Despite Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's stern warning against the abuse of power to his party leaders and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's assertion about giving more independence to police force in the state, hardly anything has changed as anoth...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav claims that Samajwadi Party is ready to face general elections anytime. The UP CM appears to be confident that the number of seats gained by the party will increase in the upcoming elections and predicts that the par...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav says that Third Front is certainly a possibility. He claims that in politics nothing is predictable. He makes no efforts to hide his detachment towards both Congress and BJP.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in an public gathering says that Samajwadi Party is still with the UPA at the centre and they would not withdraw support as they do not believe in creating political chaos. He also added that in the future the decisi...
The bodies of the martyrs of the Srinagar terror attack have reached their home towns and their last rites will be performed today. One of the martyrs, Avadh Bihari's family have refused to conduct the rituals until the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Ya...
Martyr Avadh Bihari's body has reached his family in Uttar pradesh. His family refuses to perform the last rites until Uttar pradesh Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav comes and pays respect to their son, as he lost his life fighting and protecting his country. He...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav reaches Pratapgarh to meet the family of a slain village pradhan. Investigation into this death is supposedly what led to the murder of Deputy Superintendent of Police Zia Ul Haque. All eyes are now on the chief mini...
Lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh has no bounds. In yet another blatant misuse of power by Samajwadi Party leaders, district president of Bijnor Rashid Hussain allegedly threatened and beat up a contractor. Will Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav sit up and take notice?
SP MLA Bhagwan Sharma has been caught on camera, abusing teachers and even physically assaulting them when they approached him with their grievances. He has then taken a derogatory swipe at the teachers who dared to question an official directive. Is Uttar Pra...
Two whole days after the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav finally decides to visit the stampede victims and their families in Allahabad. The reason behind this delay was that he was busy attending his cousin's wedding. When he questioned o...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav says that the government's priority now is to provide effective relief to victims of Allahabad stampede. He also urges people to stay calm and cooperate with the government.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav remains evasive over the re-induction of tainted minister Vinod Singh into the UP cabinet. Vinod Singh is the main accused in the Gonda CMO abduction case.
In a sting operation, Uttar Pradesh Minister KC Pandey has been caught asking the Superintendent of Police to help out cattle smugglers. While the Minister has denied being involved in the malpractice, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has ordered a probe into the...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has taken cognizance of the illegal cattle trafficking in the state and has assured to initiate action against the minister nailed in the scam.
In an interesting T20 match, the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's team played the IAS XI in Lucknow. In the match, the Chief Minister came forward with both bat and ball to contribute to the teams victory.
Army Chief General Bikram Singh has met the family members of murdered Indian soldier Lance Naik Hemraj in Uttar Pradesh, who continue to demand that his head be brought back from Pakistan and be handed over to the family. His visit comes two days after Uttar ...
Mulayam Singh Yadav has pulled up his son, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav for the poor governance of the state. Mulayam told Akhilesh that the state is being run by bureaucrats and not ministers and it will be on Akhilesh to improve the law and or...
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadev gets a piece of advice from his father Mulayam Singh Yadav. Addressing a rally, Mulayam Singh advised his son on politics and the matters he has to take care about running the government. He also asked Akhilesh t...
In a recent rally, Mulayam Singh Yadav, the President of Samajwadi Party advised his son, Akhilesh Yadav on politics and how to conduct himself. He told Akhilesh Yadav that he should not only act as the leader of his party but also keep in mind that he is the ...
At an event attended by the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at Ghaziabad, the crowd turned violent as they were protesting the death of a girl. A few days ago the body of a young girl was found in a burned state in the same area. The police tried controlling the...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav addressed a gathering at a college today, but women and children were asked to leave their black-coloured clothes and burqas outside the premises of the college hall before entering it. This created a major outrage a...
Despite no relief from the Supreme Court in disproportionate assets case investigation, Mulayam Singh Yadav has welcomed the order saying the apex court has always sided with justice. Meanwhile, the counsel for Mulayam and sons has said this is a politically m...
Supreme Court denies relief to Mulayalam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh in the disproportionate assets case as the apex court refuses to quash the cases against the two. The CBI investigation into alleged corruption by the Samajwadi party chief and his sons ...
Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Keshubai Patel addresses the media after casting his vote in Rajkot. The Saurashtra region in Gujarat has been pitched as the deciding factor that could seals Narendra Modi's fate. The Patel vote-bank is expected to dent Modi's...
