Heatwave claims 25 poll personnel among 40 as north India boils

India Friday reported at least 40 suspected heat-related deaths, 25 of them of staff deployed on Lok Sabha poll duty in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, as heatwave conditions gripped a large swathe of the......

EC sets up 200 polling booths inside UP housing societies to pull voters

The Election Commission of India has set up more than 200 polling stations within housing societies in the urban areas of Uttar Pradesh to increase the voter turnout in the politically crucial......

Dance And Music In Ayodhya

From the grounds of the Ram Janmabhoomi, the Rampath, Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com captures scenes from the celebrations.   IMAGE: Students from Ayodhya perform Awadhi folk dance on Rampath.......

BJP MLA in UP gets 25-year jail for raping minor, faces disqualification

A court in Sonbhadra of Uttar Pradesh on Friday sentenced Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ramdular Gond to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a girl nine years ago, setting the stage for......

The dark, silent death of India's energy capital

The electricity that Singrauli produces to light up others' homes has poisoned its people and the environment with mercury, writes Sunita Narain.There is nothing more criminal than the conspiracy......

MNREGA: Ramesh writes to Mayawati again on irregularities

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has written a fresh letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati over alleged irregularities in implementation of MNREGA in seven districts and demanded......

NREGA fraud: Jairam's letter to Mayawati

Accusing Mayawati Government of not taking adequate action against those allegedly involved in embezzling Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) funds, Rural Development......