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Jokes Apart | Things people do in Indian small towns: And why big city folks are no better
There is a small-town — or many — in every Indian city and a city in every small-town
Got proposal to rename West Bengal, Centre gave nod to rename seven cities, towns in last five years: Nityanand Rai
Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha that approval for changing the name of Nagar Untari in Jharkhand to Shri Banshidhar Nagar was given in August 2018
Indian women can't share husbands, they are possessive: Allahabad HC junks man's plea accused of abetting second wife's suicide
The case pertains to Varanasi resident Sushil Kumar, who is facing a probe into the alleged suicide by his second wife who took the extreme step a day after lodging an FIR against him at a police station there on 22 September, 2018
UP higher education website hacked, hackers rename Akbar 'Allahabadi' as 'Prayagraj'
The Prayagraj-based Commission, however, was able to restore its Hindi website and work is on to restore its English portal, Commission chairman Ishwar Charan Vishvaarma said
Mahant Narendra Giri death: Disciple Anand Giri detained for suicide abetment
Mahant Narendra Giri, the president of the largest organisation of seers in India, was found dead on Monday at Baghambari Muth in Allahabad. A purported suicide note of seven-eight pages was also found
Narendra Giri head of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad found dead in Prayagraj
His body was found hanging from the ceiling by his disciples and a purported suicide note was also found at the site
SC Collegium recommends elevation of Justice Sanjay Yadav as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
Justice Yadav is presently the Acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, and had previously worked as the Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
COVID-19 deaths in Prayagraj: In city where nearly 1,200 died in April, authorities cite protocol for not registering their deaths
If people had symptoms of COVID-19 on the basis of X-rays and CT scans, they were kept in the COVID ward. Then they died. They were never investigated as COVID patients, and so they were not registered as such on our portal. That is why they aren't counted on the COVID-19 record, said a district official.
Chandra Shekhar Azad's death anniversary: Amit Shah, Venkaiah Naidu pay tributes to freedom fighter
Chandra Shekhar Azad died on 27 February, 1931 in Alfred Park, Allahabad after an associate betrayed him to the British
Tandav row: Allahabad HC denies anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime India's Aparna Purohit
Rejecting Aparna Purohit's bail application, the judge said Indian filmmakers "repeatedly ridicule" Hindu deities "taking benefit of the liberal and tolerant tradition of the country."
A short history of the India Coffee House: Conversation, revolutionary politics and a different way to do business
Unassuming, unostentatious, efficient, reasonably priced and other such adjectives are what spring to mind when the India Coffee House is spoken of.
Hathras gangrape: Allahabad HC takes suo moto cognisance, summons top UP govt officials, media houses
According to Live Law, the court has also directed The Indian Express, Times of India, AajTak, NDTV, among others, to produce the material and content on the basis of which they have reported the cremation of the victim
Mumbai man hires truck, purchases onions worth Rs 2.32L to ensure passage to village in Allahabad amid lockdown
Desperate to reach his ancestral village on the outskirts of Allahabad, Prem Murti Pandey, who works at Mumbai airport, bought 25 tonnes of onions, loaded them onto a truck and hit the road
'Sabka saath, sabka vikas': At Prayagraj event, Narendra Modi says priority of government that justice reaches all 130 cr Indians
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said ensuring that all citizens get benefit and justice is the government's responsibility and also the base of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas and sabka vishwas'
Supreme Court issues notice to UP government on PIL challenging renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj
The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a PIL filed by Allahabad Heritage Society challenging the decision to change the rename the city of Allahabad to Prayagraj.
Mamata Banerjee accuses Centre of withholding financial assistance from West Bengal's Gangasagar Mela, but granting funds to Kumbh Mela
'Gangasagar Mela is at par with the Kumbh Mela. The Centre provides funds for Kumbh Mela but does not extend financial assistance for Gangasagar', said West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee
Kashmir PSA detainee Ghulam Mohammed Bhat dies in UP jail: 'They told me you have to just bring him back home,' says 32-year-old son
Ghulam Mohammed Bhat died 16,000 kilometres away from his home in Naini Central Prison. Bhat, who was frail when jailed, was among 20 Kashmiri prisoners brought to Naini prison from Anantnag. They had been detained under the stringent PSA immediately after the Centre scrapped the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
UP's 'Ram Naam bank', with Lord Ram as 'currency', announces bonus for account holders after SC's Ayodhya verdict
Allahabad-based 'bank', which neither has ATMs nor cheque books and its only 'currency' is Lord Ram, has announced bonus for nearly one lakh of its account holders
Slain Hindutva leader Kamlesh Tiwari's mother says forced to meet Yogi Adityanath, vows to 'pick up sword' if justice not done
Yogi Adityanath on Sunday met the family members of slain Hindutva leader Kamlesh Tiwari and sought to assure them of all help and justice.
Yogi Adityanath asks Prayagraj, Varanasi residents to stay vigilant as Ganga, Yamuna swell due to heavy rainfall
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed officials in Prayagraj and Varanasi districts to remain vigilant as the water levels in Ganga and Yamuna rivers neared the danger mark