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Black sheep, broken system: Decoding Justice Gupta’s warning
The marching has stopped, the drum rolls have died down, and the euphoria of India’s 80th Independence Day celebrations has settled into memory. What remains is a question worth sitting with: how…
- India
Bihar flood situation grim as over 46 lakh people affected
Patna: More than 46 lakh people across 15 districts of Bihar have been affected by floods, with the situation remaining grim on Friday, September 11, as water levels continued to flow above…
- India
Pilot, instructor killed in training aircraft crash in UP
Kanpur: A trainee pilot and an instructor were killed on Thursday, August 27, when a training aircraft crashed in Kanpur along the banks of the Ganga, a senior police official said. The…
- Hate Crime
Hindutva worker stops woman washing clothes at Ganga, ignores others
Haridwar: A Hindutva worker harassed a Muslim woman who was washing her clothes in the Ganga river, while devotees were captured doing the same in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. A viral video surfaced on…
- India
Chicken-beer party on Ganga: Five accused granted bail in 24 hrs
Varanasi: Five Hindu men, arrested for allegedly conducting a chicken-cum-alcohol party on the ghats of Ganga river in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, were granted bail on Tuesday, June 23. The bail was granted…
- India
UP: Chicken and beer party on ghats of Ganga, five arrested
Varanasi: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday, June 23, arrested five people for allegedly conducting a chicken and alcohol party on the ghats of the Ganga river. The action was initiated after…
- India
Youth booked after video of drinking beer while taking bath in Ganga goes viral
Varanasi: A Bihar-based youth was booked here on Friday, May 22, after a video of him purportedly drinking beer while taking a bath in the Ganga river went viral on social media,…
- India
Varanasi iftar party case: Allahabad HC calls extortion claims ‘suspicious’
Allahabad: While announcing bail to eight of the 14 accused for allegedly having an iftar party on the Ganga river in Varanasi, the Allahabad High Court found the extortion allegations against the…
- India
Allahabad HC grants bail to 8 men in Varanasi Iftar party case
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday, May 15, approved the bail applications of eight Muslim men accused of throwing away non-vegetarian food waste during an iftar party on a boat in…
- India
Allahabad HC to hear bail plea in Ganga Iftar party case on Monday
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court will hear on Monday, April 27, the bail application of those who organised the Iftar party in the Ganga river and consumed chicken biryani and allegedly threw…
- India
Varanasi iftar party case: Sessions Court denies bail to 14 Muslim men
Varanasi: A Sessions Court on Wednesday, April 1, denied bail to 14 Muslim men, accused of eating chicken and discarding the bones during iftar on a boat along the ghats of River…
- Hate Crime
Shifting narratives, lack of evidence: The viral Varanasi iftar boat party
The Varanasi Iftar party on a boat has continued to reveal a series of shifting versions of accounts, according to a conversation with the complainant, Rajat Jaiswal, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha…
- India
Varanasi iftar party case: Courts rejects bail, calls offence serious
Hyderabad: A Varanasi court on Monday, March 23, refused bail for the 14 Muslim men who allegedly hosted an iftar party during Ramzan on a boat on the Ganga River. Additional Chief…
- Hate Crime
Varanasi iftar party row: Owners claim youth forcibly took boat
Varanasi: In a significant development, the owners of the boat where 14 youth held an iftar party have claimed that their canoe was forcibly taken against their will. The statements made by…
- India
UP: Police arrest 14 for hosting iftar, eating biryani at Ganga ghat
The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested 14 people on Tuesday, March 17, for allegedly hosting an iftar at the Ganga ghat in Varanasi. The arrests followed the release of an Instagram reel showing…
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