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UP: BLO ends life in school after leave denied for daughter’s wedding
Kanpur: Apparently upset over being denied leave for daughter’s wedding, a 50-year-old Booth Level Officer (BLO) on Special Intensive Revision duty allegedly died by suicide inside a government primary school in UP’s…
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Telangana HC dismisses second plea to quash criminal case
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has made it clear that relief in a criminal case cannot be sought in a piecemeal manner based on grounds that were already available earlier. The court…
- India
Video: Several women harassed in broad daylight during Braj ki Holi
With Holi just around the corner, celebration are in full swing, most prominently in North India’s Braj region of Uttar Pradesh, which includes cities and towns of Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Nandgaon, and…
- India
UP: Locals pressure man to leave Hindu locality, police deny communal angle
Muzaffarnagar: Hindutva workers allegedly opposed a Muslim man from buying a house in the predominantly Hindu locality of Gaushala Pashmi in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district. Ali Hasan had recently bought the property…
- India
Video: UP bus conductor refuses to board woman in burqa
Saharanpur: A bus conductor in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur allegedly refused to allow a Muslim woman to enter the bus after seeing her in a burqa. The incident, recorded by a bystander, emerged…
- India
‘No road for Muslims’ hate message written on UP national highway
Saharanpur: Workers of the right-wing group, Hindu Raksha Dal, spray-painted “Musalmaan ke liye road nahi hai (This road is not for Muslims)” on a wall-like structure along the national highway in Uttar…
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Undergarments worth Rs 10,000 stolen from Varanasi shop, video viral
Varanasi: Police have booked three women for theft for allegedly stealing undergarments worth around Rs 10,000 from a shop in the Chetganj area, an officer said on Friday. Chetganj Station House Officer…
- India
Cricketer Rinku Singh’s father dies after prolonged illness
Aligarh: Indian cricketer Rinku Singh’s father, Khanchand Singh, passed away at a hospital in Greater Noida early Friday after a prolonged illness, family sources and hospital officials said. Dr. Sunil Kumar, spokesperson…
- India
Aag laga dunga: Hindutva man threatens meat shop owner in UP
Ghaziabad: A Hindutva man forced an elderly Muslim shopkeeper and his employees to shut down his mutton shop by threatening to “set the store on fire” if it remained open on Tuesdays.…
- India
UP: Thakurs pelt stones at Dalit wedding procession in Aligarh
Aligarh: A Dalit wedding procession was attacked with stones in Sunana village of Uttar Pradesh‘s Aligarh district on Tuesday night, February 24. A viral video of the clash emerged on Wednesday, February…
- India
UP: Delivery worker sets himself on fire at police station over seized bike
Bareilly: A 32-year-old delivery executive allegedly attempted self-immolation outside a police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly after cops seized his motorcycle, officials said Wednesday, February 25. The man, identified as Akshay Kashyap,…
- Hyderabad
Koti ATM robbery: Hyderabad police nab two Uttar Pradesh natives
Hyderabad: Two individuals allegedly involved in the SBI ATM robbery at Koti last month, where a man was shot in the leg and robbed of Rs 6 lakh cash, were arrested on…
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13 Lucknow University students issued notices over namaz, protests at mosque
Lucknow: Thirteen students from Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow University were issued notices on Tuesday, February 24, for offering prayers and protesting outside the Lal Baradari mosque on the campus, after the administration sealed…
- India
Lucknow University: Hindu students form human chain to let friends offer namaz
In another display of communal harmony, Hindu students of Lucknow University, Uttar Pradesh, formed a human chain to help their Muslim batchmates offer namaz and break their roza (fast) during Ramzan after…
- India
FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand under POCSO Act
Lucknow: An FIR was lodged in Prayagraj against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari over allegations of sexual abuse of two persons, including a minor, over the past year, including…