BJP wins big in UP council polls, but loses crown jewel Varanasi

A month after its resounding victory in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday swept the biennial polls to the state's legislative council by winning 22 out of......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Special CBI court rejects closure report in DySP murder case

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Tuesday rejected the agency's closure report giving clean chit to controversial minister Raja Bhaiyya in Kunda Deputy Superintendent of Police,......

Why Uma Bharti is banking on the 'Modi wave' to win from Jhansi

Although a fiery speaker and mass leader in her own right, Bharti has to necessarily fall back on what is being repeatedly described as a ‘Modi lehar’ to wrest this seat from the......