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Uttar Pradesh was epicentre of First War of Independence: Yogi

Lucknow, Nov. 17 -- Praising the role of countless heroes and women in India's freedom struggle as unforgettable, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Lucknow holds a special place in this co... Read More


UP ATS picks up two more suspects from Lucknow, releases them later

Lucknow, Nov. 17 -- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) detained two more suspects, said to be brother-sister duo, from Lucknow's Para area in connection with the Delhi blast case but release... Read More


After fortnight of panic, tigresstranquillised in Dudhwa buffer zone

LAKHIMPUR KHERI, Nov. 17 -- In a relief for residents of Basantapur, Semari Purwa and several other villages near the Majhgain range forests in the Dudhwa buffer zone, forest officials on Sunday morni... Read More


Massive fire engulfs Gorakhpur hotel; one killed

GORAKHPUR, Nov. 17 -- A massive fire broke out early Sunday in a four-storey hotel building near the Lord Buddha Museum in the Taramandal area under Ramgarh Lake police station, destroying property wo... Read More


S-I held for Hamirpur woman's murder

KANPUR, Nov. 17 -- A sub-inspector of UP Police, Ankit Yadav, was on Sunday arrested from Mahoba in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old woman Kiran whose body was found on Baswari road in Hami... Read More


Rural women emerge as community leaders, transforming power bill recovery

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 17 -- Just a few years ago, 52-year-old Manisha Sahu of Ismailpur village in the trans-Ganga region of Prayagraj was struggling to keep her household afloat. Her husband, a casual labo... Read More


Of nationalism and the stories of wars we tell

India, Nov. 16 -- "You were engaged in a deeply intellectual conversation on his reverse ageing," pinged this author's phone with several photos and this text, suitably punctuated by winks and smileys... Read More


Looking beyond the Mandal versus Kamandal paradigm

India, Nov. 16 -- Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar were already drifting apart by the time spring arrived in 1994. The two university politics comrades were still in the same party - the famously unwieldy... Read More


Misreporting on Trump triggers a crisis in BBC

India, Nov. 16 -- Is the BBC a corporation in crisis? Or is it being held up to higher standards than the rest of the media? The answer to both questions seems to be yes. The tragic part is that the t... Read More


Court allows capture of elephant Omkar, orders temporary translocation to Guj

Pune, Nov. 16 -- A court in Kolhapur has permitted the capture of the wild elephant Omkar in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, and allowed his temporary relocation to the Radha Krishna Temple Elephant... Read More