Politics

LUCKNOW: The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Samajwadi Party (SP) are moving closer to what appears to be a pre-poll alliance between the two political parties ahead of 2022 Uttar Pradesh (UP) assembly elections. RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary on Monday said that his party will share the stage with the SP in a mega rally […]

RAE BARELI: Most people after acquiring a degree in engineering dream of working with a multinational company. But that is not the case with Santosh Kumar Singh of Rae Bareli. One meeting with the Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in 2012 is all it took to change the life course and leave his well […]

Seventy percent of the rural households in our country depend primarily on agriculture for their livelihood, with 82 percent of farmers being small and marginal. While a tiny percentage of farmers enjoy rich lives and another small percentage lead a middle class life, a large majority of farmers in India still live in poverty. A look […]

NEW DELHI: In what spells out more trouble for Sushen Mohan Gupta, the alleged middleman in the French aviation company Dassault’s alleged agreement with a Chandigarh based software firm IDS Infotech, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has found bills for his vacation in Thailand in December 2010 on New Year eve. The CBI chargesheet, […]

LAKHIMPUR KHERI: Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, who was arrested in connection with Lakhimpur Kheri violence case has been tested for dengue following which he has been shifted to a government hospital. Ashish was arrested by the SIT after questioning him for several hours on October 9. […]

From selective distribution of power supply in the state to indiscriminate dispensation, Uttar Pradesh has come a long way in the electrification of the state under the aegis of its Energy Minister, Shrikant Sharma. The BJP minister, who won from the Mathura constituency, has been working tirelessly to ensure that all the residents of the […]

In the last week, India saw unforeseen developments in drug-related cases, the most highlighted being the drug consumption allegations on actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son which have put a spotlight on Bollywood yet again.  On October 2, sleuths of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) landed at Cordelia Cruises’ Empress Ship, where allegedly a rave party involving […]

LAKHIMPUR KHERI: With a swollen throat and tearful eyes, Satnam Singh, father of Lovepreet Singh, is yet to swallow the fact that his only son is no more. In a violent turn of events in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri, On Sunday (October 3, 2021) the deceased got a call from a friend to join the protest […]

NEW DELHI: He is one of India’s most flamboyant politicians. A former diplomat, a historian, a writer, a former minister and a Member of Parliament (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) from the Congress party, Shashi Tharoor wears several hats. In a candid conversation with Aarti Tikoo, Dr Tharoor speaks on issues that concern us. Aarti Tikoo: After 20 […]

LAKHIMPUR KHERI: Minister of state for home (MoS) Ajay Mishra Teni, whose son is being accused of ramming an SUV into farmers, on Tuesday rubbished charges on his presence, saying the family was holding fort at a wrestling championship since 11 AM till the evening while the clashes between farmers and BJP supporters took place […]