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

Violence erupted in Azamgarh district after BSP leader and former MLA Sarvesh Singh Seepu and one more person were shot dead by three unidentified assailants near his residence in Jiyanpur area on Fri

The Uttar Pradesh government is now planning to promote “pro-poor tourism” — an initiative that will seek to utilise tourism as strategic tool to alleviate poverty among the marginalised communities.

The much awaited expansion of the Akhilesh Yadav ministry on Thursday tuned out to be an OBC-dominated show.

Two days after UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav claimed that his government had put health services back on rails, a shocking incident in Ballia exposed the hollowness of his claims.

“Criminals” in politics in Uttar Pradesh have not allowed the Supreme Court ruling to dampen their spirits and most of them are now preparing their wives and sons to replace them in politics.

Former UP chief minister Mayawati has been in the dock for spending lavishly on her official bungalow and it was the Samajwadi Party that had criticised her bitterly on this issue.

The Bahujan Samaj Party will continue to hold caste-based rallies in Uttar Pradesh but these will now be re-christened “Samajik Bhaichara Sammelans”.

In a surprise move, the wife and brother of former BSP minister Babu Singh Kushwaha joined the Samajwadi Party on Saturday, along with their supporters.

Chikan work, an embroidery form that Lucknow is famous for, is now facing a Chinese invasion.
“China has brought in a machine-made cheap imitation of chikan embroidery. Hundreds of thousands of metres of embroidered cloth, often with very similar designs and forms to chikan embroidery, have flooded the market.