Icy winds blew across the central and eastern districts of the state and cloudy skies greeted the people in the morning.
It has sought permission to begin prosecution proceedings against Deputy Prime Minister Advani, Union minister M M Joshi and 19 others.
Out of 98 cities selected for the Rs 48,000 crore Smart Cities project, 24 are capital cities.
The case is thus political motivated and does not have any moral turpitude, he said.
The highest number was reported from Meerut zone where 569 encounters took place.
The Samajwadi Party stormed to the power with 224 of the 403 assembly seats.
It said it was not convinced with the grounds of the CBI to condone over 4,500 days' delay in filing the appeal. The CBI had filed the appeal on February 2 this year.
In the Northeast, while three people died in Assam, two each lost their lives in Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in rain-related incidents.
He, however, refused to say whether Advani, who is also involved in the Ayodhya case, should follow suit.
The CBI had moved the trial court seeking permission for further probe in the matter saying it had come across fresh material and evidence.
CBI counsel S S Gandhi, however, said the CBI had, 'oral evidence' against all the eight accused persons, including Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti.
The party has asked all its leaders to be present with their supporters.
A Hyderabad-based man, alleged to be involved in chatting on Jihadi websites about the dreaded ISIS, was on Wednesday granted bail by a Delhi court.
One of them is commanded by a person born in Bareilly, in Uttar Pradesh.
Mukkabaaz, a film in which its lead actor shines, unfortunately tries to pack in a punch too many.
Experts point out that National Anti-profiteering Authority does not have the power to advise companies on depositing amounts voluntarily.
Sukanya Verma presents an appreciation post for the cast of this must-watch movie.
'In the new Bollywood, where success can translate, like a chain reaction, into gains in related fields, mere appearance on the screen is no longer a guarantor of fame,' says Vikram Johri.
National Commission for Woman on Monday said it will summon the Uttar Pradesh Police chief to ask what his force is doing to prevent increase in rape cases there and observed that fear of police in the state has diminished and goons were ruling the roost.
The Congress vice president has eyes on the larger objective of his partnership with Akhilesh, which may provide the template against the BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
In the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 23, 116 seats spread across 13 states and two Union Territories, will go to the polls.
DNA samples of all the three accused have been sent for forensic examination, police said.
Maharashtra Police found over 300 migrant workers holed up inside two container trucks meant for carrying essential commodities from Telangana to Rajasthan.
There are 12 actresses, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?
The fatwa was issued against the Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief by Mufti Mohammed Saleem Barelvi, an Islamic seminary in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.
With four back to back hits, the shy lad from Chandigarh is an unlikely movie star. Ayushmann Khurrana tells Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com how it all came together and how he prepares to confront the toughest three months of his life.
Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami, a Special Forces commando of the army who laid down his life while battling militants in Handwara on Thursday, had eliminated 10 terrorists in a short span of 11 days before making the supreme sacrifice in Kashmir.
An alert has been sounded by the Delhi government after the water level of Yamuna river crossed the danger mark, an official said.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday announced an aid of Rs 30 lakh, two government jobs and an "impartial" probe into the killing of Shahjahanpur journalist in which a minister is an accused, after which the deceased's family decided to end their hunger strike from Tuesday.
Can anyone out there solve the mystery of the missing cricketers on matchbox labels, asks Gulu Ezekiel.
There are 11 actors, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?
Polling in Phase II of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections consists of 67 constituencies spread across 11 districts.
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Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday kick-started his three-day-long road show in Uttar Pradesh.
Launched on June 15, 2015, the government proposes to develop 100 smart cities under the mission.
In the event of a triangular contest the winning party will need about 40 per cent of the votes polled. And it is here that the votes of the numerically smaller communities will come into play.
Some 22 villages of Khairabad block are affected by the dog menace
Sreehari Nair lists some movies, documentaries, recorded-performance films, and literature and music suggestions that might help.
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