29 dead as bus falls off Yamuna Expressway into drain

A two-tiered 'sleeper bus' on its way from Lucknow to Delhi skidded off the Yamuna Expressway and plunged about 20 feet into a drain in the early hours of Monday, killing 29 people and injuring 18,......

Several Akhilesh projects under Yogi scanner

The Gomti Riverfront Development project, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, the Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre and the efforts towards the beautification of Old Lucknow are some of Akhilesh......

Intense cold, dense fog prevails in north India, 10 killed

People warm themselves around a fire along a street on a cold winter morning in New Delhi. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Intense cold conditions continued unabated in the northern region......

CAG exposes UP govt's false claims on Kumbh Mela success

The Uttar Pradesh government’s oft-repeated claims about the success of the 2013 Kumbh Mela have fallen flat, with the Comptroller and Auditor General pointing out various failures and......

Will Jewar airport transform Noida's real estate market?

Its proximity to popular tourist destinations like Agra, which attracts 45 per cent of the international passenger traffic at IGI, could be diverted to Jewar. About a kilometre from the Yamuna......

Homebuyers caught between banks and builders

N Sundaresha Subramanian, Karan Choudhury and Shreya Jai report on the sorry condition of homebuyers who invested in Jaypee Infratech and the Amrapali Group's Noida-based projects.Illustration:......

Big bang projects that need solid groundwork to get started

Big projects, like big-bang reforms, can create hype and earn the government headlines. But without solid groundwork and focus, this can lead to disappointment. Image:The 165 kms long Yamuna......

Yamuna Expressway: Land prices up 50 times!

The Uttar Pradesh government is not the only one to rejoice the Supreme Court's dismissal of an appeal against acquisition of agricultural land for the Yamuna Expressway connecting Noida and Agra.......