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Allahabad HC seeks UP govt response on caste census
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a petition seeking caste census in the state. The order was issued by the division bench of…
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UP: Traffic blocked in protest after man, his buffalo get electrocuted
Lucknow: Aman and his buffalo died due to electrocution after they accidentally touched a live wire of an electric pole at Kushlikhera village in Mohanlalganj on Tuesday evening. The relatives of the…
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UP: Gang running ‘sextortion’ racket via gay dating app busted, 6 held
Kanpur: With the arrest of six men, the Uttar Pradesh Police have claimed to have busted a “sextortion” racket being run through a gay dating app in Kanpur. Additional Deputy Commissioner of…
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Umesh Pal murder case: UP Police declares Atiq Ahmad’s wife absconder
Prayagraj: The Uttar Pradesh police on Monday declared slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad’s wife Shaista Parveen an absconder. The Dhumanganj police have also declared a reward of Rs 50,000 on Parveen who has…
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8 arrested for assaulting two boys in UP’s Siddharthnagar
Siddharthnagar: Eight people have been arrested here for allegedly making two boys drink urine and inserting chillies into their private parts over suspicion of theft, police said on Monday. While two of the…
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UP: WhatsApp group admin held for not removing ‘derogatory remarks’ against Yogi
Uttar Pradesh police on Sunday, August 6, arrested a man, who was operating a WhatsApp group, after one of its member posted “a derogatory comment” against chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The arrested…
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UP govt ready to answer every question in assembly, says CM Adityanath
Lucknow: The assembly is an important platform for legislators to bring to the fore the problems of the public, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday and added that the…
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SP chief Akhilesh hails revocation of Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership
Lucknow: Hailing the revocation of the Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said he hoped that the Uttar Pradesh assembly membership of party…
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Miscreants hurl petrol bombs at mosques in Indore, Faridabad
Two mosques in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were attacked over the past two days. It was alleged that miscreants hurled petrol bombs on the religious structures. The first incident occurred on…
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Decision on Gyanvapi should be on basis of evidence, says UP minister Asim Arun
Noida: Uttar Pradesh Social Welfare Minister Asim Arun on Sunday said the Supreme Court’s directives in the Gyanvapi Mosque case are welcome and that a final decision should be made on the…
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BJP identifies Hinduism with Brahminism: SP’s Swami Prasad Maurya
Lucknow: The BJP considers “Brahmin religion”, which is followed by only 10 per cent of the people, as “Hindu religion” and there exists nothing like “Hindu religion”, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad…
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UP: Minors forced to drink urine, sexually assaulted on suspicion theft
Two Muslim minor boys, aged 10 and 15 years old were forced to drink urine and sexually assaulted by a Hindutva group in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district. The incident occurred on August…
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BJP using ‘Hindutva’ to divide society, grab power; Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Saturday accused the BJP of employing its own version of ‘Hindutva’ to “divide” society and grab power, and asserted there is a need to save the…
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Bihar politicos squabble over Nitish contesting LS polls from UP
Patna: Fresh speculations of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar contesting Lok Sabha polls from adjoining BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh have left the ruling Mahagathbandhan in Bihar and the saffron party, in opposition here, at…
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UP: 5 held for disrespecting national flag during Muharram procession
Bahraich: Five people were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly disrespecting the national flag during a Muharram procession here, police said. According to locals, during a procession being taken out on the seventh…
