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Seers' meet fixes Feb 21 for beginning Ram temple construction in Ayodhya

A meeting of Hindu seers and religious leaders -- Param Dharma Sansad -- on Wednesday announced they would march to Ayodhya on Basant Panchami day and lay the foundation stone for a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya on February 21. Office-bearers of the organisation said the ceremony would be replete with all rituals. ....

Yogi, Puri inaugurate 29-km Noida-Greater Noida Metro line

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Puri on Friday flagged off the Noida Metro Rail Corp's (NMRC) 29.7-km Noida-Greater Noida metro corridor at the Sector 137 station here. ....

BSP-SP alliance giving sleepless nights to BJP: Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday said that the alliance between her party and the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections was giving the ruling BJP "sleepless nights". ....

Cylinder blast sparks fire at Kumbh Mela

A fire broke out in the Kumbh premises here on Monday, destroying a large part of the tented area, officials said. But no loss of life was reported. ....

BSP-SP announce tie up for LS polls, keep Congress out of it

Arch rivals Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) announced on Saturday that they will contest the coming Lok Sabha polls together in Uttar Pradesh sharing 38 seats each of the 80 in the state while leaving Rae Bareli and Amethi for Congress, which has been kept out of the alliance. ....

Bajrang Dal leader finally held for Bulandshahr murder

Bajrang Dal leader Yogesh Raj, the prime suspect in the killing of police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh during mob violence in December in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, was finally arrested on Thursday. ....

IS module case: NIA takes accused to Amroha to identify bomb material suppliers

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the new Islamic State module 'Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam,' on Wednesday took the arrested accused to Amroha to identify the people who supplied arms and bomb-making material to them. ....

In UP, there will be confluence of people, thoughts: Akhilesh on alliance

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and amid talks of anti-BJP Mahagatbandhan in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party Chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said there will be "confulence of thoughts and people" in the state. ....

Babri Masjid Action Committee to approach SC if Ram temple ordinance passed

The Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) has decided to file a petition in the Supreme Court in case the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre brings in an ordinance paving way for the construction of a grand Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, an office-bearer said on Wednesday. ....

Yogi most incompetent CM, only expert at communal polarisation: Samajwadi Party

The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday called Yogi Adityanath the "most incompetent Chief Minister" and accused him of only trying to fan communal passions in Uttar Pradesh. ....