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Kanpur postman gets clean chit in embezzlement case after 29 years

Kanpur postman gets clean chit in embezzlement case after 29 years

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2013

Pained at the pace of justice in our country, says Uma Kant Misra, who was acquitted in a case of embezzlement. Sharat Pradhan reports.

Is Narendra Modi looking for a makeover?

Is Narendra Modi looking for a makeover?

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2013

Of late, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been concentrating on Uttar Pradesh, where he has held four rallies over a span of one month. Clearly, this was a departure from the routine as UP was not even among the states where assembly elections were being held currently.

Will this poster work for the Samajwadi Party? Mulayam hopes so!

Will this poster work for the Samajwadi Party? Mulayam hopes so!

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2013

Twenty months after he had pushed his son Akhilesh Yadav to the forefront of politics and crowned him as the youngest chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party President Mulayam Singh Yadav is trying to once again project himself as the poster boy of his party.

My leader strongest: Modi, Mulayam set for face-off in UP

My leader strongest: Modi, Mulayam set for face-off in UP

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2013

Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav are all set to put up a show of strength by holding rallies in Agra and Bareilly respectively on Thursday.

'Uncle' Sanjay Singh can make Amethi a nightmare for Rahul

'Uncle' Sanjay Singh can make Amethi a nightmare for Rahul

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2013

Having faced much political embarrassment after the drubbing in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh polls, Rahul Gandhi is in for another jolt when 'Uncle' Sanjay Singh joins the BJP and contests the Amethi election against him, reports Sharat Pradhan.

Modi's rally in Bahraich tomorrow keeps all on tenterhooks

Modi's rally in Bahraich tomorrow keeps all on tenterhooks

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2013

Hours before Narendra Modi's scheduled rally in Bahraich, the district administration gave a conditional permission to the Bharatiya Janata Party to hold the meet on Friday.

Muzaffarnagar violence: 8 arrested

Muzaffarnagar violence: 8 arrested

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2013

Eight persons have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police in connection with Wednesday's renewed communal rioting in Muzaffarnagar, which left four dead.

Gold hunt STILL CONTINUES in UP village

Gold hunt STILL CONTINUES in UP village

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2013

Contradicting TV reports about discontinuation of the gold hunt inside the ruins of an 18th century fort in Daundiya Kheda village of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh, a senior Archaeological Survey of India official said in Lucknow on Tuesday that the excavation in search of gold will go on.

Mulayam and son sound the Samajwadi poll bugle in Azamgarh

Mulayam and son sound the Samajwadi poll bugle in Azamgarh

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2013

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and his chief minister son Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday jointly sounded the party's bugle for 2014 Lok Sabha elections from this eastern Uttar Pradesh hub, ill-famed as a home and haven for several terrorists.

Mulayam flags off yatra to convert 17 OBCs to SC

Mulayam flags off yatra to convert 17 OBCs to SC

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2013

The move is directed at strengthening Samajwadi Party's weakening hold over a section of the OBCs, who have traditionally remained the most deprived lot. Sharat Pradhan reports

UP gold hunt: CCTV cams installed; 'descendants' stake claim

UP gold hunt: CCTV cams installed; 'descendants' stake claim

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2013

The Archaeological Survey of India on Sunday installed a couple of close-circuit cameras around the ruins of an 18th century fortress in Daundiya-Khera village of Unnao district (about 140 km from Lucknow), where its teams were busy digging in search of 1000 tons of gold, believed to have been buried there -- as per a dream witnessed by a popular local godman Baba Shobhan Sarkar.

UP govt thwarts VHP meet in Ayodhya

UP govt thwarts VHP meet in Ayodhya

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2013

Close on the heels of the much-hyped '84-kosi parikrama' on August 26 last, yet another 'fixed' match between the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Samajwadi Party was witnessed in Ayodhya on Friday when blatant posturing by the two sides ended in a damp squib.

ASI to dig for gold in UP village based on godman's dream

ASI to dig for gold in UP village based on godman's dream

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2013

Union Minister Chandan Das Mahant, an ardent follower of godman Shobhan Sarkar, is said to have used his clout to get formal instructions issued to the ASI to undertake the excavation. Sharat Pradhan reports

Akhilesh govt's clerical error raises storm over Ayodhya temple

Akhilesh govt's clerical error raises storm over Ayodhya temple

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2013

A clerical error compounded by callousness of the higher bureaucracy has raised a storm over the already vexed Ayodhya issue.

Why Raja Bhaiya was re-inducted in such haste by UP government

Why Raja Bhaiya was re-inducted in such haste by UP government

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2013

In the caste-based politics of Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav felt it necessary to bring in a strong leader to retrieve the party's eroding Thakur support base. Sharat Pradhan reports

Raja Bhaiya to be re-inducted in Akhilesh ministry

Raja Bhaiya to be re-inducted in Akhilesh ministry

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2013

Controversial Uttar Pradesh politician Raghuraj Pratap Singh -- better known as Raja Bhaiya -- who was dropped from the Akhilesh Yadav ministry, is all set to be re-inducted into the government on Friday.

Poll awakening: Sonia, Rahul inject development in Rae Bareli, Amethi

Poll awakening: Sonia, Rahul inject development in Rae Bareli, Amethi

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2013

With Lok Sabha elections knocking on the doors, United Progressive Alliance chairperson and Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi appear to have suddenly woken up to the need to develop their respective constituencies -- Amethi and Rae Bareli.

Lucknow: 9-year-old domestic help rescued from employers

Lucknow: 9-year-old domestic help rescued from employers

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2013

A severely malnourished and physically tortured nine-year-old minor girl was rescued from the Lucknow residence of Lal Pradip Sahdeva, a lawyer, who practices in a Jharkhand court.

Meerut clashes: Akhilesh govt fails to control violence in UP

Meerut clashes: Akhilesh govt fails to control violence in UP

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2013

Violence has struck Uttar Pradesh again, this time in Meerut, where clashes between locals and the police has left 20 wounded.

Top cop who oversaw security during Muzaffarnagar riots removed

Top cop who oversaw security during Muzaffarnagar riots removed

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2013

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday removed senior police official Arun Kumar, who oversaw the situation in Muzaffarnagar after the recent communal riots, from the post of Additional Director General in-charge of law and order.