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UP: Man hides mother’s body in house for days; claims had no money to perform last rites
Gorakhpur: A 45-year-old man allegedly hid the body of his deceased mother in his house for days in the Gulriha area here, police said on Tuesday. The man told the police that…
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Vote for BJP in urban local bodies’ poll for ‘triple engine’ govt in UP: Adityanath
Mathura: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday urged the people to bring back the BJP government in the upcoming urban local bodies’ election so that the development process continues with…
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RS members support bill to include Gonds in UP in STs list
New Delhi: Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha members on Tuesday largely supported a bill for recognising the Gond community hailing from four districts of Uttar Pradesh as a Scheduled Tribe after…
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Gyanvapi: Varanasi court defers plea seeking case against Akhilesh, Owaisi
Varanasi: A Varanasi court deferred the hearing to December 22 of a plea seeking the filing of a case against Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)…
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Muslims clearly rejected AIMIM’s vote bank politics, says UP minister Ansari
Ballia (UP): Uttar Pradesh minister Danish Azad Ansari on Sunday took a dig at the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, saying those who considered Muslims as their vote bank are tensed after the BJP won…
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UP: No ‘band-baaja’ for ‘baraats’ after SC-mandated ban on high-decibel weddings
Lucknow: What is a ‘baraat’ without a ‘band’ or ‘baaja’? The grooms in this wedding season are being forced to cut out the band and the baaja from their baraat because demand…
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UP Congress to start state-level ‘Bharat Jodo Yatras’ on Sunday
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) will launch a state-level ‘Bharat Jodo Yatras’ from Sunday to mobilise cadres for party leader Rahul Gandhi’s yatra, which is scheduled to enter Uttar Pradesh…
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UP: 3 scribes in Rampur booked for allegedly assaulting voters
By Sana Ejaz Hyderabad: Many questions have arisen in Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) Rampur constituency where the just concluded by-election was won by the ruling BJP for the first time ever. Samajwadi Party’s…
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Land belongs to temple even after demolition: Counsel for Hindu side in Gyanvapi mosque case
Prayagraj: In the Gyanvapi mosque case, the counsel representing the Hindu side on Thursday argued that even with the temple’s demolition at the site, the land does not lose its nature of…
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UP bypoll: BJP breaches Azam Khan’s stronghold, wins Rampur Sadar for first time
Rampur (UP): The BJP on Thursday won the Rampur Sadar assembly seat for the first time as its candidate Akash Saxena defeated his nearest Samajwadi Party rival Asim Raja. Bypoll to the…
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UP: Boundary wall of madrasa encroaching on govt land demolished in Barabanki
Barabanki: The district administration here demolished the boundary wall of a madrassa built on government land, officials said on Thursday. According to officials, the boundary wall of the madrassa, constructed under Safdarganj police…
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UP: Cops book Azam Khan’s son for assaulting man at polling booth
The Uttar Pradesh Police booked Samajwadi Party leader Abdullah Azam Khan, son of former minister Azam Khan, for allegedly assaulting a man at a polling centre in the Rampur district and hindering…
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UP is a model for the whole world: Melinda Gates
Lucknow: Melinda Gates, Co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), said on Wednesday that Uttar Pradesh is not just a model for India, but for the entire world. Melinda Gates…
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AIMPLB to move SC against acquittal of 32 accused in Babri Masjid demolition case
Ayodhya (UP): The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will move the Supreme Court against a CBI special court acquittal of all the 32 accused in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition…
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Babri demolition anniversary: Little extra security, but just another day in Ayodhya
Ayodhya (UP): It was business as usual in the pilgrim city on Tuesday, the day that marked the 30th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition. In a break from the curfew-like situation…
