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The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has fixed April 15 as the next date of hearing in the Rahul Gandhi citizenship case. The court conducted a hearing in the chamber of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi for around two hours on Monday. Two officials from the Union ministry of home affairs arrived here from New Delhi with documents related to the case. Senior advocate SB Pandey, assistant solicitor general of India, represented the Union government in court. He was assisted by government couns ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 8 (PTI) Unseasonal rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and hailstorm activity covered parts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with the weather department forecasting a gradual improvement from April 9 and dry conditions setting in the next day. According to officials, the ongoing spell has been triggered by an active western disturbance persisting as a cyclonic circulation over north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu and Kashmir. Its interaction with another cyclonic circulation o ...Read More >
Uttar Pradesh weather: The IMD has warned of rain, thunderstorms and strong gusty winds in multiple districts of Uttar Pradesh today, April 8, 2026. AS many as 60 UP districts are on orange alert and IMD has warned of moderate rain in Meerut, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar and others. There are chances Lucknow might also receive rain on Wednesday. The weather in Uttar Pradesh has changed once again, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a severe warning for strong stor ...Read More >
Addressing a gathering at the 452nd birth anniversary celebrations of Malook Das in Mathura-Vrindavan, Adityanath said, "India has only one king, that eternal king is Lord Ram, and there is no one else," asserting that this idea has been rooted in the country's civilisational consciousness for centuries. He said that around 450 years ago, when Sanatan Dharma was facing challenges during the period of foreign invasions, saints like Malook Das emerged as a "divine light" to awaken society and res ...Read More >
New Delhi: Following the inauguration of the Noida International Airport (NIA), UPEDA has now accelerated the construction of a 'Link Expressway'. This will serve as a connecting link between the Yamuna Expressway and the Ganga Expressway. The move will ensure easy and fast connectivity to the newly inaugurated Noida Airport which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 28. The flights from the airport are scheduled to begin from mid-April. UPEDA will prepare a detailed project ...Read More >
Mathura, Apr 7 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath elaborated on the saint tradition, Sanatan culture, and Indian spiritual heritage at the grand Shri Sitaram Nikunj Ashtayam Leela Mahotsav on Tuesday. He said that India's saint tradition has guided society in the right direction during every difficult period and preserved cultural values. In his address, the Chief Minister said that Jagadguru Moolakdas Ji Maharaj awakened public consciousness by adopting the Ramanandi sect of t ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 7 (PTI) Rain accompanied by gusty winds and thunderstorms lashed Lucknow and several parts of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday evening, with the capital witnessing cloudy skies, lightning and light showers, officials said. Cloud cover developed over Lucknow in the evening, followed by strong winds and light rain, bringing relief from the day's heat. Similar weather conditions prevailed across large parts of the state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. According to the IMD, l ...Read More >
Jhajjar: The viral 'IIT Baba' has once again become the talk of the town, this time by tying the knots with a Bengaluru-based engineer. Abhay Singh, the engineer-turned baba, has revealed that he got married on February 15 on the occasion of Mahashivratri. IIT Baba got married at Aghanjar Mahadev Temple in Himachal Pradesh on February 15, however, the wedding was not in public knowledge till now. The matter came to light when Abhay took his bride to his hometown in Haryana's Jhajjar district to ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 7 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh government announced major decisions in several areas, including education, transportation, and industrial development on Tuesday. The decisions were taken in the state cabinet meeting, which was chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The most important decisions include an increase in the honorarium of part-time Shikshamitras and instructors. State Basic Education Minister Sandeep Singh stated that the honorarium of Shikshamitras has been increased from ...Read More >
Abhay Singh, the IIT-educated ascetic who gave up science for spirituality, has tied the knot in Himachal Pradesh. Singh, who earned the moniker of "IIT Baba" for his IIT Bombay education, married an engineering graduate named Preetika earlier this year, although news of the wedding only became public this week. On Monday, Abhay Singh returned to his native village in Haryana's Jhajjar district with his new bride. He was seen dressed in his trademark saffron robes as he told mediapersons that h ...Read More >
