Politics does make strange bedfellows, particularly in Uttar Pradesh.
After remaining bitter foes for almost 15 years, former BJP leader Kalyan Singh has extended the olive branch to UP chief minister Mayawati. The latter, however, has not responded as yet.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi once again sent the UP police into a tizzy when he walked into a popular restaurant in the state capital unannounced for a meal.
The Congress MP was returning to Delhi from Amethi when instead of heading towards the airport, he made his way into the city and entered the popular Aryan restaurant, located in front of Raj Bhavan.

Property worth lakhs of rupees was destroyed in a massive fire that broke out in a paint warehouse in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district early on Wednesday, the police said.

Former Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, on Monday, announced that his Lok Manch would now serve as an umbrella organisation of various smaller political parties in Uttar Pradesh. Till now, Mr Singh has insisted that the Lok Manch was a non-political organisation.

Passengers of a Varanasi-bound Indian Airlines flight from Mumbai had a miraculous escape as the plane suffered a tyre-burst during landing at the Amausi airport here on Monday morning, airport source

UP chief minister and BSP president Mayawati, on Saturday, warned party workers against indiscipline and said that anyone found to be breaking the party discipline for vested interests would be dealt with sternly.

The script for the formal return of Mr Azam Khan to the Samajwadi Party has been finalised.
The Mushawarat Council set up by Mr Khan has said that his return to the Samajwadi fold was in the “larger interests of the Muslim community”.
According to party sources, the script for his return gives him an “honourable” opportunity and upholds his self-respect.

A FIR has been lodged against Bollywood starlet Rakhi Sawant and six others for forcing Laxman Prasad Ahirwar into depression and subsequent death.
The FIR was lodged at the Prem Nagar police station in Jhansi district on Friday evening, ADG Brij Lal told reporters in Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Saturday claimed that Congress offered to withdraw Taj Corridor and disproportionate assets cases against her for an electoral understanding with BSP for the 2

Two Cabinet ministers in the Mayawati government are in trouble over corruption charges.
UP Lok Ayukta, Justice N.K. Mehrotra has served a notice on the two ministers, along with a copy of the complaint received by his office, asking them to explain the charges.