
At Pratapgarh rally, UP BJP chief Swatantradev Singh accuses SP, BSP govts of promoting casteism, corruption
Singh made the remark while addressing an election rally at Pratapgarh to seek support for joint BJP-Apna Dal(S) candidate Rajkumar Pal, who is contesting the 21 October assembly by-polls

Yogi Adityanath meets with Amit Shah as EC prepares to announce bypolls in 11 Assembly seats in UP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called on Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah here on Monday.

Monsoon kills dozens in North India, North East; lakhs affected in Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura
In Bihar, the flood situation turned grim on Sunday with the death of four people as around 18 lakh were affected in nine districts of the state

10,000 rendered homeless in Khowai and West Tripura districts due to floods, forced to take shelter in relief camps
10,000 people of two districts of Tripura were rendered homeless and forced to take shelter in relief camps following floods caused by incessant rain.

Ten killed, 8.5 lakh affected in Assam floods; heavy monsoon triggers landslides in Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh
Heavy monsoon showers triggered landslides and house collapse in parts of the North East, claiming at least 10 lives and leaving over 8.5 lakh in Assam.

UP Assembly bypolls: With BSP ending alliance with SP, parties gear up for a four-cornered contest in 12 seats
With the end of the alliance between the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, the upcoming bypolls to 12 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh are likely to witness a four-cornered contest.

Odisha BJD MLA apologises for forcing PWD engineer to do sit-ups, claims he did it to save officer from angry people
Newly elected BJD MLA Saroj Kumar Meher, who drew flak after a video purportedly showing him forcing a junior PWD engineer to do sit-ups in public went viral, Thursday apologised for his action

'Your karma awaits you,' says Rahul Gandhi on Narendra Modi's 'corrupt no. 1' jibe on father Rajiv; Priyanka says 'Amethi will reply'
The Congress, led by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka, has not taken well to Narendra Modi's comment 'corrupt no. 1' comment on Rajiv Gandhi at ralies in Uttar Pradesh.

Narendra Modi says Rajiv Gandhi's life ended as 'corrupt no 1'; PM also accuses SP, Congress of playing ‘big game’ against Mayawati
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Samajwadi Party of going soft on the Congress, saying the two parties are playing a “big game” against Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati.

13 killed, 18 injured as speeding truck runs into marriage procession in Rajasthan; Ashok Gehlot extends condolences
A speeding truck ran into a marriage procession in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district killing 13 people, four of them children, and leaving 18 others injured, police said on Tuesday.

Bharat Bandh against SC/ST Act: Upper-caste protesters stop trains, block highways across North India
Two Bihar politicians, JD(U) leader Shyam Rajak and Madhepura MP Rajesh Ranjan, faced angry mobs while travelling. Protesters pelted stones at Rajak's car, he told reporters in Patna.

Audits of shelter homes across states will be conducted by October, Centre tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on 10 August had reprimanded the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh governments over the cases of rape in shelter homes in the states.

SC raps Bihar, Uttar Pradesh for not providing data on shelter homes after case of missing women in Pratapgarh
The Supreme Court on Friday reprimanded the Bihar and Uttar Pradesh governments over the cases of rape in shelter homes in the states.

At least 26 women missing from two shelter homes in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh
Surprise raids by district magistrate found that there were 26 women missing from two shelter homes in Uttart Pradesh's Pratapgarh

Dust storms, lightning strikes kill 26 in Uttar Pradesh; gusty winds, thunderstorms likely to persist tomorrow
Expressing grief over the deaths, Yogi Adityanath said the state government will extend all possible help to those hit by dust storms and related incidents

Allahabad University students turn violent after authorities order hostels to be vacated for summer break
Students protesting an Allahabad University order to vacate hostels for the summer break ran riot on the road outside the union hall gate on Tuesday afternoon, according to several media reports.

With eye on 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Yogi Adityanath attempts to reach out to Dalits in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath held a "chaupal" and dined at a Dalit's house in Pratapgarh on Tuesday night, in an effort to reach out to Dalits ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Yogi Adityanath tells UP police law and order should be maintained on the ground, not just records
Law and order should be maintained on the ground rather than in statistical records, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asserted on Monday

Dalit law student murdered: Students of Allahabad University go on rampage, lay siege at DM's house
Angered over the killing of a Dalit student of Allahabad University, students on Monday went on a rampage, setting a bus on fire

Uttar Pradesh civic polls: First phase of elections underway in 24 districts; Yogi Adityanath confident of BJP's win
Polling for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh civic elections is being held in 24 districts on Wednesday with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath exercising his vote in Gorakhpur