From Christmas to New Year, you can gift bouquets to friends — bouquets that will not wither, will stay fresh in the refrigerator and can even be eaten at leisure.
For the first time, bakeries in Lucknow have prepared chocolate bouquets that are made of pure chocolate and raisins. The bouquets, dark brown in colour, are made up

In a move that is perfectly designed to rattle the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has decided to organise dalit camps across the state.

For anyone who has lived in Lucknow — even visited or travelled through the city — Hazratganj remains an iconic entity. Quite like the Chandni Chowk in Delhi or the Meena Bazaar in Lahore.

The BJP in Uttar Pradesh is, once again, seeking refuge in one of its most popular leaders, Atal Behari Vajpayee.
The party plans to put Mr Vajpayee on the forefront by reviving his charisma and reminding voters of his everlasting presence in the party in Uttar Pradesh.
The BJP apparently hopes that by reviving the veteran leader’s “face”, it can give an impetus to its revival plans.

The next UP Assembly elections, scheduled to be held in 2012, are all set to witness a bitter power struggle between three women.
While UP chief minister Mayawati will lead her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the next elections and make a bid for a return to power, Ms Rita Bahuguna Joshi will lead the Congress and Ms Uma Bharti is all set a pivotal role in leading the BJP in UP.

In a move that could take the battle between the Samajwadi Party and the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party to another level, the Mayawati government arrested Independent MLA, Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja

With the stage set for the return of Ms Uma Bharti to the BJP and her increased role in UP politics, the BJP in UP is all set to return to its Hindutva plank.
The BJP high command’s decision to relocate Ms Bharti to Uttar Pradesh where the party lacks charismatic leadership is being seen as a clear signal for the party cadres to pick up the Hindutva line.

The BJP in Uttar Pradesh is turning towards villages and the ruling BSP is trying to find a firm foothold in the urban centres of the state.
Both the parties, in an attempt to expand their existing vote bases, are treading on each other’s territory but taking care not to cross each other’s path.

After spending more than three years on building parks, statues and memorials and courting controversies, the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh is finally turning towards development and governance.

With the news of their regrouping under the name of “Popular Front of India” already out, activists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India are now planning a new front for themselves in nort