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Mumbai press club condemns FIR on journalists in U.P, demands withdrawal
Hyderabad: The Mumbai press club on Thursday condemned the “harassment” of the media in Uttar Pradesh (UP) for doing its job. Several news platforms as well as individuals, who reported a reported…
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UP Police didn’t incorporate facts provided by Loni incident victim in FIR, alleges Owaisi
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that the police did not incorporate the facts provided by the victim’s son in the official complaints in connection with…
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Starving, poverty-stricken family hospitalised in UP’s Aligarh
Aligarh: A widow in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh who had lost her job due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown was admitted to a hospital along with her five children, after reportedly starving for…
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UP court drops breach of peace charges on Siddique Kappan, 3 others
A Mathura Court on Tuesday dropped the proceedings against Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan and three other persons in connection with a case registered against them under charges related to apprehension of breach…
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UP: Live-in partner arrested under anti-conversion law, rape charge
Noida: The police in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida on Wednesday arrested a 30-year-old woman’s live-in partner over allegations of rape and coercing her into changing her religion for marriage, officials said. The…
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Newborn recovered from Ganga, UP CM says govt will take care
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh): A 22-day old baby girl was found abandoned in a wooden box floating in the Ganga river in Ghazipur district on Wednesday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced that the…
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Suspended BSP MLAs meet Akhilesh, may join SP
Lucknow: About five MLAs suspended from the BSP in recent months met Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday, triggering speculation that they may join his party. “The meeting with SP chief…
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Priyanka Gandhi demands CBI enquiry into UP scribe’s death
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath demanding a CBI enquiry into the death of a TV journalist based in Uttar Pradesh who…
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UP: Wedding called off after groom posing as Muslim fails to pronounce Urdu
Maharajganj: His inability to pronounce Urdu words correctly, cost him his marriage.A man masquerading as a Muslim to marry a girl was caught and handed over to the police when he failed to…
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Elderly Muslim man assaulted on his way to mosque; forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
New Delhi: An elderly Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district was assaulted by a group of Hindus, while he was on his way to a mosque. The incident that took place on…
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Ayodhya: AAP, SP allege fraud in Ram Mandir’s land deal; Trust refuses to comment
Ayodhya: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has strongly denied allegations of corruption levelled by opposition parties, in land purchase. In a statement issued around midnight on Sunday, the Trust said,…
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Village makes it mandatory for newlyweds to plant tree
Kaushambhi (UP): In a new initiative for eco-conservation, the residents of a village in Kaushambhi district have made it mandatory for every newly wedded couple to plant a tree. The residents of Amni…
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Probe ordered as elephant hired for wedding goes on rampage
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh): Forest officials are now preparing to take action against the owner of an elephant that was hired for a wedding. The elephant went on rampage after loud music was played…
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Philanthropists donate Rs 8.56 lakh to kin of UP teen who died due to police assault
Hyderabad: The Almighty ALLAH has bestowed the people of Hyderabad with numerous blessings. A Hyderabad native can say this with belief that when a child is hit by a bullet in Palestine,…
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UP Assembly elections: AIMIM likely to contest in 100 seats
Lucknow: Asaduddin Owaisi led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is likely to field candidates in 100 seats in the upcoming assembly election in Uttar Pradesh. Hyderabad MP and AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi…
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Ashraf Ali of Kanpur brutally killed; Appeal to philanthropists to help his kin
Kanpur: Ashraf Ali (34), a battery mechanic died after a gang of three persons intentionally crushed him under their car in a market in Kanpur, UP. The incident took place on June…
- Crime and Accident
8-year-old raped in UP’s Kannauj
Kannauj: An eight-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by her father’s friend, who later left her in a field thinking that she had died, police said on Friday. The incident took place…
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No hope left for people from BJP-led UP govt: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday claimed there is no hope left for the people in Uttar Pradesh as the BJP government is engaged in ‘bandar baant’, a Hindi word which…
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Lucknow: Over one lakh patients await surgeries post pandemic
Lucknow: Over one lakh patients in Lucknow are in the queue for surgeries as the non-Covid services open up. A huge backlog of surgeries has built up in the pandemic when most hospital…
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Keep mobile phones away from girls, they talk with boys and run away: UP women’s panel member
Aligarh: In controversial remarks here, a member of the Uttar Pradesh women’s commission has suggested that girls should be kept off mobile phones by families who don’t want them “running away” with…
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Karni Sena leader threatens to kill pregnant Muslim women; arrested
Ghaziabad: The UP police on June 9 arrested Karni Sena leader Thakur Sekhar Chauhan after he threatened to kill pregnant Muslim women and their babies in a video that is going viral…
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Conspiracy afoot to repeat Muzaffarnagar of 2013 at Noorpur
Noorpur: A delegation of All India Lawyers Council (AILC) comparing of Advocate Sharfuddin Ahmad, Secretary-General, Farman Ali Advocate, Mahender Singh, Amir Khan and Faizan Khan, Delhi visited Noorpur on June 9, 2021.…
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Madrasa teachers being trained for online teaching in UP
Lucknow: The administrative officers in Uttar Pradesh, educationists and experts from IIM and IITs are now providing training to the madrasa teachers for online education of students. This is a part of chief…
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UP girl refuses to marry as groom chews ‘gutka’
Ballia: After a bride in Pratapgarh district turned away the groom because he came drunk, another bride in Ballia district refused to marry the groom because he chewed ‘gutka’. Maniyar police station…
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Farmers are true to their stance despite several deaths: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a potshot at the government saying the farmers have been protesting against the three farm laws despite several deaths at the protest site.…
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Retired IAS Anup Chandra appointed Election Commissioner
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed retired IAS officer Anup Chandra Pandey as Election Commissioner.The appointment restores the three-member commission to its full strength, which will now oversee the next…
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Priest asked to bring God’s Aadhaar to sell temple produce
Banda (UP): In a bizarre incident, a priest who went to a government procurement centre to sell wheat grown in land belonging to the temple, was asked to produce the Aadhaar card of…
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Former CS to UP govt, Anup Chandra Pandey appointed new election commissioner
New Delhi: Former Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Anup Chandra Pandey has been appointed as the Election Commissioner, informed the Union Law and Justice Ministry on Monday. According to a notification issued…
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Day curfew lifted in all UP districts
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has completely lifted the day curfew in all the 75 districts. According to a statement issued by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Information, Navneet Sehgal…
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UP: Couple kills kids, commits suicide due to financial stress
Shahjahanpur: A couple in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur allegedly killed their two children before hanging themselves in their house in Kache Katra locality due to financial problems, police said on Monday. The bodies…
