Uttar Pradesh

Sixth phase: Polling begins on 57 Assembly seats in UP, Adityanath among prominent candidates

“Hijaab is an issue only till the elections”

Apna Dal-Sonelal MLA quits party after meeting Akhilesh Yadav

UP: Another exit from Cabinet, BJP

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Nitin Gadkari inaugurates NH projects worth ₹9,119 crore in Uttar Pradesh

Launchs the first Intelligent Transport system (ITS) on 6 Lane Eastern Peripheral Expressway at Dasna, Ghaziabad

Adani wins big chunk of Ganga Expressway project worth ₹17,085 crore

Its road portfolio has grown to 13 projects with more than 5,000 km involving an asset value exceeding ₹35,000 crore spread over nine States

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates National Highways in Uttar Pradesh

Gadkari inaugurates 232 km of National Highways, costing ₹4,160 crore in Jaunpur and Mirzapur.

How ‘shopoholic’ UPL adds muscle with takeovers

Homegrown agrochem MNC UPL believes in collaborations to drive growth and revenue

Birla-Adani in cement slugfest to be top player

With housing and roads expected see a boom, cement makers will be jockeying for the top slot

Uday Shankar: In the reckoning again

Former Star chief is back in the game with IPL digital bid

Weekly Rupee view: No immediate relief for the rupee

USD/INR hitting 80 is just a matter of time

How ethanol push puts sugar stocks in a sweet spot

Ethanol blending brightens prospects and brings in possibility of re-rating, given the higher profitability of the distillery segment

Index Outlook: Not much room to rise in Sensex, Nifty 50

Key resistances ahead can cap the upside and keep the broader downtrend intact

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up