Cong seeks Prez appointment to submit memorandum on Lakhimpur violence

The Congress on Sunday wrote to the Rashtrapati Bhavan seeking an appointment with President Ram Nath Kovind for a 7-member party delegation led by Rahul Gandhi to meet him and present a detailed......

Eye on 2022 polls, 7 new ministers from UP

Seven ministers from Uttar Pradesh were sworn in at Rashtrapati Bhavan Wednesday, all picked with an eye on next year's assembly polls in the state. IMAGE: The swearing-in ceremony of the new Modi......

Most states choose to extend Covid curbs, with a few relaxations

Bihar, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh on Monday extended COVID-induced lockdown or curfew though there will be some relaxation in curbs.   IMAGE: A police personnel stops a commuter near the......

UP relaxes lockdown from June 1 except in 20 districts where active cases above 600

The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday relaxed the COVID-19 lockdown from June 1 allowing shops and markets outside containment zones to open for five days a week, but it would not be implemented......