Who was Mukhtar Ansari? From a Indian Army Brigadier's grandson to BHU student leader to a gangster-politicianJailed gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari passed away from a heart attack in Banda. Ansari, 63, faced 65 criminal charges, including murder...
Allahabad High Court says Mukhtar Ansari gang most dreaded in India, denies bail to memberGangster Mukhtar Ansari, who was an MLA from Mau, is currently lodged in Banda jail. He was brought to Banda jail from a Punjab jail in Apr...
Mukhtar Ansari aide Alka Rai's property worth Rs 2.67 cr attachedBarabanki SP Anurag Vats said that on the orders of the district magistrate, a police team from Barabanki had gone to Mau on Monday and att...
Govt taking action against those who damaged Mau like 'termites': UP CM AdityanathWithout taking any name, Adityanath said, "These mafias and their people have committed the sin of obstructing the development of this area...
Allahabad High Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of Mukhtar Ansari's MLA son AbbasThe court asked Abbas Ansari, MLA from Mau seat, to surrender before the concerned court which shall decide his plea expeditiously.
UP polls: Mukhtar Ansari not in fray this time but remains centre of attentionUnion Home Minister Amit Shah and other BJP leaders have been taking Mukhtar Ansari's name to attack the Samajwadi Party on the issue of la...
SP-SBSP alliance will support Mukhtar Ansari in UP assembly polls, says RajbharWhen asked whether Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav will be ready to support him, Rajbhar said, "If he has to form a government, he...
Mukhtar Ansari Ambulance Case: Vehicle was used to carry firearms, another accused arrestedThe bullet-proof ambulance in which don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari travelled from jail to Punjab court was also used for carrying fir...
Yogi Adityanath orders transfers of Mukhtar Ansari back to Agra JailLast year in June, Ansari in a surprise move was transferred to the Lucknow jail from Agra hours after his party Quami Ekta Dal had announc...
Mayawati seeks vote for ‘Bahubali’ Mukhtar AnsariThe BSP supremo sought support for Mukhtar in an election meeting in Mau in eastern UP which goes to polls on March 4 in the sixth phase.
SP, BSP want hung house to keep BJP out, says PMThe PM said states such as UP needed strong governments to progress and not be like a “paralysed organ” of Mother India.
UP elections 2017: 'Donkey' issue refuses to die down, Narendra Modi targets Akhilesh Yadav againJoining Modi in targeting Akhilesh, Rajnath Singh told a press conference in Varanasi that the Chief Minister should not have used such a l...
Poll pourri: Local dons carve out their dens in eastern UPBJP has given tickets to several candidates from Most Backward Castes (MBCs) in the areas under the influence of Ansari brothers.
Why does Mau vote for jailed Mukhtar Ansari election after election?Since 1996, Mukhtar has won this seat four times in a row. He first triumphed with BSP in 1996. Then twice as Independent in 2002 and 2007.
Dayashankar Singh released from Mau jail, dares MayawatiThe leader, who was arrested for allegedly making derogatory comments against the BSP chief last month, was today released from Mau jail.
EX-BJP leader Dayashankar released from Mau jailSingh, who was on the run for nine days after his remarks against Mayawati, was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force with the help ...
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Mukhtar Ansari back in fray, but from GhosiMukhtar Ansari, after withdrawing his nomination from the Varanasi seat, filed his nomination papers for the Ghosi LS seat from the central...