Prayagraj: Dismissing a petition filed by a doctor seeking quashing of a 2008 case alleging medical negligence, the Allahabad high court has observed that private hospitals/nursing homes have started treating patients as 'guinea pigs/ATMs' only to extort money.

Cyber fraudsters posing as officers of the Jammu & Kashmir Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) duped a 63-year-old retired bank cashier in Lucknow of over Rs 28 lakh after confining him to psychological captivity through threats of espionage and sedition charges.

Paying tributes to the soldiers, who laid down their lives for the country during 1999 Kargil War, the Kalyan Singh Super Speciality Cancer Institute here organised a plantation drive under the theme ‘Ek Ped Kargil Balidaniyo Ke Naam’ on Saturday.

A speeding SUV rammed into a motorcycle carrying two men on IIM Road and dragged them for nearly 30m before coming to a halt. The impact left one dead on the spot and left the other seriously injured.

A Delhi based man allegedly blackmailed a retired colonel's daughter in Lucknow, demanding Rs 1 crore while threatening to implicate her family in fabricated cases if they failed to comply, police said.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that it is necessary to understand people’s expectations and a strong dialogue between the govt and public representatives is important to ensure speed and quality of development works.

The UP govt will launch the Gopal Van initiative in Mathura on July 27 as part of its statewide green push.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University celebrated its 25th foundation day on Saturday with felicitations, social work and a gathering of poets that touched on every issue of society and everyday life through their writings.

Lucknow: Adrian Michael, bursar of La Martiniere College, has lodged an FIR against anonymous persons for repeatedly targeting his reputation by sending anonymous defamatory letters over the past few months.

A special CBI/ED court in Lucknow on Monday granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) five-day custodial remand of Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, the alleged mastermind of mass illegal religious conversions and the key accused in a high-profile money laundering case.

A dreaded gangster from Bihar, Dubloo Yadav (45), who was wanted in over two dozen cases of murder, kidnapping, extortion, and armed robbery, was shot dead in an exchange of fire with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) and Bihar Police in Hapur late on Sunday.

Two devotees were electrocuted, and 46 others sustained minor electric shocks after an electric wire snapped and fell onto a tin shed inside the premises of the Shri Ausaneshwar Mahadev temple in Haidergarh tehsil of Barabanki district on Monday morning.

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday interacted with over 60 people from across the state during a Janata Darshan at his official residence in Lucknow on Monday and assured them that their complaints would be addressed at the earliest.

Working on the principle of ‘Go Sewa Se Samriddhi’ or prosperity from cow service, the state govt is implementing various projects that use Pangavya for the production of skincare products, pesticides and biogas.

In a move that will provide a major push to the state govt’s initiatives to boost production and use of renewable energy, Japanese entrepreneurs have announced they will set up a Centre of Excellence for green hydrogen in Uttar Pradesh.

To protect horticulture crop from animals and other threats, govt has introduced a fencing subsidy scheme under the integrated horticulture development mission.

Lucknow: The Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) has announced a grand nationwide campaign, 'ProphetForAll', to commemorate 1,500 years of Prophet Muhammad’s birth, which falls on Sep 5 this year.

Lucknow: A 27-year-old man allegedly killed his two-and-a-half-year-old stepson in Gomtinagar late Sunday night because he saw him as an “unwanted burden” and wanted his own biological child.

Lucknow: The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) celebrated its 41st foundation day by holding a series of special activities that highlighted the institute's appreciation for its community and commitment to fostering a supportive environment.

Lucknow: A day after Ravi, a supervisor with a private firm from Maal’s Pakra village, allegedly killed his wife in a fit of rage, his body was found hanging from a mango tree on Monday morning under mysterious circumstances just a kilometre from the crime scene.