayam to be its chief

The announcement comes a day after Mulayam Singh Yadav said that sycophants and arrogance were responsible for the defeat.

06 May 2017 12:46 AM

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