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Uttar Pradesh
Pavan K Varma | Reprieve, for now, from Yogi’s victim-blaming
Yogi Adityanath, the saffron dhari CM of UP, believes that everything in his state is hunky-dory
02 May 2021 12:00 AM
Anita Katyal | BJP for Sourav as Bengal CM; Cong farmer cell has no chief
The BJP has apparently put together a copious dossier on Ganguly and his family’s business interests in its effort to persuade him
21 Feb 2021 4:52 AM
6-year-old girl found dead in Kanpur was gangraped, hearts taken out: Police
The lungs were removed to perform black magic, believing that it will help a woman give birth to a child, police said
17 Nov 2020 4:04 PM
Taj Mahal set to reopen on September 21 even as COVID-19 rages
Visitors will be limited to 5,000 a day, down from the usual daily average of 20,000
08 Sep 2020 3:38 PM
Samajwadi Party leader SRS Yadav dies due to COVID-19
SP President Akhilesh Yadav, while condoling the demise, said he dedicated his entire life to the Samajwadi Party after his retirement
08 Sep 2020 11:12 AM
Yogi government can frame me in another case, says Kafeel Khan after release from jail
Khan said he now wants to help flood-affected people in Bihar and Assam
02 Sep 2020 10:16 AM
Uttar Pradesh: 6 killed, 5 injured after UPSRTC buses collide in Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh transport minister Ashok Kataria announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to families of those killed and Rs 2.5 lakh to injured
26 Aug 2020 8:48 PM
Uttar Pradesh: Nine detained for organising horse-cart race amid coronavirus restrictions
The detained people have been booked under the Epidemic Diseases Act, among others, in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic
18 Aug 2020 4:11 PM
Samsung mulls producing Rs 3.7 lakh crore worth mobile phones in India
The government expects mobile phones worth Rs 11 lakh crore will be made in the country in the next five years
18 Aug 2020 8:17 AM
13-year-old girl raped, strangled to death in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri
The incident drew strong opposition condemnation, with Congress, SP leaders attacking Adityanath government over the law and order situation
16 Aug 2020 3:38 PM
Clerics protest after cop thrashes Madrasa teacher during lockdown in Muzaffarnagar
Several clerics have filed the complaint and demanded strict action against the sub-inspector
10 Aug 2020 1:39 PM
Jubilant Generics gets DCGI nod to manufacture COVID-19 drug Remdesivir
On June 21, Hetero and Cipla and on July 2 Mylan were given permission to manufacture and market the drug on the same conditions
21 Jul 2020 10:01 AM
Employers bring back guest workers to cities
Maharashtra has undertaken initiatives to invite locals to participate in the infra projects undertaken by the government
19 Jul 2020 2:18 PM
Priyanka Gandhi demands thorough investigation into woman panchayat officer suicide case
In a letter to CM Yogi Adityanath, she said the officer posted in Ballia had raised several questions on the functioning of her department
12 Jul 2020 1:30 PM
Kanpur encounter exposes UP government: Shiv Sena
The accused gangster Vikas Dubey is suspected to have fled to Nepal and he can turn out to be ‘Dawood in Nepal’ for India, the Sena said
07 Jul 2020 11:15 AM
Taj Mahal won't open today, order cites risk of COVID-19 spread
The government order did not specify the duration of the lockdown for monuments that have been closed since March
06 Jul 2020 10:51 AM
Samsung to set up Rs 54 billion smartphone display plant in India
Samsung expects to create some 1,300 jobs at the plant, the facility is likely to begin operations in 2021
17 Jun 2020 8:57 AM
Anamika Shukla case: Priyanka Gandhi slams UP government, says it 'tolerates corrupt practices'
Anamika Shukla, had allegedly withdrawn over Rs 1 crore in salary for over a year from 25 different schools
14 Jun 2020 2:11 PM
Former AI pilot arranges transport for migrants stuck in Mumbai
Singh arranged 14 SUVs for the workers to reach Prayagraj, so far he helped nearly 183 migrant workers to reach their natives
18 May 2020 11:08 AM
Truck carrying migrant workers overturns near MP, 5 labourers killed on spot
Five labourers were killed and 13 others were injured after the mangoes-laden vehicle overturned
10 May 2020 1:12 PM
Columns
If yoga is Hindu, then karate is Buddhist, kung fu is Confucian and taekwondo also Buddhist
Yogi was permitted to create the impression that he was on a goodwill mission to New Delhi, and not summoned as a boy to be chastised
The states which are embracing greater data transparency deserve to be cheered even if by doing so, they push up India’s Covid death count
Prepare for more babu surprises to emerge in and around Uttar Pradesh as the polls draw near