After BKU, its splinter group reaches Delhi to protest govt's 'anti-farmer' policiesThe BKU had splintered after the demise of its chief and iconic farmer leader Mahendra Singh Tikait in 2011.
03 Oct, 2018, 05.43 PM IST
Loan waiver, crackdown on mafia among Mayawati's new poll promisesThe announcement came close on the heels of the BJP led government waiving off two-month interest on loans taken by farmers.
13 Feb, 2017, 10.58 AM IST
UP Assembly polls: How the parties measure upHere's a look at the highs and the lows that each of the parties are faced with.
05 Jan, 2017, 01.08 PM IST
Mayawati attacks PM Narendra Modi on Dalit outreach, calls it an 'eyewash'The BSP supremo also hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for "not taking cognisance" of suicides by Dalit students when his party was i...
14 Apr, 2016, 03.18 PM IST
Double standards by Maha gov in plot allotment to Hema: ChavanAllotment of a prime piece of land to actress and BJP MP Hema Malini allegedly at a "throwaway price" by Maharashtra government today kicke...
29 Jan, 2016, 03.52 PM IST
Dalit scholar suicide: NSUI takes out procession agnst CentreNSUI burnt the effigy of PM Narendra Modi in protest against the death of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad.
20 Jan, 2016, 08.26 PM IST
TRS uses stolen photos to give its government humane faceAs it turns out, the two individuals portrayed — an elderly man and a teary-eyed woman — are not from Telangana.
10 Dec, 2015, 12.38 PM IST
As crops fall, insurance must rise to curb farmer suicidesThe alarming frequency of crop failures and ensuing farmer distress and suicides must force the government to put more attention and resour...
09 Sep, 2015, 01.27 PM IST
25,000 Mathura farmers seek President's permission to hang themselves on August 1525,000 farmers have sought permission from Pranab Mukherjee to commit suicide on August 15 after a 17-year-long struggle to get compensatio...
10 Aug, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
Agra: Activists protest shrinking eco zone near TajEnvironmentalists and activists in the Taj city on Wednesday protested against state government's move to reduce the eco-sensitive zone are...
01 Jul, 2015, 11.32 PM IST
A year on, PM Narendra Modi commits his next 4 years to upliftment of poorHis biggest successes included fight against corruption, controlling inflation and putting in place programmes that would benefit farmers.
26 May, 2015, 06.19 AM IST
Crop loss: 4 farmers die due to shock; 2 commit suicideFour farmers died apparently due to shock while two committed suicide after finding low yield of crops, hit by unseasonal rains and hailsto...
22 Apr, 2015, 06.33 PM IST
30 farmers dead in 4 days as rain, hail hit north IndiaNone of the 24 deaths reported from the ground since Saturday in UP figure in the official list, although the government said it would be a...
07 Apr, 2015, 09.36 AM IST
SP government responsible for delayed funds distribution: BJPExpressing grief over suicides of farmers, she said Centre is ready to provide every help possible to the rain-hit farmers.
06 Apr, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
Sakshi Maharaj, BJP MP from Unnao, is a relatively unknown entity in his constituencyBack in Unnao, Swami Sachchidanand Hari Sakshi Maharaj, better known as just Sakshi Maharaj, is relatively an unknown entity.
05 Apr, 2015, 06.41 AM IST
- 16 killed on day Mukul Roy takes oath as Railway Minister
Sixteen people were killed and three others injured when the Mathura-Kasganj Express rammed into an overcrowded jeep at an unmanned railway...
21 Mar, 2012, 03.27 AM IST
- Hathras train accident: 16 killed as train rams into jeep
Sixteen people were killed and two others seriously injured when the Mathura-Kasganj Express rammed into a jeep at an unmanned railway cros...
20 Mar, 2012, 03.32 PM IST