Om Prakash Rajbhar reacts to Lok Sabha bypoll losses in Azamgarh and Rampur, which were seen as Samajwadi Party's strongholds
UP Lok Sabha Bypoll: Both Azamgarh and Rampur seats have been strongholds for the Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav.
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on Saturday that she will back Droupadi Murmu in the presidential polls, making her the first key Opposition leader to extend support to BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate.
A purported video of poor-quality construction at a college building being built in Uttar Pradesh was shared by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today, as he targeted the ruling BJP over corruption.
In complaint, Zomato delivery worker Vineet Kumar Rawat said customer did not take food from him as he is Dalit, but refused to cancel order formally
People seen running for cover behind police in video from Uttar Pradesh town as young men continue demonstrations across country
At least one person has died and several others injured as angry mob set trains on fire and clashed with police in several states over the new military recruitment policy, Agnipath. The government has defended the scheme, calling it "transformative".
Hundreds of policemen and railway force personnel pushed coaches away from the burning section of a train, set on fire by 'Agnipath' protesters, in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district this morning.
Amid allegations of UP using bulldozers to target those who protested controversial comments on Prophet Muhammad by members of ruling BJP, Supreme Court today said, "Demolitions have to be in accordance with law, cannot be retaliatory".
The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking directions to the Uttar Pradesh government to follow rules while carrying out further demolitions in the state. The petition also sought strict action against officials indulging in unlawful demolition.
The Constitution will stop the "BJP's bulldozer", Akhilesh Yadav warned the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh, pointing out that the house demolished by the authorities in Prayagraj on Sunday reportedly did not belong to him.
A group of lawyers have approached the Allahabad High Court, pointing out that the house demolished by the authorities in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, did not belong to Javed Mohammed -- the main accused in the Friday's violence in the city.
A day after razing down homes of two of the accused in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur over violence over recent remarks by ex BJP spokespersons on Prophet Muhammad, bulldozers today rolled down in Prayagraj under heavy police presence and started demolis
According to reports, the video was shot two days ago in a police station in Saharanpur, where protests and clashes erupted after Friday prayers over the controversial remarks against Prophet Muhammad by two former BJP spokespersons.
Over 230 people have been arrested in the state so far for violent clashes over objectionable and communal comments against Prophet Muhammad by two BJP leaders.
More than 200 people have been arrested in six districts in Uttar Pradesh over violence in connection with recent remarks by now-suspended BJP leader on Prophet Mohammad.
The Uttar Pradesh Police were seen using lathis to hit protesters before arresting them today in Prayagraj, where a demonstration was held in parts of the city.
Massive protests erupted across the country including in Delhi, Ranchi and some cities in UP on Friday over remarks by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her former colleague Naveen Jindal that have triggered an international row.
A case has been registered over a "threat letter" received by the judge who ordered the filming of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, the police said.
A 16-year-old boy allegedly killed his mother after the latter stopped him from playing a mobile game in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, police said today.
A BJP leader was arrested today for derogatory comments on Prophet Muhammad, four days after violence broke out in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur
A case has been registered against the national secretary of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) in connection with her controversial statement against a particular community.
The by-elections for Rampur and Azamgarh were necessitated after sitting MPs Azam Khan and Akhilesh Yadav resigned following their election to the Legislative Assembly in March.
The impact of the explosion was so intense that the roofs of some factories located in the vicinity were damaged. It took three hours for fire tenders to douse the blaze.
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