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Despite full majority, UP govt avoiding debate on donation theft: Congress

LUCKNOW, Aug. 6 -- Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhana Mishra on Wednesday accused the state government of shying away from public issues and avoiding a debate on the alleged theft of donations... Read More


SP walkout over exam paper leak issue

Lucknow, Aug. 6 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) members staged a walkout from the Vidhab Parishad (Legislative Council) on Wednesday after the chair rejected their adjournment motion seeking a discussion on a... Read More


SP MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq, others named

Lucknow, Aug. 6 -- The three-member judicial inquiry commission has named Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq and several others for their alleged role in provoking and orchestrating the unrest. The... Read More


After SC lashing, LDA prepares action against 51 illegal buildings in Aliganj

LUCKNOW, Aug. 6 -- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) began preparations to crack down on 51 illegal commercial buildings in the Aliganj area of the state capital after the Supreme Court pulled u... Read More


Rahul's event in limbo as venue booking scrapped

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 6 -- The proposed 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' student interaction programme of the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, scheduled at KP College ground in P... Read More


Akhilesh redefines 'P' in PDA as Pandit amid Brahmin outreach

LUCKNOW, Aug. 6 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday appeared to recalibrate his party's social outreach by declaring that the "P" in the much-touted PDA formula now stands for "Pa... Read More


Lone BSP MLA Umashankar Singh dies at 55

Lucknow, Aug. 6 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA from Rasra Assembly constituency in Ballia district, Umashankar Singh (55), died on Wednesday after battling cancer. A three-time MLA, Singh was the lo... Read More


Abhishek's plea to travel abroad rejected by HC

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- The Calcutta high court on Wednesday refused to grant permission to Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to travel abroad for ophthalmic treatment and dir... Read More


Need formula to decide 'real' political party: SC

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that there must be clearly defined criteria to determine the majority in a political party when rival factions stake claim to its name and ... Read More


Most e-challans issued to vehicles in UP: Data

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Uttar Pradesh is the state with the highest number of traffic violations caught via the e-challan system and also the one with the largest pool of unrecovered penalties in the cou... Read More