Encephalitis assumes alarming proportions in UPGORAKHPUR - Fetal encephalitis has made a brutal come back in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur District. Congress intensifies campaign ahead of fourth-phase pollsBULANDSHAHAR - Intensifying its campaign ahead of the fourth-phase of Lok Sabha elections slated for Thursday, key campaigners of the Congress party, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party chief Sonia Gandhi and General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday launched a three-pronged attack, targeting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Third Front and the Communists respectively. Muslim sage recites Hindu scriptures in Uttar PradeshPIPRAICH - A Muslim sage in Uttar Pradesh has been reciting holy Hindu scriptures at religious functions. No pressure on CBI in bofors case : PriyankaRAE BARELI - The Congress had put no pressure on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Bofors gun payoff case, Priyanka Gandhi said Tuesday as the party came under attack for Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi being dropped from the agency’s wanted list. Kamran Khan performance in IPL evokes warm responseNADWA SARAI - Villagers of Nadwa Sarai in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau District rejoiced the instant success of Kamran Khan, a pace bowler of Rajasthan Royals, in the ongoing Indian Premier League’s Twenty-20 tournament. Rahul joins Priyanka to campaign in Uttar PradeshBARABANKI - His sister handled the turf while he crisscrossed the country canvassing support for the Congress. But on Monday, Rahul Gandhi shared the stage with Priyanka for the first time since campaigning began for Election 2009 to launch a blistering attack on Chief Minister Mayawati. Funds being eaten away by elephant in Lucknow: Rahul GandhiBARABANKI - A ‘giant elephant’ in Lucknow was eating away all the money that the central government was giving for the development of Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said here Monday while launching a blistering attack against Chief Minister Mayawati. Mayawati’s millions belong to the poor, asserts VarunSITAPUR - Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi Monday launched a scathing attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for amassing wealth, while stressing that people should not enter politics on one’s family name. Woman killed in Vrindavan temple stampedeVRINDAVAN - One woman was killed and another injured in a stampede at the Bankey Bihari Temple here on Monday. One killed in Vrindavan temple stampedeVRINDAVAN - One woman was killed and another injured in a stampede at the Bankey Bihari Temple here as thousands of devotees gathered to offer prayers on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya, police said. One killed in stampede in Vrindavan templeVRINDAVAN - One woman was killed and another injured in a stampede at the Bankey Bihari Temple here as thousands of devotees gathered to offer prayers on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya, police said. Varun Gandhi urges people to go beyond caste-based politicsKHAGA - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi on Sunday urged people to go beyond case-based politics, saying it is a test for voters to decide if they will go beyond their caste bonds or instead embrace national patriotic values. I don’t want to be known by Gandhi name, but my work: Varun GandhiKHAGA - Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) newest poster boy and Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi Sunday said he did not want to be known by his Gandhi name but for his work. Come in large numbers, Sonia tells Rae Bareli votersRAE BARELI - Three days after the voting percentage disappointed the Congress in Amethi, party chief Sonia Gandhi Saturday came to her citadel in Rae Bareli and asked people to turn out in large numbers next week. Seven Prime Ministers originated from here, today only megalomaniacsALLAHABAD - Standing at the Anand Bhavan, the ancestral home of the Nehrus, one can’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia. Of an era gone by, of an era when principled leaders set the agenda for freedom from colonial rule, of an era when leaders were educated and had a vision. I am confident of defeating my bhanja Varun: V.M. SinghPILIBHIT - He is pitted against his own ‘bhanja’ (nephew) Varun Gandhi for the Pilibhit seat, but Congress candidate V.M. Singh, who has emerged as India’s richest candidate so far, is confident he will defeat Varun’s ‘rabid communal gameplan’. Poor turnout in Amethi in initial hours of pollingAMETHI - Uttar Pradesh’s most high profile parliamentary constituency Amethi, the pocket borough of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, sprung a big surprise by registering a poor turnout of voters in the initial hours of polling Thursday. Varun files nomination, alleges mental torture in jailPILIBHIT - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi, who is out of jail on parole and filed his nomination from here Wednesday, has alleged he was mentally tortured during his stay in prison. Varun Gandhi files his nomination from Pilibhit, promises to fight for poorPILIBHIT - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi on Wednesday filed his nomination as a candidate from the Pilibhit constituency in Uttar Pradesh amid tight security. I was mentally tortured in jail: Varun GandhiPILIBHIT - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi, who spent about 20 days in prison for his reported hate speeches, Wednesday said he wanted to end the divide between communities. He also alleged that police tortured him mentally during his stay in jail. Vote for Sonia to ensure development, says Priyanka GandhiRae-BAREILLY - Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the daughter of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday urged the people of Rae Bareilly to cast their votes keeping in mind the development work done by her mother in the constituency over the years. I don’t fear going to jail: Varun GandhiPILIBHIT - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi, who spent about 20 days in prison for his reported hate speeches, Wednesday said he was not afraid of going to jail again. Another FIR against Sanjay DuttBARABANKI - Another FIR has been lodged against Bollywood actor and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Sanjay Dutt for making derogatory remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. Left needs to move forward from its regressive anti-development policies: Priyanka VadraAMETHI - Priyanka Vadra, the daughter of UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has said that the Left needs to have a rethink on some of its regressive and anti-development policies if it is desirous of taking Indian forward in the new millenium. I’m not an outsider in Uttar Pradesh: AzharuddinMORADABAD - Mohammad Azharuddin, former Indian cricket captain and Congress candidate from Moradabad parliamentary seat, Tuesday said he was confident that the people of the Uttar Pradesh region will shower him with love and not treat him as an ‘outsider’. Amar Singh-Azam Khan spat out in open at Samajwadi Party eventRAMPUR - Bringing his rift with senior party colleague Mohammad Azam Khan in the open, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh Monday lashed out at him at a grand party function to lend support to film star-turned-politician Jayaprada, the party candidate for the Rampur Lok Sabha seat. Politics ‘doesn’t come from within’ for PriyankaAMETHI - Working up the crowds, addressing half a dozen public meetings, Priyanka Gandhi Monday campaigned here for her brother and Congress candidate Rahul Gandhi, but said she herself was keeping off active politics of her own volition. Indira Gandhi was my idol: PriyankaAMETHI - Priyanka Gandhi Monday said her grandmother and late prime minister Indira Gandhi was her ‘idol’ and also underlined that staying away from active politics was her own decision. Maneka Gandhi files her nomination from AonlaBAREILLY - Former Union Minister and mother of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi, Maneka Gandhi, filed her nomination papers from Aonla parliamentary constituency in Bareilly District on Saturday. I’ll work to bring back Congress in Uttar Pradesh: Rahul GandhiAMETHI - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday accused the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh of ‘pushing back’ development in the party strongholds of Amethi and Rae Bareli and said he would concentrate his efforts to bring the Congress back to power in the state. |