Uttar Pradesh: News

3 laborers arrested for trying to enter Parliament complex

Three men from Uttar Pradesh were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly using forged Aadhaar cards to gain entry into the high-security Parliament complex.

06 Jun 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav, uncle Shivpal say 'BJP lost in Ayodhya because...'

The Samajwadi Party (SP) delivered a crushing defeat to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the recently-held Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh, a state considered the stronghold of the saffron party.

06 Jun 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi water shortage: SC directs Himachal to release surplus water 

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Himachal Pradesh government to release 137cusecs of surplus water on Friday to alleviate Delhi's ongoing water shortage.

04 Jun 2024

Amit Shah

'Big message to Modi': Rahul Gandhi on LS poll results 

In his first press address after winning the Raebareli and Wayanad Lok Sabha seats, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of intimidating India's institutions.

04 Jun 2024

Lok Sabha Elections

Lok Sabha Election results: Netizens unleash memes amid outcome suspense

As the vote counting for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 commenced on Tuesday, social media platforms were awash with memes and humorous messages.

04 Jun 2024

Rahul Gandhi

Raebareli BJP candidate concedes defeat to Rahul Gandhi 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Raebareli, Dinesh Pratap Singh, has conceded defeat to Congress candidate Rahul Gandhi midway through the counting of votes.

04 Jun 2024

Congress Party

Election results: Maneka Gandhi trailing in UP's Sultanpur 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s incumbent MP from the Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Maneka Gandhi, is trailing as per the latest trends.

04 Jun 2024

Jayant Chaudhary

Election results: Mega surprise in UP, trends show INDIA leading 

The Congress-led opposition bloc, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), is leading in the state with the most Lok Sabha seats, Uttar Pradesh.

02 Jun 2024

Bengaluru

IMD forecasts weather conditions for Delhi, Bengaluru, other cities 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather forecast for several major cities in India, including Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai.

31 May 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal seeks Centre, BJP's help as Delhi water crisis deepens 

As Delhi faces a severe water shortage, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has appealed to the Centre and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to encourage the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments to help meet the city's water needs.

Vehicle that killed 2 part of Brij Bhushan son's cavalcade 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's son, Karan Bhushan Singh, confirmed on Thursday that the vehicle involved in a fatal accident in Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh was part of his convoy.

29 May 2024

India

Video: 10-foot crocodile creates panic in Uttar Pradesh town

A massive 10-foot crocodile caused a commotion in an Uttar Pradesh town on Wednesday when it emerged from a nearby canal.

SUV in Brij Bhushan's son's convoy runs over 2 people

Two men were killed when a speeding SUV in the convoy of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's son, Karan Bhushan Singh, hit them in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday.

29 May 2024

Instagram

Unexpected twist in UP topper Prachi Nigam's makeover by influencer

Prachi Nigam, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Board Class 10 topper with a score of 98.5%, recently shared an empowering message for women through a "glow-up" video on Instagram.

25 May 2024

Bihar

LS elections: Which states recorded highest, lowest voter turnout today

Polling for 58 Lok Sabha seats across six states and two union territories ended at 7:00pm on Saturday.

25 May 2024

Ghaziabad

UP: Mahant booked for placing camera in women's bathroom

A priest from a temple in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has been booked under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly installing a camera in a roofless women's bathroom.

25 May 2024

Boney Kapoor

Boney Kapoor wins bid for Noida Film City over Akshay

A consortium led by filmmaker Boney Kapoor has won the bid to develop the Noida Film City—a project sprawling over 230 acres along the Yamuna Expressway.

24 May 2024

Badaun

UP: Man cuts pregnant wife's stomach to check baby's gender 

A father of five daughters was sentenced to life imprisonment for a gruesome act committed against his pregnant wife.

24 May 2024

Indian Penal Code

Uttar Pradesh: Elderly man run over twice by reversing SUV 

A 70-year-old man was hit twice by a reversing Toyota Fortuner in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

23 May 2024

Indian Penal Code

Uttar Pradesh: Wedding celebration turns violent after groom kisses bride

A wedding ceremony in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district took a violent turn after the groom publicly kissed his bride during the varmala ceremony on Monday.

23 May 2024

Adnan Sami

'Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai's Firoz Khan dies of heart attack

Firoz Khan, a renowned actor from the popular comedy television show Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai, succumbed to a heart attack on Thursday.

23 May 2024

Indian Penal Code

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's brother Ayazuddin nabbed in forgery case

Ayazuddin Siddiqui, the elder brother of Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, was arrested by Budhana Police in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.

North India on red alert; temperature to soar over 45°

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a severe heatwave warning for several states in North India, including Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh for Wednesday.

Court frames sexual harassment charges; Brij Bhushan pleads not guilty

The Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday officially framed charges against Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case filed by female wrestlers.

Red alert issued for heatwave in Delhi and surrounding areas

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert due to escalating temperatures in Delhi and neighboring states.

20 May 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

UP: Man arrested for 'voting 8 times' after viral video

Rajan Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, has been arrested following allegations of voting multiple times in the recent elections.

18 May 2024

India

UP: Newborn dies after 30-minute sun exposure on doctor's advice 

A five-day-old newborn girl died after being exposed to direct sunlight for approximately 30 minutes in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh.

17 May 2024

Muslims

UP-based Islamic seminary bans women's entry over photo shoots 

The Uttar Pradesh-based Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom Deoband, has imposed a ban on the entry of women on its campus.

16 May 2024

Narendra Modi

'Nobody can remove CAA...': PM Modi attacks Congress, SP 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday defended the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) during a poll rally in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

15 May 2024

Kanpur

10 Kanpur schools get bomb threat mail from Russian server 

At least 10 schools in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh received bomb threat emails on Wednesday.

Journalist shot dead in UP's Jaunpur 

Journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashutosh Srivastava was shot dead in the Shahganj area of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

13 May 2024

Narendra Modi

Varanasi prepares for PM Modi's nomination eve road show

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a six-kilometre-long roadshow in Varanasi on Monday evening, a day before he files his nomination from the Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.

13 May 2024

Bulandshahr

UP: 3 killed, 17 injured in tractor-truck collision in Sambhal

Three people were killed and 17 injured in an accident on the Sambhal-Hasanpur road in Uttar Pradesh.

12 May 2024

West Bengal

Polling kicks off for fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections

Voting for the fourth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to elect 96 MPs began at 7:00am on Monday.

12 May 2024

Bihar

Nearly 10,000 children wrongfully held in adult prisons in India

A recent study by London-based organization iProBono has uncovered that 9,681 children were wrongfully incarcerated in adult prisons in India from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2021.

11 May 2024

Sitapur

UP: Man bludgeons wife, throws children from roof before suicide 

A man in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh allegedly killed his whole family before taking his own life on Saturday.

10 May 2024

Narendra Modi

'Modi won't be PM after 2024 Lok Sabha elections': Rahul 

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not become the prime minister of the country after 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

06 May 2024

Congress Party

Congress's Amethi office attacked, cars vandalized

The Congress's office in Gauriganj area of Amethi, Uttar Pradesh was vandalized by unidentified people on Sunday around midnight, reports said.

03 May 2024

Bhopal

Bhopal resident gives wife triple talaq on moving train, flees 

Police are on the lookout for a man from Bhopal who reportedly beat up his wife before giving her triple talaq on a moving train and then fleeing.

27 Apr 2024

India

UP: Students pass exam writing only religious slogans, cricketers' names 

As many as 18 first-year pharmacy students at Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal (VBSP) University in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly passed their exams by writing "Jai Shri Ram" and the names of Indian cricketers on their answer sheets.