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'Why is Mayawati not fighting polls properly these days?' Rahul Gandhi asks, she hits back

Feb 21, 2025, at 12:45 am

Lucknow/IBNS: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Thursday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for attacking her for not 'fighting elections properly.'

Rare planetary alignment coincides with Maha Kumbh 2025, all seven planets visible

Feb 20, 2025, at 05:39 pm

Prayagraj: As Maha Kumbh 2025 nears its conclusion, a rare celestial event is unfolding in Earth's skies, with all seven planets of the solar system—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—visible from India, media reports said.  

Akhilesh Yadav demands extension of Maha Kumbh as millions still head to join mega Hindu festival 

Feb 15, 2025, at 04:44 pm

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday demanded an extension of the Maha Kumbh duration with an overwhelming number of devotees still waiting on roads to attend the mega Hindu religious congregation.

Ahead of Maghi Purnima Snan at Maha Kumbh, authorities beef up security, safety measures

Feb 11, 2025, at 11:29 pm

Prayagraj/IBNS: Ahead of the Maghi Purnima Snan at Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, authorities have beefed up the security and taken several measures to ensure the safety of the devotees.

President Droupadi Murmu takes holy dip at Triveni Sangam in Maha Kumbh Mela

Feb 10, 2025, at 11:56 am

Prayagraj/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam in Hindu pilgrimage Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh: BJP wins Milkipur bypoll, defeats SP in high-stakes prestige battle

Feb 08, 2025, at 11:20 pm

Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious in the Milkipur by-election, defeating the Samajwadi Party (SP) in what had become a high-stakes battle of prestige, media reports said.

Fire breaks out at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, no casualty reported

Feb 07, 2025, at 01:00 pm

Prayagraj/IBNS: A fire broke out at the Hindu pilgrimage Maha Kumbh Mela which is being held at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.

Uttar Pradesh: Toddler video calls grandma to show mother's hanging lifeless body, techie father arrested 

Feb 07, 2025, at 10:21 am

A four-year-old child video-called her grandmother to show the lifeless body of her mother hanging from the ceiling of their home in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad town and revealed that her father hung her to death.

Release the actual Maha Kumbh stampede death toll: Akhilesh Yadav to BJP's 'double engine' govt

Feb 04, 2025, at 03:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Samajwadi Party chief and Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh must release the actual death toll in the stampede which took place at Hindu festival Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj late last month.

PM Modi to take holy dip in Maha Kumbh tomorrow

Feb 04, 2025, at 10:58 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday take a holy dip at the Hindu festival Maha Kumbh Mela which is taking place at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.

Supreme Court rejects plea seeking action over Maha Kumbh stampede, calls incident 'unfortunate'

Feb 03, 2025, at 01:35 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea seeking action against Uttar Pradesh government officials over the stampede which killed 30 people in Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj, media reports said.

Maha Kumbh: Officials gear up for mega 'amrit snan' tomorrow after stampede tragedy

Feb 02, 2025, at 09:51 pm

Top officials in Uttar Pradesh are working to ensure strict adherence to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directive of maintaining a zero-error event with the north Indian city of Prayagraj gearing up for the ‘amrit snan’ (royal bath) during Basant Panchami (a Hindu festival marking the worshipping of Goddess Saraswati) ritual amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh on Monday.

118-member delegation from 71 countries arrive at Maha Kumbh Mela in UP's Prayagraj

Feb 02, 2025, at 02:03 pm

Prayagraj/IBNS: A 118-member delegation from 71 countries arrived at Maha Kumbh Mela Kshetra on Saturday.

UP Congress MP Rakesh Rathore arrested in Sitapur on rape charges after bail plea rejection

Jan 30, 2025, at 03:53 pm

Sitapur (UP): Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was arrested on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur in connection with a rape case filed by a woman, media reports said.

Yogi Adityanath orders judicial probe into deadly Maha Kumbh stampede, issues slew of measures to manage crowd

Jan 30, 2025, at 01:29 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a judicial probe into the deadly stampede which took place at the Hindu religious festival Maha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh in the early hours on Wednesday.

