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UP’s Sania Mirza to become India’s first Muslim woman fighter pilot
Mirzapur: Sania Mirza, daughter of a TV mechanic from Mirzapur, has been selected to become a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force and would be the country’s first Muslim girl and…
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‘Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua’ prayer by students gets UP Principal suspended
Bareilly: The principal of a government school in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district has been suspended by the state’s Education department after right-wing groups reportedly complained to the police about a prayer song…
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UP: Principal, teacher booked for reciting ‘madrassa-type prayer’
Bareilly: Police have booked the principal and a teacher after the local unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) alleged that “madrassa-type prayers” were being recited in a government school here. The incident…
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Uttar Pradesh: Six-yr-old chokes on pencil shavings, dies
Hamirpur: In a tragic incident, a six-year-old girl died after pencil shavings got stuck in her throat. A Class 1 student, Artika was studying with her siblings on the terrace of her…
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Mayawati appoints Vishwanath Pal as BSP’s UP chief
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati on Tuesday announced the appointment of Vishwanath Pal as the party’s Uttar Pradesh President. Pal is a resident of Ayodhya. Also ReadMayawati accuses BJP, RSS of…
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UP: Woman kills husband, sleeps next to his body
Rae Bareli: In a shocking incident, a woman allegedly killed her husband after the couple had a fight and then slept next to his body. The following morning, she asked the children…
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Non-Bailable Warrant issued against ex-UP minister
Ballia: A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district has issued non-bailable warrants against four accused, including former state Minister and BJP leader Anand Swaroop Shukla, after they failed to appear before it…
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Couple in UP booked for forced conversion to Christianity
Sitapur: A couple, visiting Sitapur along with tourists from Brazil, has been booked under the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act for allegedly forcing people to convert to Christianity. The…
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Foreign couple who adopted abandoned baby in UP, charged with conversion
Bareilly: An FIR has been filed against a Malta-based couple and an orphanage official here for ‘wrongful conversion’ of an abandoned baby girl who was adopted by the foreigners. Three years ago,…
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Man sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping minor in UP
Lucknow: A local court in Lucknow has sentenced a 30-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district that took place…
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Strong ‘atmosphere of development and trust’ created in UP: Naqvi
Lucknow: Former Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, after addressing Minority Rights Day programme here on Sunday, met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and discussed various issues. After meeting, Naqvi tweeted: “Today…
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Modi-Yogi era made Amar, Abdul, and Antony equal partners of prosperity: Naqvi
Lucknow: Former Union cabinet minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that India today has become the flagbearer of inclusive empowerment having crushed the “curse of communalism.” “The Modi-Yogi era has made…
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Bangladeshi man held without passport in UP
Firozabad: The Firozabad police have arrested an 80-year-old Bangladeshi national, identified as Afsar Ali, who was living illegally in the city. Superintendent of Police (SP) city Sarvesh Kumar Mishra said the man,…
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Oppn in UP slams BJP controversy over ‘Pathan’
Lucknow: Even as the controversy over Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Pathan’ rages on, the opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh have slammed the right-wing outfits and the ruling BJP on the issue. The…
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Four UP women cops suspended for dancing in video
Ayodhya: Four women police constables deployed as part of security at the ‘Ram Janmabhoomi’ site here, have been suspended after a video purportedly showing them dancing to Bhojpuri song ‘Patli Kamariya Mori’…