A woman in Lucknow, frustrated by alleged inaction in a land dispute, attempted self-immolation near Lok Bhawan but was rescued by police. The incident highlights the woman's grievances regarding encroachment and lack of resolution despite multiple applications.
A 50-year-old woman and her 18-year-old visually-impaired son were found dead in their Lucknow home, with police investigating the case as a double homicide.
A 13-year-old boy was killed in Lucknow, India, during a birthday party after allegedly being shot by another minor with a licensed revolver. Police are investigating the incident, which the victim's family disputes as accidental.
Members of the Yadav community in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, staged a protest against the film 'Yadav Ji Ki Love Story,' claiming it could disrupt social harmony and hurt community sentiments. Protesters burned posters and demanded a ban on the film's release, threatening legal action and further agitation if their demands are not met.
The speeding Swift car hit an autorickshaw before ploughing into people walking along the roadside.
'The story of Ghooskhor Pandat focuses on an individual's actions and choices and does not comment on or represent any caste, religion, or community. As a filmmaker, I approach my work with a deep sense of responsibility -- to tell stories that are thoughtful and respectful.'
The airline said that the plane was diverted to Lucknow after a "security threat" was detected on board.
Five individuals, including an electronic repair shop owner and a DJ operator, have been arrested for allegedly defrauding a 78-year-old Delhi resident of over Rs 2.19 crore through a sophisticated cyber fraud involving impersonation of law enforcement officials and a 'digital arrest'.
Following the detention of medical student Mohammad Arif, allegedly due to his connection to Delhi blast suspect Dr Shaheen Saeed, his landlord, Kanhaiya Lal, stated that Arif had been staying there for less than a month and they did not find any of his activities suspicious.
The Lucknow police have uncovered a cheating racket that mimicked the style of exam fraud seen in the first Munnabhai film, where real candidates were replaced by professional impersonators to sit for competitive exams.
Radical Islamist networks are deliberately targeting Muslim youths embedded within the country's professional and academic ecosystems, leveraging their skills, mobility, and digital reach to quietly strengthen operational capabilities. This trend highlights a dangerous evolution in terror recruitment -- one that exploits ideological faultlines, online echo chambers and transnational radical Islamist influences to attract individuals who outwardly embody India's modern and aspirational narrative, points out Dr Kanchan Lakshman.
According to investigators, Shaheen Shahid, a doctor associated with Al-Falah University in Faridabad, was among those arrested following Monday's explosion near the Red Fort.
Security measures were heightened across Uttar Pradesh following a car blast in Delhi. Anti-terror agencies and police conducted searches in multiple cities, including Lucknow, in response to the incident.
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a special Rs 10,000 bonus and the 'Maha Kumbh Seva Medal' for 75,000 police personnel who served during the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath praised the police force's efforts in managing the grand religious event, highlighting the event's economic impact and the transformation of the UP Police into a "Mitra Police." He also emphasized the state government's commitment to police welfare and infrastructure development, citing increased recruitment and budget allocation.
A Congress worker died during a protest near the Uttar Pradesh Assembly in Lucknow, India, on Wednesday. The Congress party alleged the worker, Prabhat Pandey, died due to "police brutality," while police said he was brought to the hospital unconscious and had no visible injury marks. An investigation is underway, and a post-mortem is to be conducted by a panel of doctors.
The cause of the woman's death is yet to be ascertained.
A woman riding pillion on a motorcycle was groped and harassed by a group of men in a waterlogged area in Lucknow, prompting police to arrest four people and take action against eight officials, including the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) concerned.
Family members of Sagar Sharma, one of the two men who jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery on Wednesday, said he left home in Lucknow a few days ago to attend a "protest" in Delhi.
Saffron has virtually permeated everything -- from booklets and school bags to towels or chairs and even buses. And the Qaiser Bagh police station seems to be the latest on the list.
Yadav told the media that he was saddened by efforts to stop them from entering the centre by deploying the police.
The Mumbai police has decided to provide security to Manoj Shukla Muntashir, the dialogue writer of the film Adipurush after he cited a threat to his life, an official said on Monday.
Rampant corruption in the Uttar Pradesh police is an open secret. But how blatant it has become has been spelt out by none other than widely known ruling Samajwadi Party Member of Legislative Assembly Ravidas Mehrotra.
The group claimed that its members only burnt photocopies of pages allegedly carrying "objectionable comments on women and Dalits" in the Ramcharitmanas.
Nawajish Shahid, the son of SP MLA and former minister Shahid Manzoor, was picked up from Meerut and arrested subsequently, a police officer said.
Joining the chorus against the film, the Samajwadi Party said the faithful are hurt by its "cheap and superficial dialogues" and that the film was part of an "agenda".
A Dalit man allegedly faced casteist slurs, was spat upon and beaten up when he went to a home in Aashiyana locality in Lucknow to deliver a food order, the police said on Monday.
"The UP government has not yet given permission for Rahul Gandhi's visit to Lakhimpur and has asked him not to come," Lucknow Police Commissioner D K Thakur told PTI.
A 16-year-old boy allegedly shot dead his mother as she stopped him from playing the online game PUBG, the Lucknow police said on Wednesday.
'If it is a crime to take pictures with me, then I should also be punished as it does not suit the government to spoil the career of these hardworking and loyal policewomen,' Priyanka added.
Prajapati and two other convicts Ashok Tiwari and Ashish Shukla were present in the court when the judgment was pronounced.
A joint team of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh police has arrested an accomplice of pro-Khalistan terrorists in Lucknow, police said on Tuesday.
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday arrested four people and is in search of four others for 'unauthorisedly' offering namaaz in the newly inaugurated LuLu Mall in Lucknow.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was on Wednesday stopped by Uttar Pradesh Police from going to Agra to meet the family members of a man who died in police custody and was later taken to the police lines.
Raut also said that all the opposition parties will discuss whether a delegation should be sent to Lakhimpur Kheri.
While a few 'bahubalis' managed wins in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, a majority of them were rejected by the voters. According to the results, many alleged dons-turned-politicians failed to make it to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
The first information report (FIR) was registered according to the directives of the Election Commission on Covid-related norms, officials said.
The high court had on March 9 asked the Uttar Pradesh government not to install such posters "without having the authority of law".
The ceremony on Friday will be attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and chief ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states.
On the lines of Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, around 50 women along with children have been squatting near the Clock Tower in Lucknow's old quarters. The women protesters alleged that blankets provided to them by some organisations were taken away by police. The police dismissed the allegations.
People came out of homes in large numbers, offered namaz at mosques, greeted each other with hugs and exchanged food and gifts across the length and breadth of India to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha on Sunday.
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