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Complaint lodged against Udhayanidhi Stalin in Lucknow
Lucknow: A complaint against Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has been filed by the members of Hindu Mahasabha over his controversial remarks on ‘Sanatana Dharma’. The Mahasabha members have demanded legal action…
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UP: BJP minority morcha leader booked for ‘rape’ of Dalit girl, ‘killing’ of her father
Maharajganj: A case has been lodged against a BJP minority morcha leader for the alleged rape of a 17-year-old Dalit girl and killing of her father in this Uttar Pradesh district, police…
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Conversion racket: SC adjourns hearing on plea seeking Siddiqui’s bail cancellation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing on the Uttar Pradesh government’s plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to cleric Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui, who is charged by the state anti-terrorist…
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UP: 70-yr-old held for raping 10-yr-old girl
Sambhal: A 70-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl at a village in Nakhasa area of Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district, police said. According to the police, the daughter…
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UP: Owners to face action if they abandon cattle
Lucknow: Cattle owners who abandon their livestock in Gorakhpur, Bareilly and Jhansi divisions may soon face legal action. The state government will start a special campaign for the protection of cattle for…
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UP: 1 held for issuing death threat to Dhirendra Shastri
Bareilly: The Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested a man for allegedly threatening to kill self-styled godman Dhirendra Krishna Shastri of the Bagheshwar Dham, an official said. Superintendent of Police (Rural), Raj Kumar…
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Inquiry ordered into leopard’s death at UP’s Etawah Safari Park
Etawah: An inquiry has been ordered into the death of a leopard that was rescued from Bijnor district’s Nagina range, an official said on Saturday. The leopard was rescued from Dayalpur village…
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Desecration of religious books: UP BJP MLA seeks to enact specific law
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Rajeshwar Singh has written to the Union and the state governments seeking enactment of specific legislation to deal with the cases of desecration of religious texts as…
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UP: Girl stabbed 16 times after she resists rape in Lucknow
Lucknow: A girl was stabbed 16 times after she resisted a rape attempt in the PGI Kotwali area of the state capital, police said on Friday. The police said that a young…
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Five cattle smugglers held in UP, 38 bulls recovered
Sonbhadra: Five alleged cattle smugglers have been arrested on Thursday and 38 bulls that were being transported from Madhya Pradesh to Jharkhand were recovered from their possession, police said on Friday. The…
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‘The Urdu Poetry Project’ and the semantics of composite culture
New Delhi: With roots in Uttar Pradesh, both these Delhi-based artists come from families whose values can be traced back to the Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb. Growing up during the 1990s, visual artist…
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UP man booked for giving triple talaq to wife in school
Barabanki: An FIR has been registered against Mohammed Shakil, 40, for allegedly pronouncing instant triple talaq to his wife while she was taking a class at a school in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki.…
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UP man booked for beating minor son, forcing him to work
Bareilly: An alcoholic labourer has been booked in Bareilly for thrashing his minor son after tying him to a tree and forcing the latter to work instead of going to school. The…
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UPSRTC conductor suspended for stopping bus for namaz ends life
In a tragic incident, a 32-year-old conductor, Mohit Yadav, who was recently suspended from UPSRTC for stopping the bus to allow two passengers to offer namaz, ended his life by jumping in…