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Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life imprisonment in 1984 anti-Sikh riots | CAG report tabled in Delhi assembly, 15 AAP MLAs including LoP Atishi suspended in ruckus | Preity Zinta blasts Congress for claiming actress gave her social media handles to BJP to dismiss Rs. 18 cr loan | Bengal: Woman dies of accident after her car 'chased away' by drunk men in SUV on NH-19, police reject claim | Kolkata: Two women detained while trying to dump headless body in trolley bag in Ahiritola | Punjab Police cancels licenses of 40 illegal travel agents amid row over US deportation | 'Bangladesh must make up its mind...': S Jaishankar cautions Dhaka over 'ridiculous' claims by leaders | 'Vultures got dead bodies, pigs got filth': Yogi Adityanath tears into opposition over Maha Kumbh criticisms | 'I have options if party doesn't need me': Shashi Tharoor's message for Congress amid row over praises for Modi, LDF | Kolkata: Elderly woman's gold chain snatched by bike-borne miscreants in Dhakuria

Swedish woman flies to India to marry Facebook friend in UP's Etah

Jan 30, 2023, at 12:03 am

Etah/IBNS: The people of Uttar Pradesh’s Etah witnessed the wonderful culmination of a love story as a Swedish woman flew to the city to marry local boy Pawan Kumar in a traditional Hindu ceremony.

Govt committed to protect interests of ex-servicemen: Yogi Adityanath

Jan 21, 2023, at 01:29 am

Ghazipur (UP)/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s double-engine government is committed to the welfare of armed forces personnel.

In a big relief for Yogi govt, SC stays Allahabad HC order directing UP civic polls without OBC quota

Jan 05, 2023, at 02:06 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In a big relief for the Uttar Pradesh government ahead of the local polls, the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the Allahabad High Court's order to hold urban bodies elections in the state by January without reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

Kerala journalist, arrested on way to UP's Hathras in 2020, gets bail

Dec 24, 2022, at 02:25 am

Lucknow/IBNS: Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested on charges of terrorism while on his way to UP's Hathras to report on the 2020 Dalit woman's rape and murder case, got bail on Friday in a money laundering case from the High Court.

BJP has provided UP a stable government: Minister Khanna

Dec 16, 2022, at 10:02 pm

San Francisco:  Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna has said the Bharatiya Janata Party is providing a 'stable' government to the state.

UP nurse kills husband, teen daughter's statement leads to arrest

Dec 04, 2022, at 07:11 pm

New Delhi: A nurse in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad was Sunday arrested after a 13-year-old girl revealed to the police that her mother killed her father.

School headmaster shot dead in UP's Azamgarh

Dec 02, 2022, at 12:39 am

Azamgarh (UP)/UNI: A school headmaster was shot dead by unidentified miscreants allegedly over poll-related rivalry in the Jiyanpur area of Azamgarh district here in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, a senior police officer said here.

Six die, 13 injured as roadways bus collides with truck in UP

Nov 30, 2022, at 09:50 pm

Bahraich/UNI: Six people were killed and 13 others were injured when a roadways bus collided with a truck in Jarwal Road area of Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Wednesday morning, a senior administration official informed.

Agniveer recruitment rally to start in Ayodhya from tomorrow

Nov 16, 2022, at 01:18 am

Ayodhya (UP)/UNI: The 21-day-long army recruitment rally under Agnipath scheme will start at Dogra Regimental Centre in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya from Wednesday.

Counting of votes in seven assembly seats across six states underway, BJP leads in four

Nov 06, 2022, at 05:47 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The counting for results of elections in seven assembly seats across six states is underway on Sunday.

Taxmen search UP meat exporter's premises

Nov 05, 2022, at 10:46 pm

Lucknow/UNI: The Income Tax Department on Saturday started searches at the premises, including house, office and factory, of former MLA and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and meat exporter Zulfikar Ahmad Bhutto, official sources said.

UP: 12 injured as house collapses in Azamgarh

Oct 13, 2022, at 01:51 am

Azamgarh/UP/UNI: Around 12 persons were injured when a thatched house collapsed due to thunder of the lightning in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj block, police sources said on Wednesday.

10 die in UP bus-truck collision, PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath announce ex-gratia

Sep 29, 2022, at 04:53 am

Lakhimpur Kheri/UNI: Ten persons were killed and more than two dozen others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Pilibhit-Basti road here in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police sources said here.

Rains: IMD issues alert for Odisha, several dead in UP, train tracks submerged in Mahrashtra's Thane

Sep 18, 2022, at 05:50 pm

A cyclonic circulation over the east-central Bay of Bengal is expected to bring heavy rainfall in Odisha over the next few days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) warned on Saturday.

