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UP CM orders audit of government departments
National | Jul 22, 2014, 11:22 AM ISTLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has ordered internal auditing of all the government departments, an official said Tuesday.The auditing would not only enable financial discipline but would also help in fixing the responsibilities,
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Uproar in Lok Sabha over Israeli attack in Gaza Strip
National | Jul 15, 2014, 05:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Uproar was witnessed today in the Lok Sabha as several parties got together to demand a resolution to condemn Israeli raids in Gaza Strip but the government did not oblige.Members of Congress, Trinamool
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Fresh uproar in Rajya Sabha over journalist meeting Hafiz Saeed
National | Jul 22, 2014, 05:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: For the second consecutive day, the reported meeting of a journalist considered close to RSS with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed disrupted proceedings in Rajya Sabha today, leading to two adjournments during Question Hour.Opposition
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Akhilesh Yadav gets luxury cars, but cuts budget for women's panel
National | Jul 15, 2014, 11:05 AM ISTLucknow: As women's safety continues to be a cause for concern in Uttar Pradesh, here's a shocker: An activist has found that the Akhilesh Yadav government has drastically downsized the budget of the state women's
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Maharashtra assembly polls: SP eyes Congress-NCP fold
National | Jul 10, 2014, 10:50 AM ISTMumbai: A full 10 years after it broke away from the Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra, the Samajwadi Party is keen to rebuild the partnership for the ensuing assembly elections, a top leader said Wednesday.State Samajwadi
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Congress to fight Uttar Pradesh by-polls alone
National | Jun 25, 2014, 12:57 PM ISTLucknow: Congress will go all alone in the Uttar Pradesh assembly by-polls which are to be held for the twelve seats, a Congress party leader said Wednesday.While the schedule for the by-polls has not been
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S&P confirms negative outlook for Italy
Jun 07, 2014, 05:22 PM ISTRome: Rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has confirmed the BBB rating for Italy, saying the outlook remained negative while noting the “encouraging intentions” of the current government.The US rating agency, which has cut Italy's
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SP, policeman killed by militants in Assam's Karbi Anglong
India | Jun 06, 2014, 01:59 PM ISTDiphu/Guwahati: A Superintendent of Police and another police man were killed in an encounter with militants of Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) in Karbi Anglong district of central Assam.SP Nitya Nanda Goswami of Hamren police
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Mayawati slams SP govt, again demands imposition of President's rule
National | Jun 01, 2014, 01:35 PM ISTLucknow: Coming down hard on the Akhilesh Yadav government for the Badaun gangrape case, BSP supremo Mayawati today said transferring and suspending officers will not help and the SP government needs to tighten the noose
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SP's purge: 36 leaders sacked but Akhilesh won't quit
National | May 20, 2014, 05:09 PM ISTLucknow: Rattled by Samajwadi Party's rout in Lok Sabha polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today sacked 36 leaders having status of minister of state in his government but ruled out his resignation. Party
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With 3 seats, independents record worst-ever show
India | May 17, 2014, 04:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Victory eluded independent candidates in the Lok Sabha polls with just three winners amongst them, making it the lowest count in the history of Indian elections since 1952.However, independents managed to garner about
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Landslide victory for BJP in UP; SP, BSP, Congress routed
India | May 16, 2014, 08:17 PM ISTLucknow: In a stunning comeback in Uttar Pradesh, BJP today bagged 33 seats and took an unassailable lead in 38 others, surpassing its highest tally of 58 seats in the state which had catapulted NDA
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Turnout 54.21 per cent in final leg of voting in UP
India | May 12, 2014, 09:45 PM ISTLucknow: Over 54 per cent voters today exercised their franchise for 18 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the last leg of the Lok Sabha polls which will decide the fate of BJP's prime ministerial candidate
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Over 23 per cent polling recorded in Uttar Pradesh till 11 AM
National | May 12, 2014, 12:46 PM ISTLucknow: Over 23.67 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the first four hours in Uttar Pradesh, where polling is underway on 18 seats to decide the fate of 328 candidates including Narendra Modi, Mulayam
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Re-poll ordered at 11 UP polling booths
National | May 12, 2014, 11:41 AM ISTLucknow: Re-polling at 11 polling booths in Uttar Pradesh will be held May 13, an official said Monday.The re-poll was ordered on the basis of reports filed by observers.The re-poll will take place at polling
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Last phase of LS polls tomorrow; all eyes on Varanasi
National | May 11, 2014, 03:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: The marathon Lok Sabha elections, one of the most bitterly fought in recent memory, will come to a close tomorrow when polling will be held in 41 constituencies in three states where stakes
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LIVE: Akhilesh hits back at Modi for his œbaap-beta barb
National | May 10, 2014, 11:57 PM ISTVaranasi: Hitting back at Narendra Modi for his “father-son's government barb”, UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said sarcastically that his father made him the Chief Minister and Modi could do the same if he
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SP spreading rumour, Mulayam will leave Azamgarh seat: Mayawati
National | May 07, 2014, 08:04 PM ISTBallia (UP): BSP supremo Mayawati today said SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav would vacate the Azamgarh seat if he wins from both the Azamgarh and Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituencies.“Due to the fear of defeat, SP
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In Pics: Rahul Gandhi's rally in Uttar Pradesh
National | May 07, 2014, 07:39 AM ISTSonbhadra/Mirzapur: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on Narendra Modi accusing him of being double-faced, saying on the one hand, he talks about UP's development and on the other, he has joined
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EC seeks reports on Modi's rally in Faizabad
National | May 05, 2014, 04:31 PM ISTLucknow: Within hours of Narendra Modi's address to a rally in Faizabad where he invoked Lord Ram, the Election Commission sought a report from the district authorities about his speech and the stage backdrop. “I