The wave of Prime Minister Modi’s popularity, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s stern dealing with the law & order situation and the euphoria over the Ram temple has started overriding the caste equations in Uttar Pradesh. ....

The lights dimmed at noon but the sun rays filtered through to kiss the forehead of Lord Ram and performed ‘Surya Tilak’ -- an event that had been much awaited. ....

BSP national coordinator Akash Anand has said that the BSP was the main opposition in Uttar Pradesh as it is in direct fight with the ruling party. ....

The Lucknow district election officer has directed all banks to monitor withdrawals and deposits above Rs 10 lakh. ....

Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav will visit gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s ancestral house in Mohammadabad town of Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district on Sunday to offer condolences to his family. ....

The Ayodhya district administration has urged people who plan to visit here on Ram Navami, to celebrate the festival at their homes instead and come to the temple town later as it has limited capacity to cater to visitors, an official said. ....

Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency, Sanjeev Balyan's convoy was attacked during his election campaign on Saturday night, the police said. ....

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has stayed the conviction of actor Raj Babbar in a case dating back to 1996 when he was contesting the Lok Sabha poll from Lucknow as a Samajwadi Party candidate. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the election campaign in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut on Sunday. ....

A fresh petition has been filed in an Agra court in Uttar Pradesh seeking the declaration of the Taj Mahal as Tejo Mahalaya, a Hindu temple. ....