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Clamour of leaders’ kin for tickets delay BJP list

It is neither the party ideology nor the political complexities that are delaying the BJP list for the UP Assembly elections.

Lucknow buys 500 kg gold, 1,000 kg silver

Recession and depression were pushed to the backburner and Lucknow went almost berserk on Dhanteras, shopping and splurging to their heart’s content.
Dhanteras sales on Monday crossed the `550 crore-mark, a record in itself.

HC sets aside land acquisition in UP

The Allahabad high court on Friday set aside the acquisition of land of three villages in Noida Extension and Greater Noida areas and ordered enhanced compensation for 60 villages in Gautam Buddha Nag

BSP minister, MLA accused of rape

A senior BSP minister and a BSP legislator, in different incidents, have been charged with rape, causing considerable embarrassment to an already beleaguered Mayawati government.

Envoy silent on Rajendra Prasad’s Rolex

Descendants of Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, are slowly losing hope of bringing his 18K pink gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual wristwatch back to India.

Maya will seek UP trifurcation

In a master stroke, UP chief minister Mayawati is now preparing to convene a brief special session of the state legislature early next month to pass a resolution seeking trifurcation of Uttar Pradesh.

Man hurls shoe at Kejriwal

Mr Arvind Kejriwal, RTI activist and a senior member of Team Anna, was the target of a shoe attack in Lucknow on Tuesday where he had arrived to address a meeting of India Against Corruption (IAC).

Man hurls shoe at Kejriwal

Mr Arvind Kejriwal, RTI activist and a senior member of Team Anna, was the target of a shoe attack in Lucknow on Tuesday where he had arrived to address a meeting of India Against Corruption (IAC).

‘Anna silent to avoid comment on bhushan’

Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has said that social activist Anna Hazare undertook a maun vrat ostensibly to avoid any comment on his colleague Prashant Bhushan’s controversial statement or on former Karnataka chief minister Yeddyurappa’s arrest.

Uma pitches for LK as PM candidate

Senior BJP leaders M.M. Joshi (from left), L.K. Advani and Kalraj Mishra at a public meeting during the Janchetna Yatra

BJP leader Uma Bharti, on Thursday, gave a new twist to the on-going power struggle in the BJP when she announced that Mr Advani would be the prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha electio

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