Suffering from a serious heart condition, the activist-scholar was one month from a heart surgery for he had been saving Rs 2 lakh for two years at the time of his arrest.

While larger meat sellers will be able to withstand any fallout from the new program, small-scale sellers, who have not been able to get licences for their shops yet, are likely to face the harshest effects.

'We sent multiple notices to the accused, but they have been absconding. We took the bulldozer so we could break some parts of the house to investigate inside,' police said.

Babar Ali's family has alleged that the police did not take action when he had earlier complained about threats to his life.

Two mother-child duos recount their uphill struggle in removing their absentee father's names from official documents.

The party has alleged that the BJP, intimidated by AAP's victory in Punjab, has pushed a unification plan to postpone the civic body polls.

The voting figures show that there was a section of people who were disillusioned with the BJP, but their issues were not enough to sway the majority’s preferences.

Livelihood issues took precedence despite the BJP's attempts to polarise the electorate. While this year's campaign was unlike the preceding one in 2017, will results also reflect this change?

In December 2021, the villagers of Makra faced a wave of sickness and deaths. "People were dying every day. Even children were dropping dead," one villager said.

Small and medium business owners feel abandoned by the government, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic.

A 25-kilometre stretch makes it difficult for people of 14 villages to access healthcare, education and many other services.

Stray cattle wreak havoc on the lives of the people of Rae Bareli by destroying their crops and causing road accidents.

Road-widening projects are underway to deal with the crowds expected at the Ram Temple. Those who have been running small shops, selling artefacts and puja material, are afraid the bulldozers will crush their livelihoods.

Amethi district, which will go to the polls on February 27 in the fifth phase, lacks basic amenities despite the fact that it has been represented by high-profile politicians over the decades.

Sanjay Sinh – the popular 'Raja of Amethi' – is contesting the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections after 33 years, on a BJP ticket.

The districts going to the polls today are Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Amroha, Badaun, Bareilly and Shahjahanpur.

While raising questions over some charges pressed against Ashish Mishra, the court said he was entitled to bail as he had appeared before the police when summoned and a charge-sheet was already filed in the case.

BJP's Nand Kishor Gurjar, who became MLA in 2017, has turned the town into a communally charged place, a voter says.