Uttar Pradesh

30-year-old labourer in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, killed his two-year-old daughter as human sacrifice after his fellow labourer and part-time black magic healer Irfan suggested the same to maintain peace at home.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath today announced that he will not be attending his father's funeral due to the lockdown and the responsibility of fighting the Coronavirus pandemic

Scores of Islamists react with joy and elation over the news of death of UP CM Yogi Adityanath's father

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has written a heartfelt letter expressing anguish at the death of his father and also, apologised for not being able to attend his funeral.

The UP CM's family is from Uttarakhand. His father Anand Singh Bisht was a retired government employee.

Owing to the lockdown, the 'Bhoomi Puja' for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, which was scheduled for 30th April, has been deferred.

The Dalit village head had gone to the quarantine centre and prepared food as the cook was absent, but one Seraj Ahmed refused to eat that

The decision to start online classes in the state came as all the educational institutions across the country have remained closed for at least three weeks in view of the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

As many as 25 people including 13 women are arrested for pelting stones at medical team in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, which had gone to take a coronavirus suspect to hospital.

The Moradabad police have detained 10 people after the incident in which several health officials and police were injured