Will never forget: Yajman couples at Ayodhya consecration

'Divine experience and a proud moment' is how the 15 couples who were the 'mukhya yajman' for the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya described the grand event and said that the day......

UP rain toll climbs to 28, red alert in 6 districts

Nine more people have died as heavy rains lashed Uttar Pradesh for the third day, taking the death toll to 28, while a red alert has been sounded on Tuesday in six districts including the worst-hit......

Heavy rains kill 19 in UP in 24 hrs, schools shut

Nineteen people were killed in the past 24 hours as rain lashed Uttar Pradesh, disrupting normal life, particularly in the state's central region and forcing schools in some places to shut for a......

TN train fire: FIR doesn't mention tour operator; bodies of pilgrims reach UP

Bodies of nine victims, including that of the tour organiser, killed in a fire mishap in a train coach in Tamil Nadu arrived in Lucknow from Chennai on Sunday. IMAGE: Burning train coach after......

Udaan gives school dropouts a second chance

Nachiket Mor is today championing the concept of residential bridge schools for dropouts, writes Sreelatha Menon. Why do half the girls who join school drop out by the time they are in Class VI?......

India Inc taps UP's rural economy

Large private sector companies, including ITC, the US-based Cargill and Rallis, are entering the agriculture supply chain in Uttar Pradesh for the first time. These firms, which were so far......