Uttar Pradesh
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SC reserves verdict in pleas against striking down of UP Madarsa Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court ruling which had struck down the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education…
- India
Nupur Sharma apologizes after fake claims on Bahraich violence
Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Napur Sharma issued a public apology on social media after making false claims regarding the death of 22-year-old Hindu youth Ram Gopal Mishra who was recently…
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Man shoots fruit seller in Ghaziabad over Rs 2000; flees
A Muslim fruit seller, identified as Musharraf, was fatally shot in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, following a minor dispute over Rs 2,000. The accused, Gajendra, reportedly fled the scene immediately after the crime.…
- India
UP: Dalit teen assaulted, forced to chant communal slogan in Kanpur
A school boy belonging to the Dalit community was assaulted and forced to chant Jai Shri Ram slogan in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district. A video of the incident has gone viral on…
- India
Bahraich violence accused files plea in SC for urgent relief against demolition notices
Three individuals accused of being involved in Baharaich violence filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking urgent relief against demolition notices issued to them by authorities for a proposed demolition scheduled…
- India
Demolition notices issued to 23 properties in UP’s Bahraich post clashes
The Public Works Department in Uttar Pradesh’s riot-hit town Bahraich issued notices to the alleged illegal construction of 23 houses and shops, giving the owners three days to demolish them. The action…
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Dalit man assaulted for drinking water from handpump near temple in UP
Bhadohi: A Dalit man was allegedly beaten by seven people for drinking water from a handpump near a temple, police said on Saturday, October 19. The victim was identified as Abhishek Gautam…
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Demolition notices strike fear in Bahraich shopkeepers, many vacate
Lucknow/Bahraich: Shopkeepers in Bahraich scrambled to salvage their goods on Saturday, apprehending a demolition drive by the authorities. According to a local lawmaker, the public works department has served notices to 23…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
