Uttar Pradesh
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Right-wing media falsely labels Ghaziabad incident as ‘urine jihad’
A shocking case came to light in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad where a 32-year-old domestic worker identified as Reena was arrested for allegedly mixing her urine into the flour dough which was used…
- Hate Crime
Nepali man arrested for attacking minority residents in Varanasi; video surfaces
A violent incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, where a Nepali citizen identified as Prakash Kumar Manjhi attacked Muslims on a busy road with a shovel. The assault unfolded under the Bhelupur police…
- India
UP: Unlike Gopal Mishra, media overlooks Aryan Mishra’s murder by Bajrang Dal
This article examines how the media responded selectively to the death of 22-year-old Ram Gopal Mishra and 19-year-old Aryan Mishra who was earlier murdered by the Bajrang Dal, as a stark divide…
- India
UP: Hyderabad woman lodge case against army cadre over marriage fraud
Hyderabad: The wife of an army soldier stationed in Ladakh has accused her husband of marriage fraud claiming that he has been married four times. The woman, originally from Hyderabad, filed a…
- India
Shivaji statue collapse: Fabricator held in UP; used substandard material, say police
Mumbai: Police have arrested a fabricator of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj that recently collapsed at a fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, triggering a huge political row, an official said on…
- India
NEET aspirant from UP hangs self in PG in Kota, 15th suicide this year
Kota: A 20-year-old NEET-UG aspirant from Uttar Pradesh allegedly hanged himself in his PG in Kota, the coaching hub’s fifteenth suspected suicide death this year. The incident happened in the Dadabari police…
- India
UP police seize man’s property over ‘cow-slaughter’ amid drum beats
Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal seized property including a two-story house belonging to a Muslim man on Monday, October 14, citing alleged involvement in cow slaughter. During the operation conducted exactly in…
- India
Bahraich police warns rightwing media against spreading fake news
Following the violent communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich town, several media outlets, including Aaj Tak and Zee News have come under scrutiny for their misleading and sensational coverage regarding the death…
- India
UP: 2 Bajrang Dal leaders booked over ‘derogatory’ remarks on Prophet muhammad
Pilibhit: A case has been lodged against two leaders of right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal over their alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad during a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit, police said.…
- India
UP: Minor girl kidnapped from Hanuman temple, raped; accused arrested
A disturbing incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur city, where a 28-year-old man identified as Rajkumar kidnapped a 5-year-old girl from the Hanuman temple premises, where the girl was present with her…
- Middle East
Body of the UP man killed in Saudi Arabia brought back after 40 days
Gonda: The body of a man from Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district was brought back from Saudi Arabia nearly 40 days after he was allegedly killed, officials said on Monday. Family members of…
- India
SC junks plea against cancellation of land lease to university run by Azam Khan’s trust
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the cancellation of a land lease belonging to Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University run by a trust headed by Samajwadi Party…