Uttar Pradesh
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Right-wing install poster hailing gangster Atiq Ahmed’s murderers as ‘angels ‘
A controversial banner featuring slain Samajwadi Party MP and gangster Atiq Ahmed has been put up at Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj Mahakumbh, stirring significant social media buzz. A right-wing organisation installed the poster…
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UP cleric arrested again after grand welcome post 4-year release
An Islamic cleric Maulana Firoz Alam was arrested again on Saturday, January 4 shortly after being released from jail, on charges of alleged forced religious conversion activities in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district.…
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Lapata ladies: UP Bride, mother dissappear with cash, jewellery
Gorakhpur: A bride in the Khajni area of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh decamped mid-wedding with jewellery and cash, leaving her 40-year-old groom high and dry. The drama unfolded at the Shiv Temple…
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OYO will not provide rooms to unmarried couples
As part of revamping its check in policy, OYO Rooms has announced that starting from 2025, it will not provide rooms to unmarried couples. Its implementation will begin from Meerut in Uttar…
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Delhi emerging as global model for sustainable public transport: CM Atishi
New Delhi: In a significant boost to Delhi’s public transport infrastructure, Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday lauded the launch of key projects aimed at enhancing connectivity and remarked that the national capital…
- Politics
50,000 cows being slaughtered daily in UP, govt silent: BJP MLA
Ghaziabad: Bhartiya Janata Party MLA from Loni Nand Kishore Gujar on Saturday alleged that under the Yogi Adityanath government around 50,000 cows were being slaughtered daily in the state. “Under our government,…
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Fake currency racket case raises fears of bias against madrasas in UP
The Uttar Pradesh government has stepped up the monitoring of madrasas following two significant incidents involving illegal currency printing operations. The first case emerged in Prayagraj in September last year followed by…
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‘Chotoo Baba’ has not bathed for 32 yrs, attends Kumbh Mela 2025
Chotoo Baba as the name suggests, a 3 feet 8 inch tall monk, Gangapuri Maharaj, who has not bathed for 32 years is attending the Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. From…
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26 persons booked in UP for illegally demolishing journalist’s house
Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj police have registered a criminal complaint against 26 persons including a former district magistrate and several police and administrative officials for illegally demolishing the house of a senior journalist Manoj…
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Video: Madrasa students harassed by right-wing group in Bareilly
In a disturbing incident reflecting growing tolerance towards minorities, a group of madrasa students were subjected to harassment and intimidation by a group of Hindutva extremists in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district. A…
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UP man kills 4 sisters, mother; accuses neighbours of harrasement in video
A 22-year-old man from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, killed his four sisters and mother after he alleged harassment by his neighbours. He has been arrested by the UP police. The accused, Mohammed Assad…
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Temple-mosque disputes mushroomed in UP after Ayodhya Ram temple consecration
Lucknow: After the consecration (‘Pran Pratishtha’) of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on January 24, numerous temple-mosque disputes mushroomed in Uttar Pradesh (UP) in 2024. They culminated in Sambhal where four lives…
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Moradabad man fatally assaulted over allegations of cow slaughter, FIR filed
The Moradabad police have registered cases against unidentified persons after a man, Shahid Din, who was caught and beaten up mercilessly on allegations of cow slaughter died in Meerut on Tuesday, December…
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SP gives Rs 5 lakh compensation to families of Sambhal violence victims
A delegation of the Samajwadi Party (SP) visited the violence-hit Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal city on Monday, December 30, and handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh as compensation each to the…
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Video: Biker dies after being dragged 2 km by Bolero in UP’s Sambhal
A biker succumbed to his injuries on Monday, December 30 after his two-wheeler was hit by a vehicle and dragged for almost two kilometres in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district. The victim has…