The Saurashtra region in Gujarat has been pitched as the deciding factor that could seals Narendra Modi's fate. Former Chief Minister Keshubai Patel casts his vote in Rajkot. The Patel vote-bank is expected to dent Modi's chances of returning to power.
A group of men inaugurated a fly-over three days before the scheduled date in Uttar Pradesh, which was supposed to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. In no time did the traffic start pouring in when the authorities took steps and stopped vehicles...
Over a 190 people, including the 40 girls who protested against the denial of benefits because they were wearing black cloaks and jeans, have now been charged by the Uttar Pradesh police for causing damage to public property. A bizarre diktat had been passed b...
Here are two strange dress codes issued to girls by women, citing reasons that hardly appeal to reason. In UP, girls were asked not to turn up in black dress or in jeans for a government function attended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. In anot...
Here are two strange dress codes issued to girls by women, citing reasons that hardly appeal to reason. In UP, girls were asked not to turn up in black dress or in jeans for a government function attended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. In anot...
News Night | The UP government, led by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, plans to withdraw charges against 15 terror accused. The government wants the charges to be dropped in 'public interest'. The government is attempting to fulfill its pre-poll promises by wit...
The Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh has geared up to withdraw all the criminal cases against Cabinet Minister Azam Khan. The police has already filed chargesheet in these cases and declares that all the issues with him is an internal matter that sho...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has ordered for the cases against Urban Development Minister Azam Khan to be dropped amidst growing law and order issues in the state.
BSP chief will attend the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has intiated the dinner meet between the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA allies to establish stability in the UPA government. Mulayam Sing...
A junior minister in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's cabinet has accused his senior Minister of corruption. The Minister of State for Khadi Gram Udyog, Riyaz Ahamed Shah, has charged his Cabinet Minister, Raja Ram, of accepting bribes for transfe...
After investigations against him in the money laundering case have been downgraded from the Economic Offenses Wing to the local district police, former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh says that he does not wish to comment on the issue as the mater is sub jud...
In what comes as a major embarrassment for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, a government official was attacked for raiding an oil depot. The goons, allegedly sent by the oil mafia, attempted to set the officer on fire.
Economic offences wing conducted raids in 17 Uttar Pradesh districts after evidence surfaced of embezzlement in a trust run by Union law minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise. The Uttar Pradesh government took up inquiry into the alleged irregularities ...
Supporters of Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Revenue Vinod Kumar Singh have attacked the office of chief medical officer (CMO) of Gonda. Vinod Kumar Singh had resigned after Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav asked him to tender his resignation. The CMO, who w...
The Akhilesh Yadav government has finally acted in the case of the missing NRHM Chief Medical Officer. The UP Chief Minister has asked his Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister Vinod Singh to put in his papers. The Minister has been accused of having the CMO abd...
The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, has finally understood the status quo of the State. The CM is unable to take any action against his party member who is accused of abducting and threatening the CMO. It's been more than a day after the Gonda...
Gonda chief medical officer (CMO) SP Singh's son reveals that his family fears for their lives following the threats against them by the Uttar Pradesh minister. But even as SP Singh continues to be in hiding, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav remains...
Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Ahmed Hasan has met Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over the abduction of chief medical officer (CMO) of Gonda. The meeting lasted for nearly 40 minutes. Ahmed Hasan has refused to divulge the details of the meeting to the media.
UP Minister Vinod Singh, alias Pandit Singh denies any involvement in the abduction of the Konda district CMO. The Chief Medical Officer, SP Singh, who has filed a complaint of harassment, torture and abduction has categorically named the UP Minister for his r...
A minister abducts a government official from his home, takes him to his office, and then forces him to include people close to the minister in the list of contract doctors being appointed by the state government. This happened in Uttar Pradesh, a state whose ...
Following Mulayam Singh Yadav's promise of supporting the UPA government from outside, his son Akhilesh Yadav lashes out at the PM. Criticising the Prime Minister for his speech, he says that the rulers are responsible for the economic slowdown and not the peo...
For the first time after coming to power, UP CM Akhilesh Yadav takes on the Prime Minister and criticizes his policies. Akhilesh also mentioned that SP was ready for snap polls and had delivered its promises to the people of UP. SP has been extending support t...
Watch all the important speeches and debates from India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit 2012 in which eminent personalities like Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana an...
