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Abbas Ansari’s hate speech conviction quashed, assembly seat to be restored
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the conviction of Mukhtar Ansari’s son Abbas Ansari in a 2022 hate speech case. Justice Samir Jain set aside a special MP MLA court…
- Offbeat
Fear grips villages in UP after ‘UFO’ pigeons spotted
Muzzafarnagar: Two persons were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly using pigeons strapped with red and green lights to spread false rumours of drone sightings in the district, a senior official said. Panic…
- Crime
UP: Classmates thrash 10th grader, force him to drink alcohol
In a horrific incident, a class 10 student was stripped and thrashed by his classmates in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi after an argument over Rs 200, which he had lent to the accused…
- India
Mayawati accuses BJP of misusing govt machinery in UP mayoral polls
Lucknow: A day after results of the urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh were announced, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati Sunday accused the ruling BJP of misusing government machinery, and said…
- India
UP girl ends life after boyfriend beaten to death
Saharanpur: A 19-year-old girl ended her life by hanging after her family members beat her boyfriend to death. According to police, the incident took place in the Islampur locality of the Rampur Maniharan…
- Politics
Mukhtar Ansari gets bail in 14-year-old case
Lucknow: There is finally some good news for beleaguered mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. Ansari has been granted bail in a 14-year-old Gangster Act case. The Ghazipur Session Court granted bail to Ansari…