Uttar Pradesh

How to find your name on UP draft electoral roll, what to do if it’s not on the list, how to get it added

January 06, 2026 5:44 pm

A total of 2.89 crore voters have been deleted following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state.

‘She refused to continue relationship’: Jhansi’s first woman auto driver shot dead, partner on the run

January 06, 2026 9:44 pm

Police said Anita Chaudhary (45) was found dead under her overturned auto-rickshaw in the Navabad police station area.

UP draft voter list out: 12.55 crore voters make the cut, 2.89 crore deleted after SIR

January 06, 2026 9:43 pm

Deceased voters comprised 46.23 lakh (2.99%) of deletions and those who shifted were 2.17 crore (14.06%).

Witnesses absent, UP court to hear Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case on Thursday

January 06, 2026 2:19 pm

Mohammad Akhlaq’s lawyer informed the court that the brother-in-law of Akhlaq’s elder son had passed away, and hence the family could not attend the hearing.

Lucknow varsity doctor's parents arrested for 'conversion' after two women allege coercion

January 06, 2026 7:36 pm

Police said the doctor, who is on the run, faces charges of sexual exploitation of two victims besides conversion and forcible miscarriage.

UP SIR Draft Voter List 2026: How to check deleted names on draft voter list in Prayagraj, Lucknow, Agra on eci.gov.in? What to do if name is missing

January 06, 2026 6:08 pm

Uttar Pradesh SIR Voter List 2026: The Election Commission has reasoned that the usual yearly revisions can no longer fix what it calls “legacy data” issues — errors built up as India has not had a nationwide house-to-house revision since 2002-2004.

UP SIR Draft Roll LIVE Updates: Draft voter list 2026 released, nearly 3 crore names deleted

January 06, 2026 9:20 pm

UP SIR 2026 Voter List | SIR Draft Electoral Roll Uttar Pradesh Today Live Updates: Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of deletions with 18.7% names scrapped from the draft rolls.

UP Cabinet expansion? Why CM Yogi’s Delhi meeting with PM Modi, Amit Shah has set off buzz

January 06, 2026 12:45 pm

The expansion of the UP Cabinet has been on the cards since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, when the BJP won fewer seats than the Opposition Samajwadi Party.

UP okays one-time age relief in police hiring for 32,679 posts — after 'letters from its MLAs'

January 06, 2026 5:58 pm

The govt has approved the one-time three-year age relaxation for general, SC, ST and OBC candidates applying for the direct recruitment to 32,679 police posts.

Canadian Hindu Chambers of Commerce delegation meets UP CM Yogi

January 05, 2026 5:32 pm

Adityanath stressed need to promote new initiatives in trade, technology and tourism in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision.

Five killed, two injured as speeding car runs over pedestrians in Agra

October 25, 2025 3:38 pm

In Agra’s Nagla Budhi area of Uttar Pradesh, a speeding Tata Nexon ran over a group of pedestrians near the Central Hindi Institute late Friday evening, killing five people and injuring two others

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: A spiritual extravaganza begins in Prayagraj

January 13, 2025 2:06 pm

The 12-year gap between Kumbh Melas is linked to Hindu mythology and astronomical factors, including Jupiter’s 12-year orbit around the Sun.

Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derails in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district

July 19, 2024 6:48 pm

Authorities have assured that all passengers have been accounted for and rescue operations have concluded.

'India's growth story is changing': PM Modi at UP Global Investors’ Summit

February 10, 2023 5:37 pm

Inaugurating the event, the prime minister highlighted how UP is now known for “good governance, peace, law and order, and stability.

In pictures: leaders, supporters pay tribute to late SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav in UP's Saifai village

October 11, 2022 1:31 pm

Remembering Mulayam Singh Yadav: A life in pictures

October 10, 2022 10:55 am

Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939- 2022)

Boundary wall collapses in Noida's Jalvayu Vihar society, four dead

September 20, 2022 2:53 pm

Soon after the incident, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed his condolences and directed officials to swiftly carry out rescue operations.

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.

UP Board 10th Result 2022 Roll-Number wise: List of Websites to check score online

June 18, 2022 2:21 pm

UP Board 10th Result 2022 Released on upresults.nic.in, upmsp.edu.in: The students who appeared in the board examination can check their respective results at the official website — upmsp.edu.in and upresults.nic.in.

Bulldozers raze house of activist accused in Prayagraj violence

June 12, 2022 5:37 pm

Bulldozers at work to raze house of activist accused in Prayagraj violence

BJP's star campaigner Yogi Adityanath’s emotive appeals turn a damp squib | DECISION 2018

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

Yogi Adityanath, the man in a saffron robe, has emerged as one of the star campaigners for the BJP in the last few elections. But his speeches in this election making a strong Hindutva pitch failed to get any results.

What tiger census tells us about the population in India: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

The killing of T1 or Avni, the tiger, in Maharashtra has led to much controversy. It’s worth looking at what the numbers in the tiger census tell us.

Amritsar train accident: Magisterial enquiry launched but political blame game takes the stage

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

The Opposition is accusing Navjot Kaur Sidhu, the wife of deputy Chief Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, for fleeing the site of the accident without checking on the victims.

Amritsar train accident: Magisterial enquiry launched but political blame game takes the stage

October 22, 2018 7:12 pm

The Opposition is accusing Navjot Kaur Sidhu, the wife of deputy Chief Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, for fleeing the site of the accident without checking on the victims.

At least 7 dead, over 35 injured as the New Farakka Express derails near UP's Rae Bareli

June 22, 2020 6:14 pm

At least 7 people died and over 35 people were injured after 9 coaches of the New Farakka Express derailed in Rae Bareli on Wednesday.

UP, Bihar migrants flee Gujarat after rape of 14-month girl triggers violence

June 22, 2020 6:14 pm

Migrants from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh are fleeing Gujarat after an alleged rape of a 14-month girl triggered violence against them.

Dalit man’s wedding procession passes through Thakur village

June 22, 2020 6:22 pm

After a struggle of six months, a Dalit groom’s wedding procession passes through a Thakur-dominated village in Uttar Pradesh.

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.

Eminent Scientist And Academician Yash Pal Passed Away At 90

June 22, 2020 6:57 pm

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi On Muslim Representation In UP Govt

June 22, 2020 7:02 pm