Lucknow

The Congress MLA had earlier written to Economic offence wing for an investigation into the alleged financial irregularities and the functioning of the Kamla Nehru Trust, which has senior Congress leaders as its members.

In the first phase, the coronavirus vaccine will be administered to doctors and paramedical staff of government and private hospitals.

The prime minister was speaking while inaugurating the construction of the Agra Metro project via video conferencing.

The bodies of three teenaged boys were found floating in Lohariya Dam in a forest area in Mirzapur on Wednesday. A statement issued by the Congress said the delegation demanded a judicial enquiry monitored by a sitting high court judge into the incident.

The artisans of Varanasi have prepared a special ‘Angavastram’ (cloth) for PM Modi, which contains the message of Lord Buddha that makes the entire world acquainted with the spirituality of India.

It is alleged that when the LMC team acted against petty vendors during an inspection of the area, Sonkar and others not only created hurdles but also misbehaved with them. Police is probing the matter.

There was no major change in day temperatures over the state. They were appreciably below normal in Gorakhpur, Jhansi divisions; below normal in Varanasi, Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bareilly, Agra, Meerut divisions and normal elsewhere in the st...

Notably, the BJP has fielded Usha Sirohi, wife of former BJP MLA Virendra Singh Sirohi, while the BSP has given the ticket to Mohammad Yunus. The Congress has fielded Sushil Chaudhary.

Pushpa Devi (36) was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her home. She is the wife of Chandra Prakash, DIG of Police Training Centre, Unnao, police said.

The candidacy of Singh has made the situation more complex for the BJP which decided to go with a Brahmin candidate Satya Prakash Mani Tripathi for the seat.

The National General Secretary of the BSP SC Mishra has also been holding district-wise meetings of Brahmin leaders at his residence in Lucknow.

Previously, the SIT was scheduled to submit the investigation report on Wednesday, however, owing to increased scope in the investigation, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Avinash Awasthi gave 10 more days more time to the team to submit their report.

Sources in the government last week said that ED is investigating against a private company linked to NGO Amnesty International India Foundation for allegedly receiving dubious export proceeds worth over Rs 51 crore.

In the wake of the brutal rape and murder of a Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, the Samajwadi Party took on the BJP government for its 'failure' to provide a safe environment for the females in the state.

Reacting to the judgment, All India Muslim Personal Law Board's (AIMPLB) Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali said Muslims of the country have always been respectful of court judgments and will continue to do so.

On Wednesday morning, the special court had acquitted all 32 accused, including former deputy prime minister L K Advani, ex-Union minister M M Joshi, Uma Bharti and former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh.