An eight-year-old boy, Shivansh Mohile, from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj has set a record of sorts by swimming across the Yamuna river in just 18 minutes.Earlier this month, Aradhya Srivastava had crossed the river ( about 250 metres) in 22 minutes.<blockquote...

Bulldozers, now a symbol of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanaths crackdown on anti-social elements, were moved to the residence of Mohammad Javed, a.k.a. Javed Pump, who has been identified as the main conspirator behind the violence that erupted in the...

'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' is being celebrated with great enthusiasm all over the nation. And the armed forces personnel too are dedicating their inspiring efforts to the heroes of the freedom struggle.Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Vikrant Uniyal, posted...

A team of 11 scientists from the Cleveland Clinic in the US and a researcher from Allahabad University (AU) have found a way in which chemo and radiation therapy will not be required to kill cancer cells.The work of the team led by Yang Li, Professor of...

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Thakur participated in cleanliness drive on the launch of nationwide Clean India programme from Prayagraj in UP today. Deputy Chief Minister of UP Shri Keshav Prasad Mauryaand MoSSports, Youth Welfare,...

An increasing number of members from the Christian community are now adopting the Hindu tradition of cremating the bodies.They are then taking the ashes in urns to the graveyard for entombment."With the increasing number of deaths taking place in the second...

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare along with Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh digitally inaugurated the Super Speciality Block (SSB) at Motilal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj. The 220-bedded facility has been...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi said on Monday her partys aim was to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and also that of the SP-BSP combine, and added the Congress had no qualms about forging an alliance with "anyone".When asked if the Congress...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday kicked off her three-day Lok Sabha campaign by taking a boat ride on the Ganga river from here, accusing the Modi government of slapping sedition charges against dissenters.As the boat sailed slowly, Gandhi,...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is in Uttar Pradesh campaigning for the party, is drawing inspiration from her grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who taught her to be fearless."Sitting in the courtyard of Swaraj Bhawan,...

Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019 has been placed in the Guinness World Records in three sectors. It includes largest traffic and crowd management plan, the biggest painting exercise of public sites under paint my city scheme and  biggest sanitation and waste disposal...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took the holy dip at the Sangam - the holy confluence of sacred Ganga, Yamuna and mystical Sarawasti rivers - and prayed for peace and prosperity of the nation.Clad in a grey sweater, Modi, who is reportedly nursing a...

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today addressed the Swachh Kumbh, Swachh Aabhaar event in Prayagraj.He reached the dais after a dip in the waters of the Holy Sangam at Prayagraj, and after conducting a “Charan Vandana” of select sanitation workers, as...

Calling the Kumbh Mela the biggest cultural event in the world, the Vice President said that it was the largest gathering of Dharmik and Spiritual people. It is one of the greatest wonders of the World, he added.The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu has...

The Vice President,  M Venkaiah Naidu has said that the Maha Kumbh has projected the magnificent “Soft Power” of India to the world. He said that it would develop Prayagraj and adjoining historical places into tourist destinations.Shri Naidu, was on...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Wednesday took a dip in the Sangam - the holy confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Sarawasti - at Kumbhnagar in Prayagraj.Accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and a number of...

Five members of a family were killed when their car was hit by a tractor-trailer here early on Tuesday, police said.The accident took place near the Ramfal Inayari police station. Six others were injured and three of them were said to be in critical condition.The...

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari said at Prayagraj Kumbh today that water of river Ganga will be completely clean by March next year. Talking to media persons...

The Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti, reviewed the interventions undertaken for better sanitation and for awareness generation around Swachh Bharat at the ongoing Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj. 1500 swachhagrahis from different districts...

President Ram Nath Kovind Inaugurated the three day Gandhian Resurgence Summit at Parmarth Niketan camp at the ongoing Prayagraj Kumbh today.  About 300 Gandhians from different parts of the country and organisations are participating in the Summit.Speaking...