Uttar Pradesh: SP announces 2 candidates for Council polls
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh legislative council polls for 12 seats seems eminent after principal opposition Samajwadi Party announced that it will contest on two seats when it has the number to win just one seat.
Avian flu confirmed in 7 states, Centre sends advisory to curb spread of disease
New Delhi/IBNS: With more states confirming avian flu, the disease has been confirmed from seven states-Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.
No evidence against Muslim man accused in forced religious conversion: UP govt admits
Lucknow/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government, run by Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Thursday admitted there was no evidence against a Muslim man, who was accused in a forced conversion of religion, media reports said.
Supreme Court issues notice to UP, Uttarakhand on 'love Jihad' laws
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh governments on pleas challenging laws against the so-called practice of 'love jihad' enacted by them.
Akhilesh retracts from his statement on Covid vaccine
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, who on Saturday termed the Covid vaccines used for immunisation in India as "BJP's vaccine" that couldn't be trusted and also urged people to not get immunised, changed his statement on Sunday.
Can't trust BJP's vaccine, says Akhilesh Yadav as India gears up for mass Covid vaccination
Lucknow/IBNS: Even as India completed a nationwide mock drill for administering the COVID19 vaccine, Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav today exhorted people against getting what he termed "BJP's vaccine" as it couldn't be trusted.
Allahabad HC rules in favour of UP interfaith couple
Allahabad/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court on Monday ruled in favour of an interfaith couple stating that the woman is an adult who "wants to live with her husband" and had the "right to live life on her terms".
Noida International Airport likely to be operational in next three years
Noida/IBNS: The Noida International Greenfield Airport better known as Jewar airport is expected to become operational by December 2023 or January 2024 as the development work of the airport is progressing as scheduled, said media reports.
Hathras victim was raped, murdered, CBI files in chargesheet
New Delhi/IBNS: Three months after the alleged rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras that evoked nationwide outrage, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet naming the four accused.
Opposition siding with middlemen and misleading farmers: Yogi Adityanath
Bareilly/UNI: Launching a scathing attack on the oppositions, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that they are fighting the battle of the middlemen and brokers and misleading the farmers.
'No human rights violated': UP Police after stopping Muslim couple's marriage
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Police has said it acted within the law when it took away a couple (both muslims) in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar for questioning as it acted to verify information about a crime under the state's newly formed unlawful conversion act, said a media report.
Ram temple construction in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya to commence after Dec 15
Ayodhya/UNI: The foundation work for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya will begin after December 15, Ram Mandir Construction Committee has announced.
Mumbai/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Wednesday welcomed suggestions from Bollywood during a meeting with a delegation of Mumbai film industry here, and iterated that his government is committed to build the most exemplary film city in the world, in Noida.
UP Cabinet clears Ordinance to prohibit religious conversions for sake of marriage
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday passed an Ordinance to prohibit forced religious conversions for the sake of marriage, making it a punishable offense.
Love Jihad law should first be used against BJP leaders' family: Urdu poet
Lucknow/UNI: With the Uttar Pradesh government planning to bring a law to curb alleged 'love jihad' and forcible religious conversion, Urdu poet Munawwar Rana on Monday said that the new law should first be used against the leaders of Bharatiya Janta Party and their family members who have married outside the community.