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UP bypoll: BJP breaches Azam Khan’s stronghold, wins Rampur Sadar for first time
Rampur (UP): The BJP on Thursday won the Rampur Sadar assembly seat for the first time as its candidate Akash Saxena defeated his nearest Samajwadi Party rival Asim Raja. Bypoll to the…
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UP: Boundary wall of madrasa encroaching on govt land demolished in Barabanki
Barabanki: The district administration here demolished the boundary wall of a madrassa built on government land, officials said on Thursday. According to officials, the boundary wall of the madrassa, constructed under Safdarganj police…
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UP: Cops book Azam Khan’s son for assaulting man at polling booth
The Uttar Pradesh Police booked Samajwadi Party leader Abdullah Azam Khan, son of former minister Azam Khan, for allegedly assaulting a man at a polling centre in the Rampur district and hindering…
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UP is a model for the whole world: Melinda Gates
Lucknow: Melinda Gates, Co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), said on Wednesday that Uttar Pradesh is not just a model for India, but for the entire world. Melinda Gates…
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AIMPLB to move SC against acquittal of 32 accused in Babri Masjid demolition case
Ayodhya (UP): The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will move the Supreme Court against a CBI special court acquittal of all the 32 accused in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition…
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Babri demolition anniversary: Little extra security, but just another day in Ayodhya
Ayodhya (UP): It was business as usual in the pilgrim city on Tuesday, the day that marked the 30th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition. In a break from the curfew-like situation…
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Till 2014, Dec 6 wasn’t used as a polarising tool by the right wing in MP
Bhopal: Notwithstanding the rapid growth of communalism in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh after the ‘Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid’ dispute and despite being a stronghold of Right-Wing Bajrang Dal and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Madhya…
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Charges farmed against Ashish Mishra, 13 others
Lakhimpur Kheri: A court here on Tuesday framed charges against Ashish Mishra and 13 others in connection with the October 2021 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri’s Tikunia in which four farmers were killed.…
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ABHM leader held while going to recite Hanuman Chalisa at Idgah
Mathura (UP): An Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) leader was arrested on Tuesday while allegedly going to recite Hanuman Chalisa at the Shahi Masjid Idgah on the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi complex. Officials…
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UP: Two teachers held for eloping with girl students
Ballia: In separate incidents, the Ballia police have arrested two teachers for eloping with their girl students. The police later rescued two girls in the Bairiyia area of the district. Both the…
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Security beefed up in Mathura in view of call for reciting Hanuman Chalisa inside mosque
Mathura: Security has been beefed up in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh following the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha’s call for reciting Hanuman Chalisa inside Shahi Masjid Idgah on Tuesday, with the district police…
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By-elections: Low turnout in Rampur, moderate to high in other constituencies
New Delhi: Moderate to high turnout was recorded on Monday in by-elections to the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat and five assembly seats in as many states, while only around 34 per cent…
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UP bypolls: BJP, SP accuse each other of stopping people from voting
Lucknow: Polling was sluggish in Rampur Sadar with the assembly segment, earlier held by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, registering around 33.94 per cent turnout in the by-election by 6 pm on…
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UP: VHP announces free distirbution of authorised swords, sticks
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Varanasi has announced that it will provide free distribution of authorised swords and sticks. Sanjay Hindu Sinha, who claims to be the VHP’s Kashi Mahanagar joint-general…
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UP: 5 including principal booked in MBBS student suicide case
Firozabad: The police have booked five people, including the principal of a medical college, in connection with the death of 21-year-old first year student here, officials said on Sunday. The student, identified…