The Latest Breaking News from Uttar Pradesh

New Ram temple CEO must take action against those accused of donation theft: UP Congress chief

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai on Wednesday questioned whether the appointment of retired Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra as the first CEO of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust would bring back devotees' trust and recover money allegedly lost from the temple trust.

The Economic Times · Sep 3

Man cannot be ordered to pay maintenance to estranged wife beyond his means: Delhi court

In a recent ruling, a Delhi court determined that maintenance payments must align with a spouse's financial capability. The decision came as it rejected a wife's request for increased interim maintenance from her husband, due to the absence of evidence regarding his actual earnings. The magistrate relied on the prevailing…

The Economic Times · Sep 2

School holiday tomorrow, September 3: Check state-wise update amid IMD's heavy rain forecast

School holiday tomorrow, September 3: Schools across India are not uniformly closed, despite heavy-rain warnings in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Uttar Pradesh. Any closure will depend on local authorities or individual schools. Punjab also faces planned school-bus disruptions in three districts, while several states may…

The Economic Times · Sep 2

Adityanath says UP has 7 months of sugar. Here’s what that calculation misses

On August 25, at an event in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told an audience that there was no sugar crisis in the state. UP consumes about four lakh tonnes of sugar a month. It had about 28 lakh tonnes in stock. Divide the second by the first…

Newslaundry · Aug 31

School holiday tomorrow, September 1, 2026: Check state-wise holiday status amid heavy rain

School holiday tomorrow, September 1: Students and parents are checking whether schools will remain closed as heavy rainfall continues to affect several parts of India. Satna has already announced a school closure, while Uttarakhand and other rain-affected regions are relying on district-level decisions. The IMD has warned of heavy to…

The Economic Times · Aug 31

Akhilesh Yadav slams Yogi's promise of 'one lakh jobs' months before UP assembly polls

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s promise to provide one lakh jobs, saying the announcement comes ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections and before the model code of conduct is expected to take effect. He also accused the BJP government of corruption and failing…

The Economic Times · Aug 30

Mafias who ran parallel govt in UP reduced to dust by BJP: Yogi Adityanath

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath targeted previous governments for alleged corruption and misrule. He stated that Uttar Pradesh has transformed significantly since 2017. Mafias have been curbed, and the state now boasts good development and security. Previous governments neglected essential services and public welfare programs.

The Economic Times · Aug 29

"Journey of good governance will gain new momentum": UP CM Adityanath unveils projects worth Rs 435 crore in Deoria, Gorakhpurin

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched multiple development projects across Deoria and Gorakhpur districts. These initiatives are valued at over Rs 435 crore, focusing on public welfare and infrastructure expansion. The Chief Minister also highlighted recent schemes aimed at empowering women and ensuring their convenience. One such scheme provides…

The Economic Times · Aug 29

India's Grassland Birds Are Disappearing Faster Than Any Other Species, And Most Indians Have Never Seen Them

The Birds Nobody PhotographsAsk any Indian wildlife photographer what they shoot most and you will hear tigers, leopards, kingfishers. The grasslands barely register. Yet India's semi-arid and dry grassland belt, stretching across Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and the Deccan plateau, holds a suite of bird species found nowhere else on…

Times Life · Aug 28

How Mauritius Kept Bhojpuri Alive: The Indian Diaspora's Homeland Rebuilt Across an Ocean

The Language That Outlived Its OriginYou hear it at the market in Port Louis before you see the stall. A woman bargaining over bitter gourd, her cadence rising and falling in Bhojpuri, not the clipped, television-inflected version that survives in pockets of eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, but something older,…

Times Life · Aug 28