Lucknow: News
20 Dec 2024
AyodhyaAyodhya surpasses Taj Mahal as UP's top tourist spot
Uttar Pradesh saw a remarkable rise in tourism, drawing 476.1 million tourists between January and September 2024.
13 Dec 2024
KanpurTop Kanpur cop accused of raping IIT scholar; FIR registered
An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, has been accused of rape by a research scholar from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur.
01 Dec 2024
AligarhAligarh: 14-year-old dies of heart attack during school sports practice
A 14-year-old boy, identified as Mohit Chaudhary, died after he suffered a heart attack in Sirauli village of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.
27 Nov 2024
IndiaUP: 5 doctors killed as driver falls asleep, hits truck
Five postgraduate trainees of Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences in Saifai were killed in a road accident on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway early Wednesday morning.
24 Nov 2024
Akhilesh YadavAkhilesh Yadav claims voters were detained, booth agents removed
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that voters from Uttar Pradesh's Kundarki constituency were detained by police on their way to Lucknow.
18 Nov 2024
AhmedabadDiljit won't sing about alcohol anymore—but only on one condition
Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh does not mind ditching songs about alcohol. He even openly supported a countrywide ban on alcohol during his ongoing Dil-Luminati Tour in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
12 Nov 2024
Dawood IbrahimBaba Siddique killed over links with Salman Khan, claims shooter
Shiv Kumar Gautam, the suspected gunman in former minister Baba Siddique's murder case, has reportedly told police Siddique was targeted for his links with fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and Bollywood actor Salman Khan.
27 Oct 2024
Andhra PradeshTop Lucknow hotels receive bomb threats, ₹46 lakh ransom demand
Ten high-end hotels in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow received bomb threats through emails on Sunday.
26 Oct 2024
DelhiAfter detonators, cylinders, wood now found on rail-tracks; sabotage suspected
A passenger train in Uttar Pradesh hit a huge piece of wood on the tracks late Thursday night, in what appears to be another sabotage attempt.
21 Oct 2024
Delhi'Kanda Express' brings 1,600 tons of onions to Delhi
In a bid to tackle skyrocketing onion prices, the Indian government has launched an unusual initiative, "Kanda Express."
06 Oct 2024
GhaziabadSP leader alleges 'house arrest' before filing FIR against Narsinghanand
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Sumayya Rana, daughter of the late poet Munawwar Rana, has claimed that she and several women activists were detained under "house arrest" by Lucknow police on Saturday.
01 Oct 2024
iPhoneLucknow: Man orders iPhone, kills delivery agent to avoid payment
A 30-year-old delivery agent was allegedly murdered by two individuals in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, over an iPhone order worth ₹1.5 lakh.
29 Sep 2024
Uttar PradeshUP to introduce double-decker electric buses during Navratri festival
The Uttar Pradesh government is gearing up to roll out a fleet of electric buses, including some double-decker ones.
25 Sep 2024
Akhilesh YadavLucknow: HDFC Bank employee dies at work; colleagues blame stress
An HDFC Bank employee in Lucknow, Sadaf Fatima, died after falling off her chair while working in the office on Tuesday.
24 Sep 2024
Ghaziabad'Human waste in food...': Adityanath issues guidelines for UP eateries
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday instructed that the names and addresses of operators, proprietors, and managers must be prominently displayed at all food establishments.
24 Sep 2024
MathuraAmid Tirupati laddu row, food samples collected from UP temples
In the wake of the ongoing controversy over the purity of the world-famous Tirupati "laddu prasadam," Uttar Pradesh authorities have taken proactive measures.
15 Sep 2024
Meerut9 killed after building collapses in Meerut; more feared trapped
At least nine people have died, five are injured, and one is feared trapped after a three-story building collapsed in the Zakir Colony of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening.
13 Sep 2024
KolkataRailway employee accused of molesting minor beaten to death
A railway employee was allegedly beaten to death by passengers and family members of an 11-year-old girl he is accused of sexually assaulting.
10 Sep 2024
Duleep TrophyIrani Cup match shifted to Lucknow due to monsoon: Details
The 2024-25 Irani Cup fixture, originally slated to take place in Mumbai, has been relocated to Lucknow.
05 Sep 2024
GhazipurUP: Woman molested in ambulance, ailing husband dies without oxygen
A woman was allegedly molested inside an ambulance in Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, while accompanying her sick husband to a hospital.
05 Sep 2024
Akhilesh YadavExplained: Yogi Adityanath-Akhilesh's war of words over use of bulldozers
A verbal clash has broken out between Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath regarding the contentious use of bulldozers to demolish illegal structures linked to crime suspects in the state.
03 Sep 2024
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)CBSE conducts surprise inspections in 27 Delhi, Rajasthan schools
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday conducted surprise inspections at 27 schools across Delhi and Rajasthan.
30 Aug 2024
Akhilesh YadavAmethi's 'Jais' renamed: 8 stations' name change sparks row
The Northern Railways (NR) has renamed Jais station in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district to Guru Gorakhnath Dham.