Prayagraj, The Allahabad High Court has held that a habeas corpus petition cannot be used as a tool to secure the presence of a husband who is allegedly evading warrants in a maintenance case. A bench of Justices Siddharth and Vinai Kumar Dwivedi made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by Sangita Yadav. The court said it is for the concerned family court to initiate appropriate coercive measures to secure the presence of the husband in such cases. The petitioner had approached ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Abhay Singh, who shot to fame as "IIT Baba" and gained attention during the Mahakumbh in Allahabad last year, has tied the knot with an engineer from Karnataka. He was seen with his wife Pritika at his native place Jhajjhar in Haryana recently. While interacting with media persons in his father Karan Singh's chamber, who is a lawyer, Abhay said he had gone to the city to meet his parents and seek their blessings. Crowds gathered outside the chamber to take selfies with him. Abhay said ...Read More >
Prayagraj: To provide authorised and affordable textbooks to over 1 crore students from classes 9 to 12 in more than 29,000 schools, UP Board has directed all districts to host book awareness and accessibility camps (book fairs) by April 15.The initiative follows the successful model implemented in Agra and Saharanpur divisions. Board secretary Bhagwati Singh instructed district education officials to ensure that govt and aided inter-colleges organise these fairs, with oversight by a designated ...Read More >
Azamgarh (UP), Apr 6 (PTI): Launching a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party for "confining development to Saifai" (bastion of the Samajwadi Party), Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia and Jaunpur were never a part of their (Samajwadi Party) agenda. "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the only party in the world, which says 'Nation First, Party next and the person after it'. What happens in other parties? Adityanath said. The Samajwadi Party wi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to stay the implementation of Adani Group's ₹14,500-crore debt resolution plan for debt-laden Jaiprakash Associates (JAL). A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said it didn't see any reason to interfere with the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) interim order allowing the implementation of the resolution plan, a decision challenged by Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta. Noting that Vedanta's appeal is now listed for final hearing on April 10 ...Read More >
Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, stating development had come to a halt during his tenure -- a failure that led to the party's defeat in the 2017 Assembly elections. He added that since then, Akhilesh has repeatedly tried to return to power, but the people of Uttar Pradesh are well aware of the party's true character. Addressing the media at the Circuit House in Prayagraj after concluding his two-da ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the implementation of the Adani group's Rs 14,535-crore bid to acquire the debt-ridden Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL), but provided a safeguard by restraining the firm's monitoring committee from taking any "major policy decisions" without prior nod of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked mining giant Vedanta Ltd, which is opposing the resolution ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 6 (PTI) Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has deployed more than 4,300 new 5G sites across eastern Uttar Pradesh in the last 12 months, boosting its network presence in the region. The large-scale network expansion was undertaken across 48 districts of the UP East circle, covering 34 million people across urban centres, growth towns and remote rural villages. By adding an average of 12 new sites every day, Airtel has accelerated the rollout of high-speed connectivity, ensuring custom ...Read More >
Lucknow: Describing theatre as the true mirror of society, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that performing art plays an important role in giving direction to the society."A space where emotions turn into words, which in turn become performance. Powerful theatre dramas have the capability to transform public opinion and create awareness among the community about an issue or subject," the CM said while presiding over the golden jubilee celebrations of Bhartendu Natya Academy in Luckn ...Read More >
Nashik: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that various development works worth ₹35,000 crore are being undertaken to make the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, scheduled to be held next year in the sacred towns of Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, grand, magnificent, and unforgettable. He said that extensive planning is underway to provide devotees with all necessary facilities and that the guidance of saints and spiritual leaders is crucial in this process. The two-day meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Sa ...Read More >
