Everything you need to know about Faizabad City: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Faizabad City: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) Khalid Mujahid, an accused in the serial blasts at Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad in 2007, died of 'heat stroke' Saturday when he was being taken back to the Lucknow prison after a hearing at a Faizabad court, police said. A probe has been ordered.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) A pair of casual jeans, stylish cotton tees, sunglasses and hats are a must when you are travelling, says designer Rina Dhaka and adds that women should carry outfits and accessories according to the nature of destination.
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) Five students of a middle school in south China's Guangdong province drowned when one of them accidentally fell into a river and the others tried to rescue him, officials said Sunday.
Lucknow, May 9 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government late Thursday transferred one Indian Administrative Service (IAS), over 100 provincial civil service (PCS) and 24 Indian Police Service (IPS) officials, a government spokesman said.
New York, May 05 (ANI): Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is looking forward to the third series of 'Sex and the City' movie.
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): The builders of the famous Giza pyramids feasted on food from a massive catering-type operation, the remains of which scientists have discovered at a workers' town near the pyramids.
Nairobi, April 19 (IANS) Kenyan marathon runners Friday left for London buoyant about staging an excellent show during Sunday's race.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Leading contemporary artist Anjolie Ela Menon will open a new chapter in public art April 19 when she unveils her new mural - Walled City - at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) for visitors to the capital to glimpse a slice of the city's Mughal history.
Madrid, April 13 (IANS/EFE) The big winner in Spain's Goya film awards, "Blancanieves", has been nominated for Mexico's Ariel prize in the category of best Ibero-American picture.
London, Apr. 11 (ANI): Boosting White House hopes for a firearms control law, two US senators have brokered a bipartisan deal to expand background checks on gun buyers.
Melbourne, Mar 30 (ANI): More than 35 years after divorcing her former hubby Ike Turner and 27 years of dating her partner, Tina Turner is set to wed again.
Lucknow, March 26 (IANS) A day ahead of Holi, Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday declared 21 districts, including Meerut, Aligarh and Faizabad as sensitive and asked the authorities to be extra vigilant across the state, an official said.
Samsung Electronics unveiled its new smartphone Galaxy S4 at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Thursday. Following are the features and specifications of Samsung Galaxy S4.
London, Mar. 15 (ANI): President Barack Obama just wants to be a regular tourist and hang out in Israel.
Vatican City, March 14 (IANS) White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday night announced to the world that cardinals gathered inside elected a new Pope to head the Catholic Church.
Los Angeles, March 10 (IANS) "The Sex and the City" actress Sarah Jessica Parker says she is a fan of former US secretary of state because she is cultured and very curious.
Faizabad (Afghanistan), March 6 (IANS) Anti-government militants ambushed and killed over a dozen soldiers of the national army in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, 315 km northeast of Kabul, a local official confirmed Wednesday.
Mexico City, March 6 (IANS/EFE) Following the success of silent films in black and white like "The Artist" and "Blancanieves" (Snow White), Spanish filmmaker Pablo Berger said in Mexico that he's convinced there will be more hit movies of this kind in different countries.
London, Mar 1 (ANI): Brian Blessed opened up about his friendship with Pamela Anderson, his love life at 76 and how the Dalai Lama prefers cold showers to sex in a recent interview.
Sydney, Feb 16 (ANI): Former Republican politician Jesse Jackson Jr. has been charged with misusing 750, 000 dollars of campaign funds, using them for personal use, and may face a prison sentence, according to a criminal information filed in a Washington, D.C court on Friday.
London, February 11 (ANI): Helen Flanagan flaunted her figure in Dubai as she puckered up for a pose worthy of her screen idol - Marilyn Monroe
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Priyanka Chopra, who impressed everyone with her hit international single, 'In My City', reportedly can't sing for her Bollywood films as her contract with the music label that has produced her single doesn't allow her to do so.
London, Feb 1 (ANI): After going on about not wanting to be seen as a bimbo for a while, Helen Flanagan has revealed that she wants to get some qualifications to prove it to everyone.
London, Jan 26 (ANI): After moving into the new abode last year, Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have continued to add the finishing touches to their 20-million-dollar Brentwood pad.
London, Jan 25(ANI): Manchester City teen star Courtney Meppen-Walter has been charged with causing death of a brother and sister of Indian origin by slapdash or inconsiderate driving after a crash last year.
