Mukhtar Ansari: A career in crime and politics

Mukhtar Ansari straddled the worlds of crime and politics in Uttar Pradesh. IMAGE: Mukhtar Ansari in a Prayagraj court on December 28, 2022. Photograph: ANI Photo The gangster-politician was......

SEE: Bulldozers used to shower petals on UP MLAs visiting Ayodhya

Over 300 Uttar Pradesh legislators packed in 10 buses and some cars travelled Sunday from Lucknow to the new Ayodhya Ram Mandir, a state government-organised event skipped only by the opposition......

3 BJP candidates lose deposit despite record win in UP polls

Even as it got an overwhelming majority in the recently-concluded UP assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party had three candidates losing their electoral deposits. IMAGE: BJP supporters......

BJP makes clean sweep in Varanasi, Gorakhpur; SP wins all seats in Azamgarh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav saw their parties making a clean sweep in the assembly segments in their......