Allahabad HC quashes Abbas Ansari's conviction in hate speech case; restores his Assembly membershipAbbas Ansari, son of Mukhtar Ansari, got relief as Allahabad High Court overturned his conviction in a 2022 hate speech case. This led to r...
Uttar Pradesh NDA allies ramp up quota demands ahead of 2027 pollsWith the Uttar Pradesh assembly election on the horizon, NDA allies are increasing pressure regarding reservation demands to strengthen the...
Mukhtar Ansari's MLA son Abbas sentenced to two-year jail in hate speech caseAbbas Ansari, son of gangster Mukhtar Ansari, received a two-year sentence in a 2022 hate speech case. A special MP-MLA court delivered the...
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...
Five members of family die after fire breaks out in house in UP's MauRelief teams were rushed to the spot soon after the receipt of the information. Their bodies were sent for post-mortem. The initial report ...
OP Rajbhar distances himself from party MLA Abbas Ansari arrested by EDThe ED had arrested Abbas Ansari, 30, son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, after a long questioning session at the agency's of...
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...
It’s a game of chess in UP's wild east"Checking" is code for fleecing commuters who are made to pay small bribes in what is often referred to as the lawless badlands of UP.
48.73% votes cast till 3 PM in phase VI of Uttar Pradesh pollsThere are 635 candidates, including 63 women, vying for laurels. Around 1.72 crore voters, including 94.60 lakh men and 77.84 lakh women, a...
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.
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.
BJP leader's derogatory remarks against Mayawati spark rowBJP's Uttar Pradesh vice president Dayashankar Singh's use of a word to liken Mayawati to a sex worker drew sharp reactions.
Five children killed as train rams into school van5 children were killed & eight others injured when a school van was hit by a Varanasi-bound passenger train at an unmanned railway crossing...
FIR lodged in BSP leader murder case in Uttar PradeshFIR has been filed against five people, including a local Samajwadi Party leader, today in connection with murder of BSP leader and his fat...