In what seems like a cruel joke on the five children who were forced to live in a graveyard after their parents died of AIDS in Pratapgarh district, the Uttar Pradesh government has allotted a plot of

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati Saturday supported Centre’s food security scheme but disapproved of its step to bring an ordinance, saying the measure should have been discussed in Parliament and passed with consensus.

Four-and-a-half months after the killing of DSP Zia-ul-Haq in Pratapgarh, the DSP’s widow Parveen Azad is now battling his family over property and money.

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

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

A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the death of an under trial in Muzaffarnagar district.

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

Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav said on Saturday that an all-party meeting should be convened to discuss the provisions of the food security bill.

The Akhilesh government has directed that branded food material be used in preparation of midday meal in order to ensure that the quality of food is maintained.

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