Uttar Pradesh
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150 Varanasi Blinkit worker IDs suspended over protest for fair pay, better conditions
Approximately 150 gig workers at Blinkit in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, went on a two-day strike during the weekend, calling for fair compensation, improved working conditions, and cotton work uniforms befitting summer weather.…
- India
Teenager beaten with sticks near temple in Varanasi
A 16-year-old Muslim boy was brutally beaten by locals in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on April 28 near a temple, after a woman alleged he accidentally touched her. Speaking to local reporters, Rehan…
- India
UP govt demolishes over 20 mosques, madrasas along India-Nepal border
Over 20 mosques and madrasas along the India-Nepal border have been reported demolished by the Uttar Pradesh government. The demolition was carried out under Section 67 of the Revenue Code. “Encroachments from…
- India
UP police registers sedition case against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore
The Uttar Pradesh police registered a case of sedition against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore over her recent social media post on the Pahalgam terror attack, where she allegedly questioned members of…
- India
’26 ke badle 26…’: Man repeatedly attacked with axe in UP
In a disturbing incident, a Muslim man was repeatedly attacked with an axe in front of his minor child in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhinjhana village of Shamli district. Villagers alleged the attacker kept…
- India
Uttar Pradesh man arrested for hoisting Palestinian flag
A man from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut was arrested on Saturday, April 26, for allegedly hoisting a Palestinian flag atop his house. However, the accused identified as Azam denied hoisting the flag. In…
- India
Elderly Dalit woman run over several times by upper caste men; FIR lodged
A 62-year-old Dalit woman was killed and five others were seriously injured after they were allegedly run over multiple times by a group of upper-caste Hindu men in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr. The…
- India
UP: Pregnant woman among 4 killed as speeding ambulance overturns
Mirzapur: A pregnant woman among four was killed when the ambulance they were travelling in overturned while attempting to overtake a truck loaded with gravel here on Saturday, police said. Two other…
- India
SC pulls up Rahul Gandhi for ‘irresponsible’ remarks on Savarkar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his “irresponsible” remarks on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, saying “let’s not mock our freedom fighters”. The top court, however,…
- Opinions
Agra, the Taj of Dalit politics of Uttar Pradesh, is under siege
During a fairly long period under the Mughal rule, especially between Akbar and Shah Jahan, Agra prospered as the capital of Hindustan. Today it is considered as the Dalit capital of North…
- India
US VP JD Vance visits Taj Mahal with family
Agra: US Vice-President JD Vance on Wednesday visited the Taj Mahal along his Usha Vance wife and their three children, officials said. “The Taj Mahal is amazing. A testament to true love,…
- India
12-year-old Dalit girl raped by neighbhour in Agra, FIR lodged
A 12-year-old Dalit girl was brutally raped by her 30-year-old neighbhour on April 18 in Kheragarh area of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh. The child was sleeping when her rapist entered her…
- India
Dalit youth killed over personal enmity in UP’s Amethi
Amethi: A 25-year-old Dalit youth was killed on Monday with his throat slit with a sharp weapon, police said. The victim was identified as Shivam Kori, a resident of Alam Singh Ka…
- India
Akhilesh accuses Adityanath govt of bias in transfers and postings
Prayagraj: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government of bias in transfer and posting of officials across the state. Speaking to reporters here, Yadav said, “In…
- India
UP: Govt hospital ward boy held for stealing gold jewelery from dead body
Muzaffarnagar: A ward boy at the district government hospital in Shamli was on Sunday arrested for allegedly stealing gold earrings from a dead body, police said. Shamli Circle Officer Amardeep Morye Shweta…
