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Orphaned by AIDS, kids forced to live with dead

Five children have been forced out of their home and village after their parents died of AIDS and the villagers feared that the “disease” may spread.

BJP to use Modi to woo OBCs in UP

The battle for OBC votes in Uttar Pradesh has begun in right earnest and the BJP will now present Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as its mascot for OBCs in UP.

Chandra Shekhar on ‘illegal occupants’ list

Former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar died six years ago in July 2007 but the Uttar Pradesh estate department continues to list him as an “illegal occupant” of government accommodation.

Rahul, Priyanka put partymen to test

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra introduced a new chapter in Congress politics on Tuesday when they interviewed the aspirants for the posts of city and block presidents of the party.

Avoid PSP while fasting during Ramzan

If your son or daughter is hooked to video games and play stations and is also fasting during the month of Ramzan, it is advisable for her or him not to play games.

Shootout between seers kills labourer

Firing between two groups of seers at the famous Hanuman Garhi temple complex in Ayodhya left one person dead and two others critically wounded.

Akhilesh leads 3rd front initiative

More than his father Mulayam Singh Yadav, it is UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav who is working towards the formation of the third front for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. While Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav has now restricted himself to Lucknow and Delhi, it is Akhilesh Yadav who is touring states that have a sizeable presence of the possible members of the third front.

Maya asks MPs, MLAs to raise UP-related issues

The monsoon session of Parliament starting in August is all set to be stormy.

Security up for Govardhan Parikrama

The annual 21-km-long “parikrama” of the Govardhan hill — which Lord Krishna, as a child, is believed to have lifted on his little finger to protect the people from the wrath of Lord Indra — began on

Cong in a fix on choice between UPA and UP

Barely a few months are left for the Lok Sabha elections but the Congress in Uttar Pradesh continues to remain in a state dilemma.

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