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Caste alignments sharpen with eye on 2027 race

Lucknow, Aug. 30 -- Caste alignments within the ruling BJP are beginning to sharpen with an eye on the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls as ministers and MLAs increasingly seek to consolidate their ba... Read More


Akash's journey of ups and downs continues, Maya makes him No. 2

Lucknow, Aug. 30 -- Months after he fell out of favour for the second time and was then reinstated again, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati appointed her nephew Akash Anand as the national conv... Read More


In Gorakhpur, Siddaramaiah urges U.P. Cong workers to revive party

GORAKHPUR, Aug. 30 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, during his visit to Gorakhpur on Friday, urged Congress leaders and workers to dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to reviving the party in ... Read More


OBC panel orders report on hurdles in issuance of caste certificates

LUCKNOW, Aug. 30 -- Uttar Pradesh State Commission for Backward Classes chairman Rajesh Varma on Friday heard 30 cases and issued directions to the departments concerned, including sending a detailed ... Read More


Eight former Jhansi mandi officials booked for graft

Jhansi, Aug. 30 -- Eight former Mandi Samiti officials of the Jhansi division have been booked for the embezzlement of funds allocated for several construction works in the Bundelkhand region, officia... Read More


Every sportsperson a hero of society, says Adityanath

LUCKNOW, Aug. 30 -- Paying tribute to "hockey magician" Major Dhyan Chand on his birth anniversary, which is marked as National Sports Day, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said every sportspe... Read More


HC stays conviction, sentence of ex-MP Umakant Yadav

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 30 -- The Allahabad high court has stayed the conviction and the sentence awarded to former MP Umakant Yadav by the trial court of Jaunpur district in a 1995 case of murder during the ... Read More


additional city magistrate killed in road mishap

Agra, Aug. 30 -- An additional city magistrate (ACM) died in a road accident on Friday morning when his car rammed another vehicle at 77 Milestone of Agra Lucknow Expressway within the limits of Mainp... Read More


Choksi to stay in jail, Belgium court rejects bail request again

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- In another setback to fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, a court of appeal in Belgium has again rejected his bail plea, further extending his prison stay there, people familiar w... Read More


An unclouded view of the sunshine state

India, Aug. 30 -- After another winter spent wheezing, in 2023, I decided to leave smoggy Delhi after 22 years there. I consulted a few friends about where I could sustain myself professionally as a f... Read More