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Ayodhya sexual assault case: SP leader Moid Khan acquitted; employee convicted

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- After more than a year of the alleged gang rape of a 12-year-old girl in Ayodhya district--an incident that had triggered much outrage in the state, Samajwadi Party leader Moid Kha... Read More


'Drunk' truck driver ploughs into vehicles near PGI; doc among 3 hurt

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Several vehicles suffered severe damages after they were struck by a recklessly driven truck, which also ran over a bike, outside the SGPGI Hospital here late on Tuesday night, pol... Read More


6.1 mm rain pulls down mercury across UP, Sambhal gets highest

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Overcast skies and rainfall brought down temperatures across Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, with Sambhal district recording the highest downpour at 32.5 mm and the state capit... Read More


Lucknow: Students, doctors up in arms, demand rollback of new UGC rules

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Opposition to the UGC's Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 intensified on Wednesday, with students and doctors staging separate protests demandi... Read More


CBI probes wider bribery network after raids on arrested NR officials' homes in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has expanded its probe into an alleged bribery case involving two Northern Railway officials after conducting late-night searches at their... Read More


UP raises Lakhpati Didi target to one crore; CDOs asked to create 100 Crorepati Didis in each dist

LUCKNOW, Jan. 28 -- Uttar Pradesh has reset its target of creating Lakhpati Didis and is now aiming to make one crore rural women financially prosperous through self-help groups (SHGs), deputy chief m... Read More


'Will do more harm than good': LU students protest new UGC rules

LUCKNOW, Jan. 28 -- Several students turned up at the University of Lucknow's (LU) gate no. one to stage a protest against the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2... Read More


rRs.r70 lakh bribery scandal: Two more Jhansi CGST officials under CBI lens

LUCKNOW, Jan. 28 -- Two senior officers at the Jhansi Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) office were informed of the Rs.70 lakh bribery scandal before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) step... Read More


'Casteist mindset' behind opposition to UGC's equityrules, says Mayawati

LUCKNOW, Jan. 28 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Wednesday backed the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new regulations mandating equity committees in higher educational institut... Read More


Overflowing sewers, water contamination, streetlights dominate LMC house meeting

LUCKNOW, Jan. 28 -- Civic issues such as overflowing sewer lines, water contamination, dysfunctional streetlights, road encroachment and irregular door-to-door waste collection dominated the Lucknow M... Read More