Uttar Pradesh
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Bride takes her own baraat in UP, video goes viral
Indian Hindu weddings usually see the groom making a grand entrance in a baraat, complete with dancing relatives, loud music, and a ceremonial horse. In Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, however, a bride chose…
- India
UP: CBI arrests key absconding accused in transnational cybercrime case
Hyderabad: The CBI has arrested Vikas Kumar Nimar, a key absconding accused involved in the operation of a transnational cybercrime network and has busted an illegal call centre being operated by the…
- India
Chinese citizen arrested in UP for illegally entering India
Bahraich: A 49-year-old Chinese citizen was arrested by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at the Rupaidiha checkpost on the India-Nepal border in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday after he…
- India
Three cattle smugglers arrested after encounter in UP
Shahjahanpur: Police have arrested three alleged cattle smugglers after an encounter in Shahjahanpur district, officials said on Monday. Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi told PTI that a tip-off was received in Khutar…
- India
Two-storey marketplace owned by Maulana Tauqeer Raza’s close associate razed
The Bareilly Development Authority (BDA) tore down a two-storey market complex owned by Mohammad Arif, a close associate of Maulana Tauqeer Raza, accused of orchestrating the Bareilly communal tension on September 26.…
- India
UP ATS seeks details of madrasa students, staff after Delhi blast
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad, in the aftermath of the recent Red Fort blast in Delhi, has stepped up its monitoring efforts and sought comprehensive details of madrasas, their students, and…
- Hate Crime
Dalit vegetable vendor thrashed in UP, video goes viral
Uttar Pradesh: A Dalit vegetable vendor in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shahjahanpur was brutally thrashed and verbally assaulted by an upper caste rival on Sunday, November 16, who asked the Dalit man to call…
- India
Woman arrested for honey-trapping govt officials in Kanpur
Kanpur (UP): A woman was arrested here on Tuesday for allegedly honey-trapping government officials and extorting money after marrying them, police said. The accused, Divyanshi (38), was arrested after her husband, Aditya…
- News
Mosque panel opposes Sambhal padyatra, cites communal harmony fears
Sambhal: Shahi Jama Masjid committee president Zafar Ali has opposed the proposed march by Harihar Sena around the periphery of the disputed Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple site scheduled for Wednesday, calling it…
- India
1 killed, 1 injured as coffee machine explodes at wedding party
Shahjahanpur: A man was killed, and another was severely injured after a coffee machine exploded during a wedding ceremony here, police said on Tuesday. Sunil (30) was making coffee at a wedding…
- India
Azam Khan, son Abdullah sentenced to 7-yr jail in dual PAN card case
Less than two months after he was released from Sitapur jail, SP leader Mohammed Azam Khan went back behind bars on Monday when a court convicted and sentenced him to seven years’…
- India
Padyatra to take place around Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid site on Nov 19
Sambhal: Mahant Rishi Raj Giri, one of the litigants from the Hindu side in the Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar Mandir title dispute, announced on Sunday that his organisation, Harihar Sena, will conduct a…
- India
Labourer killed as stone quarry collapses in UP, dozens injured
Sonbhadra: A 30-year-old mine worker’s body was recovered from the rubble on Sunday morning from a stone quarry that collapsed here, a police officer said. Several more remain trapped under the rubble.…
- India
Angry wife smashes man’s car for not paying ‘pocket money’
Uttar Pradesh: In Uttar Pradesh‘s Bijnor district, a woman took a hammer to her husband’s car after he refused to give her household money. The incident took place in Rammanwala village in…
- India
UP: Depressed over son’s smartphone addiction, woman hangs self
Uttar Pradesh: A 38-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide after being distressed over her teenage son’s growing addiction to smartphones, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Tuesday night in…