RJD backs SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh
Jan 14, 2019, at 03:00 pm
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IBNS): Congress' Bihar ally RJD has backed the SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh general elections.
SC adjourns Ayodhya hearing till Jan 29 after Justice Lalit exits case
Jan 10, 2019, at 11:25 am
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the case pertaining to whether Ram temple can be built in the disputed land of Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya after one of the top judges, UU Lalit, recused himself.
Supreme Court to begin Ayodhya hearing today
Jan 10, 2019, at 10:19 am
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS): All eyes will be on the Supreme Court on Thursday as the highest level of judiciary will begin the hearing of the crucial case pertaining to whether Ram temple can be built in the disputed land of Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.
Media wrongly label SP MLA as BJP leader who served liquor at an event
Jan 09, 2019, at 12:19 am
Hardoi, Jan 8 (IBNS): People attending an event organised by Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Nitin Agrawal in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi on Sunday were served liquor bottles in their lunch boxes, media reports said.
Congress ready to go solo in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi hints
Jan 08, 2019, at 10:00 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has indicated his party is ready to go solo in the general election in Uttar Pradesh and that they have a surprise for the people of the state.
Secretaries of 3 UP ministers held after sting op finds them seeking bribe
Jan 06, 2019, at 10:47 am
Lucknow, Jan 6 (IBNS): A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested the personal secretaries of three state ministers on charges of bribery, media reports said.
Illegal sand mining case: Akhilesh Yadav under CBI scanner
Jan 05, 2019, at 10:31 pm
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): On a day when reports suggesting a possible tie-up between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) emerged, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has come under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner over an illegal sand mining case, media reports said.
After Akhilesh-Mayawati alliance talk, Congress says will go solo
Jan 05, 2019, at 09:33 pm
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IBNS): With several media reports claiming the Samajwadi party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are looking for an alliance without the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, the country's oldest party said it will go solo in the 2019 General Elections in the state.
Bulandshahr: Man who led attack on inspector with axe arrested
Jan 01, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Bulandshahr, Jan 1 (IBNS): After the arrest of Prashant Nutt, the man who allegedly shot inspector Subodh Kumar Singh during the Dec 3 mob violence over cow slaughter in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, a second man, blamed for leading the fatal attack with axe, has been detained.
Policeman hit by protesters' stones after Modi's rally in Ghaziabad, dies
Dec 29, 2018, at 10:26 pm
Ghaziabad, Dec 29 (IBNS): In almost a rerun of the Bulandshahr incident, a policeman was killed after he was hit by stones by a protesting mob following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Ghaziabad on Saturday, media reports said.
Chowkidar working honestly and does not let thieves sleep in peace : Narendra Modi
Dec 29, 2018, at 04:09 pm
Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, Dec 29 (IBNS) : Reacting to the Opposition's 'Chowkidar chor hai' slogan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that it is the Opposition which are thieves and can not sleep well because of the honest watchman.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Uttar Pradesh tomorrow
Dec 28, 2018, at 03:00 pm
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi and Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh on Dec 29, officials said on Friday.
Once Modi-critic Gordhan Zadaphia becomes BJP poll in-charge in UP
Dec 27, 2018, at 10:57 am
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IBNS): Gordhan Zadaphia, who was once a critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been named as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in-charge in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 General Elections.
NIA busts ISIS module, 10 suspects arrested
Dec 26, 2018, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday said 10 suspected terrorists were arrested as they busted a major ISIS-inspired terror module while conducting raids in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
NIA busts IS module in Uttar Pradesh, 5 arrested
Dec 26, 2018, at 04:26 pm
Lucknow, Dec 26 (IBNS): During a joint operation conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and UP’s anti-terror squad (ATS), five people allegedly connected with a new ISIS module have been arrested from Amroha area in Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.
PM Narendra Modi to visit Uttar Pradesh tomorrow
Dec 15, 2018, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
Days after Bulandshahr violence, Yogi government transfers police officers
Dec 08, 2018, at 01:32 pm
Lucknow, Dec 8 (IBNS): Days after the Bulandshahr violence, in which a police officer was killed by a frenzied mob over suspicion of cow-slaughtering, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday transferred a number of police officers, media reports said.
Yogi Adityanath meets family of police officer killed in Bulandshahr
Dec 06, 2018, at 10:47 am
Lucknow, Dec 6 (IBNS): Three days after police officer Subodh Kumar Singh was killed by a frenzied mob over reports of cow slaughter in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met the family of the slain inspector.
Bulandshahr violence: Five including main accused arrested
Dec 04, 2018, at 12:41 pm
Bulandshahr, Dec 4 (IBNS): Five people, including the main accused in the Bulandshahr violence incident, in which a police officer was shot dead, have been arrested, media reports said.
Bulandshahr violence: Police lodge two FIRs, 27 people named
Dec 04, 2018, at 09:24 am
Bulandshahr, Dec 4 (IBNS); The police on Tuesday filed two FIRs in connection with the Bulandshahr violence incident which claimed two lives.
Yogi government bans marriages in Prayagraj during Kumbh
Dec 01, 2018, at 09:48 pm
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IBNS): The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday announced a ban on all marriage ceremonies in Prayagraj during Kumbh in 2019, media reports said.
16 policemen get life sentence in 31-year-old Uttar Pradesh massacre case
Oct 31, 2018, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IBNS) : Sixteen former police personnel of Uttar Pradesh were on Wednesday sentenced to life for killing 42 people of a minority community more than three decades ago as the Delhi High Court overturned the trial court's verdict which had acquitted the accused.
SC adjourns Ayodhya case, will announce hearing dates in January
Oct 29, 2018, at 12:24 pm
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the case, which pertains to whether Ram temple can be built in the disputed land of Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, till January, when it will announce the hearing dates, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad to be renamed as Prayagraj soon: CM Yogi Adityanath
Oct 14, 2018, at 09:58 pm
Lucknow, Oct 14 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said Allahabad, which is in the state of Uttar Pradesh, will soon be renamed as Prayagraj, media reports said.
Ram Nath Kovind to visit Uttar Pradesh on Saturday
Oct 05, 2018, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Uttar Pradesh (Kanpur and Lucknow) on Sunday, officials said.
Kisan rally turns violent as farmers-police clash at Delhi-UP border
Oct 02, 2018, at 11:56 am
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): After being stopped at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, several farmers, who were marching to the national capital to press for their demands, clashed with police, turning the Kisan rally violent on Tuesday, media reports said.
BJP even not protecting Hindus: Arvind Kejriwal
Sep 30, 2018, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party over the death of an Apple executive in Uttar Pradesh in a firing incident by a policeman and said the ruling party even did not save the interest of the Hindus.
SC/ST Amendment protest : Life partially affected in MP and in parts of UP and Rajasthan
Sep 06, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS) : Normal life was partially affected in Madhya Pradesh and in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on Thursday as several organistations staged demonstration as part of the Bharat Bandh in protest against the SC/ST Amendment Act, media reports said.
UP: Retired cop dies after being beaten in Allahabad; incident caught on CCTV
Sep 04, 2018, at 11:09 am
Allahabad, Sept 4 (IBNS): A retired police officer succumbed to injuries he sustained during an attack by two men in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad, media reports said.
UP: Two school students die after bus falls into canal
Sep 03, 2018, at 10:39 am
Lucknow, Sept 3 (IBNS): Two school students died after a bus fell into a canal in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday evening, media reports said.