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HC judge says those who twisted his speech at fault

PRAYAGRAJ, April 16 -- Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court, whose allegedly controversial remarks at a Vishva Hindu Parishad legal cell event in Prayagraj in December 2024 led to a... Read More


Vns court acquitsMLA Abhay Singhin 2002 attack case

VARANASI, April 16 -- A special MP-MLA court in Varanasi on Wednesday acquitted Goshainganj MLA Abhay Singh, MLC Vineet Singh and others in a 2002 attempt-to-murder case involving former MP Dhananjay ... Read More


Head injury caused death of unidentified woman: Autopsy

Lucknow, April 16 -- The post-mortem examination report of an unidentified woman found in Kakori has revealed a dozen injury marks on her body, with death caused by a severe head injury. Police said t... Read More


State energy corporations to stay within ambit of newly formed body

Lucknow, April 16 -- The director-general of the newly formed Uttar Pradesh Outsource Service Corporation has declined to grant exemptions to the state's power utilities from its provisions. UP Power ... Read More


UPERC fixes FY27 transmission tariff, cuts LDC charges by 5.6%

LUCKNOW, April 16 -- The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) on Tuesday issued two key tariff orders for 2026-27, determining intra-state transmission charges and Load Despatch Cen... Read More


Judge to retire amid stalled impeachment

PRAYAGRAJ, April 16 -- Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, the Allahabad High Court judge, whose remarks against Muslims during a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) event sparked nationwide outrage, will retire on ... Read More


Govt plans prediction model for forest fires

Dehradun, April 16 -- Chief secretary Anand Bardhan on Wednesday directed the forest department and associated scientific institutions to develop a prediction model for forest fires, on the lines of d... Read More


Yogi: Don't allow outside interference in factory ops

Lucknow, April 16 -- Two days after workers staged protests in Noida to press for a wage hike, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said no external elements should be allowed to interfere in f... Read More


Samrat sworn in; 2 deputies also take oath

Patna, April 16 -- Former deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary was sworn in on Wednesday as the state's first BJP chief minister of an NDA government, along with two JD(U) deputy chief ministers, at... Read More


Name mix-up leads to surgical error, inquiry begins

VARANASI, April 16 -- A surgeon's knife paused midway through an operation at Trauma Centre, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), on March 7 when a shocking discovery eme... Read More