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Azad starts 2027 poll hunt, personally screens ticket hopefuls in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW, June 14 -- Signalling an early push for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Nagina MP and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Saturday personally interviewed arou... Read More


'Pay to stay scam' in postal department? CBI probe on

LUCKNOW, June 13 -- A corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Uttar Pradesh has brought renewed scrutiny to an often-overlooked form of alleged corruption in governm... Read More


Ahead of UP polls, Mayawati launches organisational reset as BSP seeks political relevance

LUCKNOW, June 8 -- With the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections approaching, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati has initiated an organisational and social outreach exercise aimed at revivi... Read More


Lessons of August 2024 re-test to guide UP police recruitment exam now

LUCKNOW, June 7 -- As Uttar Pradesh gears up for one of the country's largest police recruitment examinations on June 8, 9 and 10, the state government is out to ensure that the successful template of... Read More


Uttar Pradesh's strongmen rework political equations ahead of 2027 polls

LUCKNOW, June 1 -- Even before the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly election campaign formally begins, several influential 'Bahubali'-linked political networks across the state have quietly intensified eff... Read More


Mayawati seeks relief for Uttar Pradesh storm victims, criticises fuel price hike

LUCKNOW, May 17 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Saturday attempted to reposition her party at the centre of Uttar Pradesh's emerging economic and welfare debate by focusing... Read More


From political fortress to prison: How strongman Vijay Mishra's empire fell

LUCKNOW, May 17 -- For nearly two decades, the political arithmetic of eastern Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district revolved around one man - former MLA and strongman Vijay Mishra. Governments changed, pa... Read More


Yogi highlights UP Police transformation from strain to strength

LUCKNOW, April 27 -- : Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the Uttar Pradesh Police was "itself in crisis" before 2017, but has now emerged as one of the best forces in the country, assertin... Read More


Mayawati flays previous SP govt over renaming of UP districts created in her regime

LUCKNOW, April 11 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday invoked the legacy of social reformer Jyotiba Phule to reinforce the party's core social justice pitch while launching a direc... Read More


Mafiosi find new routes out of prison: Fake sureties, jail lapses raise alarm in UP

LUCKNOW, April 10 -- A worrying trend is surfacing across Uttar Pradesh where several high-profile gangsters have secured release after long spells behind bars, allegedly aided by forged surety docume... Read More