In the inducted ministers, 18 happens to be the new faces. Four ministers of state (independent charge) have been elevated to cabinet rank while a minister of state has been rewarded with minister of state (independent charge) rank.

A set of resignations were seen on Tuesday, hinting a major shakeup of the ministry as RSS leaders met top leaders in the government and BJP organization.

The state's law department has written a letter to officials asking them about the status of seven cases filed against Sangeet Som between 2003 and 2017; three out of seven cases are related to Muzaffarnagar Riots in which over 60 people had lost their lives.

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan expressed a heartfelt gratitude to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for making his recently released movie 'Super 30' in Uttar Pradesh. He took to twitter and wrote, "Heartfelt gratitude for this gesture. Thank you Shri. Yogi Adityanathji for announcing the film tax-free in UP."

At least 29 passengers have reportedly been killed and several others were injured after a Delhi-bound bus fell in a drain on Yamuna Expressway on Monday morning.

A TV journalist who was believed to be covering a train derailment story in Uttar Pradesh has been allegedly thrashed and stripped by the GRP personnel on Tuesday night. He was later allegedly dragged to GRP police station in Shamli.

The Supreme Court will be hearing a plea by wife of journalist Prashant Kanojia, against his arrest for allegedly defaming Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media.

A freelance journalist Prashant Kanojia has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on charges of trying to malign the image of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath by allegedly posting objectionable comment on Twitter.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said that the ‘chemistry won against the arithmetic’ in the recently concluded Lok Sabha Election 2019. He was addressing a public rally during a thanksgiving visit to his constituency Varanasi on Monday after winning from the temple city by nearly 5 lakh votes.

Azam Khan had courted a controversy over his remark: "You made the person your representative for 10 years. Understanding the person's real face you took 17 years. I realised in 17 days that the underwear beneath is of the khaki colour."