Mukhtar Ansari poisoned in jail, alleges brother

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was on Tuesday hospitalised for around 14 hours in Uttar Pradesh's Banda after he complained of abdominal pain. IMAGE: Mukhtar Ansari in a......

BJP drops Varun Gandhi in UP, but fields Maneka

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday declared 13 candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls including actor Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram in popular TV serial Ramayan, from Meerut,......

Ram temple darshan timings extended amid huge rush

The extended timing to offer prayers at the new Ram temple in Ayodhya came into effect on Thursday with 'darshan' being allowed from 6 am as key roads leading to the temple town remained closed to......

Allow me to end my life: UP woman judge alleges harassment; CJI seeks report

A woman judicial officer posted in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district has written a letter to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud accusing a district judge of sexual harassment and seeking his......

Heat wave hurting farmers' income as yields drop across several crops

Santosh Patkar of Devgadh Taluka Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra is a worried man these days. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Devgadh, which is known as the home to world famous Alphonso......

From Mata to Menace: How the holy cow may end up 'eating' votes

Thanks to the increased thrust on cow protection, the enforcement of the ban on cow slaughter and the relentless crusade by cow vigilantes, the agrarian ecosystem from Haryana to Uttar Pradesh has......

FSSAI proposes double ash content in noodles

Ash content is now allowed up to 1%, the new notification has proposed to increase it to 2% for seasonings or tastemakers. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a......

Nestle once again in court over 'sub-standard' Maggi

In Uttar Pradesh, standards for 'Macaroni products' are being applied for 'Instant Noodles with seasoning' which is erroneous and misleading, alleges Nestle Nestle India and its two sellers have......