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The cleric in his letter alleged that his wife was forcing him to shave off his beard as she was fond of clean-shave

Uttar Pradesh: Cleric hubby in fix over his beard

The Maulana's wife has threatened to end her life if the 36-year-old did not shave his beard.

19 July 2016 1:23 AM IST

Congress leader Sheila Dixit. (Photo: PTI/File)

Sheila Dikshit as UP CM face will not cut ice with voters: SP and BJP

Congress on Thursday chose 78-year-old Dikshit, a Brahmin, as its face for next year's assembly polls in UP.

14 July 2016 7:13 PM IST

Mohammad Akhlaq (Photo: PTI)

Dadri lynching: FIR ordered against Akhlaq's family for cow slaughter

Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched last year on suspicion that his family stored and ate beef at their house.

14 July 2016 5:17 PM IST

The Railways has successfully conducted censor trials of the Spanish Talgo coaches. (Photo: PTI)

Talgo becomes the fastest train; clocks 180 km per hour

On the fifth day of the trial, the train covered 84 km in 38 minutes between Mathura and Palwal.

14 July 2016 4:34 PM IST

The incident occurred Wednesday night after the bovine fell into the borewell in a farm belonging to one Avdhesh Yadav (28) at Chandanpur village in Maharajpur area, Kanpur. (Representational image)

2 dead, 3 injured after buffalo rescue attempt goes awry

Police along with an NDRF team carried out rescue operations through the night and also pressed an excavator into...

14 July 2016 3:56 PM IST

A techie from Hyderabad allegedly committed suicide at her residence in Australia. (Representational image)

UP: Woman threatens suicide after lover's marriage fixed elsewhere

The woman had also filed a complaint of rape and cheating against her lover in Bhopal earlier.

14 July 2016 3:53 PM IST

The samosa was made of 90 litres of refined oil, 1.75 quintal flour and two quintal potatoes and spices.

World's biggest Samosa breaks record in Uttar Pradesh

Samosa weighs 387.7 kilograms and costs around Rs 40,000.

14 July 2016 1:58 AM IST

The law also asked all those owning, managing or running a public place being the site of a marriage to ensure conclusion of all ceremonies relating to the marriage on or before 10 pm. (Photo: AFP)

'DJ waale Babu', 'Nagin Tune' songs spark clashes at wedding in UP

Six men were detained and were released after issuing them a warning.

13 July 2016 7:07 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. (Photo: PTI)

UP polls: SP slams BJP, Congress for appointing tainted MLAs in senior...

Muzaffarnagar riot accused Suresh Rana and hate speech accused Imran Masood are among the people given posts.

13 July 2016 2:31 PM IST

Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh with Uttar Pradesh PWD Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav addresses a press conference at party office in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

UP minister Shivpal Singh Yadav admits backing' terror

Minister said inadvertently that the Samajwadi Party had always supported terrorists.

13 July 2016 2:11 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav (Photo: PTI)

Samajwadi Party youth leaders to be at helm for UP polls next year

Seniors to restrict themselves to address of rallies.

13 July 2016 12:36 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee

UP Governor sends report on Mathura, Kairana, Dadri to President

Copies of the report have been marked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

11 July 2016 9:51 AM IST