Kabul, Jan 16 (IANS) A powerful blast rocked Afghan capital Kabul Wednesday leaving over a dozen people dead and injured, Xinhua reported, citing witnesses.
New York, Jan. 13 (ANI): Puerto Rican boxer Orlando Cruz has quite suddenly become a hero to many after becoming the first active athlete in a traditional male sport to announce to the world that he is homosexual.
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Three bodies bearing gunshot wounds were found and a woman was shot down in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, Geo News reported Saturday.
Gurgaon, Jan 11 (IANS) An exporter was severely beaten up and robbed at gunpoint at his house here, police said Friday.
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) Despite a still sputtering economy, President Barack Obama created history again in America's most expensive and contentious White House race only to face another looming financial crisis and a massacre of the innocents that left the nation traumatised.
Mexico City, Dec 21 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian-Mexican consortium Braskem-Idesa said it has reached a $3.2 billion financing deal for its Ethylene XXI petrochemical project in Mexico.
Lucknow, Dec 14 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh Police officer has been arrested for raping a girl who had come to him seeking action in a rape complaint filed by her earlier.
Copenhagen, Dec 14 (IANS) The very first Hans Christain Andersen fairytale has been discovered by a historian in the late author's native island of Funen in central Denmark, a media report said.
Gaza, Dec. 9 (Xinhua-ANI): Khaled Meshaal, the exiled Hamas leader who is on his first visit to Gaza, rejected Saturday any right of Israel 'on historic Palestinian land'.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The CPI-M Friday pointedly accused its long-term ally the Samajwadi Party of "opportunism" after the government won the FDI vote in parliament.
Hyderabad, Dec 6 (IANS) The 20th anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid Thursday passed off peacefully here amid tight security, police said. A shutdown was called by Muslim organisations to mark the day.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Twenty years after the Babri mosque was razed in Ayodhya, most of those who played in major role in the campaign to build a Ram temple there are still leading figures in Indian politics.
Lucknow, Dec 4 (IANS) Two days before the 20th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, the Uttar Pradesh Police has been put on high alert and all religious and political processions have been banned in Faizabad district, an official said Tuesday.
Lucknow, Nov 28 (IANS) A CRPF trooper shot himself dead with his service weapon at the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi?Babri Masjid site in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya town, police said Wednesday.
London, November 26 (ANI): A new sex club in Southampton, which sparked outrage after opening in a quiet residential neighbourhood without planning permission, has been ordered to close by council chiefs.
London, Nov 22 (ANI): Sarah Jessica Parker, who is best known for playing Carrie Bradshaw - famed for her skyscraper heels in 'Sex And The City, insists that she can't be fashionable all the times because she's looking after her three kids.
London, Nov. 18 (ANI): English football club Chelsea, who are eyeing Luis Suarez, believe that they can land the Anfield star by installing Pep Guardiola as boss, according to a report.
Kanpur, Nov. 10 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) General Secretary Ram Asrey Kushwaha on Saturday took potshots at his party colleague from Maharashtra Abu Azmi, and asked him to introspect his remark that Muslims are not safe under the Akhilesh Yadav-led Government in Uttar Pradesh.
Mumbai, Nov. 10 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi on Saturday played down his remark that Muslims are not safe under the Akhilesh Yadav-led Government in Uttar Pradesh, saying he is making all attempts to ensure that the minorities have full faith in his party and that Mulayam Singh Yadav sits on the throne of Delhi after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) After dragging its feet for several days on taking decisive action against officials who failed to control the communal clashes in Faizabad, the state government late Tuesday shifted the district magistrate (DM) and senior superintendent of police (SSP) of the district.
Lucknow, Nov 6 (IANS) Parts of Faizabad city in Uttar Pradesh were tense Tuesday following protests over arrests by police over the recent communal clashes, an official said.
Washington, Nov. 5 (ANI): US President Barck Obama has implicated Republican rival Mitt Romney as "a very talented salesman," as he addressed a packed crowd of 4,000 energized supporters in the Mentor High School in Ohio.
Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress Friday called India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal a "foreign agent".
Wellington, November 1 (ANI): David Beckham has reportedly been considering moving his family to New York City.
