Synonymous with the Congress in Uttar Pradesh for decades, several families are now losing their new generation to rival organisations, mak...

These are the families of stalwarts like Kamlapati Tripathi (Varanasi), Noor Bano (Rampur), Jitendra Prasad (Shahjahanpur) and Kunwar C P N...

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia is the chairperson of the Peetambara Trust, that manages the affairs of the shrine.

In all there were seven candidates, who had direct link with Akhilesh Yadav or other former chief ministers.

BSP fared badly in the reserved seats as well during the Lok Sabha polls where it drew a blank- and hence the party feels it needs to convi...

Congress leaders said that the roadshow, unofficially dubbed as “Dard e Banaras” by Team Prashant Kishor, would highlight the plight of its...

Championed by Prashant Kishor, the political consultant hired by Congress, this upper caste-focused strategy is being debated vigorously by...

SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav termed Atal Bihari Vajpayee as "good prime minister" who accepted his demand for women's reservation.

The Congress Vice President wanted the party polls to be "free, fair and transperent" and sought utilisation of the opportunity to "reinvig...

Varanasi has a record total of 42 candidates in fray this time, including those from parties like SP, BSP & TMC along with as many as 20 in...

Among the best chronicles of contemporary Banaras is Kashi Ka Assi, a novel where all the protagonists can be found at a tea stall holding ...

If the battle for the heart of India hinges on UP, the battle for the state will be determined in Purvanchal with 28 Lok Sabha seats.

Varanasi is agog with possibilities and a “tryst with history” kind of a moment as tussle between BJP Veteran Joshi & PM nominee Modi heats...

The challenges before Rahul are well known and he has his task cut out. Here are a few points that he might find worth pondering over.

UP’s third phase of polls promises to have a bit of everything: dynasty and royalty , crime and corruption. There are former bureaucrats in...

Rahul probably knew what he was getting into as he spent seven hours in the constituency last month to gather support for Tripathi.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the country has to leave the path of violence whether it is in Jammu and Kashmir or Kandham...