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Mob thrashes Muslim man with sticks in UP, 2 arrested
A Muslim man was harassed and attacked brutally with sticks by a group of men in a Kandla village of a newly constructed district of Shamli in Uttar Pra A video of…
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Now transgenders of UP will also make voters aware
Lucknow: Transgenders of Uttar Pradesh will now help increase voters’ awareness, officials said. The Election Commission is running various programmes for this with the focus being on increasing voting percentage through street…
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UP: Dalit woman assaulted after goat strays into another’s field
A 60-year-old Dalit woman was beaten and abused by a man when her goat accidentally strayed into the latter’s fields. The incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahar region. A video of the…
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Will split in Muslim votes yet again help BJP in western UP?
Lucknow: As the polling date for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh draws near, all eyes are on the seats of Rampur, Moradabad and Sambhal and other seats…
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UP: Security beefed up in Ghazipur ahead of Mukhtar Ansari’s burial
Ghazipur: Security arrangements have been strengthened outside the residence of Mukhtar Ansari in Ghazipur and a burial ground in the Uttar Pradesh district ahead of the last rites of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari…
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UP: Kamaal R Khan’s brother to contest from Saharanpur on BSP ticket
Lucknow: Majid Ali, brother of Kamaal R Khan – known for his controversial criticism of Indian film personalities – will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Saharanpur constituency on the Bahujan…
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UP ranks first in custodial deaths, all cases warrant probe: Congress leader
Noida: Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh Pankhuri Pathak on Friday called for a judicial probe into every death in police custody, saying the state government and the police administration “becoming so uncontrolled”…
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Akhilesh demands probe supervised by SC judge into ‘doubtful’ cases
Lucknow: Raising a question mark on the law-and-order situation in Uttar Pradesh after the death of mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtan Ansari following a cardiac arrest in Banda, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav…
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Bus driver, conductor bite off UP passenger’s ear & finger
Lucknow: A dispute over seating arrangement on a UP Roadways bus took an ugly turn when the driver and conductor bit the ear and finger of a passenger. The passenger, identified as…
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Oppn in UP seeks high-level probe in Mukhtar Ansari’s death
Lucknow: Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh are demanding a high-level probe into the death of jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who had earlier alleged that he was being given slow poison in his…
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CPI to contest five seats in UP, names candidates
Lucknow: The CPI has declared candidates for five Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The party will field candidates from Shahjahanpur, Faizabad, Laalganj, Ghosi and Robertsganj. Out of these, Shahjahanpur, Laalganj and…