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UP: Class 5 student poisoned by youths in Pilibhit; hospitalized
Pilibhit: A Class 5 girl was allegedly forced to consume poison by three youths on a motorcycle as she was on her way to school in Pilibhit’s Jehanabad area on Friday, police…
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Men should not take women’s measurement or cut their hair: UP panel
Lucknow: Men should not take women’s measurements at tailor shops, they should not cut a woman’s hair or train her in the gym either — these are some of the proposals from…
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UP: 3 arrested for bull slaughter after dramatic chase; one injured
Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut police arrested three people on Thursday, November 7, for allegedly slaughtering three bulls. The accused involved in the case, Akash, Alok, and Gopal attempted to flee following a police…
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‘I won’t even have water from you…’: UP right wing worker harasses vendor
A food vendor in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district was harassed by Hindutva workers who accused him of hiding his religious identity and serving them food. A video of the incident has emerged…
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UP: Woman alleges abuse for complaining about lack of physical relationship, case filed
Bhadohi: A woman has filed a case against her husband and seven in-laws, alleging mental and physical abuse after she complained to them about her husband’s refusal to engage in a physical…
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Committed to providing quality education to Muslim through madrassas: UP minister
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Minority Welfare Danish Azad Ansari on Tuesday said the state government is committed to providing quality education to Muslim youths through madrassas with complete sincerity.…
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Asaduddin Owaisi welcomes Supreme Court order on UP Madrassa law
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday, November 5 welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the 2004 Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrassa Education Law. Asaduddin Owaisi stated that…
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SC verdict on pleas against HC order scrapping UP madrasa law on Nov 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on November 5 its verdict on pleas challenging the Allahabad High Court judgment that declared the Uttar Pradesh madrasa law as unconstitutional. A…
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Assembly bypolls deferred due to low voter turnout fear: Election official
Lucknow: Bypolls on nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh were deferred in view of several political parties fearing a low voter turnout due to festivals in the coming week, an official from…
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UP journalist arrested for publishing story against BJP MP
Ghaziabad: The editor of a local newspaper was arrested for publishing an allegedly defamatory story against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Atul Garg, police said on Monday, November 4. Garg, the BJP…
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MiG-29 fighter jet crashes near Agra, no casualties
Agra: A MiG-29 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra on Monday, sources said. There were no casualties in the incident and the pilot…
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Watch: UP man calls police over stolen 250 grams of potatoes, seeks investigation
In a bizarre incident that took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi city, a man named Vijay Verma called the police to report the theft of 250 grams of potatoes from his home.…
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Congress expels UP leader Yunus Chaudhary after his obscene video goes viral
Congress Baghpat district president Yunus Chaudhary was expelled from his post on Saturday after the candidate was found in an obscene video that went viral on social media. The purported video shows…
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UP: Purification ceremony held at Kanpur temple after SP candidate Naseem’s visit
A purification ceremony was conducted at the Vankhandeshwar temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur on Saturday morning following a visit by Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Naseem Solanki. On the night of Diwali, Naseem Solanki,…
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UP: Man rapes his grandmother, flees village after assault
A 25-year-old man identified as Akhilesh Kumar allegedly raped his 75-year-old maternal grandmother in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur, police said on Friday, November 1. According to the Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Manoj…