More than 24 hours after the attack on Uttar Pradesh minister Nand Gopal Nandi in Allahabad, the UP police have failed to make any breakthrough in the case.
[The UP police on Tuesday admitted that one person was killed in the bomb attack on state minister Nand Gopal Gupta while forensic experts scoured the site for evidence to help investigators crack the case, PTI reports.]

Rumblings have begun and quiet efforts are on to bring former BJP leader Kalyan Singh back into the party fold. Mr Kalyan Singh, who left the party last year on the eve of the Lok Sabha elections, alleging humiliation by party leaders on the issue of ticket distribution, is said to be “not very keen but open to the idea of returning to the BJP though.”

Uttar Pradesh minister Nand Gopal Nandi was seriously injured in a massive explosion at his residence in Allahabad’s Mutthiganj area on Monday. A guard died in the attack, while his personal assistant and three other staff members were seriously injured. A local journalist who had gone to meet him was also injured.
The minister has been admitted to the Jeevan Jyoti Hospital, where his condition is critical.

The Lucknow administration has blamed three members of the Queen’s baton relay team for the controversy that erupted on Saturday when a replica of the baton was taken to Sahara Shaher without requisite permission.

The Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh chose to downplay the attack on UP minister Nand Gopal Nandi on Monday.
Seven hours after the incident, ADG Brij Lal said that the police had no clue about the motive behind the crime or the identity of the criminals. He denied media reports t

A man set his blind father on fire following a dispute over sharing of property money between two brothers in Bahraich district.

The war over brahmin votes in Uttar Pradesh is intensifying.

Controversy rocked the historical Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton programme in Lucknow on Saturday when a prototype of the baton was displayed at the Sahara Shaher here by the Sahara India Parivar.

While the world rages over Octopus Paul, it is a peacock that is attracting crowds in Bulandshahr district. The peacock in question may not possess astrological powers but it is being looked upon as a messenger of god. The peacock arrives in a local mosque in Borghasi village every day and dances while others offer namaaz.

A young girl accused her father of sexual exploitation merely to save herself from his wrath after she secured poor marks in B.Tech.
The girl, who is studying in an engineering college in Ghaziabad, sent a letter to the superintendent of police in Sonebhadra district, accusing her father of sexually exploiting her.