Uttar Pradesh
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Illegal occupation: AMU on bulldozer action on its Riding Field
Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has accused the local municipal corporation of illegally occupying part of its land, while the civic body claimed the property belongs to the government. The Aligarh Municipal…
- India
Daughter, lover held for killing father in UP
Basti: A 50-year-old man was allegedly killed by his daughter and her lover for opposing their relationship, police said on Sunday, August 23. The incident took place on Friday in Ramwapur Tiwari…
- India
Mayawati opposes demand for reservation on economic basis
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday, August 23, opposed the demand for replacing caste-based reservation with reservation on economic grounds, saying such a move would not be in the country’s interest. The…
- India
CEC to visit UP; to engage youth with the electoral system
Lucknow: A delegation led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will visit Uttar Pradesh for two days beginning Monday, August 24, to further strengthen the electoral process at the grassroots level, engage…
- India
UP Kanwariyas call off protest after officials’ apology
Kannauj: Hundreds of kanwariyas from Bilgram in neighbouring Hardoi district have ended their protest after senior district officials apologised to them following an alleged altercation with police personnel over the stopping of…
- India
AMU manipulated its placement records to boost ranking: Report
The Aligarh Muslim University has consistently submitted incorrect and misleading law placement data to boost its national ranking and National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) under the Ministry of Education, let it happen,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man loses Rs 1 cr to cyber fraud, recovers in 10 days
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad-based saree businessman who lost Rs 1 crore through a ‘boss impersonation scam’ recovered the full amount in 10 days with prompt intervention from the police. According to Cyberabad Cybercrime…
- India
Akhilesh Yadav attacks Centre over E20 petrol
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday, August 19, attacked the Centre over E20 petrol, citing a reported remark by Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran backing E10 petrol and…
- India
UP school sealed after ‘burqa dance’ video from I-Day surfaces
Gonda: The Basic Education Department has sealed a private school in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district after the circulation of a video purportedly showing Hindu girl students wearing burqa and dancing at an…
- Hyderabad
Unseen, unheard: The Jeedimetla migrants building a pharma hub
Hyderabad: Vinod points down a narrow lane strung with sagging wires. “You see that Medha Engineering factory, the big one at the end of the gully? There’s a factory right behind that. That’s…
- News
Six bulldozers deployed to raze a 59-year-old madrasa in UP
Lucknow: A madrasa was demolished early Tuesday, August 18, in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district after allegations surfaced that it was built on government land. According to local media, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, along…
- Videos
Viral video shows burqa-clad schoolgirls dancing, mgt apologises
Uttar Pradesh: A video of schoolgirls wearing burqas and dancing to songs mainly Bhojpuri, Haryanvi and Bollywood has gone viral on social media platforms, evoking strong criticism and a subsequent apology from…
- Hate Crime
Video: Dalit youth beaten, forced to abuse BR Ambedkar in UP
Lucknow: A Dalit youth was allegedly beaten and forced to make indecent remarks against Dr BR Ambedkar and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district. The incident…
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Everything for Rs 16: Shopkeeper’s 16-min sale ends in chaos
Kanpur: A Rs 16 flash sale created a law-and-order problem in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, as residents rushed to Rais Alam’s shop after he announced that the offer was live for just 16…
- India
Blinkit delivery agent assault case: UCO Bank manager arrested
Meerut: The Meerut Police arrested the 34-year-old customer who allegedly assaulted a Blinkit delivery agent when the latter arrived a few minutes late. Yaman Kansal, a manager at UCO Bank, was arrested…