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Akhilesh boycotts Harvard lecture over Azam's detention

Akhilesh boycotts Harvard lecture over Azam's detention

Rediff.com27 Apr 2013

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, now in the United States, on Friday boycotted the Harvard lecture he was due to deliver in protest against his minister Azam Khan's detention at the Boston airport.

How Sahara Q Shop is duping investors

How Sahara Q Shop is duping investors

Rediff.com25 Apr 2013

There is no end to fraudulent investment schemes in India.

SC lashes out at UP chief secy for defying its order

SC lashes out at UP chief secy for defying its order

Rediff.com22 Aug 2012

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to explain by Wednesday as to "why and how" did its chief secretary fail to obey its order to appear before the Allahabad high court in a case of wrong invocation of the Gangsters Act against a man by Barabanki district magistrate and police.

Central vista project 'wasteful and unnecessary': 69 Ex-bureaucrats to PM

Central vista project 'wasteful and unnecessary': 69 Ex-bureaucrats to PM

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

The 69 retired bureaucrats claimed that the country's public health infrastructure was crying out for investment

NCW takes cognisance of complaint against Bhati against Durga

NCW takes cognisance of complaint against Bhati against Durga

Rediff.com6 Aug 2013

The National commission for Women has taken cognisance of the complaint made against Samajwadi Party leader Narendra Bhati for his alleged improper comments on Indian Administrative Service officer Durga Nagpal.

Rizwan Ahmed takes over as UP's first Muslim police chief

Rizwan Ahmed takes over as UP's first Muslim police chief

Rediff.com31 Dec 2013

The New Year in Uttar Pradesh dawns the advent of the state's first Muslim director general of police, with chief minister Akhilesh Yadav naming 1978 batch Indian Police Service officer Rizwan Ahmed as the new police chief.

UP govt deploys bulldozers at Muzaffarnagar relief camp

UP govt deploys bulldozers at Muzaffarnagar relief camp

Rediff.com28 Dec 2013

The Uttar Pradesh government deployed bulldozers to demolish a relief camp housing the victims of Muzaffarnagar riots in Loi village on Friday evening.

Akhilesh Yadav lays out his 'development agenda'

Akhilesh Yadav lays out his 'development agenda'

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

Addressing a press conference in Lucknow on Monday, he sought to emphasise that he had charted out a comprehensive development plan for the state.

A hot season for Akhilesh Yadav

A hot season for Akhilesh Yadav

Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

After witnessing a near rout in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh might be facing the toughest challenge in its political history. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who was basking in the glory of wrestling the reigns of the state from Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati in the 2012 assembly elections, is now facing political heat in more ways than one.