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Exiled author Taslima Nasreen returns to India

Kolkata, Aug. 1 -- Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Friday returned to Kolkata after nearly 19 years, describing the visit as an emotional homecoming to a city she still considers her own.... Read More


'Black day': Judge recuses himself after alleged bid to influence court

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 1 -- A judge of the Allahabad high court recused himself from hearing a batch of bail applications after an alleged attempt was made by a litigant to establish direct contact with the ... Read More


East UP faces 34% monsoon shortfall as August approaches

LUCKNOW, Aug. 1 -- As the first half of the monsoon season draws to a close, Uttar Pradesh is grappling with a 27% rainfall deficit. By July 31, the state recorded only 261.4 mm of rain against a norm... Read More


Cousin held for killing 20-yr-old, staging Rs.50 lakh ransom plot

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 1 -- A 20-year-old college student, missing for a week, was found dead in bushes along the Ganga floodplains in the Phaphamau area of Prayagraj on Thursday night. Police alleged that h... Read More


2,647 principal, headmaster posts vacant, eligibility norms yet to be finalised

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 1 -- : Recruitment to 2,647 vacant posts of principals and headmasters in government-aided secondary schools across Uttar Pradesh remains stalled as the state government is yet to fina... Read More


Vns to get state-of-the-art Sant Ravidas Museum by '27

VARANASI, Aug. 1 -- A new state-of-the-art museum dedicated to the life and teachings of Sant Ravidas is taking shape at his birthplace in Seer Govardhanpur, Varanasi, said officials on Friday. The pr... Read More


Expand scope of scholarship scheme to benefit farmers' children, says Adityanath

LUCKNOW, Aug. 1 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed officials to expand the scope of the Mukhyamantri Krishak Chhatravritti Yojana so that a larger number of meritorious children of f... Read More


BJP govt policies hurting education, students' future, alleges Akhilesh

LUCKNOW, Aug. 1 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh of ruining the state's education and examination systems... Read More


Gkp girl's rape-murder: Two policemen face action over negligence as outrage mounts

GORAKHPUR, Aug. 1 -- A police outpost in-charge was suspended and the Kotwali station house officer (SHO) was attached to police lines over alleged negligence in handling the disappearance of a minor ... Read More


Four dogs found dead in Kanpur, CCTV footage sparks poisoning probe

KANPUR, Aug. 1 -- Four stray dogs were found dead in the Chowk-Sankata locality here on Thursday morning, with police probing suspected poisoning after a CCTV footage surfaced showing an unidentified ... Read More