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2024 Ayodhya sexual assault case: Convict gets 20-year jail term

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- A special court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, on Thursday sentenced Samajwadi Party leader Moid Khan's employee Raju Khan to 20 years of ... Read More


Protesting students in Lucknow welcome SC stay on new UGC rules

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Protesters from various educational institutions and organisations on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court order staying the University Grants Commission's (UGC) Promotion of Equity... Read More


Akhilesh, Mayawati term SC stay on new UGC rules appropriate

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Thursday reacted to the Supreme Court's decision to stay the University Grants Commission's (UGC)... Read More


Yogi discusses cooperation, shared values with Japanese delegation

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Advancing cooperation between Uttar Pradesh and Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture, as well as effective implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2024 by the two s... Read More


Pragati children's festival focuses on personality devp of students:Minister

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- The UP Basic Education Department is organising 'Pragati - Towards Self-Respect and Success - 2.0' children's festival with an approved fund of Rs.186.60 lakh, a spokesperson said.... Read More


Ayodhya sexual assault case: SP leader Moid Khan acquitted; employee convicted

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- After more than a year of the alleged gang rape of a 12-year-old girl in Ayodhya district--an incident that had triggered much outrage in the state, Samajwadi Party leader Moid Kha... Read More


'Drunk' truck driver ploughs into vehicles near PGI; doc among 3 hurt

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Several vehicles suffered severe damages after they were struck by a recklessly driven truck, which also ran over a bike, outside the SGPGI Hospital here late on Tuesday night, pol... Read More


6.1 mm rain pulls down mercury across UP, Sambhal gets highest

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Overcast skies and rainfall brought down temperatures across Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, with Sambhal district recording the highest downpour at 32.5 mm and the state capit... Read More


Lucknow: Students, doctors up in arms, demand rollback of new UGC rules

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Opposition to the UGC's Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 intensified on Wednesday, with students and doctors staging separate protests demandi... Read More


CBI probes wider bribery network after raids on arrested NR officials' homes in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has expanded its probe into an alleged bribery case involving two Northern Railway officials after conducting late-night searches at their... Read More