Major rivers including Ganga receding but still above danger mark in UP

The Ganga, Yamuna, and Sharda rivers have started to recede but continue to flow above the danger mark at several places in Uttar Pradesh. IMAGE: A view of partially submerged helipad as the water......

UP BTech student ends life, girlfriend's family accused of Rs 30L blackmail

A 20-year-old BTech student at a private university allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the courtyard of his home in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district, police said on Thursday.......

2 dead in stampede after panic over wire at UP temple

Two people were killed and 32 injured as a stampede broke out at a temple in Barabanki early on Monday after a live electric wire, broken by monkeys, fell onto a tin shed, leading to panic among......

'No provocative slogans, display of weapons': Yogi on Kanwar Yatra, Muharram

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday chaired a high-level review meeting with senior officials to ensure robust law and order, communal harmony, and appropriate public amenities during the......

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......

Provide banking facilities in each town: RBI to banks

Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh) RBI Governor D Subbarao asked banks on Wednesday to meet the target of providing banking facilities to small towns soon."It is unfortunate that 90 per cent towns of the......

Maggi samples found 'sub-standard' in UP, Nestle disagrees

The ash content in Maggi Masala was found to be 1.85 per cent, which is higher than the permissible limit of one per cent. District authorities of Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh have found fresh......

Noodle crisis: Labelling dispute lands Nestle in hot water

Nestle now has less than two weeks to convince the regulator why product approval for its noodles should not be withdrawn The packets of Nestle's Maggi 2-Minute Noodles that triggered India's worst......

How well do you know Naseer?

Naseeruddin Shah turns 60 on July 20. Even as you wish him happy birthday and a great year ahead, here are 10 questions that will test how well you know this legendary actor. Enjoy.......