India Today Group Mind Rocks Youth Summit 2012's third edition saw a host of public figures from various walks of life sharing their success stories. Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, social activist Arvind Kejriwal, actors Priyanka Chopra, Sonam ...
The Uttar Pradesh government has given the nod to prosecute 34 doctors and officers who are allegedly involved in the massive NRHM scam. This is a step forward in the investigations, which Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had admitted were going slow. The CBI had...
Uttar Pradesh government officials have been given the green signal to indulge in theivery. The go-ahead comes from the Chief Minister's uncle, Shivpal Yadav. A veteran politician in the Samajwadi Party, the state's PWD Minister tells bureaucrats that it is ok...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's uncle and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's brother, Shivpal Yadav, has permitted bureaucrats in Uttar Pradesh to indulge in stealing and bribery. The state's PWD Minister addressed bureaucrats at a District Review...
One of the most senior faces of the Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh PWD Minister Shivpal Yadav has made a shicking statement, permitting bureaucrats under his jurisdiction to indulge in stealing and bribery. The state's PWD Minister addressed bureaucrats at a ...
Uttar Pradesh Union Minister Shivpal Yadav's irresponsible remarks have caused an uproar across the nation. The state's PWD Minister passed a bizarre diktat to bureaucrats at a District Review Committee meeting, saying that it is okay to steal and accept bribe...
Uttar Pradesh PWD Minister Shivpal Yadav is in the news for all the wrong reasons. The Minister dictates a bizarre diktat to bureaucrats at a District Review Committee meeting, saying that it is okay to steal and accept bribes as long as they are working hard....
The 165-kilometre-long Yamuna Expressway that has just been opened to the public, connects Greater Noida to Agra. The journey from the national capital to the Taj will now take only 90 minutes, cancelling the need for a tedious 8-12 hour tedious journey. Uttar...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav inaugurates the new Delhi-Agra Expressway via a video-conference. The 165-kilometre-long Yamuna Expressway connects Greater Noida to Agra. The journey from the national capital to the Taj will now take only 90 minute...
There are reports that Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav is unhappy with the performance of his son Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Mulayam reportedly has said that Akhilesh's government is under scrutiny and needs to perform better. Akhil...
Defending his state against allegations of overdrawing power, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav claims that UP cannot be held responsible for the power outage in the entire northern grid as his state has not violated any norms. He has further said th...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav speaks out on the power crisis in the North. Defending the state's power consumption levels, the Akhilesh clarifies that the massive power outage, which tripped the entire northern grid, is not Uttar Pradesh's fault....
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav defends the power consumption in Uttar Pradesh. The Samajwadi Party leader says that the massive power outage, which tripped the entire northern grid, is not Uttar Pradesh's fault. This clarification comes in the lig...
In an incident blown completely out of proportion, BSP MLAs are now demanding President's rule in Uttar Pradesh. BSP workers took to the streets on Wednesday to voice their anger against the beheading of Maya's statue in Lucknow. Attempting to calm the agitate...
Samajwadi Party worker Amit Jani has been accused of orchestrating the attack on Mayawati's statue in Lucknow. BSP workers took to the streets in different parts of the state to voice their anger against the decapitation of Maya's statue. Uttar Pradesh Chief M...
In a new twist to the unrest in Uttar Pradesh, a Samajwadi Party worker has been accused of coordinating the assault on Mayawati's statue in Lucknow. BSP party workers took to the streets on Thursday after Mayawati's statue was beheaded in UP's capital city. I...
The unrest in Uttar Pradesh continues over the issue of Mayawati's statue in Lucknow that was decapitated. In an attempt to calm the agitated BSP workers in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had a statue reinstalled overnight. However, mat...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is in damage-control mode. Violent protests broke out in the state after reports of Mayawati's statue in Lucknow being vandalised. Enraged over the broken statue, BSP supporters took to the streets and clashed with p...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav faces his first major political crisis as Urban Development Minister Azam Khan offers to resign. Much to his displeasure, Azam Khan was removed from his post as the in-charge of the Meerut district, in what is being ...
Dissidence of its senior party leader Azam Khan has come to haunt the Samajwadi Party. Azam has written a letter to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav threatening to quit his Cabinet post, and expressing anger over withdrawal of Meerut and other districts from unde...
