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Taking the opposite viewpoint, Hindutva hawk Vinay Katiyar justified the partys move to not give tickets to Muslims, saying: When Muslims dont vote for us, why should we give tickets to them? (Representational image)

UP: BJP leader threatens Muslims, says vote for my wife or face...

Ranjeet Bahadur Srivastava, the outgoing head of the Nagar Palika Parishad, has fielded his wife Shashi Srivastava for...

18 Nov 2017 7:26 AM IST

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar after visiting Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Muslims not opposed to Ram Mandir, says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

I have not come with an agenda, I will hear everybody. We need to see that both communities come together with...

17 Nov 2017 6:20 AM IST

Sri Sri Ravishankar

Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar meets Yogi Adityanath on Ram...

The Sunni leaders also said that there would be no negotiations unless Sri Sri Ravishankar came up with a definite...

16 Nov 2017 3:09 AM IST

UP Shia Central Waqf Board Chief Waseem Rizvi (right) with Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad chief Narendra Giri in Allahabad on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Ayodhya dispute: Too many mediators complicating Temple talks

Shia Waqf board chief meeting with right-wing leaders termed positive'.

14 Nov 2017 1:33 AM IST

A blueprint of the Ram statue on the banks of Saryu River

War of statues: For every Ram, there'll be a Krishna

The statue weighs over 60 tonnes, including the bronze wheel which weighs nearly seven tonnes.

12 Nov 2017 2:47 AM IST

Former JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar. (Photo: PTI)

Lit fest in Lucknow halted as protest erupts at Kanhaiya Kumar event

The incident took place here late on Friday night and hours later, the district administration cancelled the event.

12 Nov 2017 2:07 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during launch of Bihar Krishi Road Map 2017-2022 in Patna on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Denied ticket, President's relative goes independent

Deepa Kovind to contest for chairperson of Jhinjhak post after BJP denies ticket.

10 Nov 2017 1:56 AM IST

Madrasas should teach students about the anti-Islamic policies of ISIS.

Yogi government to introduce NCERT books in Uttar Pradesh madrasas

According to the proposal, mathematics and science will be included in the syllabus.

31 Oct 2017 1:49 AM IST

A man & his family garlanded with shoes, beaten up by villagers in Bijnors Islamabad over his love affair with a girl in the village. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Inter-caste love affair: Man, his family given shoes lesson' by...

According to reports, the boy had fallen in love with a girl of another caste a few months ago. The couple eloped about...

30 Oct 2017 2:57 AM IST

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wields a broom as he takes part in a cleanliness drive at the Taj Mahal in Agra on Thursday (Photo: PTI )

Yogi Adityanath seeks to shed communal' tag?

UP CM picks up broom to clean Taj. Says monument is India's gem, belongs to no religion

27 Oct 2017 3:56 AM IST

Taj Mahal and Manikarnika Ghat(Uttar Pradesh), Vaishno Devi (Jammu and Kashmir), Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Maharashtra), Ajmer Sharif (Rajasthan), Golden Temple (Punjab), Meenakshi temple and Kamakshi Temple (Tamil Nadu) and Jagannathpuri (Odisha) are the 10 places identified by the government. (Photo: PTI)

UP govt includes Taj Mahal in calendar but leaves out Lucknow from...

The 12-page calendar, which was released almost two and a half months earlier.

22 Oct 2017 2:45 AM IST

Artistes dressed up as Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshman arrive by a copter for Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Ram' lands in copter for Yogi Adityanath

Cries of Jai Shri Ram rent the air as the helicopter began to land.

19 Oct 2017 1:16 AM IST