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What Arfa Sayeda Zehra taught us about Urdu, ethics and grace

November 14, 2025 12:18 pm

Through her career, she showed that speech without compassion and ethics empties both language and faith of meaning

Jab kursi hilti hai, wey communal ban jaate hai: Akhilesh slams Adityanath over singing Vande Matram

November 14, 2025 4:45 am

SP chief accuses EC officials of working for BJP, calls Delhi blast intel failure

2 killed, 5 injured in firecracker unit blast in UP

November 14, 2025 12:14 am

Officials say unit had valid licence until March next year

Red Fort blast: ‘Alarming if it's an act of terror', say Muslim bodies, demand thorough probe

November 12, 2025 10:12 am

AIMPLB says it raises serious questions about effectiveness of country’s security apparatus if it’s an act of terror

Red Fort blast: As police probe Lucknow link, woman doctor and her brother are taken into custody

November 12, 2025 9:59 am

Officials say Dr Shaheen Shahid Ansari was employed at Faridabad’s Al-Falah School of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, where at least two other accused – Dr Muzammil Ahmad Ganai, who was arrested earlier, and Dr Umar Nabi, the suspected Red Fort blast accused – were working

UP to hold week-long events to mark tribal icon Birsa Munda's 150th birth anniversary

November 11, 2025 11:09 am

The programme in Sonbhadra will be attended by Prime Minister virtually on November 15

Ponzi scam accused in Lucknow jail sends threat email to Allahabad HC — using cop’s phone

November 10, 2025 11:37 am

Both the inmate, Anubhav Mittal, and police constable Ajay Kumar have been booked. The constable has been suspended.

Family of nine, including five women, sentenced to life for killing UP farmer

November 09, 2025 10:44 pm

The victim, Shiv Chandran, was attacked by the convicts in 2013 following a dispute between the two sides.

SIR rolled out, how UP parties are mobilising to protect their voter base: War rooms to WhatsApp groups

November 13, 2025 5:10 am

While the BJP has zeroed in on Booth-Level Agents for all 1.62 lakh polling stations across the state, the SP is gearing up to establish helpline numbers, and the Congress has set up a war room in its state headquarters.

Gangster involved in cattle smuggling killed in shootout with STF in UP’s Azamgarh

November 07, 2025 7:58 pm

Police claimed the accused, Waqif, had a long criminal history with as many as 49 cases registered against him over the past decade.

As cops stop Samajwadi Party's march to Vidhan Sabha, Akhilesh & MLAs sit in protest

September 19, 2022 3:34 pm

During the protest march, SP leaders raised issues of law and order, unemployment, and farmers’ woes.

Express Wanderlust: When Lucknow's Bara Imambara reopened its doors to tourists

June 30, 2021 5:16 pm

It was a source of relief for tourist guides at the iconic Bara Imambara in Lucknow, which opened to visitors on June 17.

Most of India under lockdown as coronavirus cases cross 400

March 23, 2020 6:36 pm

Violators could either face a fine of Rs 1,000 or a jail term of six months if they do not abide by the lockdown orders, the government said.

From tanks to fighter jets: Innovations in defence technology on show at DefExpo

February 06, 2020 11:41 am

The 11th edition of the biennial mega Defence Expo will continue till February 8 where defence manufacturers from the public and private sectors, as well as Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are displaying their products.

Charred vehicles, vandalised police station: Pictures that tell the story of violence in Lucknow

December 22, 2019 7:24 am

Protesters pelted stones and torched vehicles parked outside a police post in Lucknow. Police fire teargas shells to control the situation in Madeyganj area. About 20 people have been taken into custody.

Five killed, several injured as fire engulfs two hotels in Lucknow's Charbagh

June 19, 2018 3:01 pm

At least five people were killed and around six were injured after a fire broke out in the Charbagh area of Lucknow on Tuesday morning.

News in Numbers: India’s busiest passport office.

June 22, 2020 6:23 pm

#NewsInNumbers How much work the busiest passport office in India does. (PS: It’s Lucknow which was recently in the news over an inter-faith couple’s complaint.

Lucknow: At least five killed in fire

June 19, 2018 9:22 pm

Lucknow DIG slaps elderly street vendor

February 24, 2016 2:37 pm

Lucknow, Feb 24 (ANI): The Deputy Inspector General of Lucknow has been caught on camera abusing and slapping a street vendor. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media embarrassing the Uttar Pradesh Government and the State Police department.

Groom killed in celebratory firing in UP

February 18, 2016 5:51 am

Sitapur, Feb 18 (ANI): A marriage party turned out to be a sorrow affair after the groom was allegedly shot dead accidently in a celebratory firing. As per reports, the man who fired is yet to be identified. The bullet hit the groom's head and he fell off the horse. He was immediately rushed to the Sitapur district hospital, where doctors referred him to Lucknow after some preliminary medication. However, he succumbed to his injuries on his way to Lucknow. The news of the groom's death has created panic among the two families.

AAI to make airport facilities as commercially viable

January 23, 2016 12:50 pm

New Delhi, Jan 23 (ANI): The Airports Authority of India will enhance its marketing strategy to make airports more operationally and commercially viable. At the Airport Marketing Conference held recently in New Delhi, the officials and experts chalked out a strategy to make commercial use of airport infrastructure in the country. Formed in April 1995, the Airports Authority of India manages 125 destinations, including 77 domestic and 21 international airports in the country. The Authority is also looking at focusing on the cargo segment to boost its revenues. It has been undertaking the International Cargo handling operations at international airports including Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Coimbatore, Amritsar and Guwahati. Similarly, the Authority has identified 24 domestic airports across five regions, including three civil enclaves to develop such integrated facilities. They include Port Blair, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Raipur, Ahmedabad and others. The Airports Authority of India, which has developed infrastructure at many of its airports, is looking forward to make its commercial use.

Education should be used as tool for character building: Rajnath Singh

January 22, 2016 12:06 pm

Lucknow, Jan 22 (ANI): Addressing a convocation ceremony of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow on Friday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the purpose of education is not only to gain knowledge, but also to culturally groom oneself. He asserted that students should learn from Swami Vivekananda, who said that “character makes a man”.

Varanasi: PM Modi flags off Mahamana Superfast Express

January 22, 2016 12:03 pm

Varanasi, Jan 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the Mahamana Superfast Express in Varanasi. The train will run between Varanasi and Delhi via Lucknow thrice a week. The train is fully equipped with the modern facilities and also has new renovated AC-coaches fitted with LED television screens. This is Prime Minister Modi's fifth visit to his constituency after assuming office in May, 2014.