A case has been registered against over 200 SP workers, including a former MLC, for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.

The FIR was registered against former chairman of a corporation, Da

In a surprise development, veteran social crusader Anna Hazare on Monday gave his nod to Ralegan Siddhi sarpanch (headman) Jaisingh Mapare to contest next month's Zilla Parishad (district council) ele

Unfazed by two consecutive poll drubbings in its bastion Bihar, RJD is planning to test political waters in Uttar Pradesh by fielding candidates at some seats in the upcoming Assembly elections.

Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi on Saturday ordered that all statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party poll symbol, the elephant, in the state should be covered till ass

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three people - two of them Friday - in a multi-crore scam related to the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in Uttar Pradesh.

"We arrested Abh

Dejected after being sacked for non-performance by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, former minister Avadhesh Kumar Verma today broke down before a congregation of people in the district.

Verma

Government has made significant changes in the proposal to debar criminals from contesting elections and other issues, says Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi.

Expressing 'disappointment' over

In an attempt to refurbish her government and party's image ahead of the assembly election, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati today sacked two more ministers.

The two are ministe

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is banking on an army of 12.5 lakh Youth Congress (YC) members to rally behind party candidates in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh (UP).

Each polling booth in UP wil

With just a month left for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi here on Monday kicked off the third phase of campaign exhorting people to bring about a change in the state