Dozens feared dead in stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela, Yogi asks devotees to take dip at nearest ghats

Jan 29, 2025, at 02:23 pm

Prayagraj/IBNS: Dozens are feared to have been dead and almost 50 injured in a stampede which broke out at the religious congregation of Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj city in the early hours on Wednesday, media reports said.

PM Modi grieves deaths caused by stampede in Maha Kumbh Mela

Jan 29, 2025, at 12:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime minister Narendra Modi has grieved the loss of lives caused by the stampede which broke out during the mega Hindu religious event Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj in the wee hours on Wednesday. 

Yogi Adityanath gives message after Maha Kumbh stampede that killed several

Jan 29, 2025, at 10:58 am

Prayagraj/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has sent out a message for the devotees at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj after a stampede in the religious event led to multiple casualties in the wee hours on Saturday.

Six die, over 50 injured after bamboo platform for devotees collapses at religious event in Uttar Pradesh

Jan 28, 2025, at 12:28 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: Six people have died and over 50 others injured after a bamboo platform collapsed during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat, media reports said.

Amit Shah takes holy dip at Sangam in Maha Kumbh Mela

Jan 27, 2025, at 02:22 pm

Prayagraj/IBNS: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday took a holy dip at Sangam in Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.

UP is gaining recognition as state of good governance under Yogi Adityanath's leadership, says VP Dhankar

Jan 24, 2025, at 06:05 pm

Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh is gaining recognition as a state of good governance, and its institutional framework is meeting global standards.

Internet sensation 'IIT Baba' from Kumbh Mela expelled from Juna Akhara

Jan 20, 2025, at 11:35 am

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay graduate Abhay Singh, who turned an internet sensation as 'IIT Baba' in the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, has been expelled from the Juna Akhara for breaching its code of discipline, media reports said.

Fire breaks out at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj after gas cylinder explosion

Jan 19, 2025, at 07:06 pm

Prayagraj: A fire erupted at the Maha Kumbh venue in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj after two gas cylinders exploded inside a tent, media reports said.

Akhilesh Yadav takes holy dip in Ganga on Makar Sankranti

Jan 15, 2025, at 12:27 am

Lucknow/IBNS: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a holy dip in the Ganga river in Haridwar on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Tuesday.

Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj: Ten million devotees brave winter chills to take holy dip in Sangam for first 'Amrit Snan'

Jan 14, 2025, at 11:00 am

Almost 10 million people braved dense fog and intense cold to take a dip in the freezing waters at the Triveni Sangam in Uttar Pradesh's religious city of Prayagraj in their bid to seek forgiveness for their sins, marking the first 'Amrit Snan' (royal bath) of the ongoing Maha Kumbh, on Tuesday.

Millions of Hindu devotees gather in UP's Prayagraj as world's largest pilgrimage Maha Kumbh Mela begins today

Jan 13, 2025, at 11:33 pm

Prayagraj/IBNS: Millions of Hindu devotees flocked to Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj as the world’s biggest religious gathering- Maha Kumbh Mela- began on Monday with tens of thousands of people taking a dip in freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the Saraswati.

Uttar Pradesh: Under-construction roof slab collapses in Kannauj railway station, several feared trapped under debris

Jan 11, 2025, at 05:32 pm

Several railways staff and workers are feared to be trapped under debris after an under-construction roof slab of the Kannauj railway station in Uttar Pradesh collapsed on Saturday.

UP: Yogi Adityanath warns Waqf Board of action over Maha Kumbh land claims

Jan 11, 2025, at 12:53 am

Prayagraj (UP): In a firm warning to the Waqf Board, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that those arriving at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj with intentions of claiming the land would face "denting-painting," referring to punitive measures, media reports said.

Uttar Pradesh's first digital highway: Barabanki-Bahraich route to transform travel

Dec 31, 2024, at 09:52 pm

Lucknow: The 101 km, four-lane highway connecting Barabanki to Bahraich is set to transform travel in Uttar Pradesh, becoming the state's first digital highway, according to recent reports.

Three pro-Khalistani terrorists, who attacked a police outpost in Gurdaspur, killed in an encounter

Dec 23, 2024, at 01:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Three pro-Khalistani terrorists were on Monday killed in an encounter with police in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit, media reports said.

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