Amethi | 44 minutes ago
Hundreds attend Rahul's janata darbar in Amethi
Amethi, Sep 3 - Around 2,000 people attended a 'janata darbar' - held by Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday in his parliamentary constituency of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, a party spokesperson said.'He - held the janata darbar in the Munshiganj guest house, where around 1,500-2,000 people approached him with their problems,' state Congress spokesperson Akhilesh Pratap Singh told reporter ... read more

Lucknow | 2 hours ago
Three cops suspended for assaulting their woman officer
Lucknow, Sep 3 - Three traffic constables have been suspended in Uttar Pradesh for assaulting a woman police officer and dragging her over a distance while fleeing in their car after she caught them extorting money, police said Friday.The three constables, who are yet to be arrested, roughed up Superintendent of Police - Kalpana Saxena late Thursday evening after she caught them extorting money f ... read more

4 hours ago
24 Indians rescued from traffickers in Malaysia
Ipoh -, Sep 3 - At least 24 Indian men who were found locked up in a house in a Malaysian town have been rescued and two Pakistani men allegedly involved in a human trafficking racket have been detained, a media report said Friday.Malaysian police found a clue to the Indian men's detention from an Aug 30 media report from India and rescued the men from Sungai Siput town, 30 km from here, last Mond ... read more

18 hours ago
Sonia set for successive fourth term as Congress president
New Delhi Sep 2 - Sonia Gandhi, already the longest serving incumbent, was Thursday set for a successive fourth term as Congress president with 55 valid sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by party leaders. No other candidate is in the fray.Gandhi, 63, assumed office as party president in 1998. Chairperson of the party's Central Election Authority - Oscar Fernandes said that 56 sets of ... read more

New Delhi | 22 hours ago
Maternal, infant health index improves in India: Unicef
New Delhi, Sep 2 - There has been a significant improvement in maternal and child health indicators in the country with rise in institutional delivery and increase in immunisation, a Unicef survey released Thursday said.The Coverage Evaluation Survey 2009 -, a nationwide survey commissioned by United Nations Children's Fund -, was conducted November 2009-January 2010 across India. According to the ... read more

Lucknow | 23 hours ago
Leopard kills 7-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Sep 2 - A leopard has killed a seven-year-old boy in a village adjoining the Katarniaghat forest reserve in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, an official said Thursday.The body of seven-year-old Akash, a resident of Lakkhabagh village in Bahraich, some 270-km from Lucknow, was found on the outskirts of the village late Wednesday evening. 'It appears that it was an adult leopard that kill ... read more

Lucknow | 1 day ago
210 SIM cards on fake identity seized, four booked
Lucknow, Sep 2 - As many as 210 SIM cards issued against fake identities were seized and four people were booked Thursday in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, along the Indo-Nepal border, police said.A Special Operations Group of the Uttar Pradesh police seized the SIM cards issued by a Airtel franchisee shop in Bahraich, about 120 km from here. The police did not rule out the possibility of use ... read more

Amethi | 1 day ago
Women tie rakhis to Rahul, get assurance of development
Amethi, Sep 2 - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi turned 'brother' for several women and girls of a village here who tied rakhis to him and he promised to turn their dreams of development into a reality, a party spokesperson said Thursday.Gandhi reached the Isauli village late Wednesday to meet and interact with the locals about their problems and difficulties. 'It was a surprise inspection. ... read more

1 day ago
Rahul leaves Amethi to meet Sonia
Amethi -, Sep 2 - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi broke off his three-day trip here to travel to New Delhi to meet his mother and party president Sonia Gandhi who will file a nomination for another term in office as party chief. He will back here in the afternoon, a party spokesperson said.Gandhi reached Amethi, his parliamentary constituency, Wednesday for a three-day trip. 'He decided t ... read more

1 day ago
Paying for her crime by teaching behind bars
Naugarh -, Sep 2 - Call it an act of atonement. A woman who is in jail in Uttar Pradesh for torturing her daughter-in-law has donned the role of a teacher for fellow prisoners and their children.Famous as 'masterni', 45-year-old Urmila Devi is in a prison here in Siddharthnagar district, some 300 km from Lucknow, serving a sentence of three years. But she is spreading literacy behind the bars. 'Ur ... read more