Who was Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva, the compounder-turned-gangster, shot dead outside Lucknow court?Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva was an alleged aide of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari. According to news agency IANS, Sanjeev Jeeva began as a...
07 Jun, 2023, 06.18 PM IST
UP court gives Mukhtar Ansari life imprisonment in Congress leader Awadhesh Rai's murder caseMukhtar Ansari, a gangster-politician, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Varanasi court for a murder that occurred more than 30 ...
05 Jun, 2023, 03.27 PM IST
Sedition charge on Congress's Ajay Rai in Varanasi over remarks on Modi, Adityanath"Rai has been found holding the campaign without permission, in violation of the guidelines for coronavirus and also violating the model co...
05 Feb, 2022, 10.02 PM IST
Ajay Kumar Lallu replaces Raj Babbar as UP Congress chiefAjay was the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in Uttar Pradesh and is a two-time MLA from Tamkuhi Raj constituency.
07 Oct, 2019, 11.38 PM IST
Priyanka Gandhi tries to rally opposition voters with roadshowCongress’ show held on the same route PM Modi had taken on April 25.
16 May, 2019, 06.50 AM IST
Allahabad HC rejects petition challenging Narendra Modi's election from VaranasiNo material has been placed on record to make the petition triable, the judge said.
07 Dec, 2016, 04.31 PM IST
HC to give verdict on plea against Narendra Modi's election tomorrowThe petition has been filed by sitting Congress MLA Ajay Rai, who was the party's candidate against Modi from Varanasi in the 2014 general ...
04 Dec, 2016, 07.40 PM IST
Varanasi violence: SP government arrested Congress MLA to please Modi, says Shriprakash JaiswalJaiswal said that the Centre and the state government were hand in glove, and threatened to disrupt the assembly proceedings if Congress ML...
17 Oct, 2015, 01.10 AM IST
Congress condemns invoking of NSA against Ajay RaiCongress strongly condemned the imposition of National Security Act (NSA) on its MLA Ajay Rai in connection with the violence in Varanasi
15 Oct, 2015, 03.14 PM IST
Hearing on petition challenging Modi's election from Varanasi deferred till Nov 20The Allahabad High Court today deferred till November 20 the hearing on a petition challenging the election of PMNarendra Modi from Varanas...
11 Sep, 2015, 10.02 PM IST
High Court issues notice to Narendra Modi on Ajay Rai's petition challenging his election from VaranasiAjay Rai, who is an MLA from Pindra assembly segment of Varanasi district, had finished third in the Lok Sabha election.
18 Jul, 2014, 05.11 PM IST
Elections 2014: Congress strategy backfires in Varanasi, Ajai Rai risks forfeiting depositCongress' decision to field a local MLA against Narendra Modi in Varanasi appears to have backfired as the party's nominee finished a dista...
16 May, 2014, 10.59 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Afzal Ansari, Ajay Rai bury hatchet to take on Narendra ModiAfzal Ansari-led Quami Ekta Dal has announced its support for Cong candidate Ajay Rai in Varanasi in order to prevent division of votes aga...
30 Apr, 2014, 10.45 AM IST
Lok sabha polls 2014: Quami Ekta Dal backs Congress' Ajai Rai in VaranasiAsked which Cong leader had approached him for support for Rai, Ansari said "you can assume the name of Digvijay Singh for approaching him".
29 Apr, 2014, 08.57 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: My electoral record better than Narendra Modi's, says Ajay RaiModi, in his third term as Gujarat chief minister, is contesting his first Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi and Vadodara in Gujarat.
16 Apr, 2014, 05.31 PM IST
Ajay Rai seeks Gandhis support for Varanasi campaignAjay Rai said he has already sought support of Cong top brass like Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to campaign for him in the Varanasi consti...
15 Apr, 2014, 04.38 PM IST
Congress to field Ajay Rai against Narendra Modi in VaranasiPutting an end to weeks of speculation, Congress announced that it will field local candidate Ajay Rai against Narendra Modi in Varanasi.
08 Apr, 2014, 04.43 PM IST