More and more political parties in Uttar Pradesh are going the corporate way for selection of candidates for the 2012 Assembly elections.
The old system of selecting candidates, mainly on basis of recommendations, is going for a toss and a more scientific and transparent system is being adopted.

With the verdict on the Babri mosque title suit likely in September, the Congress and the Samajwadi Party are drawing up their strategies to garner Muslim support on the issue.

Even as organisations demanding separate Bundelkhand and Purvanchal states continue to press for statehood, the demand for Harit Pradesh is gradually dying a slow death.

Being active on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter may increase your social circle but it can also spell disaster for your immediate family.

The BJP in Uttar Pradesh is gearing up for a generation leap. Senior state leaders in the party are working overtime to secure a place for their sons in the state executive committee which is likely to be announced early next month. Ironically, it was the BJP that first launched a campaign against dynastic rule in politics and targeted the Congress at the national level and the Samajwadi Party at the state level for promoting their own family members

The UPA government is planning to set up an educational finance corporation to ensure easy availability of educational loans for professional courses and financing facility for investors in the educat

The website of the UP government’s midday meal authority was hacked and advertisements selling Viagra, birth control pills, body building drugs and sleeping pills were posted on the site and the drugs were made available through online purchase.

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) may be preparing to revive Hindu sentiments in Ayodhya on the Ram temple issue but it is the Mayawati government that is all set to give a makeover to this holy city and turn into a major tourist attraction.

Swati, Shruti and Niti are sisters presently based in Toronto, Chicago and Dubai with their families. The sisters run an unofficial marriage detective agency through which they check out the credentials of would-be NRI grooms for girls based in India.

The Samajwadi Party, after its apology to Muslims on the Kalyan Singh issue, will now make a concerted effort to consolidate its base among Muslims.
The Samajwadi Party plans to hold a series of conferences across the state, particularly in districts having a sizeable Muslim population. Senior SP leaders, in these c