The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a fresh probe into the 1978 riots in Sambhal and asked police to submit a report within a week. ....

Authorities in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, unearthed another ancient well on Thursday, about 200 meters from the disputed Shahi Jama Masjid, adding to the region's historical intrigue. ....

The proceedings of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were adjourned indefinitely on Thursday following disruptions by Samajwadi Party (SP) members. The uproar arose from a statement made by Home Minister Amit Shah regarding Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the principal architect of the Indian Constitution. ....

Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who were headed to violence-hit Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Wednesday, were stopped at the Ghazipur border on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway. ....

After the 15-member Samajwadi Party (SP) delegation was stopped from going to Sambhal on Saturday, party chief Akhilesh Yadav lambasted the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government, calling the ban a "failure" of its governance and administration. ....

Hours after chaos erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal on Sunday as a court-ordered survey of the Mughal-era Jama Masjid led to violent clashes between locals and the police, leading to the deaths of four youths, the authorities on Monday imposed strict security measures and enforced prohibitory orders, shut down schools and colleges and suspended Internet services in the area. ....

Protesters pelted stoned on cops in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district when the survey of a Mughal-era mosque was underway on Sunday, following which police resorted to lathi-charge, lobbed tear gas shells to disperse them and caught hold of a few of them. ....

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday expressed deep sorrow over the tragic fire at Jhansi hospital, which resulted in the loss of ten infants' lives and left 16 critical. ....

At least 10 newborns were charred to death while 16 children are battling for lives after fire broke out at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi, last night. ....

Notorious gangster Sundar Bhati, serving a life sentence for the murder of Samajwadi Party leader Harendra Nagar and his gunner Bhudev Sharma, has been granted bail by the Allahabad High Court and gone underground since then. ....