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UP: Five months after violence, police circles see major reshuffle
Sambhal: In a major administrative reshuffle, Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishna Kumar Bishnoi has transferred the officers-in-charge of three key police circles in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh, five months after communal…
- India
Amid rising hate, Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple stands for communal harmony
As reports of rising animosity and hostility against Indian Muslims emerge in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, Uttar Pradesh’s Vrindavan’s famous Banke Bihari temple has rejected right-wing organisations’ demands to socially…
- India
Woman dies by suicide after triple talaq over phone, cop suspended for inaction
Gorakhpur: A woman allegedly facing continuous harassment for dowry by her in-laws died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur after getting a phone call from her husband who gave her ‘triple talaq’,…
- India
Dalit woman raped in front of 4-year-old child in UP
A 40-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by two upper caste men in front of her four-year-old son in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district. The Dalit family was suffering from financial hardship. According…
- India
150 Varanasi Blinkit worker IDs suspended over protest for fair pay, better conditions
Approximately 150 gig workers at Blinkit in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, went on a two-day strike during the weekend, calling for fair compensation, improved working conditions, and cotton work uniforms befitting summer weather.…
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Teenager beaten with sticks near temple in Varanasi
A 16-year-old Muslim boy was brutally beaten by locals in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on April 28 near a temple, after a woman alleged he accidentally touched her. Speaking to local reporters, Rehan…
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UP govt demolishes over 20 mosques, madrasas along India-Nepal border
Over 20 mosques and madrasas along the India-Nepal border have been reported demolished by the Uttar Pradesh government. The demolition was carried out under Section 67 of the Revenue Code. “Encroachments from…
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UP police registers sedition case against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore
The Uttar Pradesh police registered a case of sedition against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore over her recent social media post on the Pahalgam terror attack, where she allegedly questioned members of…
- India
’26 ke badle 26…’: Man repeatedly attacked with axe in UP
In a disturbing incident, a Muslim man was repeatedly attacked with an axe in front of his minor child in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhinjhana village of Shamli district. Villagers alleged the attacker kept…
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Uttar Pradesh man arrested for hoisting Palestinian flag
A man from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut was arrested on Saturday, April 26, for allegedly hoisting a Palestinian flag atop his house. However, the accused identified as Azam denied hoisting the flag. In…
- India
Elderly Dalit woman run over several times by upper caste men; FIR lodged
A 62-year-old Dalit woman was killed and five others were seriously injured after they were allegedly run over multiple times by a group of upper-caste Hindu men in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr. The…
- India
UP: Pregnant woman among 4 killed as speeding ambulance overturns
Mirzapur: A pregnant woman among four was killed when the ambulance they were travelling in overturned while attempting to overtake a truck loaded with gravel here on Saturday, police said. Two other…
- India
SC pulls up Rahul Gandhi for ‘irresponsible’ remarks on Savarkar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his “irresponsible” remarks on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, saying “let’s not mock our freedom fighters”. The top court, however,…
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Agra, the Taj of Dalit politics of Uttar Pradesh, is under siege
During a fairly long period under the Mughal rule, especially between Akbar and Shah Jahan, Agra prospered as the capital of Hindustan. Today it is considered as the Dalit capital of North…
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US VP JD Vance visits Taj Mahal with family
Agra: US Vice-President JD Vance on Wednesday visited the Taj Mahal along his Usha Vance wife and their three children, officials said. “The Taj Mahal is amazing. A testament to true love,…
