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Akhilesh assures slain DSP's wife of CBI probe

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav met slain DSP Zia-ul-Haq's wife Dr Parveen Azad on Monday and assured her of a probe by the CBI. Haq's wife had earlier threatened to commit suicide if a CBI probe was not ordered into her husband's murder. ...  

Live: Akhilesh Yadav meets slain DSP's wife, assures her of CBI probe

Villagers in Uttar Pradesh locked the Director General of Police (DGP) inside a room and surrounded the house of the murdered Deputy Superintendent of Police when the DGP met his wife. The villagers refused to let the DGP out till Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav visits the family. ...  

UP policeman murder: Will Raja Bhaiya return as state minister?

Controversial Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya resigned as the state's Food and Civil Supplies Minister on Monday after he was booked for the murder of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Zia-ul-Haq. He met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday and submitted his resignation. ...  

Will kill myself in front of CM's house, threatens slain UP cop's wife

The wife of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Zia-ul-Haq, who was killed on Saturday during clashes between villagers and police in Uttar Pradesh, has threatened to commit suicide in front of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's house if she did not get justice. "He was under a lot of pressure. He was constantly being threatened and didn't want to stay here. If justice is not served then I will go to...  

Raja Bhaiya's career: In jail under BSP rule, a minister in SP govt

Controversial Uttar Pradesh minister Raja Bhaiya has been booked for the murder of a Deputy Superintendent of police. Two of his aides have been arrested based on the police officer's wife's complaint. She also said he was shielding one of his associates. ...  

UP policeman murder: Raja Bhaiya booked, 2 aides arrested

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who was already under pressure over law and order issues, is facing more heat after his controversial minister Raja Bhaiyya has was booked for the murder of a senior police officer. ...

MPs raise wrongful arrests of Bangalore terror suspects in Parliament

A day after two terror suspects in Bangalore were let off by a court after spending six months in jail, the issue of wrongful arrests on terror charges was raised in Parliament. The Left parties have criticised the police, with Basudeb Acharia referring to the Malegaon blasts arrests. ...  

Akhilesh Yadav undertakes biggest reshuffle of bureaucracy

The 11-month-old Akhilesh Yadav government has undertaken the biggest reshuffle of the bureaucracy by transferring 51 Indian Administrative Service, 48 Provincial Civil Service, 88 Indian Police Service and 92 Provincial Police Service officials. ...  

UP: SP leader killed in Ghaziabad

A leader of the Samajwadi Party identified as a Yashvir Yadav was shot dead in Kavi Nagar area of Ghaziabad district. Yashvir Yadav's murder led to panic in Ghaziabad and revealed the deteriorating law and order of Uttar Pradesh. The killing was carried out by some unknown men. ...  

Pakistan is like India's younger brother: Mulayam

Pakistan is like India's younger brother and if relations between the two neighbours improve, they will be super powers, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has said. "Pakistan is like our younger brother. If we stand by each other, we will be super powers and no one can challenge us," Yadav said while addressing convocation ceremony of a private university on Wednesday. ...  

Kamal Nath to make statement on Kurien issue in RS on Friday

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath will on Friday make a statement in the Rajya Sabha on the allegations levied against PJ Kurien in connection with the Suryanelli gangrape case. ...  

Akhilesh warns SP workers against use of his pictures

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday warned Samajwadi Party workers of strict action for using his and party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's photographs on their visiting cards and letter heads. "Strict action will be taken against party workers for using my and party supremo's photos in their visiting cards and letter heads...it will be considered as an anti-party activity," said Akhilesh, who is also the state chief of...  

100 political clashes every month in Bengal: RTI

Political violence has been rising in West Bengal under the government of Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee. There have been 642 cases of violent clashes related to students politics in the first five months of Mamata Banerjee's tenure. While 27 people have lost their lives at least 926 political workers and 128 students have been injured in the clashes. ...  

Allahabad railway station stampede: Blame game begins

Bodies strewn across the platform at Allahabad railway station, the injured crying for help, the biggest 'Shahi Snan' at the Maha Kumbh Mela couldn't have ended in a bigger tragedy. The death toll has risen to 36 and over 30 are said to be injured. However, what triggered the stampede isn't clear. When the foot overbridge was jam-packed, the police started lathi-charging the crowds to control it. Nearly four hours...  

Sonia cancels Kumbh visit over security reasons

The proposed visit of Congress President Sonia Gandhi to the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Allahabad has been cancelled due to "want of cooperation" of the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh in making security arrangements, the party's state unit alleged on Sunday. ...  

Akhilesh reshuffles portfolios, Raja Bhaiya divested of Prison dept

Controversial Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya was on Saturday divested of Prison department in a reshuffle of portfolios by Chief Minster Akhilesh Yadav. Raja Bhaiya, however, retains other departments like Food and Logistics, Civil Supplies, Rent Control and Consumer protection. ...  

Rahul strikes emotional chord with Amethi people

"I am MP of Amethi first and its people are most important for me," Rahul Gandhi said on his first visit to his Lok Sabha constituency after being elevated as the vice president of the Congress party. ...  

UP: Gonda SP who exposed SP minister transferred

After an expose showed an Uttar Pradesh minister caught on camera helping cattle smugglers in Gonda, the Superintendent of Police who conducted the sting investigation has been transferred and attached to the UP DGP's office. ...  

If you politicise Kumbh, we'll stop you: SP warns BJP

The ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has taken on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders over the their plan to visit the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. Samajwadi Party leader Ram Kushwaha has threatened to bar BJP leaders from attending the festival for allegedly politicising the Kumbh Mela. "We advise the BJP not to play politics at Kumbh. If they do so, we will stop them," Kushwaha...  

The Last Word: How serious is Mulayam's prediction that LS polls could be held in Sept?

Sources said that Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh has asked his party members to prepare for general elections in September 2013. ...