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A cleric at an influential seminary in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh has put out a fatwa or decree against a woman who was given a "triple talaq" divorce by her husband and now runs a non-profit to help others like her. No medicines, no prayers, no grave for Nida Khan, the cleric has ordered in his fatwa.

Akhilesh Yadav, accused of leaving his government bungalow damaged and missing some objects, today walked into a hurriedly-called press conference carrying two taps. "If the government can prove I took out taps from the bathroom, I am willing to replace them," said the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister.

Movement of heavy traffic, coupled with what amounts to negligence, led to the collapse of a part of an under-construction flyover in Varanasi last month, which cost 15 lives in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency. The flyover had collapsed primarily because two beams holding up the horizontal concrete slabs buckled. A huge slab of concret...

A Dalit parliamentarian of the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi complaining against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Chhote Lal Kharwar, 45, has alleged that he met the chief minister twice, but was "scolded and thrown out".

In the last 24 hours, BJP president Amit Shah has made all the right moves towards sweet revenge after losing two important bypolls in Uttar Pradesh. Seven Samajwadi lawmakers skipped an important party meeting today ahead of the Rajya Sabha election - bad news for Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav and also for Mayawati's party, which stands to lose t...

Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has allowed thousands of schoolbags emblazoned with images of his predecessor Akhilesh Yadav to be distributed in schools. The extraordinary decision is driven by financial prudence, say officials. Yogi Adityanath didn't want the waste of public money just for "political ego", say officials. Als...

Yogi Adityanath, the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, made a surprise check today at a major police station in Lucknow. Pictures showed him inspecting records and the mini-cells or lock-up facilities at Hazratganj, the famous shopping area in the heart of the capital. "This is the first audit, not the last," said the Chief Minister, adding that...

A minister in Uttar Pradesh today created a viral moment when he grabbed a broom to clear his office and the corridor leading to it.

After his last speech in parliament, Yogi Adityanath, the new Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, was on his way to the airport to return to Lucknow when he headed back into the capital, reportedly for an "unscheduled" meeting with BJP President Amit Shah, according to the Press Trust of India.

Mulayam Singh Yadav has reached the office of the Election Commission in Delhi to personally explain why he should be granted the Samajwadi Party's "cycle" symbol for next month's Uttar Pradesh elections. He has been challenged for both the symbol and the post of Samajwadi Party president by his son and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who claims ...

About 150 women protesters blocked Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's convoy in his parliamentary constituency Amethi today, surrounding his car and shouting slogans demanding a hike in pay.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took on Nitish Kumar today for challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to debate development in Bihar, where elections will be held in five phases from next month.

There is now a "third front" in Bihar, where the "Grand Alliance" led by chief minister Nitish Kumar takes on the BJP's coalition of four parties in assembly elections beginning mid-October.

In this season of tough postures, here is one from Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, which has been repeatedly told by Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal that Mr Kumar is not acceptable as chief ministerial candidate if they will contest this year's elections in Bihar as allies.

A trusted aide of Lalu Yadav has served fresh evidence that the proposed alliance between his Rashtriya Janata Dal and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United is just not gelling as assembly elections draw closer in Bihar.

A cleric at an influential seminary in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh has put out a fatwa or decree against a woman who was given a "triple talaq" divorce by her husband and now runs a non-profit to help others like her. No medicines, no prayers, no grave for Nida Khan, the cleric has ordered in his fatwa.

Akhilesh Yadav, accused of leaving his government bungalow damaged and missing some objects, today walked into a hurriedly-called press conference carrying two taps. "If the government can prove I took out taps from the bathroom, I am willing to replace them," said the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister.

Movement of heavy traffic, coupled with what amounts to negligence, led to the collapse of a part of an under-construction flyover in Varanasi last month, which cost 15 lives in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency. The flyover had collapsed primarily because two beams holding up the horizontal concrete slabs buckled. A huge slab of concret...

A Dalit parliamentarian of the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi complaining against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Chhote Lal Kharwar, 45, has alleged that he met the chief minister twice, but was "scolded and thrown out".

In the last 24 hours, BJP president Amit Shah has made all the right moves towards sweet revenge after losing two important bypolls in Uttar Pradesh. Seven Samajwadi lawmakers skipped an important party meeting today ahead of the Rajya Sabha election - bad news for Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav and also for Mayawati's party, which stands to lose t...

Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has allowed thousands of schoolbags emblazoned with images of his predecessor Akhilesh Yadav to be distributed in schools. The extraordinary decision is driven by financial prudence, say officials. Yogi Adityanath didn't want the waste of public money just for "political ego", say officials. Als...

Yogi Adityanath, the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, made a surprise check today at a major police station in Lucknow. Pictures showed him inspecting records and the mini-cells or lock-up facilities at Hazratganj, the famous shopping area in the heart of the capital. "This is the first audit, not the last," said the Chief Minister, adding that...

A minister in Uttar Pradesh today created a viral moment when he grabbed a broom to clear his office and the corridor leading to it.

After his last speech in parliament, Yogi Adityanath, the new Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, was on his way to the airport to return to Lucknow when he headed back into the capital, reportedly for an "unscheduled" meeting with BJP President Amit Shah, according to the Press Trust of India.

Mulayam Singh Yadav has reached the office of the Election Commission in Delhi to personally explain why he should be granted the Samajwadi Party's "cycle" symbol for next month's Uttar Pradesh elections. He has been challenged for both the symbol and the post of Samajwadi Party president by his son and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who claims ...

About 150 women protesters blocked Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's convoy in his parliamentary constituency Amethi today, surrounding his car and shouting slogans demanding a hike in pay.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took on Nitish Kumar today for challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to debate development in Bihar, where elections will be held in five phases from next month.

There is now a "third front" in Bihar, where the "Grand Alliance" led by chief minister Nitish Kumar takes on the BJP's coalition of four parties in assembly elections beginning mid-October.

In this season of tough postures, here is one from Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, which has been repeatedly told by Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal that Mr Kumar is not acceptable as chief ministerial candidate if they will contest this year's elections in Bihar as allies.

A trusted aide of Lalu Yadav has served fresh evidence that the proposed alliance between his Rashtriya Janata Dal and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United is just not gelling as assembly elections draw closer in Bihar.