Lucknow, Nov 1 (IANS) Authorities Thursday lifted curfew for 10 hours in Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh and started a probe into the communal violence of last week.
Lucknow, Oct 30 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Tuesday hit out at the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh, accusing it of "complete failure on all fronts", including curbing the rising incidence of communal violence.
Lucknow, Oct 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday blamed "some conspirators" for the clashes in Faizabad last week. He said the clashes were "well planned" and that he would expose the names of the perpetrators.
Lucknow, Oct 29 (IANS) After four days of near peace, the district administration of Faizabad announced that the ongoing curfew in the district, which had witnessed communal clashes Wednesday, would be relaxed for four hours between 10 am to 2 pm Monday.
New York, October 27 (ANI): Mayan people from Guatemala have accused the government and tour groups on Wednesday of perpetuating the myth that their calendar foresees the imminent end of the world for monetary gain.
Lucknow, Oct 27 (IANS) Hundreds of Muslims offered Eid prayers in the violence hit Faizabad district Saturday amidst tight security.
Manila, Oct 26 (IANS) An official in a Philippine city has announced a $121,000 reward for the decapitated head of an alleged leader of a car thieves' gang.
Lucknow, Oct 26 (IANS) Curfew continued for the third consecutive day in Faizabad where communal clashes broke out Wednesday, police said. Though no violence was reported Friday, restrictions were not relaxed as the administration did not want to take any chances ahead of Eid.
Lucknow, Oct 25 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Thursday came under fire from the opposition parties, a day after communal clashes in Faizabad and Barabanki areas left nine people injured.
Faizabad/Lucknow, Oct. 25 (ANI): Police on Thursday imposed a curfew in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, after incidents of communal violence were reported.
Lucknow, Oct 25 (IANS) Nine people, including two policemen, were injured in violence that broke out during the immersion of Durga idols in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad and Barabanki areas, police said Thursday, a day after the clashes.
Vatican City, Oct 22 (ANI): Pope Benedict XVI has created seven new saints, including the first Native American one, Mohawk Kateri Tekakwitha
London, Oct. 21 (ANI): Tottenham Spur's Emmanuel Adebayor increasingly believes he has no future under manager Andre Villas-Boas.
Mexico City, Oct 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A large batch of cocaine weighing 660 kg worth an estimated value of $66 million in the retail market has been seized in Puerto Rico. It was meant for being shipped to the US.
Los Angeles, Oct 11 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson has reportedly been seen flirting with an unkown woman.
Mexico City, Oct 9 (IANS/EFE) The new oil field found in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico boosts Mexico's production curve to 50 years, Energy Secretary Jordy Herrera said.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Nandininagar, a township between Faizabad and Gonda, has come up as the Uttar Pradesh franchisee for the Indian Wrestling League (IWL).
London, Oct 8(ANI): Stoke City manager Tony Pulis has demanded that the Football Association (FA) take action against Liverpool striker Luis Suarez for intentionally diving in a bid to win a penalty kick during their goalless draw at Anfield on Sunday.
Mexico City, Oct 6 (IANS/EFE) Mexican President Felipe Calderon Friday said another significant crude discovery has been made at a well in deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, hailing the find as confirmation of a "huge oil system" in that region.
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) A 43-year-old astrologer-cum-tantrik was arrested for raping his domestic help here, police said Saturday.
London, Sep 14(ANI): Manchester City's billionaire owner Sheikh Mansour is planning to emulate Barcelona's endless supply of home-grown players such as Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta through their famed youth academy, by preparing one such academy of their own.
Lucknow, Sep 11 (IANS) The new president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) Nirmal Khatri Tuesday told party workers and leaders that loyalty to the party was no longer enough.
Mexico City, Aug 30 (IANS/EFE) Mexican state-owned oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, has made a large deep-water light crude discovery in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday.
London, August 26 (ANI): Prince Harry's new model girlfriend Cressida Bonas is reportedly "humiliated" by the recently revealed pictures of him enjoying the company of a young blonde in his Las Vegas hotel room.
Beijing, Aug 18 (IANS) A five-star hotel in south China's Hainan province was Saturday fined 618,000 yuan (around $97,000) after 141 people fell ill after having breakfast there, officials said.
Washington, August 18 (ANI): A mysterious region deep in the human brain could be where we sort through the onslaught of stimuli from the outside world and focus on the information most important to our behaviour and survival, a new study has found.
