
Varanasi MLC Polls: Counting Begins Amid High Tension and Tight Security
Counting begins for Varanasi graduate and teacher MLC seats. SP and BJP clash as 34 candidates await results amid security alerts.
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Counting begins for Varanasi graduate and teacher MLC seats. SP and BJP clash as 34 candidates await results amid security alerts.

Pilibhit Food Safety Department raids shops and dairies ahead of Diwali to curb food adulteration. Samples of ghee and oil sent for testing.

Three businessmen drowned after their car plunged into a pond near Panchpiri village in Sitapur. Bodies recovered after 20 hours.

A teenager's body with suspicious injury marks was discovered near Jarahi bridge in Bahraich, UP. Police are searching for the boy's identity.

Counting for 28 Legislative Council seats starts across four states. Candidates express confidence and raise concerns over counting integrity.

LMC razes 100 illegal chambers near Lucknow District Court amid fierce protests by lawyers. Read more about the anti-encroachment drive.

Azad Samaj Party chief Chandrashekhar Azad reveals 2027 UP election plans, demands EVM removal and targets the state government in Phulpur.

Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya announces the Sankisa Buddhist Corridor Project, aiming to transform the region into a major pilgrimage hub.

Counting is underway for 28 Legislative Council seats across UP, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. Find out the key political battles here.

A truck carrying formalin overturned on Lucknow's Kisan Path after a tyre burst. NDRF and SDRF teams are working to neutralise the chemical leak.

Over 450 people gathered at JNU for Prayag Utsav 2026 to celebrate the rich cultural, literary, and academic legacy of Prayagraj.

CM Yogi Adityanath's government prepares relief and rescue ops as Cyclone Arnab triggers alerts and unseasonal rain forecasts across Uttar Pradesh.

The Election Commission of India suspends 6 officials and orders action against 21 others after irregularities in Agra's teachers' constituency polling.

A woman collapsed and died at a Jhansi hotel. While the post-mortem cites cardiac arrest, her father alleges her husband pushed her.

The Supreme Court slams UP Police for a flawed probe and orders Rs 6 lakh compensation for a man wrongly jailed for six years.

The BJP Mahila Morcha in Uttar Pradesh has named new district presidents for Pilibhit, Kanpur, Raebareli, and Siddharthnagar to boost grassroots reach.

UP BJP announces a massive 712-member state executive committee featuring PM Modi and CM Yogi to strengthen electoral strategies.

Election Commission suspends six officials after booth capturing and irregularities in Agra teacher constituency elections. Re-polling scheduled.

UPMSP releases provisional list of 7,526 exam centers for 2027 High School and Intermediate exams for over 52 lakh students.

The Supreme Court grants Ashish Mishra permission to celebrate Diwali in Lakhimpur Kheri under strict conditions.

Gonda police arrest a suspect and detain a juvenile after solving three separate thefts involving liquor shops and homes in Motiganj.

Union Minister Kamlesh Paswan attacks Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi over "shameful" remarks and the economic impact of Delhi rallies.

Jaunpur police intervened to halt a wedding after reports that the bride was a minor, sending the groom's party home empty-handed.

A 19-year-old youth was apprehended by the Anti-Romeo Squad in Pratapgarh for harassing schoolgirls near a petrol pump.