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Married man, lover found dead near canal in UP’s Unnao
Unnao: A married man and his purported lover were found dead near a canal in the Purwa Kotwali area of Rasidpur village here, police said on Tuesday, June 2. According to police,…
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HC asks UP govt to pay Rs 5-lakh compensation to man for ‘illegal detention’
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to a man who was arrested and kept in ‘illegal detention’ despite the high…
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‘Cow cannot be declared a national animal because…’: CM Yogi
Lucknow: Amid calls from several Muslim organisations across India to declare the cow as the national animal and put a blanket ban on cow slaughter, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on…
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Missing boy found dead in UP school; family alleges murder
Chandauli: The body of a six-year-old boy who had gone missing from his home in Chadauli in Kajarara village was found under suspicious circumstances on the campus of a government school, police…
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UP: Money rains down from tree as monkey flees with bag containing Rs 2 lakh
Bulandshahr (UP): A monkey snatched a bag with around Rs 2 lakh from a man at the district court complex here and later tore it open while perched on a tree, causing…
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Unable to accept rejection, UP man slams 1.5-year-old boy to ground 8 times
Firozabad: In a gruesome incident from Uttar Pradesh, a 1.5-year-old boy was violently slammed to the ground at least eight times by a 24-year-old man, resulting in his death. The devastating incident…
- India
From mangoes to dolphins, Modi’s Mann Ki Baat covers summer, sport and service
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the 134th episode of his monthly radio programme “Mann Ki Baat” on Sunday, May 31, to speak about a wide range of topics – from urging…
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I demanded encounter: Hindu teen’s mother after Asad killed in police action
Ghaziabad: The main accused in the murder of a 17-year-old Hindu student died in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad after sustaining injuries in a police encounter early Sunday, May 31. Reacting to the police…
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61 hate crimes in April: A month of bulldozers, boycotts and deleted voters
Hyderabad: Siasat.com recorded 61 hate crimes across India in April – 49 targeting Muslims, 10 against Dalits and two against Christians. The numbers are consistent with the steady religious and caste-motivated violence that has…
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UP man crushed after stepping into empty lift shaft
Aligarh: A businessman visiting a multi-storeyed apartment building here died in a freak accident after the elevator malfunctioned, police said. The deceased, identified as property dealer Hari Om Sharma, 58, had gone…
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UP: Elderly Muslim man held for calling Yogi, Modi ‘gunda’
Meerut: An elderly Muslim man from Meerut was arrested within 24 hours after he made inflammatory comments against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi by calling them…
- India
Man calls police over bag of meat, CCTV reveals he placed it himself
Meerut: A Hindu man deliberately placed a bag of meat outside his house in Uttar Pradesh‘s Meerut on Friday, May 29, and called the police to file a false report. Puneet, son…
- Hate Crime
Hindutva group protests Eid al Adha prayers at Taj Mahal
Agra: The All India Hindu Mahasabha (AIHM) staged a protest on Thursday, May 28, after authorities allowed free entry and permitted Eid al Adha prayers at the Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh’s…
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Gujarat hospital staff examine Laddu Gopal idol, video draws mockery
A 58-second video from a hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat, has gone viral on social media after it showed staff conducting what appeared to be a medical examination of a Laddu Gopal idol,…
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Part of under-construction bridge collapses in UP, six labourers killed
Hamirpur: Six labourers were killed and three others injured after part of an under-construction bridge collapsed following a storm over the Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district early Friday, May 27,…