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Lucknow: Capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Lucknow is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. Having a population of 2.8 million as per 2011 census, it is the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth-most populous urban agglomeration of India. Lucknow has always been a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub, and the seat of power of Nawabs in the 18th and 19th centuries. It continues to be an important centre of governance, administration, education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, information technology, design, culture, tourism, music, and poetry. Lucknow, along with Agra and Varanasi, is in the Uttar Pradesh Heritage Arc, a chain of survey triangulations created by the Government of Uttar Pradesh to boost tourism in the state.

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Lucknow Floods: Woman Groped in Public Causing Chaos| Over 16 Arrested| Watch [Video]

Lucknow Floods: Woman Groped in Public Causing Chaos| Over 16 Arrested| Watch

A shocking video from Lucknow has come to light where a woman is groped in broad daylight as she passes by on the pillion seat of a motorbike in the waterlogged roads of the city. The video which is..

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BSP chief Mayawati reinstates nephew Akash Anand as her successor

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UP's growth story: TOI Dialogues to discuss way forward

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Woman passenger bites ground crew after ruckus on plane

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After Calcutta HC's order, Rajasthan government plans to review 14 Muslim groups on OBC list

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his wife cast their vote in Lucknow, urge citizens to participate

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Thakur takes five wickets as Lucknow beat Gujarat

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Army Day Parade: Best marching contingent to be selected using Artificial Intelligence

This year's Army Day Parade in Lucknow will employ artificial intelligence to select the top marching contingent, announced Major General Salil Seth, the Parade Commander, during a briefing on Friday...
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