Will Cong-Samajwadi alliance survive Bihar shock?

Political analysts argue that much of the opposition's future in the state depends on the unity and coordination of these two parties. IMAGE: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav,......

Why UP Expects 1.3 Billion Tourists This Year

This would be a 100 per cent jump over 2024, when the state had logged tourist inflow of 650 million. IMAGE: Tourists click selfies at the Taj Mahal. Photograph: ANI Photo   Uttar Pradesh is......

UP CM issues fresh directives after Kumbh stampede

Following the stampede at the Maha Kumbh on Mauni Amavasya Wednesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued a slew of guidelines on crowd management, traffic flow, prevention of build-up of......

Security beefed up at major railway stations after Delhi stampede

Stringent protocols are being enforced at key railway stations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh following the stampede at the New Delhi railway station and the massive crowds arriving for the Maha Kumbh.......

Corporate India on overdrive to celebrate Ram Mandir inauguration

As Ayodhya readies itself for the glittering, much-awaited consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir on January 22, and as millions of pilgrims and devotees pour into the holy city for the momentous......

Modi kicks off Jewar airport phase one at cost of Rs 10,050 cr

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects a model of the Jewar......

Cheers! Bars in UP's big cities can stay open till 2 am

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to allow bars in big cities to remain open up to 2 am and those in five-star hotels till 4 am, an hour later than earlier.  Principal secretary Sanjay......

21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by 2020

At the bottom of the water index for 2016-17 are Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh (UP), and Haryana, which are major producers of paddy, wheat, along with a host of horticulture crops. A......