Tag: UP
By Roping In Mukhtaar, Mayawati Dents Her Image
BSP chief Mayawati has never been known in Uttar Pradesh for political niceties. Yet she caught many by surprise when she ushered into the party known crime don-turned-politician Mukhtaar Ansaari.....
Vodafone, Idea In Merger Talks For Telco With 400 Mn Users
Ending months of speculation, Vodafone on Monday confirmed it's in talks with the Aditya Vikram Birla group for the merger of its Indian entity and Idea Cellular in what will be the largest such deal in the country's telecom space once it materialises.....
'Hindu Exodus' Not An Election Issue In Kairana
The so-called "Hindu exodus" from Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh, which had grabbed headlines, is a non-issue in the electoral battle here.....
Five Soldiers Rescued From Avalanche Succumb To Injuries
Five Indian Army soldiers, rescued from the snow after being trapped by an avalanche near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district last week succumbed to their injuries while being evacuated, defence officials said on Monday.....
34 Trains Delayed, 6 Rescheduled Due To Fog
At least 34 trains were delayed and six rescheduled on Tuesday due to fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said.....
Modi Looks Forward To 'fruitful' Budget Session
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ahead of the budget session hoped that the current session will be "fruitful" and all political parties will work together for people's benefit. ....
SP Leader Shivpal To Form New Party After March 11
Former Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party President Shivpal Yadav on Tuesday said he will form a new party after March 11 when the assembly election results will be announced.....
Varun Gandhi Included In BJP's UP Star Campaigners' List
After initially dropping Varun Gandhi from the list of "star campaigners" in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP on Thursday included his name for the third and fourth phases of polling in the state, a party official said.....
Modi A Political Migrant, Says Akhilesh
Hitting out at the BJP for raking up a "non-issue" of migration from western Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in fact a "real migrant" as he was from Gujarat and had contested the Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi.....
Differences Crop Up In Families Where Elders Not Respected: Shivpal
Former Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav on Thursday indirectly trained guns at his nephew and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, saying differences are bound to crop up in families where elders are not respected.....
