Rampur bypolls: BJP woos Pasmanda Muslims to capture Azam Khan's fortress

Five months after it wrested Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's stronghold of Rampur Lok Sabha seat, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now trying to further shore its position by wooing Pasmanda Muslim......

BJP envisages its own 'MY' equation in UP for 2024 polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party has planned to expand its base among the Yadavs, Jatavs and Pasmanda Muslims as part of its strategy to win all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 general election. IMAGE:......

UP decides to not give govt grant to any more madrassas

No new madrassa will be given a grant by the Uttar Pradesh government, the state cabinet has decided. IMAGE: Teachers at the madrasa Jamia Arabiya Makhzulul Uloom located in old Lucknow hold a......

Muslims realise only Modi, Yogi will work for their growth: UP min Ansari

Danish Azad Ansari, the only Muslim minister in Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday claimed that his community is warming up to the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi......

Awadh, through Muzaffar Ali's Jaanisaar

Muzaffar Ali’s period drama Jaanisaar launched its first look and trailer at the Asia Fashion Week in London last week. The movie marks the return of the maverick filmmaker to the silver......

Pakistan to send vigilance officer to Champions Trophy

The Pakistan Cricket Board will send a vigilance officer with the team for this year's Champions Trophy in England in a bid to avoid a repeat of the 2010 spot-fixing scandal. PCB Chairman Zaka......

Afridi named captain for Asia Cup, England tour

Pakistan on Tuesday named all-rounder Shahid Afridi captain for next month's Asia Cup and the subsequent full tour of England, opting for a single skipper for all three formats of the game. "Afridi......

Yousuf, Younus, Malik axed from central contracts

Banned former captains Mohammad Yousuf, Younus Khan and Shoaib Malik, as well as maverick pacer Shoaib Akhtar, were dropped from the list of players awarded central contracts by the Pakistan......

What it takes to be a Dangal wrestler

'Some of the good wrestlers are making really good money.''If you look at their lifestyles, they are no less compared to our cricketers.'Dhruv Munjal reports. IMAGE: A wrestler rubs his hands with......

Akhtar, Asif named in provisonal Cup squad

Pakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, cleared last month of a doping offence, have been included in a provisional 30-man squad for the 2007 World Cup. Pakistan officials said they......