Barely four months after coming into power, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is facing a massive political crisis. Senior Samajwadi Party minister Azam Khan has written to the Chief Minister, expressing his desire to quit from the cabinet. Azam Khan...
The infighting within the Samajwadi Party turns ugly, as Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister Azam Khan offers to resign. Much to his displeasure, he was removed from his post as the in-charge of the Meerut district. In his letter to Chief Minister Akhiles...
Barely four months after coming into power, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is facing a massive political crisis. Senior Samajwadi Party minister Azam Khan has written to the Chief Minister, seeking to be relieved of his responsibilities in three d...
It is a see saw of a naming battle. After Mayawati changed the names of some districts, the new Samajwadi party chief minister Akhilesh Yadav today issued a new order renaming all the eight districts of Uttar Pradesh whose names were changed by Mayawati. So go...
Utttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is making all out efforts to remove criminal cases against his partymen. This could well signal a return of 'goondaraj'. First several politicians with criminal backgrounds found a place in his ministry. And now Akh...
The gun culture in Akhilesh Yadav's Uttar Pradesh takes its toll on a nine-year-old boy. A bullet that was fired in the air comes back to kill the young boy. Brushing aside another case of hooliganism, the UP authorities have called this a 'freak accident'. To...
The Khap Panchayat in the Bhagpar district of Uttar Pradesh which has issued a Taliban-style 'fatwa' curtailing women's rights, warns the government, asking them not to not to meddle with the Khap Panchayat affairs. The politicians, including Chief Minister Ak...
Following reports of cleaners, sweepers and ward boys administering minor surgeries to patients in government hospitals, another shocking case of medical negligence crops up. This time it is the Chief Medical Officer's driver who is found treating patients at ...
Akhilesh Yadav, UP Chief Minister decides to reverse the names of the seven renamed districts in the State. These seven districts were renamed by former Chief Minister Mayawati after Dalit leaders.
Centrestage | Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister, UP, announces that MLAs can now purchase cars worth up to Rs 20 lakh rupees from the State's MLA funds. Is the tax payers' money now being used to pamper MLAs? Is a State that demands bailout from the Centre due to...
Jailed MLAs Mukhtar Ansari and Vijay Mishra are seen at a lunch organized by UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in honour of Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee. The same MLAs were earlier spotted using cellphones and private cars inside their prisons.
Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, offers the MLAs in his State, an offer to buy cars worth Rs 20 lakh from the State budget. The MLAs can use the vehicles during the five-year tenure and can also buy back their cars, at a depreciated value, afte...
Jailed MLAs Mukhtar Ansari and Vijay Mishra were seen at a lunch organised by UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in the honour of Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee. The same jailed MLAs were earlier spotted using cellphones and travelling in private cars.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has proposed that MLAs can buy a car worth 20 lakh from the MLA funds. The proposal was made during his thanksgiving speech after the budget session. The UP government has justified this move stating that car is esse...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has proposed that MLAs can buy a car worth 20 lakh from the MLA funds. The proposal was made during his thanksgiving speech after the budget session. The UP government has justified this move stating that car is esse...
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's pre-election promises seem to have been an eye wash as hardened criminals allegedly enjoy special privileges. Besides violating critical jail rules, the likes of Amarmani Tripathi hold political campaigns in jail and travel in p...
Centre Stage | Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's pre-election promises seem to have been an eye wash as wanted criminals allegedly enjoy special privileges. Besides violating critical laws of jail rules, the likes of Amarmani Tripathi hold political campaigns in...
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's pre-election promises seem to have been an eye wash as wanted criminals allegedly enjoy special privileges. Besides violating critical laws of jail rules, the likes of Amarmani Tripathi hold political campaigns in jail and trave...
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's pre-election promises seem to have been an eye wash as wanted criminals allegedly enjoy special privileges. The likes of Amarmani Tripathi, a don in UP walks out of jail every afternoon for a nap in a hospital and holds a darbar...
The power crisis in UP takes an further downturn, with residents complaining of lack of power for as long as three months. Three children have reportedly died due to the heat wave in the region. Protests have broken out in many regions, including Kannauj.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav orders suspension and disciplinary action against 22 doctors in the NHRM probe after a CBI report accused them of embezzlement.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's wife, Dimple Yadav, has been elected unopposed from Kannauj as noone stood against her from the parliamentary constituency which fell vacant after Akhilesh Yadav became the CM of UP.