All stories by Virendra Singh Rawat
BJP will win 74 Lok Sabha seats in UP: Amit Shah
Rediff.com6 Aug 2018That would be three more seats than what the BJP won in 2014.
BJP will win 74 Lok Sabha seats in UP: Amit Shah
Rediff.com6 Aug 2018That would be three more seats than what the BJP won in 2014.
Bitter pill for India's sugar market
Rediff.com2 Aug 2018UP's mills, dominated by the private sector's 94 units, have already expressed their inability to participate in the next crushing season
Yogi's pet projects: Tall promises, slow delivery
Rediff.com13 Jul 2018Beyond announcements and optics, key projects have hardly moved under the Yogi government, reports Virendra Singh Rawat.
He got ex-UP CMs evicted from their homes
Rediff.com25 Jun 2018'My passion remains pushing for probity in public life and I shall continue my fight,' S N Shukla tells Virendra Singh Rawat.
Yogi govt clears decks for Patanjali's Food Park
Rediff.com20 Jun 2018The proposed facility would be entitled to various incentives under central and state policies.
Yogi's Kumbh order puts UP's leather industry in a fix
Rediff.com25 May 2018Recently, Hindu religious seers had threatened to boycott the ceremonial Kumbh snan if the Ganga was not clean.
Nightmare for UP's sugar mills refuses to fade away
Rediff.com24 May 2018Record sugar output has also yielded molasses production way beyond market demand and plant capacity of state distilleries and country made liquor units
China, Iran will now get a taste of UP's famous Dussehri mangoes
Rediff.com8 May 2018UP has 14 mango belts in Lucknow (Lucknow, Malihabad, Bakshi-ka-Talaab), Saharanpur and Sambhal-Amroha-Muzaffarnagar districts. Apart from Dussehri, the other major varieties in UP comprise Langda, Chausa, Amprapali and Mallika.
Why the SP-BSP alliance rattles BJP
Rediff.com24 Apr 2018The ruling party is worried as the alliance represents over 50 per cent of the state's population, reports Virendra Singh Rawat.
What have UP's 1,350 encounters achieved?
Rediff.com13 Apr 2018With the state police pursuing only notorious criminals, petty thugs continue to prey on victims.
Why this BJP Dalit MP chose to speak up now
Rediff.com10 Apr 2018Ahead of the 2019 elections, the race for consolidating the Dalit vote-bank has intensified among all the political parties, more so in Uttar Pradesh, where the community comprises almost 21 per cent of the population.
Can mahayagyas fight air pollution?
Rediff.com6 Apr 2018The ozone layer enveloping India remained largely undamaged through centuries due to frequent yagyas, organisers of a mahayagya in Meerut claim.
How this insurance company detects fraud
Rediff.com5 Apr 2018ICICI Lombard is utilising the latest technology and forensic methods to verify insurance claims.
Investors Summit: Yogi govt spent Rs 65cr in 'make up' of Lucknow
Rediff.com24 Feb 2018Mukesh Ambani said he had never seen any city decked up so strikingly as Lucknow
Yogi govt inks pact with Amazon to promote 'Uttar Pradesh Khadi'
Rediff.com21 Feb 2018Team Amazon would also educate and train the khadi artisans to directly sell their products to online customers.
'Taj is the magnet that draws tourists to India'
Rediff.com5 Nov 2017'Although India has a lot more to offer in terms of tourism other than the Taj, yet there is nothing compared to the Taj Mahal.'
100% placements for IIM-Lucknow graduates
Rediff.com23 Oct 2017Irrespective of demonetisation and GST blues, IIM Lucknow has been able to successfully place their batch of 459 students.
Why Yogi ordered probe into UP babu hires
Rediff.com17 Sep 2017The recruitment of babus during the Akhilesh government's tenure allegedly favoured applicants from one community -- the Yadavs.
SP MLC resignations give Yogi and Co a lucky break
Rediff.com20 Aug 2017The BJP is seeking backdoor entry for Yogi and four of his ministers to the state legislature.