Child stolen on camera from UP's Mathura railway station found at BJP leader's home

Aug 30, 2022, at 07:10 am

Lucknow/IBNS: A seven-month-old boy stolen from next to his sleeping parents at the Mathura railway station last week has been found 100 km away, at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator's house in Firozabad.

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath's photo blackened, case filed

Aug 13, 2022, at 10:06 pm

Firozabad: A police case was filed on Saturday after a photograph of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on a hoarding was found blackened, police sources said here.

Absconding Meghalaya BJP leader wanted in prostitution racket case arrested in UP

Jul 27, 2022, at 06:06 am

Shillong/UNI: Absconding Meghalaya Bharatiya Janata Party Vice President Bernard N Marak, who was allegedly running a prostitution racket from his farm house in West Garo Hills district, was finally arrested by Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday evening, police said.

Democracy has weakened in 100 days of Yogi's 2.0 govt in UP: Akhilesh Yadav

Jul 05, 2022, at 01:20 am

Lucknow/UNI; Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said that democracy has become weak during the 100 days of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh due to misuse of power.

'Agnipath' protests continue even after Centre announces new steps to address protesters' concerns

Jun 19, 2022, at 03:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Despite the Centre's steps to address the concerns over the 'Agnipath' defence recruitment scheme, protests in several states continue with the job aspirants demanding a rollback of the scheme.

1 killed, 12 trains burnt, stations vandalised amid nationwide protests over 'Agnipath': Key facts

Jun 18, 2022, at 03:17 am

New Delhi/IBNS: At least one person has died and several others were injured as an angry mob set trains on fire and clashed with police in several states amidst protest over the Centre's Agnipath scheme, which is a radical new recruitment plan for India's armed forces.

Prophet row: Prayagraj violence mastermind Mohammad Javed detained

Jun 11, 2022, at 09:20 pm

Prayagraj/UNI/IBNS: The mastermind of post-Friday namaz violence in Prayagraj Mohammad Javed alias Javed Pump has been detained by police, a senior UP Police officer informed on Saturday.

Massive protests erupt in multiple cities including Delhi's Jama Masjid over Prophet remarks

Jun 10, 2022, at 11:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Massive protests erupted across the country including in Delhi, Ranchi and some cities in Uttar Pradesh on Friday over Prophet Muhammad- remarks by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her former colleague Naveen Jindal that have triggered an international backlash for India.

BJP leader arrested for remarks on Prophet Muhammad

Jun 08, 2022, at 03:38 am

Kanpur/IBNS: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was arrested on Tuesday for alleged derogatory comments on Prophet Muhammad, four days after violence broke out in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur over the same.

UP to be driving force in India's growth: PM Modi

Jun 03, 2022, at 10:33 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Laying the foundation stone of 1,406 projects worth more than Rs 80,000 crores in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the state would become a driving force to India's growth story.

PM Modi offers prayer at Mahaparinirvana temple in Kushinagar after returning from Nepal

May 17, 2022, at 01:01 am

Kushinagar (UP)/UNI: On the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered a Chevre (Chadar) and prayers at the Mahaparinirvana temple in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar, where Lord Buddha attained Nirvana.

Narendra Modi condoles deaths of several people in mishaps in MP, UP

May 07, 2022, at 10:29 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the deaths of several people in a road accident in UP's Mathura and in a fire incident in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city on Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh: SHO 'rapes' 13-year-old girl in Lalitpur, suspended

May 04, 2022, at 11:23 pm

Lalitpur: A Station House Officer (SHO) in Uttar Pradesh was suspended and the entire staff of the Pali police station in Lalitpur district was sent to the Police Lines on Wednesday after the officer raped a 13-year-old girl here.

Over 53,000 loudspeakers uninstalled, sound level reduced for 60,295 across state: UP Police

May 01, 2022, at 10:16 pm

Lucknow: As many as 53,942 loudspeakers have been uninstalled from the various religious places in Uttar Pradesh as of 7.00 am on Sunday following the orders of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh Police has said.

UP: Nurse gang-raped on first day of work, body found hanging from hospital wall

May 01, 2022, at 07:46 am

Unnao (UP): An 18-year-old nurse was allegedly gang-raped and murdered on the very first day of her work at a private hospital in the Bangarmau area of the Unnao district on Saturday, media reports said.

Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray praises Yogi for loudspeaker ban

Apr 28, 2022, at 08:32 pm

Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday praised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for prohibiting the use of loudspeakers at religious places, "specially masjids".