The Allahabad high court has sought an explanation from the additional chief secretary (home), UP, regarding the non-mentioning of the usual honorific 'Hon'ble' before the name of a Union minister whose name figured in an FIR lodged in Mathura last year. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena passed the order in a petition filed by Harshit Sharma and 2 others seeking quashing of an FIR registered against them at Highway police station, Mathura, bearing case crime number 1197 of 20 ...Read More >
Prayagraj (UP), Apr 3 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has sought an explanation from the additional chief secretary (home) of Uttar Pradesh over the non-mentioning of the courtesy title 'Hon'ble' before the name of a Union minister in an FIR. A two-judge bench of Justices J J Munir and Tarun Saxena passed the order after hearing a petition filed by a person named Harshit Sharma and two others, seeking the quashing of an FIR registered against them in Mathura. ...Read More >
Lucknow: Under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's vision of "Viksit Uttar Pradesh @2047," the Tourism Department has released its roadmap to achieve the goal of a $6 trillion economy by 2047. As part of this roadmap, the department has set an ambitious target to establish the state as the spiritual and cultural capital of the world by 2047. In this direction, the state aims to progressively increase its contribution to tourism-based Gross Value Added (GVA) from the current 9.2% to 11% by 2029-30, ...Read More >
Gurugram, Apr 3 (PTI) Two youths stole a teacher's bike from outside the gate of a private school in village here, police said on Friday. According to the complainant, Ved Prakash Singh, a teacher at Divine Public School, Rithoj and a native of Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, he had parked his bike near the school gate on Thursday morning. While he was on duty at the school, two youths came in the afternoon and stole his bike, which was parked near the bus station, he said. The bike theft incident ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 3 (PTI) Several Parts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh recorded rainfall, with mercury touching 35.9 degrees Celsius in Lucknow on Friday, the meteorological department said. Prayagraj recorded a rainfall of 5.6 mm, whereas Varanasi recorded 2.6 mm, followed by Ghazipur, 1.0 mm, Fursatganj, 0.1 mm, and in traces in Sultanpur, the MeT said. Lucknow recorded a maximum temperature of 35.9 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 23.4 degrees Celsius, it said. Sultanpur was the hottest p ...Read More >
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An A.H. Wheeler Bookstore at Sawai Madhopur railway station, Rajasthan. Image Courtesy/ Wikipedia In 1888, a young British journalist in Allahabad was short of money and needed to get back to England. He walked into a bookstall on the railway platform and struck a deal with a Frenchman. The result was the Indian Railway Library -- six grey-green paperbacks, each priced at one rupee, with covers illustrated by Kipling's own father, John Lockwood Kipling.They included Soldiers Three, The Phantom ...Read More >
Expressing serious concern over gangs using women to 'honeytrap' men and extorting money through blackmail, a division bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought a thorough investigation to trace such gangs operating and targeting innocent people. "If offences like these are permitted to continue, it would become difficult to live in a decent world," the bench of Justices J J Munir and Tarun Saxena observed on March 30 while issuing the direction to the Uttar Pradesh government; Additional Ch ...Read More >
Prayagraj (UP), Apr 2 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has observed that a divorce under the Mohammedan Law takes effect from the date a husband pronounces "talaq" and a subsequent court decree confirming it is merely declaratory in nature. In his judgment passed on March 10, Justice Madan Pal Singh clarified that such a court decree does not create a fresh divorce from the date of the judgment, rather, it relates to the original date of the talaq pronouncement. The above observation was made wh ...Read More >
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 2 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court has taken a strict stance in a case involving an alleged honey-trap gang operating in the Meerut zone of Uttar Pradesh and directed the police to conduct a thorough investigation and maintain strict surveillance. A division bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena directed the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Meerut Zone, to get the entire matter investigated. The court observed that the existence of s ...Read More >
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 2 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court has taken a strict stance in a case involving an alleged honey-trap gang operating in the Meerut zone of Uttar Pradesh and directed the police to conduct a thorough investigation and maintain strict surveillance. A division bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena directed the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Meerut Zone, to get the entire matter investigated. The court observed that the existence of s ...Read More >
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