Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had taken this initiative with the intention of curbing 'love jihad', a term confined by Hindu outfits for alleged forcible conversion.
The accused Anil Kumar Khanna has been absconding since 1998. He had scammed the Uttar Pradesh Finance Corporation of Rs 37 lakh back then. The CBI got a red corner notice issued against him and subsequently, he has been arrested.
Shivpal Yadav's response came after CM Yogi Adityanath took a dis at him for again not being appointed as Leader of the Opposition by the Samajwadi Party.
In a rally held in Moradabad in 2014, the late Mulayam Singh had said that 'It is wrong to give death penalty in rape cases. 'Ladke hain, galati kar dete hain', he had said.
Speaking at an event in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said that the BJP is the present and the future. He also attacked Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav and said that the latter has started his downfall by deceiving the backward classes.
In the earlier bill which was passed in 2021, the maximum sentence was 10 years, however, in the amended bill, the maximum sentence is life imprisonment.
According to police, the custodians - a couple - fled from the stop after RFP jawans questioned them about the children and the objective behind taking them to Bihar.
During the meeting, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath emphasised the government's commitment to addressing the pressing concerns of the state, ranging from development projects to welfare schemes. The monsoon session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly will conclude on August 2.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday appointed senior party leader Mata Prasad Pandey as Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
The 'Kanwariyas' vandalised a police vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, the police said on Monday. The police later brought the situation under control.
Rifleman Mohit Rathour was killed in action in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara while four others, including a captain, were injured on Saturday.
The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust, responsible for building a mosque in Ayodhya following the Supreme Court's verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, has refuted allegations by a Delhi woman claiming ownership of the allotted land.
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav appoints Mata Prasad Pandey as Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, following his election to the Lok Sabha.
In the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Maneka Gandhi failed to retain her constituency Sultanpur and lost to Samajwadi party's Ram Bhuwal Nishad by a margin of over 43,000.
The petitioner had demanded that the notifications by which the central government declared June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' should be set aside.
The BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced reservation for Agniveers, those recruited into the Army through the Agnipath scheme, in police and PAC.
The increase in rounds of meetings between the state and top leadership of the BJP along with state Deputy CMs skipping the meetings convened by CM Yogi Adityanath has raised apprehensions of a widening rift between the CM and DCMs.
After the Lok Sabha elections, CM Yogi has been holding meetings. However, both the deputy CMs of the state were absent from his meetings. While Keshav Prasad Maurya was absent from the Prayagraj division meet, Brajesh Pathak left for Delhi just before the Lucknow division meet.
The case dates back to 2018 when Rahul Gandhi was alleged to have made objectionable remarks against the then BJP president and current Home Minister Amit Shah.
The recent crackdown on extortion in the Narhi area on the Bihar border has unveiled the vast scale of the illegal operation. Authorities estimate that approximately 1,000 vehicles cross the border each night, underscoring the extensive reach and impact of the extortion activities.
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