Uttar Pradesh
- Health
India 6th most polluted country; UP’s Loni world’s most polluted city
New Delhi: India is the sixth most-polluted country when it comes to levels of fine particulate matter, a major air pollutant, while UP’s Loni is the most polluted city across the globe…
- Hate Crime
This is not Bangladesh: Hindu Raksha Dal members harass LPG agency owner
Lucknow: All Khalid wanted was an orderly line outside his gas agency. What he got instead was communal and public humiliation he says he will not forget. The owner of a liquefied…
- India
Varanasi iftar party case: Courts rejects bail, calls offence serious
Hyderabad: A Varanasi court on Monday, March 23, refused bail for the 14 Muslim men who allegedly hosted an iftar party during Ramzan on a boat on the Ganga River. Additional Chief…
- India
UP influencer arrested over remarks against Valmiki community
Pilibhit: A social media influencer was arrested here after his alleged objectionable remarks against the Valmiki community triggered protests and a road blockade, police said on Sunday, March 22. Station House Officer…
- India
UP: Fake IAS officer marries woman, flees with Rs 15 lakh dowry
Gorakhpur: A newly married man fled with the Rs 15 lakh given to him as dowry by the bride’s family, and it came to light later that he was an alleged serial…
- India
Gau rakshak Farsa Wale Baba death: Police arrest 19, including Daksh Chaudhary
The Mathura police, on Sunday, March 22, arrested 19 people, including Hindutva firebrand Daksh Chaudhary, for allegedly spreading rumours and false narratives involving the accidental death of self-proclaimed cow vigilante (gau rakshak)…
- India
Video: Tension in UP’s Mainpuri as police stop Eid prayers
A heated argument occurred between the Uttar Pradesh police and local Muslims in Kurawali village of Mainpuri district on Saturday, March 21, when the community was allegedly debarred from offering Eid namaz.…
- India
UP: Cow vigilante ‘Farsa Baba’ died in accident, police clarify
Mathura: The Mathura Police on Saturday, March 21, issued a clarification dismissing rumours circulating on social media that linked a fatal road accident in the Kosikalan area to alleged cow smuggling. According…
- India
4 arrested over Iftar leftovers dumped near temple in UP
Shravasti: Four people were arrested here on Friday for allegedly dumping leftovers of non-vegetarian food in a freshwater drain near an ashram’s temple, police said. The incident took place near Sonpathri Ashram…
- India
Alvida Jumma held in Sambhal Jama Masjid amid tight security
Sambhal: A large number of Muslims offered prayers at Shahi Jama Masjid here for Alvida Jumma, or farewell prayers, amid tight security arrangements. Alvida Jumma prayers are observed on the last Friday…
- India
SIR: 544 Muslim voters marked for deletion in UP village leads to one man
Lucknow: The names of as many as 544 Muslim residents from the Louharipur village in Shamli district were reportedly asked to be deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision…
- India
Snake venom case: SC quashes FIR, proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, March 19, quashed an FIR and subsequent proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav who was arrested for allegedly using snake venom at a rave party in…
- India
UP: Police arrest 14 for hosting iftar, eating biryani at Ganga ghat
The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested 14 people on Tuesday, March 17, for allegedly hosting an iftar at the Ganga ghat in Varanasi. The arrests followed the release of an Instagram reel showing…
- India
UP: Bank manager killed by security manager over pay, leave dispute
Lucknow: A security guard of a Ghaziabad bank upset over leave and salary related issues walked into the manager’s cabin and shot him dead, police said on Tuesday, March 17. The 34-year-old…
- India
‘Go to sleep, it’s ok’: Calm, quiet as Harish Rana prepares to say final goodbye
Ghaziabad: Meditative chants in the background, a loving hand on his forehead and the calm of words telling him ‘theek hai’… with that, the family of Harish Rana, in a coma for…
