Pawan Dixit

BJP calls Rahul’s Ayodhya visit political

History, politics in the air as a Gandhi visits Ayodhya after two decades

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi prayed at a temple in Ayodhya on Friday, becoming the first member of the Nehru-Gandhi family to visit the town in Uttar Pradesh since 1992, when a disputed mosque was demolished by a Hindu mob.

Rahul vows to reopen UP’s sugar mills

Rahul a big draw in Basti, vows to reopen closed sugar mills in state

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s road show in Basti drew crowds in huge numbers.

If taking away cots is theft, what about Mallya? Rahul asks BJP

People taking cots thieves but Mallya a defaulter: Rahul takes dig at BJP

Rahul Gandhi is undertaking a month-long road show from Deoria to Delhi to highlight the plight of farmers.

Rahul receives rockstar welcome at Deoria rally

Party left red-faced as villagers fight for cots

Rahul receives rockstar welcome at Deoria as he starts 2,500-km ‘Kisan Yatra’

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of bias towards the rich as he began a 2,500-km ‘Kisan Yatra’ in election-bound Uttar Pradesh.

People run away with cots from Rahul’s UP ‘khat sabha’ after his speech

Chaos struck a gathering Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi addressed on Monday after people carried home cots the party had organised for a ‘khat sabha’ before launching a 2,500km ‘kisan yatra’ in election-bound Uttar Pradesh.

Allahabad HC orders CBI probe into missing witness mystery in Asaram case

The Allahabad high court ordered on Monday a CBI inquiry into the disappearance of an important witness in a high-profile case involving Asaram Bapu, a self-styled godman accused of raping an underage girl.

Sonia takes the fight to PM Modi’s turf in UP

Sonia Gandhi falls ill during Varanasi road show, flown back to Delhi

Sonia Gandhi had to call off off her much-publicised “road show” in Varanasi on Tuesday evening after falling ill. She was flown back to New Delhi late in the night.

Cong president Sonia Gandhi falls ill in Varanasi , cuts short her road show

Congress president Sonia Gandhi launched her party’s poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday by holding a road show in Varanasi but had to cut short her visit in the evening after falling ill.

Sonia launches UP poll campaign in Varanasi

Gandhi and hundreds of her supporters gathered near a statue of Ambedkar in Kutchery area and paid floral tributes to the architect of the Constitution.

Court issues arrest warrant against expelled BJP leader Dayashankar

Police secured an arrest warrant on Monday against expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh from the court of a special judge. Singh is in the eye of the storm for his derogatory remarks against BSP chief Mayawati.

Demonstration against Israel after Eid prayer in Lucknow

Irani replaces Rahul’s pet project with varsity

Amethi: Smriti Irani replaces Rahul’s pet project with varsity

Union human resource development minister Smriti Irani on Thursday announced the closure of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) here and opening of a satellite campus of Babaseheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow, on the premises.

UP: Principal segregates students on basis of caste, removed

The principal of a private-aided educational institution in Hathras was removed from his post on Thursday and an inquiry ordered against him for allegedly segregating students on the basis of their caste.

Uttar Pradesh set to get its fourth tiger reserve

If all goes well, the famous Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary will soon add to Uttar Pradesh’s three existing tiger reserves -- Dudhwa, Amangarh and Pilibhit.

Ashiana gang rape: 11 yrs on, main accused held guilty

After an 11-year-old long wait for justice, the main accused in the Ashiana gang rape case, Gaurav Shukla, was finally convicted by the fast-track court here on Wednesday.

Muslims bow before motherland 96 times in a day: Farangimahli

“Muslims bow before their motherland 96 times while offering namaz five times in a day. But how many times people raising the ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ slogan bow before their motherland?”

Why were senior officers not indicted in Pilibhit probe, court asks CBI

The judge said the manner in which the massacre was carried out clearly showed that senior police officers posted in Pilibhit were issuing directives to their juniors

47 policemen sentenced to life in Pilibhit fake encounter case

A CBI court sentenced 47 policemen on Monday to life imprisonment for killing 11 Sikh pilgrims in a staged encounter in 1991 in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district, bringing the decades- long trial to a close.

UP: 25 yrs on, 47 cops convicted for killing 10 Sikhs in fake encounter

The CBI court here on Friday convicted 47 policemen in the infamous Pilibhit fake encounter case of July 1991 in which the cops killed 10 Sikh pilgrims after labelling them as militants.

UP to roll out red carpet for Modi as PM makes maiden Lucknow visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a day’s visit to Uttar Pradesh on Friday. He will first visit his own constituency Varanasi and later Lucknow in the afternoon

UP: We are coming back to power, Akhilesh tells industrialists

Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday told captains of industry that the Samajwadi Party was “coming back to power in the state after next year’s polls”.

Ganga aarti at Varanasi ghat leaves Japan PM mesmerised

The temple town of Kashi echoed with chants of ‘Har Har Mahedev’, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe created history of sorts when they performed Ganga aarti together at the beautifully decorated Dashashwamedh ghat on Saturday evening.

Rahman thrills at Mulayam Yadav’s birthday bash

It turned out to be an event never witnessed in Saifai before.