25 Aug 2024
DelhiDelhi: Pistol found in 10-year-old boy's school bag
In a shocking incident in Delhi, a pistol was discovered inside the school bag of a 10-year-old boy.
22 Aug 2024
All India Football FederationLucknow to host historic Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal match
Lucknow, the city of Nawabs, is preparing to host a historic football match between traditional rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal on September 2.
14 Aug 2024
BengaluruLucknow techie 'mysteriously' disappears in Bengaluru; wife pleads for help
A Bengaluru woman has turned to social media in a desperate attempt to locate her missing husband, Vipin Gupta, who has gone missing since August 4.
01 Aug 2024
Uttar PradeshLucknow woman on bike harassed on flooded road; cops suspended
Top police officials in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, have been suspended for negligence after a woman was harassed by a mob on a flooded road.
26 Jul 2024
Elvish YadavYouTuber Elvish Yadav accused of violating Kashi Vishwanath temple rules
Elvish Yadav, a renowned YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner, is facing legal action for allegedly violating rules at the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi.
10 Jul 2024
GhazipurRetired IAS officer's wife accuses stepson, aide of sexual assault
The wife of a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer has accused her stepson and his aide of sexually assaulting her at their home in Jammu and Kashmir.
10 Jul 2024
Elvish YadavED summons Elvish Yadav in snake venom money laundering case
Elvish Yadav, a social media influencer and winner of Bigg Boss OTT 2, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning related to a money laundering case.
30 Jun 2024
Rakul Preet SinghShishir Sharma 'blessed' to be part of Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana'
Veteran actor Shishir Sharma, who portrays Rishi Vasishtha in the upcoming epic-drama Ramayana, recently shared insights about his experience of working in the film.
23 Jun 2024
MayawatiMayawati reinstates nephew Akash Anand as successor
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has once again named her nephew, Akash Anand, as her successor and the party's national coordinator.
16 Jun 2024
IndiaLucknow: Daughters get married at ICU to fulfill father's wish
In a heartwarming event, Era Medical College in Lucknow facilitated the wedding of two daughters within its Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
14 Jun 2024
Allahabad High Court'Male partners not always wrong': HC acquits man of rape
The Allahabad High Court has overturned a rape conviction of a man, emphasizing that while laws on sexual offenses are primarily women-centric, they do not automatically imply male culpability.
14 Jun 2024
Box Office1st-week box office collection of 'Munjya' reaches ₹35.15cr
The Bollywood film Munjya has had a successful first week at the box office, accumulating an estimated total of ₹35.15cr India nett.
24 May 2024
KanpurBomb threat to Lucknow school sent 'accidentally' by children: Police
A bomb threat email received by a private school in Lucknow on May 13 was "accidentally" sent by a group of minor school children aged between 10 and 11 years, police said.
22 May 2024
Union Home MinistryHome Ministry office in North Block gets bomb threat mail
The Delhi Police said that the Ministry of Home Affairs office in Delhi's North Block received an email bomb threat at 3:30pm on Wednesday.
28 Mar 2024
Ali FazalAli Fazal-Richa Chadha to launch fashion label promoting Indian artisans
Bollywood's power couple, Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, are turning their love of handmade clothes and handcrafted work into a tangible initiative.
22 Mar 2024
Allahabad High CourtAllahabad HC declares UP's Madarsa Education Act 2004 as 'unconstitutional'
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday deemed the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 as "unconstitutional."
14 Mar 2024
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism CorporationIRCTC launches Holi-themed NFT tickets for Lucknow-Delhi Tejas trains
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has introduced non-fungible token (NFT) tickets for two Tejas trains operating between Delhi and Lucknow.
11 Feb 2024
Narendra ModiWill stand with Modi: Acharya Krishnam after expulsion from Congress
Expelled Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam, on Sunday, dubbed party president Mallikarjun Kharge a "rubber stamp" and stated that he will "stand with Prime Minister Narendra Modi all my life."
05 Feb 2024
HIV63 Lucknow jail prisoners HIV positive, authorities on alert
At least 36 inmates at Lucknow District Jail tested positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) during check-ups conducted by the health department in December.
29 Jan 2024
PunePune: Infosys techie shot dead in hotel room by boyfriend
A 26-year-old software engineer was allegedly shot dead by her boyfriend in a hotel room on the outskirts of Pune, Maharashtra, on Saturday.
20 Jan 2024
GoaGoa luxury hotel manager arrested for drowning wife on beach
A luxury hotel restaurant manager was arrested on Friday for allegedly drowning his wife at a beach in Goa.
27 Dec 2023
DelhiThick fog continues in Delhi; 110 flights, 25 trains hit
Heavy fog continued to engulf Delhi on Wednesday, resulting in near-zero visibility in the national capital.
10 Dec 2023
MayawatiBSP's Mayawati names nephew Akash Anand as political successor: Report
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati reportedly announced her nephew Akash Anand as her political successor on Sunday.
