Uttar Pradesh: Headed for a hung assembly?

With one week to go for the first round in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election, Faisal Kidwai asks pundits to analyse the straws in the wind. Priyanka Gandhi hit the campaign trail last month to......

Uttar Pradesh: State employees to benefit from political windfall

The salary hike for government employees is likely to put an additional burden of Rs 24,000 crore (Rs 240 billion) on the state exchequer, says Virendra Singh Rawat. With the Centre deciding......

Mayawati bans Aarakshan in Uttar Pradesh

In a late Wednesday night move, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati ordered a ban on film director Prakash Jha's multi-starrer 'Aarakshan'across the state. "The decision to ban the film was taken......