On being questioned whether they feel it has become a battle of two states, Haryana from where most wrestlers hail and Uttar Pradesh, the l...

But if the 2017 polls were a no-contest for the BJP in western Uttar Pradesh like most of the state, the Samajwadi Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal ...

ET spoke to several Khap leaders who supported continuation of the agitation. "The farm laws were brought only last year. The issue of MSP ...

Farm leader Mahendra Singh Tikait's son Narendra Tikait said his two brothers and the entire Tikait family would leave the protest if even ...

Born on June 4, 1969 in Sisauli village of Muzaffarnagar district in western Uttar Pradesh, Rakesh Tikait joined BKU after quitting the Del...

The UP government had increased police deployment at the Ghazipur border and the protest site could have been vacated in the night. But thi...

“We went to meet the farmers to allow us to open at least one side of the road. For the last two months they have blocked it and we are suf...

First-timers without any political lineage to find out the odds they conquered on the way to Parliament.

He pointed out that a joyous occasion like a wedding often became a heavy burden for the family. Many ended up in massive debt as a result.

He said the situation has 'improved' since yesterday and the Army was out to assist the police to help bring the situation under control.

A khap panchayat of Basauli village, in its order said that unmarried girls of the village were not to use mobile phones or social media.

Blame is apportioned equally between Akhilesh Yadav for lax administration and Narendra Modi who the villagers feel has gone back on his po...

Khaps — or community or clan councils — have in the recent past passed diktats that range from the outlandish to the ridiculous — from a ba...

Prohibitions on conversion are similar to prohibitions on sex. Police act in concert with right-wing goons to thwart ‘kiss of love’ events.

At least 80% of disputes are resolved by biradiri panchayats,” she says. Kishwar isn’t the only one supporting khaps and Shariat courts.

Raajhar village in Shamli district grabbed headlines after Narendra Modi's aide Amit Shah delivered his "revenge" speech here last week..

Tall tales of wealth creation spurred by proximity to Delhi apart, Haryana is home to a series of bad news reeking of a feudal social order.