Uttar Pradesh
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Out for morning walk, ex-village head shot at in UP’s Kaushambi; critical
Kaushambi: A former village head was critically injured after unidentified bike-borne assailants opened fire at him in Kaushambi district on the morning of Monday, May 4, police said. The incident took place…
- India
Speeding car kills eight after bike collision in Uttar Pradesh
Ambedkar Nagar: Eight persons were killed after a speeding car ran over a group of bystanders who had gathered to help injured motorcyclists following a collision in Ambedkar Nagar, police said on…
- India
Video: Influencer claims threat by Muslim petrol pump worker
Hyderabad: A Hindutva supporter, Bobby Chaudhary, known for making anti-Muslim hate content on social media, alleged he was threatened by a Muslim petrol pump supervisor in Uttar Pradesh‘s Fatehpur Sikri district. A…
- India
Nine-year-old shot dead for refusing to fetch water in UP
Etah: A nine-year-old boy was shot dead after he refused to bring water for a relative, who was allegedly in an inebriated state, at a naming ceremony in Uttar Pradesh‘s Kasganj district,…
- India
Allahabad HC dismisses plea seeking permission for namaz on private land
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court dismissed a man’s petition seeking directions to offer namaz on his private land in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, and said the right to practice religion is subject to…
- India
UP: Sambhal court rules mosque on graveyard land illegal
Sambhal (UP): A tehsildar court has declared illegal a mosque constructed on graveyard land in a village here, officials said on Friday, May 1. A revenue team led by Tehsildar Dhirendra Kumar…
- India
UP Police to initiate legal action in killing of Bihar imam Tousif Raza
Bareilly: Necessary legal action will be taken regarding the killing of the 30-year-old cleric, Maulana Tousif Raza Mazhari, the Uttar Pradesh Police said late on Thursday, April 30, after receiving a complaint…
- India
UP govt to pay Rs 2 lakh for illegal vehicle seizure over beef transport
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs 2 lakh as compensation to a man whose vehicle was seized in 2024 over an unproven allegation of…
- Crime
UP man seen molesting woman on CCTV, held after ‘firing’ at police; injured
Police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested a man identified as Naushad after a video showed him molesting a woman on Thursday, April 30, in Moradabad district, and, according to police, he later…
- India
BJP-NDA, Opposition clash in UP Assembly over women’s quota
Lucknow: The BJP-led NDA and the opposition parties engaged in a sharp exchange in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Thursday, April 30, during a special one-day session on women’s empowerment, with each…
- Hate Crime
Bihar imam beaten, thrown from train; wife claims killed over appearance
Bareilly: A 30-year-old cleric was killed after he was allegedly beaten and thrown off a moving train on Sunday, April 26, near the Bareilly Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh. The deceased, Maulana…
- India
UP: Mob kills man after accident in Varanasi; four arrested
Varanasi: A 38-year-old businessman was beaten to death allegedly by a mob in Ghamhapur village of Varanasi, an officer said on Tuesday, April 27, adding that four accused have been arrested. Police…
- Telangana
5 migrant workers die as crane collapses at manufacturing unit in Telangana
Hyderabad: Five migrant labourers were killed and 12 others injured when a crane collapsed at a prefabricated structure manufacturing unit in Shankarpally near Hyderabad on Monday evening, April 27, the police said.…
- India
UP: Woman accuses BJP Mahoba district chief of seeking sexual favour
A woman, claiming to be a former BJP office-bearer in Mahoba, has alleged that the party’s district president pressured her for a sexual favour in exchange for a post, police said on…
- India
FIR lodged after mazaar chadar burnt, shrine damaged in UP’s Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur: An FIR has been registered against an unidentified person for allegedly burning the ‘chadar’ (sacred cloth) and damaging a portion of a mazaar in the Chinour area here, officials said on…
