Country celebrates historic Ram temple consecration with religious zeal

Hymns and songs about Lord Ram reverberated in temples, special prayers were held, processions taken out, rangolis made and bhandara events were held Monday as the country soaked in religious......

Ram temple event marks 'muhurat' births, UP Muslim family names son Ram Rahim

Hoping for an 'auspicious' start for their newborns, many couples had muhurat deliveries, planned in consultation with doctors, in hospitals on Monday coinciding with the Ram Lalla idol......

Heavy rains kill 19 in UP in 24 hrs, schools shut

Nineteen people were killed in the past 24 hours as rain lashed Uttar Pradesh, disrupting normal life, particularly in the state's central region and forcing schools in some places to shut for a......

UP man gives wife instant triple talaq in front of students

A man landed at a private school in Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh and pronounced "triple talaq" to his wife in front of her students while she was taking a class, the police said on Thursday. IMAGE:......

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......

Which fund should you invest in post Budget?

Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com How has Nirmala Sitharaman's first Budget affected mutual funds? Has mutual fund taxation changed post the Budget? How has it affected your mutual fund......

Women's U-19 World Cup: Meet the winners

They can't be anonymous anymore. But, even in a cricket- obsessed India, very few would have heard of them before their campaign in the U-19 World Cup culminated in the country's maiden ICC triumph......