Topic: Uttar Pradesh

In Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district, an elderly man was allegedly beaten with sticks by his two sons, two daughters and son-in-law after a family dispute. Police have registered an FIR against five accused.

Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister OP Rajbhar has courted controversy after calling himself the country’s biggest goon during a rally in Banda district.

Uttar Pradesh politics is heating up ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections over ‘I love you’ remarks, Omprakash Rajbhar’s ‘biggest goon’ statement and BJP activities around Nishadraj.

Lucknow University has been placed in the 801-850 band in the QS Asia University Rankings 2027, with a national rank of 124 and South Asia rank of 247.

Weather is changing rapidly across parts of India, with Kedarnath at minus 8°C, alerts in Madhya Pradesh, falling temperatures in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi AQI at 278.

JDU is preparing to enter the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election arena, with Nishant Kumar being discussed for a possible leadership role.

The BJP is preparing a padyatra-based outreach campaign in Uttar Pradesh for the 2027 Assembly elections, with Yogi Adityanath and senior leaders expected to play key roles.

A 10-year-old student, Nihal, died after collapsing during a school race in Muzaffarnagar. Doctors cited cardiac attack as the cause of death.

The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 15 IAS officers in a major administrative reshuffle, including a change in the Jhansi divisional commissioner.

Police arrested company operator Alim Khan in an alleged overseas job fraud case and recovered 61 passports. Seven youths from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are allegedly stranded in Armenia.

Rain and drizzle have continued in Lucknow for about 45 hours as a rain alert was issued for 23 districts of Uttar Pradesh; temperatures have fallen by up to 8 degrees Celsius.

Amit Shah praised Yogi Adityanath’s leadership, saying the Uttar Pradesh government played an important role in eliminating mafia and improving law and order.

The BJP and Samajwadi Party are at odds over Uttar Pradesh’s new recruitment policy, under which candidates linked to violent activities may face government job disqualification.

Om Prakash Rajbhar targeted Akhilesh Yadav over Congress’s performance in Legislative Council polls and questioned SP-Congress seat-sharing talks.

Ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, postings of about 2,000 police personnel are being reviewed, with more than 20 IPS officers possibly in scope.

The Congress won only one of 28 MLC seats across four states, while the NDA secured 16 seats and the party drew a blank in Karnataka.

Legislative Council election results in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra dealt the BJP setbacks in Varanasi and Nagpur, where SP and Congress candidates won.

Akhilesh Yadav advised SP workers to celebrate MLC election wins simply, avoid processions and stay alert against alleged attempts to create controversy.

BJP candidate Dr. Manvendra Pratap Singh ‘Guru Ji’ has won the Agra division graduates’ constituency, defeating SP candidate Shashank Yadav by 8,856 votes.

Akhilesh Yadav targeted the BJP over Uttar Pradesh MLC election results, alleging counting irregularities after SP candidate Dr Sanjayan Tripathi’s defeat.