Ruling BJP swept the Uttar Pradesh civic polls bagging 14 of the 15 mayoral seats for which results were declared till evening on December 1. Opposition Congress again fared poorly, including in its bastion of Amethi, while the BSP had some reason to cheer as its candidate snatched the Aligarh mayoral seat, a traditional BJP stronghold. Counting is on for […]
» Read moreA journalist working for a Hindi daily was shot dead on Thursday by unidentified assailants near the Nagar Palika market in Billhaur, 60 km from here, police said. Navin Gupta was sprayed with bullets when he came out of a public toilet, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Jai Prakash said. Mr. Gupta, in his 30s, succumbed to injuries while being rushed […]
» Read moreAt least 18 persons died and around 50 injured after a boiler tube exploded at the National Thermal Power Corporation unit in Unchahar in Rae Bareli district of Uttar Pradesh. According to U.P. ADGP Anand Kumar, police have recovered 10 bodies so far. The toll could go up, he added. Around 22 victims with severe burn injuries have been referred […]
» Read moreTwo cases of grave violence against women were reported from Meerut and Shamli districts of western Uttar Pradesh on Monday. In one incident, four people tried to rape a woman in Shamli and killed her when she resisted; in another incident, a 100-year-old woman died after she was allegedly raped by a drunk youth in Meerut. The incident of attempted […]
» Read moreAkhilesh Yadav was on Thursday unanimously re-elected as the Samajwadi Party’s national president for a five-year term, further consolidating his grip over the party after sidelining his father Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle Shivpal Yadav. His re-election was announced by senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav at the SP national convention here. The party’s constitution was amended to extend the […]
» Read moreRailway minister Suresh Prabhu indicated on Wednesday that he’s offered to resign after taking “moral responsibility” for two recent train accidents, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked “me to wait”. Prabhu said he’s “extremely pained” by the two train derailments in Uttar Pradesh, one on Tuesday+ and the other last week. In Tuesday’s Kafiyat Express derailment, 70-plus passengers were […]
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