UP polls: 36 percent candidates have a criminal background

The promise made by political parties to practice clean politics is yet to be fulfilled, says Onkar Singh The presence of several millionaires and criminals contesting the Uttar Pradesh assembly......

UP 'rapist' MLA's remand extended by 14 days

A local court in Banda on Friday extended the judicial remand alleged rapist MLA Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi by 14 days. A ruling BSP leader, Dwivedi was booked for not only raping a 17-year-old......

CID files chargesheet in Banda rape case

The Criminal Investigation Department of the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday filed a chargesheet against Bahujan Samaj Party member of Legislative Assembly Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi for......

MLA rape: HC, not Maya, ordered victim's release

The alleged gang-rape and illegal confinement of a minor girl by ruling Bahujan Samaj Party Member of Legislative Assembly Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi in Banda district did cast its shadow on the......