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.
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.
Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj: Millions take holy dip at Triveni on Basant Panchami
Feb 03, 2025, at 10:00 am
Millions of pilgrims thronged the meeting point of three rivers named Triveni Sangam in north India's Prayagraj city for the third Amrit Snan (an auspicious bathing ritual followed by Hindus) of the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival on Monday.
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.
Jagdeep Dhankar takes dip at Maha Kumbh, praises Yogi Adityanath for 'excellent' arrangements
Feb 02, 2025, at 01:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Saturday took a dip in the Triveni Sangam and lauded Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the "excellent" arrangements at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
Maha Kumbh: Medical teams deployed for Basant Panchami bath, 23 hospitals with 360 beds inspected
Feb 01, 2025, at 11:02 am
In anticipation of the Basant Panchami bathing festival, health services in Mahakumbh Nagar have been further strengthened.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'Take your hate elsewhere': Mallikarjun Kharge's son slams Adityanth's Razakar barb
Nov 14, 2024, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi: In a sharp retort to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's remarks about his father, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's son and Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge stated that the veteran leader has never used personal tragedy for "political gain" nor played the "victim card", media reports said.
Nov 13, 2024, at 04:22 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The war of words between Yogi Adityanath and Mallikarjun Kharge, on allegations of spreading communal hatred vs appeasement politics, reached a peak on Tuesday with the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister claiming that the Congress supremo forgot his family's sacrifice for the sake of votes.
Death threat issued against Yogi Adityanath, message asks him to resign within 10 days
Nov 03, 2024, at 06:11 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Mumbai Police has received a death threat against Yogi Adityanath stating that he will be murdered "like Baba Siddique" unless he stepped down as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister within 10 days, media reports said.
11 FIRs, 87 arrests after violence over loud music during Durga Puja procession pounds UP's Bahraich
Oct 20, 2024, at 09:12 pm
Bahraich/IBNS: Shopkeepers in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, cleared out their stores and saved their goods on Saturday, expecting a demolition drive after a week of communal tensions triggered by a man's death during a Durga Puja procession, which led to several arrests, media reports said.
UP govt approves new social media policy, anti-national posts can attract life sentences
Aug 29, 2024, at 01:48 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government led by Yogi Adityanath Tuesday approved a social media policy to keep a tab on content on platforms like X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Aug 26, 2024, at 11:20 pm
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday referred to the recent crisis in Bangladesh and emphasised the need to maintain the unity of the nation.
Violence witnessed during 1947 Partition still happening in Pakistan, Bangladesh: Yogi Adityanath
Aug 15, 2024, at 07:09 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has recounted the horrors of 1947 Partition of India claiming the nature of incidents is still prevalent in two neighbouring countries, Pakistan and Bangladesh, media reports said.
Yogi Adityanath govt passes stringent 'love jihad' law, includes life imprisonment as punishment
Jul 31, 2024, at 05:29 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday passed a stringent bill to amend an anti-conversion law, making punishments harsher for those found guilty.
Several dead as Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derails in UP, loco pilot says loud explosion heard
Jul 19, 2024, at 02:59 am
Gonda (UP)/IBNS: Several passengers are feared dead and 35 injured as eight coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed near Gonda in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, media reports said.
Jul 18, 2024, at 04:29 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: In an analysis of the party's Lok Sabha poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s state unit has submitted a detailed report to the top brass underscoring its significant drop in vote share by 8 percent across all regions of the most populous state of the country.
BJP-led Uttar Pradesh govt is unstable, claims Akhilesh Yadav; Keshav Prasad Maurya responds
Jul 18, 2024, at 01:17 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday called the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh "unstable" and claimed it is fighting among itself, in a bid to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) post Lok Sabha poll drubbing.
Jul 15, 2024, at 04:12 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cited the BJP's "overconfidence" as one of the reasons behind the party's setback in the state in the Lok Sabha elections.
Hathras religious event stampede kills at least 116 including children, women
Jul 03, 2024, at 04:30 am
Hathras/IBNS: At least 116 people, including women and three children, were killed after a stampede broke out at a religious event in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on Tuesday, officials have said.
Yogi Adityanath suspends six civic officials over potholes on road leading to Ram Temple in Ayodhya
Jun 29, 2024, at 06:44 pm
Ayodhya/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has suspended six civic officials of Ayodhya after potholes emerged on Ram Path, the road leading to Ram Temple, media reports said.
May 16, 2024, at 05:12 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday reiterated his claims that BJP's supreme leader Narendra Modi won't continue as the Prime Minister after he turns 75 and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be replaced, a day after his similar statement was snubbed by the party's top brass.
PM Modi declares assets worth Rs. 3 crore, owns no house, land or car
May 15, 2024, at 04:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has total assets worth over Rs. 3 crore, but does not own any land, houses, or cars, as revealed in his election affidavit.
'Modi finished BJP veterans' careers, will replace Yogi Adityanath too if...': Arvind Kejriwal
May 11, 2024, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a big claim a day after he walked out of Tihar jail on interim bail in the liquor policy case, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will replace his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath with someone new in post if the saffron camp wins the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
PM Modi inaugurates Agra Metro corridor, Yogi Adityanath takes first ride to Taj Mahal
Mar 07, 2024, at 03:47 am
Agra/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the priority corridor of Agra Metro Wednesday with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other leaders taking the inaugural train ride from the Taj Mahal station to Taj Mahal East station in Agra.
BJP fields Ravi Kishan from UP's Gorakhpur
Mar 03, 2024, at 05:57 pm
Gorakhpur/IBNS: Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded him from Gorakhpur constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, a seat he has held since the 2019 elections.