15 Nov 2023
Subrata RoySubrata Roy's mortal remains to be brought to Lucknow
Subrata Roy, the founder and chairman of Sahara Group, passed away on Tuesday night at a Mumbai hospital following a protracted illness. He was 75.
09 Nov 2023
Yogi Adityanath'New chapter added to UP history': CM Adityanath in Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday that a new chapter has been added to the history of the state.
22 Sep 2023
Cardiac ArrestLucknow: 14-year-old student dies of suspected heart attack during class
A Class 9 student of the City Montessori School (CMS) in Lucknow's Aliganj died of a suspected cardiac arrest after collapsing in his classroom on Wednesday.
12 Sep 2023
Uttar PradeshOver 20 dead, schools shut as rains batter Uttar Pradesh
At least 21 people died in the last 24 hours as heavy rainfall lashed Uttar Pradesh, causing waterlogging and disrupting daily life, reported The Times of India.
05 Sep 2023
ShoppingTraveling to Lucknow? Bring home these souvenirs
Lucknow, often known as the "City of Nawabs," is a cultural, historical, and artistic treasure trove.
01 Sep 2023
Street FoodExploring delightful Indian street foods: A mini guide across cities
India's vibrant street food culture captivates both locals and tourists with its array of flavors, aromas, and textures.
14 Aug 2023
GardeningLucknow man grows 250kg tomatoes on his rooftop
Amid the soaring prices of tomatoes, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow has managed to cultivate over 250 kilograms of tomatoes on his rooftop.
16 Jul 2023
DelhiCentre slashes tomato prices to Rs. 80/kg in select cities
The central government on Sunday announced a cut in the prices of tomatoes from Rs. 90/kg to Rs. 80/kg retailed through two cooperatives—the National Cooperative Consumers Federation (NCCF) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).
11 Jul 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghBrij Bhushan 'sexually harassed, molested wrestlers,' says Delhi Police chargesheet
The Delhi Police's chargesheet in the sexual harassment case against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said he was "liable to be prosecuted and punished for offenses" of harassment, molestation, and stalking.
18 Jun 2023
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Heatwave kills nearly 100 in UP and Bihar; warning issued
Nearly 100 people have reportedly died in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar from heat-related causes in the past three days as an unprecedented heatwave persists in North India.
07 Jun 2023
Uttar PradeshGangster Sanjeev Jeeva, Mukhtar Ansari's aide, shot dead inside courts
Gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva, a close aide of convicted gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, was shot dead inside a court in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, reported ANI.
20 Apr 2023
Uttar PradeshGangrape accused set victim's house on fire, 2 infants injured
Two gangrape accused allegedly set fire to the house of a 14-year-old victim with the help of their associates in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao on Monday, reported PTI.
19 Apr 2023
Uttar Pradesh'Organic' restaurant in Lucknow inaugurated by 'desi' cow. Here's why
A restaurant in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, made an interesting choice and invited a "desi breed" cow as a special guest for its inauguration ceremony, reported ANI.
08 Mar 2023
Uttar PradeshMan transporting cows shot at in Uttar Pradesh; probe launched
A truck driver, named Prem Singh Yadav, was shot at in the Mohan Nagar area of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, while transporting cows on Wednesday, ANI reported.
05 Mar 2023
Allahabad High CourtInvoking Hindu scriptures, Allahabad HC judge seeks cow slaughter ban
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has condemned people who kill cows and also asked the central government to enact a law to ban cow slaughter and declare it as a "protected national animal."
02 Mar 2023
Gauri KhanFIR registered against Gauri Khan over property fraud allegations
Shah Rukh Khan's family might be looking at new trouble.
30 Jan 2023
Uttar PradeshUP: Pesticides in breast milk suspected of killing 111 infants
As many as 111 infants mysteriously died in the last 10 months in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh.
26 Jan 2023
AgraAgra: Numerous houses collapse during excavation work at guest house
Numerous people were feared trapped after several houses collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Thursday.
17 Nov 2022
Uttar PradeshUP: Scared of parent-teacher meeting, student attempts suicide, leaves note
Scared of the parent-teacher meet, a Class 9 student in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh reportedly attempted suicide by jumping in front of a moving train.
24 Sep 2022
Uttar PradeshUP: 10 die in 2 wall collapse incidents in Etawah
Two incidents of wall collapse due to heavy rainfall in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah have led to the death of 10 people over the last three days.
16 Sep 2022
UnnaoUP: Heavy rains lead to wall, roof collapse; 12 dead
Two incidents of heavy rainfall in Uttar Pradesh have led to the death of 12 people over the last 24 hours.
05 Sep 2022
Yogi AdityanathFire guts Lucknow's Levana Hotel; 4 dead, 10 injured
A massive fire broke out at Levana Hotel in Lucknow's Hazratganj locality, killing at least four persons and injuring 10 others on Monday morning, reported News18.
