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‘Kill 100 of them in retaliation’: Right-wing event targets minorities
Raebareli: A right-wing event in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli came under fire after Hindutva leaders Khushboo Pandey and Riddhima Sharma allegedly targeted Muslims and Christians in a hate speech on Wednesday, January 21.…
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Agra youth beaten after being asked religion, Police denies communal angle
Agra: A youth named Anas was brutally assaulted on Tuesday, January 20, after a drunken man allegedly asked his name and identified him as a Muslim in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. According to…
- India
UP couple found dead behind temple, honour killing suspected
Moradabad: Bodies of a 24-year-old Muslim man and an 18-year-old Hindu woman were found behind a temple in what is suspected to be an honour killing in Umri village of Uttar Pradesh‘s…
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HC seeks data on UP prisoners jailed over 14 yrs, remission pleas
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to place before it the details of prisoners who have been in different jails of the state…
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UP: Two held after video of cook spitting on dough goes viral
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Police has arrested the owner and a cook of a local eatery here after a video purportedly showing the cook spitting on dough while preparing chapatis went viral on…
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Sambhal violence: Judge who ordered FIRs against police transferred
Lawyers in Uttar Pradesh‘s Sambhal district on Wednesday, January 21, held demonstrations against the arbitrary transfer of Chief Judicial Magistrate Vibhanshu Sudheer, who, a month earlier, had directed FIRs against police officials…
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UP: 12 held for offering namaz in empty house ‘without permission’
Bareilly: Police have detained 12 people in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district for allegedly offering prayer (namaz) at an empty house “without permission”, officials said on Sunday, January 18. A…
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Kanpur man strangles wife to death over infidelity doubts; surrenders
Kanpur: A 24-year-old man allegedly strangled his wife to death barely four months after their marriage over suspicion of adultery, and later surrendered at a police station here, officials said on Saturday.…
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CJI lays foundation of integrated court complexes for six districts in Uttar Pradesh
Chandauli: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday, January 17, laid the foundation of integrated court complexes for six districts in Uttar Pradesh, and said these will set a benchmark for…
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Instagram reel inspires 18-year-old to launch business, earns Rs 6K daily
An 18-year-old who got inspired by an Instagram reel has launched a business in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, earning him a revenue of Rs 6,000 every day. Honey Khan began his business with…
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Prosecute those lodging false FIRs: Allahabad HC to UP Police
Taking serious note of false first information reports (FIR) being lodged by some people, the Allahabad High Court has asked the police in Uttar Pradesh to mandatorily initiate prosecution against those who…
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UP’s Farmaan Khan earns place in Forbes 30 Under 30 India 2026
New Delhi: Farmaan Hasan Khan, a renowned social activist and youth leader from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, is now on the famous Forbes 30 Under 30 India 2026 list for his exemplary social…
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Salon owner assaulted for not writing his name on signboard in UP
A Muslim salon owner in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad was allegedly assaulted outside his shop following provocations from members of the Hindu Raksha Dal over not having his name on the business’ signboard.…
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UP: Right-wing body disrupts interfaith couple’s valima, event cancelled
Shahjahanpur: A valima (wedding reception) of an interfaith couple was called off in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shahjahanpur after members of the Hindu Jagran Manch, a Hindutva organisation, raised strong objections. According to reports,…
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UP woman dies in Saudi Arabia, parents allege dowry harassment
A 26-year-old software engineer from Uttar Pradesh died in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on December 18, with her parents alleging that she was “harassed for dowry.” According to a report by the Hindustan…