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Pastor among three held for illegal religious conversions in UP
Bareilly: Three persons, including a pastor, have been arrested for allegedly luring poor and underprivileged Hindus to convert to Christianity, officials said on Tuesday. According to police, the three were allegedly offering…
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‘Tomar bhaiya hai mera’: BJP student leader makes man kneel, displays class privilege
In a clear case of class privilege and sense of supremacy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) student leader Vikul Chaprana forced a man to kneel and apologise, as the Meerut police stood by,…
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Dalit youth forced to lick shoes, FIR filed 12 days later
A shocking incident of caste-based violence has emerged from Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district, where a Dalit youth was severely assaulted and forced to lick shoes by a group of upper-caste men. The…
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SP’s surprise Diwali inspection leaves Bagpath police scrambling
It was a normal day for Bagpath police officers. Inspectors, sub-inspectors, and contables sat on their chairs, chatting and going about the day. Suddenly, a biker zoomed into the station premises, leaving…
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‘Blinded by jihadis vote’, BJP chides Akhilesh for deepotsav remark
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday assailed Akhilesh Yadav for his remarks on lighting diyas during the annual Ayodhya Deepotsav event, alleging the Samajwadi Party chief has become so blinded by his…
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Lamps lit, not bullets: UP CM Yogi targets Oppositions
Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday hit out at the opposition parties for their stance on the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, and said now lamps are being lit where bullets…
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UP Dalit lynching case: 2 more held, total arrests 16 so far
Raebareli: Two more individuals have been arrested in the Raebareli district in connection with the lynching of a Dalit man, Hariom Valmiki, police said on Saturday. Ajay Agrahari was arrested on October…
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‘Mujhe mulli kaha gaya’, says SP MP Iqra Hasan condemns Shiva temple vandalism
Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Hasan, while addressing an all-male panchayat in Chapaur village of Saharanpur on Sunday, October 12, revealed that she was called a “mulli” amid tensions following the vandalism of…
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Digvijaya Singh alleges SIR aimed at ‘vote theft’
Barabanki: Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across India is aimed at facilitating “vote theft”, and claimed that the constituent…
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Sambhal violence case: Prime accused traced abroad, extradition efforts on
Sambhal: The prime accused in the 2024 Sambhal violence case has been traced abroad and efforts are underway to extradite him to India with the help of intelligence agencies and Interpol, police…
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‘I Love Muhammad’ row: Tauqeer Raza Khan’s aide Afzal Beg surrenders
Bareilly (UP): Afzal Beg, the personal secretary of Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, and a wanted accused in the September 26 violence case, surrendered before a court here, police…
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UP: Rahul Gandhi to meet family of Dalit lynching victim in Fatehpur
Lucknow: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will on Friday meet the family of Hariom Valmiki, a Dalit man who was allegedly lynched earlier this month in Raebareli district…
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Mayawati to address key BSP meeting in Lucknow on Thursday
Lucknow: BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati will address a crucial meeting of the party’s state-level office-bearers in Lucknow on Thursday, the party said in a statement. The meeting,…
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Minor boys held for cleric’s family’s murder in UP mosque
Baghpat (UP): Police on Sunday detained two minor students of a cleric in connection with the murder of his wife and two daughters in the Doghat area of Baghpat district, an official…
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UP Dalit lynching case: Family meets meet CM Adityanath
Raebareli: The family members of Dalit, Hariom Valmiki, who was lynched to death by a mob in the Rae Bareli district of Uttar Pradesh after being mistaken for a thief, met chief…