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Fed up of 75 yrs of empty promises, Mainpuri villagers rebuild road on their own, and ban politicians

For decades, the road of Majra Rajpur was in a dilapidated condition. Though there are other roads, they pass through another village and are longer, often congested.

Dehuli massacre: 44 years on, UP court sentences 3 men to death for killing 24 Dalits

Of the 20 accused in the violence on 18 November, 1981, which had stemmed from a Dalit-Thakur dispute, 13 died during the trial, while four are still absconding.

UP Dalit woman’s body found in field, family alleges killed after she refused to vote SP in bypoll

Mainpuri cops arrest 2 for abduction & murder; death snowballs into political slugfest with BJP accusing Samajwadi Party of creating atmosphere of terror.

Dimple, Shivpal, back-to-back rallies. Why SP called in big guns to campaign in family bastion Karhal

Karhal falls under Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, which was represented 5 times in Parliament by Mulayam Singh Yadav. Akhilesh has fielded his nephew Tej Pratap as Karhal bypoll candidate.

‘Here for parmatma’ — followers gather at Bhole Baba’s Mainpuri ashram after Hathras tragedy

The godman’s palatial ashram in Mainpuri was raided by police Wednesday night. He wasn't present at the premises, the police said. FIR registered against Hathras event organiser.

Dimple Yadav wins in Samajwadi Party pocket borough Mainpuri by over 2.2 lakh votes

Dimple secured nearly 6 lakh votes in Mainpuri, a seat she first won in a 2022 bypoll after Mulayam Singh Yadav's demise. Starting 1996, the SP founder won the seat five times.

Mainpuri bypoll: Massive win for Mulayam’s bahu Dimple ends pari-war, Shivpal back in SP

Reconciliation efforts were on ever since SP patron's death. Shivpal says followers of Gandhi, Lohia, Ambedkar & Chaudhary Charan Singh should come together for 2024 polls.

Small comfort for SP as it heads for UP defeat, Akhilesh Yadav leads comfortably in Karhal

Till noon, the former CM has polled over 40,000 votes currently in SP bastion of Karhal in Mainpuri district. BJP’s S.P. Singh Baghel trails far behind, getting over 14,000 votes till now.

The signalling of Mulayam-Mayawati grand union — water, blessings and the central chair

Arch-rivals Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav shared the stage in Mainpuri Friday, and urged party workers to put the past behind and defeat the BJP.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?