Kabul, Aug.15 (ANI): In one of the bloodiest days in Afghanistan's history, suicide attackers, using a remotely-controlled bomb, killed over 50 people across Afghanistan on Wednesday.
New York, Aug 13 (IANS) In the wake of the tragic Wisconsin gurdwara shooting, a senior New York City official has asked Mayor Michael Bloomberg to allow Sikh police officers to serve without forsaking their turbans and beards.
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) Four crude bombs were recovered in the civil court complex here Thursday, police said.
Washington, August 9 (ANI): America's fastest texter was named at the LG US National Texting Competition on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) At least four people were killed Sunday and 10 injured, including women and children, when a car bomb exploded in Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta, media reports said.
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) Two Uttar Pradesh State Roadways buses were damaged as members of two communities clashed over a religious site in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad town Tuesday, police said. A contingent of paramilitary Rapid Action Force (RAF) has been deployed in the town.
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) A 54-year-old woman and her son were killed in a building collapse following heavy downpour in the Uttar Pradesh capital, officials said Tuesday.
Baghdad, July 23 (IANS) A series of bomb and gun attacks struck Iraq early Monday, killing at least 44 people and wounding dozens more, the interior ministry said.
London, July 20 (ANI): The BBC has been accused of being 'testosterone-fuelled' after nine times as many male experts rather than women were shown on its flagship nightly news bulletin, a research reveals.
Faizabad, July 12 (ANI): The City Haj Committee organised an orientation camp for Muslims to guide them on issues concerning holy rituals at Mecca and Medina, here on Thursday.
London, July 12 (ANI): New Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has said he plans to learn from the mistakes he made during his short spell at Chelsea to make the White Hart Lane club genuine title contenders.
Faizabad/ Allahabad/ Patna, July 11 (ANI): Lawyers across the country sat on strike against a controversial Higher Education and Research Bill, on Wednesday, alleging that it would take away important academic regulatory powers.
Melbourne, July 10 (ANI): Batman would probably die if he tried to land safely in real life, say scientists.
Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), July 2 (ANI): A delayed monsoon is affecting the planting of pulses, cotton, paddy and soybean here, and farmers expect a low produce due to drying paddy fields.
London, July 1 (IANS) If you have been making a song and dance about a mere mouse in your office canteen or around your seat, take it easy as even a high-end place like BBC office is not spared the mice menace.
Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), June 26 (ANI): More than 100 trucks with recently harvested wheat remained parked outside a Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown in Faizabad district of India's northern Uttar Pradesh state for more than 10 days due to poor infrastructure with lack of storage space.
Lucknow, June 20 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday transferred six Indian Police Service (IPS) officials, including the deputy inspector generals (DIG) of Agra and Faizabad and the Special Investigative Team.
London, June 18(ANI): Luka Modric's former Croatian teammate and good friend Mate Bilic has revealed that the Tottenham Hotspurs' star midfielder is on the brink of joining Spanish champions Real Madrid.
Los Angeles, June 12 (IANS) Singer David Nail fractured his hand during a charity softball game in Tennessee, and is now taking rest.
London, June 10 (IANS) A region in Honduras mapped by experts using advanced laser instruments could be the legendary lost city of Ciudad Blanca, known as the "White City" of gold, it was reported here Sunday.
London, June 6 (ANI): Austrian crematorium officials have blamed a deceased woman's obesity for causing a fire that had to be tackled by fire fighters.
Faizabad (Afghanistan), June 3 (Xinhua-ANI): Afghan security forces raided a Taliban hideout in Badakhshan province 315 km northeast of capital Kabul killing eight militants, including their commander on Sunday, spokesman for provincial administration Abdul Marouf Rasikh said.
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Most Hindi TV shows are shot in Mumbai's Film City, but the makers of "Madhubala...Ek Ishq, Ek Junoon" went a step ahead and shot its 10 initial episodes at Hyderabad's world-famous Ramoji Film City.
London, May 24 (IANS) Two Western female doctors and their three Afghan colleagues have been kidnapped in northeast Afghanistan, it was reported here Thursday.
Mexico City, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Forty-nine dismembered bodies packed in plastic bags were found on a highway near Monterrey in northern Mexico, officials said.
