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UP: Bhim Army’s Chandrashekhar to contest against Samajwadi Party in LS polls
Lucknow: Azad Samaj Party leader Chandrashekhar Azad and Samajwadi Party’s Manoj Kumar on Friday filed their nomination papers from the Nagina (SC) Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Two other candidates filed…
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Allahabad HC declares UP Madarsa Education Act, 2004, ‘unconstitutional’
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court Friday declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, “unconstitutional” and violative of the principle of secularism, and asked the state government to accommodate current students…
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‘We cry for all children just as for our own’: Israel on Badaun killings
New Delhi: Israel said on Thursday that it is completely devastated by the information unraveling about the brutal killing of two young brothers in Uttar Pradesh and called the incident “heartbreaking”. The…
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UP: Two minors hacked to death by barber in Budaun; cops gun down accused
In a cold-blooded murder, a 22-year-old barber allegedly slit the throat of two minor boys who were playing in their house in Sakhanu village in Badaun district, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred on…
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Man collecting donations for mosque assaulted in Noida
Noida: A man collecting donations for a mosque was allegedly beaten up by a drunk man in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida on Tuesday, police said. While a crowd gathered at the incident spot…
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Police seize ‘car copter’ made with ‘jugaad’ in UP’s Ambedkar Nagar
Ambedkar Nagar: The dreams of two brothers to make big money with their invention — a car copter were dashed on Monday when the Ambedkar Nagar police seized the vehicle here. The…
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BJP’s presence among OBC in UP has increased manifold
Lucknow: With 200-odd groups, the OBC are emerging as an important factor in Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Despite the BJP making inroads among OBC voters and its non-dominant…
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Muslims being duped by oppn parties, should join NDA: OP Rajbhar
Lucknow: Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president and UP minister OP Rajbhar on Sunday said the Congress and opposition parties have been duping Muslims for years, and urged the community to support…
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UP: Man dies days after setting himself ablaze outside SP office, 3 held
Shahjahanpur: A 45-year-old man succumbed during treatment at a Lucknow hospital days after he set himself afire outside the superintendent of police’s office here over inaction on his complaint, officials said on…
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UP conversion law applies also for live-in relationships: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court has held that UP Conversion Law applies not only to marriage but also to live-in relationships. Justice Renu Agarwal made the observation while…
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Mukhtar Ansari’s property worth Rs 608 cr confiscated, demolished
Lucknow: The UP Police have, so far, confiscated and demolished properties valued at over Rs 608 crore belonging to mafia don Mukhtar Ansari. Nearly 300 of his associates have faced legal action…
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UP: Transgender forced to lick slipper: FIR registered against 5 persons
Ballia: After a video went viral on social media in which a transgender was being forced to lick slipper after spitting on it, police has registered an FIR against five persons of…
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UP groom stands atop car, police seize vehicle
Saharanpur: A photo that has gone viral on the social media, shows a groom — dressed in wedding finery, standing regally, almost like a statue, on top of the SUV on a…
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UP put on high alert after CAA notification
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has been put on high alert after the announcement of CAA implementation. UP Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar has ordered officers to remain on alert, while additional…
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UP: Muslim clerics ask people not to panic over CAA
Lucknow: Muslim clerics have urged people not to panic over the notification for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and to maintain peace and avoid rumours. Following the Centre’s notification on the implementation…
