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Another blow to SP as SalimSherwani quits party post

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- In yet another blow to the Samajwadi Party, five-time former Badaun MP and ex-Union minister Salim Sherwani on Sunday quit the post of Samajwadi Party national general secretary ov... Read More


Rahul Gandhi harps on caste census again as yatra resumes

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 19 -- Laying stress on social justice, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi once again raised the issue of caste census during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra as it resumed from Anand Bhavan in Prayagr... Read More


ASHAs plan to boycott work over unmet demands

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- The office bearers of the Uttar Pradesh ASHA Bahu Kalyan Samiti (UPABKS), the body of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers, have written a letter to the chief minister,... Read More


Six UP varsities secure Rs 100 cr each funding

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- Uttar Pradesh has secured Rs 740 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) programme, the highest amount in the country, with six universities receiving Rs... Read More


Participants call for equality at queer pride march

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- The eighth queer pride march was taken out in the state capital with participants raising various issues faced by the queer community and raised slogans like 'Hey ya! Hey yo!, Homo... Read More


Youth dies as security guard's gun goes off during scuffle

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- A youth allegedly trying to trespass on a multi-storey apartment died after he suffered a bullet injury as the gun of the apartment's accidentally went off during a scuffle between... Read More


Imrana, who ordered time bombs, held

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- Four time bombs recovered from a man on Friday were ordered by a Muslim woman for her family's personal safety and to counter-attack, fearing a repeat of the 2013-like riot in Muza... Read More


'Grassroots efforts vital for child marriage-free India'

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) and NGO partner Bachpan Bachao Andolan jointly conducted a state-level seminar earlier this week to chart a plan to erad... Read More


Sitapur man survives; locals say tigers on the prowl

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- A man survived but suffered multiple injuries in what was suspected to be a tiger or leopard attack that took place at Katghara, a village in Sitapur district, on Saturday night, f... Read More


IIM-L achieves 100% placement with 634 offers for PGP, ABM students

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, (IIML) claimed to have achieved 100% placement with a student bagging the highest international salary package of Rs 1.23 crore. The in... Read More