Uttar Pradesh

Twitter unlocks Rahul Gandhi’s handle

2:06 pm August 14, 2021

New Delhi: A week after temporarily suspending his account, Twitter restored Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s handle Saturday, but not before the principal opposition party accused it of bias. Gandhi’s account was temporarily suspended last week after he tweeted pictures of the family of a nine-year-old victim of alleged rape and murder in Northwest Delhi. Twitter […]

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Delhi Police arrests Rajasthan don’ Anuradha

10:45 pm July 31, 2021

New Delhi: A day after wanted gangster Kala Jathedi was held from Uttar Pradesh, the Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Saturday said it has arrested the infamous woman don of Rajasthan. The woman, identified as Anuradha, is involved in several cases, including that of extortion, kidnapping and murder in Rajasthan. She was also carrying a […]

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46 killed in rain-related incidents in UP

11:30 pm July 12, 2021

Lucknow: Forty-six people have died in separate rain-related incidents including lightning strikes in parts of Uttar Pradesh in the 24 hours ending 6 am on Monday, an official said. Twenty-three people were also injured in incidents of lightning strike, he said. While 42 people were killed after being struck by lightning, three drowned and one […]

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Rahul, Priyanka slam BJP govt in UP over poll violence

11:51 pm July 10, 2021

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over alleged violence and misbehaviour with women during the filing nominations for block panchayat chiefs, with party leader Rahul Gandhi derisively saying violence has been renamed “masterstroke” in the state. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the BJP had “crossed” […]

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Nisith Pramanik, Ajay Kumar take charge as MoS, Home

11:52 pm July 8, 2021

New Delhi: Nisith Pramanik, the youngest minister in the government, and Ajay Kumar took charge as Union ministers of state for home at their offices in the North Block on Thursday. Pramanik (35), a Lok Sabha MP from Cooch Behar in West Bengal, and Kumar (60), a Lok Sabha MP from Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, […]

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