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Roads meant for movement, not namaz: VHP backs UP, Bengal governments
New Delhi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday welcomed the action taken by the governments in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal against offering namaz on roads, saying that the streets are…
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Nine members of family suffer burn injuries after LPG leak triggers fire in UP
Kanpur: Nine members of a family, including a seven-month-old infant, sustained severe burn injuries after a suspected LPG leak triggered a fire in a house in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district, an official…
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UP school dropout rates at three per cent now, claims Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the school dropout rates in Uttar Pradesh have reduced to 3 per cent, asserting that his government will bring it down to zero. He…
- Hyderabad
Two UP natives arrested with over 400 kg ganja on Vijayawada Highway
Hyderabad: The EAGLE team and Chotuppal police arrested two people hailing from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly transporting 437 kilogram of ganja on the Vijayawada Highway. Along with ganja, two mobile phones and…
- India
Cattle smuggler held in UP’s Meerut
Meerut: A cattle smuggler was injured in a police encounter in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday, May 17. A country-made pistol and one live cartridge were recovered from…
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UP: SP leader Azam Khan gets 2 years in jail in model code violation case
Rampur: A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur sentenced Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan to two years of imprisonment on Saturday, May 16, in a case related to objectionable remarks made against…
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Allahabad HC grants bail to 8 men in Varanasi Iftar party case
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday, May 15, approved the bail applications of eight Muslim men accused of throwing away non-vegetarian food waste during an iftar party on a boat in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad activists protest NSA charges in Noida labour unrest case
Hyderabad: Activists, students, and citizens gathered in Hyderabad on Thursday, May 14, under the banner People Against State Repression to protest the invocation of the National Security Act (NSA) against journalist and…
- India
Bride refuses to recognise groom, clash erupts at UP wedding
Hardoi: A violent clash erupted between two families during a wedding ceremony in Hardoi after the bride refused to recognise the groom, claiming he was not the man she had been speaking…
- India
Akhilesh urges UP govt to step up relief work after over 50 storm deaths
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday, May 14, urged the Uttar Pradesh government to undertake relief and rescue operations on a “war footing” after severe storms and rain-related incidents left…
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Sambhal school officials held over ‘forcing students to wear skull caps, hijabs’
Sambhal: A Muslim teacher and headmaster of a government primary school were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district after videos showing students in hijabs sparked outrage. Viral videos and photographs from PM…
- India
Akhilesh Yadav’s stepbrother, Prateek Yadav, dies at 38
Lucknow: Prateek Yadav, the younger son of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, has died at the age of 38 after suddenly falling ill in the early hours of Wednesday. Prateek, a…
- Hate Crime
Hindutva supporter Bobby Chaudhary forces closure of biryani shop in UP
Lucknow: Tensions flared in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur Sikri as Hindutva worker Bobby Chaudhary confronted a Muslim vendor, demanding the immediate closure of their chicken biryani store on account of it being a…
- India
UP: Jewellers protest after PM Modi’s appeal to postpone gold purchases
Lucknow: A group of jewellers in Lucknow held a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to defer gold purchases for a year to save foreign exchange amid the West Asia crisis.…
- Middle East
Seriously ill Indian flown from Saudi Arabia to India on stretcher support
Riyadh: A seriously ill Indian national from Uttar Pradesh has been repatriated from Saudi Arabia to India with stretcher support arranged by the Indian Embassy in Riyadh. In a post on X…