Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh filed his nomination from Lucknow Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday, but the Opposition is yet to come up with a rival. The deadline to file nominations from the prestigious seat ends in two days. Lucknow will vote on May 6. It should be recalled that Singh got a thumping win from Lucknow in 2014 as well.

A man, identified as Bajrang Sonkar, was arrested by Lucknow police on Wednesday night after a video of him thrashing two Kashmiri vendors in broad daylight went viral on social media. Meanwhile, his accomplice, one Amar Mishra, is at large. The distressing video showed saffron-clad men beating the victims only "because they were Kashmiris". Locals

To mark Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's plunge into active politics, Congress planned a grand roadshow in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Monday, where hundreds of party cadres descended to catch her glimpse. Amid the cheering and sloganeering, thieves had a field day as they stole mobile phones and cash.