50 women, 33 Dalits among 125 Congress candidates in UP pollsAt 33, Congress has given the maximum number of tickets to Dalits, followed by 23 OBCs and 20 Muslims. 18 candiates are Brahmins. 88 out of...
14 Jan, 2022, 01.07 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath expands cabinet, inducts 7 new ministers in a caste balancing actChhatrapal Gangwar, a Kurmi from Bareilly will fill the vacuum left by union labour minister from Bareilly, Santosh Gangwar, who was remove...
26 Sep, 2021, 11.37 PM IST
UP cabinet expansion: Caste calculations take shape ahead of pollsPrasada is the only cabinet minister. The other six have been given the rank of minister of state (MoS). While most of the new ministers be...
26 Sep, 2021, 10.03 PM IST
Smaller parties in Samajwadi Party’s 2022 poll planThe primary objective of this move is to reach out to the crucial non-Yadav OBC category, as well as garnering the support of some tribal c...
03 Jul, 2021, 11.43 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh: Landmark Ayodhya verdict, violent protests cap eventful yearRape accusations against saffron-robed former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand and a life sentence for expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Seng...
31 Dec, 2019, 12.37 PM IST
Sonbhadra DM, SP removed as Yogi Adityanath cracks down on errant officials after inquiry reportTen persons were killed and 28 injured in the clash after a village headman and his supporters opened fire on a group of tribals over a lan...
04 Aug, 2019, 08.01 PM IST
Sonbhadra carnage: Crucial land papers of 1955 missingFive days after the Sonbhadra massacre, the three-member panel set up by UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath to probe the circumstances that ...
23 Jul, 2019, 10.50 AM IST
Standoff between Priyanka Gandhi, UP government endsOn Saturday, some of the villagers from Sonbhadra, where 10 people were gunned down over a land dispute, came to the guesthouse itself.
20 Jul, 2019, 06.30 PM IST
Sonbhadra clash: Relative of main accused arrestedKomal, a station superintendent in Bhadohi and a relative of Dutt was arrested Friday evening from Varanasi, Superintendent of Police (SP) ...
20 Jul, 2019, 01.19 PM IST
BJP govt using Section 144 to hide shortcomings: MayawatiSection 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) empowers an executive magistrate to prohibit an assembly of more than four persons in an ...
20 Jul, 2019, 11.59 AM IST
BJP govt wants to 'deport' Priyanka, 'jungle raj' prevailing in UP: CongressCongress party alleged that "jungle raj" was prevalent in the state and the government had failed to take action against the guilty.
20 Jul, 2019, 10.25 AM IST
Priyanka Gandhi detained on her way to Sonbhadra to meet victims' familiesSenior party leaders said that Gandhi, who is also in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, will visit Ubhbha village of Ghoraval tehsil in the ...
20 Jul, 2019, 07.37 AM IST
Day after: Villagers, officials in standoff for hours over funeral of 10 deadThe standoff continued till late Thursday evening as police conducted more raids, finally nabbing a village headman who is the main accused...
19 Jul, 2019, 12.03 PM IST
View: Akhilesh Yadav has emerged stronger than ever before, but this is unlikely to help SPTalking to potential voters while touring eastern Uttar Pradesh last week, one could see that Akhilesh is indeed UP’s politician No 1.
06 Mar, 2017, 11.26 AM IST
A historic first: In ST seat, comeback man banks on SC votesFollowing Election Commission and court interventions, Duddhi and neighbouring seat Obra are now reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST).
25 Feb, 2017, 07.09 PM IST