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Bride refuses to recognise groom, clash erupts at UP wedding
Hardoi: A violent clash erupted between two families during a wedding ceremony in Hardoi after the bride refused to recognise the groom, claiming he was not the man she had been speaking…
- India
Akhilesh urges UP govt to step up relief work after over 50 storm deaths
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday, May 14, urged the Uttar Pradesh government to undertake relief and rescue operations on a “war footing” after severe storms and rain-related incidents left…
- Hate Crime
Sambhal school officials held over ‘forcing students to wear skull caps, hijabs’
Sambhal: A Muslim teacher and headmaster of a government primary school were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district after videos showing students in hijabs sparked outrage. Viral videos and photographs from PM…
- India
Akhilesh Yadav’s stepbrother, Prateek Yadav, dies at 38
Lucknow: Prateek Yadav, the younger son of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, has died at the age of 38 after suddenly falling ill in the early hours of Wednesday. Prateek, a…
- Hate Crime
Hindutva supporter Bobby Chaudhary forces closure of biryani shop in UP
Lucknow: Tensions flared in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur Sikri as Hindutva worker Bobby Chaudhary confronted a Muslim vendor, demanding the immediate closure of their chicken biryani store on account of it being a…
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UP: Jewellers protest after PM Modi’s appeal to postpone gold purchases
Lucknow: A group of jewellers in Lucknow held a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to defer gold purchases for a year to save foreign exchange amid the West Asia crisis.…
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Seriously ill Indian flown from Saudi Arabia to India on stretcher support
Riyadh: A seriously ill Indian national from Uttar Pradesh has been repatriated from Saudi Arabia to India with stretcher support arranged by the Indian Embassy in Riyadh. In a post on X…
- Hate Crime
‘Made in Pakistan’ fan lands madrasa management in trouble
Kushinagar: Two men were detained after police were informed of a fan inside a madrasa that allegedly had a “Made in Pakistan” label. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 10, when the madrasa…
- Hyderabad
Muslims from UP allegedly paid Rs 300 each to attend Modi’s Hyderabad rally
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting in Hyderabad on Sunday, May 10, has drawn controversy after a video surfaced showing members of the Muslim community from Uttar Pradesh claiming they were paid…
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Suvendu Adhikari PA’s death case: 3 sharpshooters arrested in UP
Kolkata: Three persons were arrested from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the killing of Chandranath Rath, an aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, police said on Monday, May 11. The…
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UP: Sambhal principal among 2 booked for promoting ‘religious activities’
The principal and an assistant teacher of a PM Shri school in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal were booked over allegations of promoting “religious activities” and creating religious discord inside the school premises, officials…
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Tension in UP village after Dalit community objects to Maharana Pratap Jayanti procession
Bareilly: Tension prevailed here in a village on Saturday when members of the Dalit community, particularly women, allegedly objected to a procession being taken out on the occasion of Maharana Pratap Jayanti…
- Hate Crime
UP school forces teacher to remove hijab on first day of work
Varanasi: A Muslim teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi has alleged that a school asked her to leave on her first day teaching for wearing a hijab, days after she claimed to have…
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14-year-old madrasa student applied sindoor after gangrape in UP
Uttar Pradesh: A 14-year-old Muslim girl, who was allegedly kidnapped and kept hostage near a madrassa for three days, was repeatedly raped by a Hindu man known to her in Uttar Pradesh…
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Dozens fall ill after drinking contaminated water in UP
Mathura: More than a dozen residents of a housing society in Mathura fell ill with diarrhoea after consuming contaminated water from an overhead tank, officials said. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May…