'It was my first encounter with evil'

'I was living in a fools' paradise, thinking I could win over anyone with my good intentions.' IMAGE: Professor Roop Rekha Verma speaks at a protest against the CAA and NRC in Allahabad. All......

Akhilesh flies Dadri victim's kin to Lucknow for meeting, offers them Rs 45 lakh

The family of Dadri lynching victim Mohammad Ikhlaq were flown in to Lucknow to meet with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who announced an ex gratia amount of Rs 45 lakh for the family......

Why BSP bets on door-to-door campaign

The core BSP campaign continues to be 'cadre-based' and personal connect, such as knocking each door or through nukkad sabhas.Virendra Singh Rawat reports from Lucknow. IMAGE: Bahujan Samaj Party......

Lucknow school bars student wearing hijab from attending class

Did a school in Lucknow discriminate against a girl for wearing a head scarf? Parents say the school was informed during admission, principal denies it. Now, the UP government has stepped in.......

Risking backlash, Modi to push electricity price hike

Politicians appeal to key groups of voters like farmers or the poor by keeping prices low and ignoring theft, prompting scepticism about whether states will agree to any package that forces tariff......

Once a month, Modi steps in to 'revive' stalled projects, but nothing happens

Since March this year, Modi's intervention has helped revive nearly $60 billion in federal and state projects, according to government data through September. Image: Commuters commute next......

Flights may cost more thanks to Saudi oil crisis

The national carrier, which is already struggling with its fuel payments, spends Rs 6,000-7,000 crore annually on fuel. A 10 per cent hike in crude price would mean over Rs 50-58 crore of extra......

Roads before welfare: Modi faces dissent over spending shakeup

In his first full-year budget, approved by parliament on May 7, Modi halved funding for a scheme that gives millions of poor children free food and drastically cut allocations to make clean water......