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UP: Lucknow court orders release of Siddique Kappan from jail
The Lucknow sessions court on Tuesday ordered the release of Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan from jail. Kappan was arrested in October 2020 while on his way to Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras where a…
- Hate Crime
Video: Two Muslim minors tied to tree, beaten in UP’s Barabanki dist, 3 held
Three persons – a father and his sons – were arrested on Wednesday on charges of assaulting two Muslim minor boys in Khasparia village of Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh. According to police,…
- India
Mathura cloth showroom gutted in fire, property worth lakhs lost
Mathura: A massive fire broke out in a cloth showroom in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh on the intervening night of January 31 and February 1. The incident occurred in the…
- India
UP govt cancels lease of Jauhar research institute in Rampur
Rampur: In a big jolt to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, the Uttar Pradesh government has canceled the lease of Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Training and Research Institute here, according to an…
- India
Three booked for proscribing Dalits from attending feast at temple in UP’s Bareilly
Bareilly: Three people have been booked for allegedly refusing to allow Dalits to participate in a feast here in Rajpur Kalan village of the Aonla area, held after recitation of Bhagvad Gita,…
- India
Put conversion matter before five-judge bench, says fresh application in SC
New Delhi: A fresh application has been moved before the Supreme Court urging that the matters related to alleged forcible religious conversions be taken up by a larger bench of five judges…
- Hyderabad
UP chain snatcher bought to Hyderabad on ‘Prisonor on Transit’ warrant
Hyderabad: A chain snatcher, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, was arrested by the Uppal Police here and produced before the court on Saturday. The accused – Mangal alias Mangal Singh (38) – along…
- India
Haryana: Muslim man thrashed by Bajrang Dal on cow smuggling allegation dies
A 22-year-old Muslim man was killed in the Mewat district of Haryana on January 28 after he along with two others was reportedly beaten up by right-wing Bajrang Dal workers on allegations…
- India
Two held for insulting national anthem in Uttar Pradesh
Meerut: Two youths have been arrested for allegedly insulting the national anthem in the Eidgah locality of Meerut district. A purported video of the event showing them dancing while the national anthem…
- India
UP: Groom enters to-be bride’s room before rituals; she calls off wedding
Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh): In a bizarre incident, a bride refused to marry the groom simply because he kept entering her room repeatedly even before their wedding rituals could get over. According to…
- India
Sanatan Dharma is national religion of India: Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday while presiding over the restoration and consecration of the idol programme at Neelkanth Mahadev Temple located in Bhinmal, Rajasthan said ‘Sanatan Dharma is…
- India
Man marries daughter-in-law in UP
Gorakhpur: In a shocking incident, a 70-year-old man has married his 28-year-old daughter-in-law in Chhapia Umaro village, here. Photographs of the ‘couple’ are now going viral on the social media. Kailash Yadav,…
- India
BJP MP’s car collides with ‘nilgai’ on NH 27 in UP
Basti: BJP MP Jagdambika Pal had a narrow escape when a ‘nilgai’ dashed into his vehicle on NH-27 on the Basti-Santakabir Nagar border here, police said on Thursday. The Domariyaganj MP was…
- India
UP’s R-Day tableau depicts Lord Ram, Ayodhya Deepotsav
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh’s tableau which rolled down the Kartavya Path during the 74th Republic Day parade depicted Lord Ram and Goddess Sita being welcomed by the people of Ayodhya on their…
- India
UP: Police deployed after protest against Pathaan by right-wing
Sitapur: The district administration on Wednesday deployed armed police personnel at a multiplex here, a day after a right-wing group held a protest here warning against screening the Bollywood movie “Pathaan”. The…
