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UP hikes minimum wages across categories after Noida unrest
Noida: The Uttar Pradesh government has hiked minimum wages across worker categories following unrest in Noida, with revised rates coming into effect from April 1 retrospectively, officials said on Tuesday, April 14.…
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Noida workers strike: 8 activists jailed, 4 of them released later
Noida: Eight labour activists, including three women, were reportedly taken into custody by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday, April 11. Civil society groups have claimed that the detention was illegal and…
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Uda du kya: Video shared on Facebook targets woman in burqa
A burqa-clad woman unknowingly became the latest target of online harassment after a right-wing woman shared a video of her online, asking her followers, “Uda du kya,” implying whether she should kill…
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SC agrees to hear plea challenging validity of Rajasthan’s anti-conversion law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, April 13, agreed to hear a plea challenging the validity of the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2025. A bench of Chief…
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Woman held for forcing constable’s conversion, marriage in UP
Baghpat: A woman has been arrested for allegedly coercing a police constable into religious conversion and marriage, officials said on Sunday, April 12. The case was registered at the Khekra police station…
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UP cop ‘enters’ mosque with shoes to take down loudspeaker during prayers
Lucknow: A police constable from the Cantonment Police Station in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow allegedly entered a mosque with his shoes during Friday prayers on April 10, to cut off the loudspeaker wire.…
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UP: Two held for contact with Pakistan linked Dubai handler
Bijnor: Two men were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district on Friday, April 10, for allegedly being in touch with a Pakistan-linked handler based in Dubai, police said. Circle Officer, Najibabad, Anjani…
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Uttar Pradesh: 10 dead, 22 injured as boat capsizes
Chandigarh: What began as a devotional journey to Mathura turned into an unimaginable tragedy for several families from Ludhiana and Jagraon after a boat carrying tourists, primarily from Punjab, capsized in Yamuna…
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84 lakh voters added in UP, final voter list stands at 13.39 cr after SIR
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s electorate grew by over 84 lakh to 13.39 crore after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to the final voter list published on Friday, April 10.…
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UP: Ali found dead after he files complaint against tax officers
Agra: A Muslim transport businessman was allegedly murdered outside his warehouse on Saturday, April 4, in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra, with his family claiming tax officers were complicit in the act. Abdul Ali,…
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Yogi Adityanath calls for Sanatani unity to counter conspiracies
Mathura: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday, April 7, urged the Sanatan society to unite strongly, asserting that if all Sanatanis come together and demonstrate their collective strength, no one…
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Varanasi: One held after viral video of drinking, loud music on Ganga River
Varanasi: The Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday, April 7, arrested the main accused after a group of men was seen drinking beer and dancing to loud DJ music on a boat passing…
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2 Indian nationals accused of drug trafficking arrested in Nepal
Kathmandu: Two Indian nationals were among three arrested on Tuesday, April 7, in Nepal’s Lumbini province in connection with drug trafficking, police said. The arrests were made in the Rupandehi district bordering…
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Alcohol, loud DJ on Varanasi’s Ganga during Shobha Yatra, no action yet
Varanasi: A group of men were allegedly seen consuming alcohol and dancing to loud DJ music on a boat passing through the Ganga river in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi. Videos of the scene…
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Hindu Raksha Dal’s procession shows violent ‘love jihad’ display
Ghaziabad: Another Hindutva religious procession took place on Sunday, April 5, in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district, featuring a man depicting the consequences of “love jihad.” A man with a skullcap and fake…
