Uttar Pradesh
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GST officer resigns in support of Yogi over Shankaracharya issue
Ayodhya (UP): GST Deputy Commissioner Prashant Kumar Singh on Tuesday, January 27, resigned in protest against Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand’s “objectionable” remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Singh said he was deeply…
- India
Govt using ID cards to spread religious hatred: Imran Masood
Saharanpur: Congress MP Imran Masood on Tuesday, January 27, attacked the government over what he termed “strange and disturbing” circumstances in the country, where citizens are being forced to prove their credentials…
- India
Babasaheb statue vandalised by unidentified persons in UP’s Sonbhadra
Sonbhadra: A statue of Dr B R Ambedkar in Sikrawar village under Raipur police station limits here was allegedly vandalised by unknown persons on Monday, January 26, night, police said. Circle Officer…
- India
Man’s body found hanging from tree in UP village
Ballia: The body of a 25-year-old man was found hanging from a tree in a village here on Tuesday, January 27, police said. Rasra Circle Officer Alok Gupta said that on receiving…
- India
Centre directs Haryana, UP to divert Munak and Ganga water to revive Yamuna
New Delhi: At a recent meeting on the rejuvenation of the Yamuna, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh were issued clear directions to increase environmental flow, trap drains and curb industrial effluents entering the…
- India
UP couple jumps from second floor of restaurant trying to escape Bajrang Dal
A young couple were seriously injured after they jumped from the second floor of a pizza restaurant in Shahjahanpur of Uttar Pradesh, trying to escape the alleged harassment of Bajrang Dal members.…
- India
Nitin Nabin makes first visit to Uttar Pradesh as BJP president
Mathura (UP): BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday, January 25, urged party workers to prepare for the 2027 Assembly polls, warning them of “forces” who emerge during elections to divide the…
- Offbeat
Elderly man’s first vlog goes viral, receives 29 million views
Vinod Kumar Sharma, a 70-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh is gaining traction after his first ever vlog went viral and received over 29 million views. In the video, Sharma introduced himself, saying,…
- India
‘Kill 100 of them in retaliation’: Right-wing event targets minorities
Raebareli: A right-wing event in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli came under fire after Hindutva leaders Khushboo Pandey and Riddhima Sharma allegedly targeted Muslims and Christians in a hate speech on Wednesday, January 21.…
- India
Agra youth beaten after being asked religion, Police denies communal angle
Agra: A youth named Anas was brutally assaulted on Tuesday, January 20, after a drunken man allegedly asked his name and identified him as a Muslim in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. According to…
- India
UP couple found dead behind temple, honour killing suspected
Moradabad: Bodies of a 24-year-old Muslim man and an 18-year-old Hindu woman were found behind a temple in what is suspected to be an honour killing in Umri village of Uttar Pradesh‘s…
- India
HC seeks data on UP prisoners jailed over 14 yrs, remission pleas
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to place before it the details of prisoners who have been in different jails of the state…
- India
UP: Two held after video of cook spitting on dough goes viral
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Police has arrested the owner and a cook of a local eatery here after a video purportedly showing the cook spitting on dough while preparing chapatis went viral on…
- India
Sambhal violence: Judge who ordered FIRs against police transferred
Lawyers in Uttar Pradesh‘s Sambhal district on Wednesday, January 21, held demonstrations against the arbitrary transfer of Chief Judicial Magistrate Vibhanshu Sudheer, who, a month earlier, had directed FIRs against police officials…
- Hate Crime
UP: 12 held for offering namaz in empty house ‘without permission’
Bareilly: Police have detained 12 people in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district for allegedly offering prayer (namaz) at an empty house “without permission”, officials said on Sunday, January 18. A…
