MP Afzal Ansari's rivalry with J&K L-G Manoj Sinha, shadow of Mukhtar Ansari's death & realities of region shaped by dire poverty and anti-feudal politics set stage for electoral contest.
Security personnel in large numbers have been deployed around the Ansari residence and the burial ground, which is located at distance of about a kilometre and a half.
'I believe in the judiciary. Rule of Goondas, Mafias have ended,' Alka Rai, wife of late BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai who was murdered in Ghazipur in 2005, said.
Some residents of Gahmar in Ghazipur say they’ve had to resort to immersing bodies in the Ganga due to high number of deaths, rising cost of cremations.
The ‘Pagdi Sambhal Jatta’ movement was spearheaded by Ajit Singh, the uncle of Bhagat Singh, to demand the withdrawal of three laws brought in by the British Indian government in 1907.
BKU leader Tikait, who revived protest at Ghazipur border with emotional appeal, insists now politicians who come to attend won’t even be handed microphones.
Ghaziabad admin gave an ultimatum to farmers Thursday night to vacate the site, but farmer leader Rakesh Tikait remained adamant, saying he would commit suicide but not end the stir.
The Aam Aadmi Party leader's remarks come after the Ghaziabad administration gave an ultimatum to the agitating farmers to vacate the UP Gate protest site by Thursday midnight.
Gurugram: In an action that will significantly impact the value of property transactions in Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved revised collector rates,...
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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