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WhatsApp messages of Kanpur accused calling for market shutdown a ‘conspiracy’
Kanpur: Police have accessed the WhatsApp chats of Zafar Hayat Hashmi, a key conspirator in the Kanpur violence. The police found 114 WhatsApp groups on Hashmi’s phone in which messages regarding the…
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UP police electrocute, insert rod in Muslim man’s rectum
The Uttar Pradesh police, Budaun district, is yet again on the receiving end of backlash after an outpost in charge, four of its constables and “two unidentified” persons have been booked for…
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UP Dalit girl death: Teenager was raped, strangulated, post-mortem report confirms
Chitrakoot: A 13-year-old Dalit girl, who was allegedly gang-raped here a few days ago, died to strangulation, her post-mortem report has confirmed. Police on Sunday said that they received the autopsy report…
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Akhilesh breaks ‘strategic silence’; thanks minority for supporting SP
Kulsum Mustafa Three months after the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections results were announced, and two years before the Lok Sabha elections are to begin, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has finally…
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Following Kanpur violence, curfew imposed in Bareilly
Bareilly: The Bareilly administration has imposed a curfew under Section 144 in the aftermath of the Kanpur violence and as a precautionary measure ahead of a huge protest to be held on…
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Lucknow: Trouble brews over Tile Wali mosque
Lucknow: Lucknow, known for its Nawabi culture, now threatens to turn into a religious battleground. Even as the Uttar Pradesh government is mulling a proposal to change the name of the state…
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UP: Boiler explosion kills 9, injures nineteen in Hapur
Hapur: At least 9 workers died and nineteen were injured when a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in western Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district on Saturday afternoon, police said. They said there were…
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Forbidden from meeting each other, man, lover consume poison in UP
Bareilly: A man and his lover allegedly died by suicide after consuming poison at their respective homes here after they were forbidden from meeting each other by their family members, police said.…
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UP: Communal clash over BJP MP’s remark on Prophet Muhammad, 17 held
Kanpur: A communal clash broke out in Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) Kanpur during a shutdown by Muslim shop owners in the Beconganj area after the Friday prayers. The closure was announced in protest…
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Journalist shot at by unidentified assailant in UP’s Aligarh
Aligarh: A journalist of a private news channel was shot at by an unidentified assailant in a restaurant here, police said on Friday. The journalist named Mukesh Gupta was having his dinner…
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Muslim hotelier forced to replace staff with Hindus to hide identity
Mathura: A 56-year-old hotelier Mohammed Zameel who owns Royal Family Restaurant has replaced his Muslim staff with Hindus to hide his identity as ‘Kashi-Mathura Baaki Hai’ slogans are getting louder in Mathura.…
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UP man booked for posing with Hindu god at Imambara
Lucknow: A man in state capital Lucknow has been booked for allegedly attempting to disturb communal harmony by posing with an idol of Hindu god at Bada Imambara. The picture went viral on…
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Screening of movie Samrat Prithviraj
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar after a special screening of the movie ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow, Thursday, June 2,…
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After UP, Madhya Pradesh now makes ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ tax-free
The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday decided to accord tax-free status to the upcoming film ‘Samrat Prithviraj’. In a tweet during the day, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, “The film on…
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After ‘The Kashmir Files’, now ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ gets tax exemption in UP
Lucknow: After giving a tax exemption for ‘The Kashmir Files’, now the Yogi Adityanath led government in Uttar Pradesh has announced tax exemption for Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘ Samrat Prithviraj’. The chief minister…