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Girl dies in classroom in UP; Family blames DJ music
Balrampur: A girl died after she fell unconscious in her classroom, allegedly when loud music was being played on a DJ system during a Ganesh idol immersion procession passing nearby in Balrampur,…
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SP-Congress alliance faces fresh friction in UP ahead of polls
Lucknow: On a day when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin toured western Uttar Pradesh to firm up the party’s poll strategy, two prominent opposition voices from the region sparred over…
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Rajya Sabha polls for 12 seats on October 16
New Delhi: Elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will be held on October 16, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday, September 22. The elections will…
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Congress slams bulldozer welcome for Nabin amid demolition fears
Meerut: Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson Abhimanyu Tyagi on Monday, September 21, hit out at the BJP for deploying bulldozers and JCBs to welcome party chief Nitin Nabin in Meerut, saying that traders…
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HC orders inquiry over claims of caste-based humiliation in NLU
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has ordered an independent inquiry against the head of the Department of Law and warden of the boys’ hostel at Dr Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj…
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Ram temple donation theft: Bail pleas of 3 accused rejected
Ayodhya (UP): A special court in Ayodhya on Monday, September 21, rejected the bail applications of three accused arrested in connection with the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple here,…
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AIMIM open to alliance with parties opposing BJP in UP: Owaisi
Kanpur: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday, September 20, said he is open to an alliance with parties looking to prevent the BJP from returning to power in Uttar Pradesh for a…
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151 Ambedkar statues vandalised in UP under BJP govt: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday, September 20, claimed that 151 statues of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar were damaged across 72 districts of Uttar Pradesh during the BJP rule, but only…
- Hate Crime
6 booked for claims HC ‘reprimanded’ UP cops in Ayush Malik case
Shamli: Uttar Pradesh Police have booked three Muslim journalists, a lawyer, and two social media users for posting “misleading and factless” posts about the Allahabad High Court “reprimanding” Shamli Police during the…
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HC directs UP Police to ensure safety of same-sex live-in couple
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to ensure the protection of an inter-faith same-sex couple in a live-in relationship, saying the lack of marital recognition does not…
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Court custody of Ram temple theft accused extended till Sept 21
Ayodhya (UP): The judicial custody of all eight accused arrested in connection with the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple was extended till September 21, their lawyer said, on Friday,…
- Hate Crime
Cattle trader Ali robbed, assaulted in UP’s Kaushambi
Kaushambi: Local strongmen in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district allegedly robbed and assaulted a Muslim buffalo trader, with a video of the incident triggering widespread outrage. In a video that surfaced online on…
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Ayush Malik converted to Islam by choice, rules Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: Ayush Malik converted to Islam by his own choice and married a Muslim woman against his father’s wishes, the Allahabad High Court observed on Wednesday, September 16, disposing of a habeas corpus…
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Students protest at AMU Women’s College over poor quality food
Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University students on Monday, September 14, held a protest alleging that glass, nails, and stones were being served in the food at the Women’s College hostel. A student told…
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Woman journalist faces threats for questioning Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow: Journalist Divya Shrivastava is reportedly receiving online threats and abuse following a viral video of her questioning Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a supposed press conference on Saturday, September…