News for 'Bareilly'

Pilibhit encounter: Manhunt launched for aides of killed terrorists

Pilibhit encounter: Manhunt launched for aides of killed terrorists

Rediff.com25 Dec 2024

Following the encounter of three Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terrorists in Pilibhit, security agencies are intensifying their search for their local helpers in the Terai region.

Sanam Teri Kasam Big Hit; Loveyapa Fails

Sanam Teri Kasam Big Hit; Loveyapa Fails

Rediff.com10 Feb 2025

Sanam Teri Kasam got the biggest collections ever for a re-release.

Cop replaces bribe notes in court, blames rats, booked

Cop replaces bribe notes in court, blames rats, booked

Rediff.com5 Jan 2025

A head constable has been booked for changing bribe notes in court claiming the original ones were nibbled by rats at the police station where they were stored, officials said on Sunday.

UP jailer booked for attempted rape of woman officer

UP jailer booked for attempted rape of woman officer

Rediff.com9 Jan 2025

A case of attempted rape has been registered against the former jailer of Baghpat District Jail following allegations by a female officer posted at the prison, officials said Thursday.

Owaisi summoned over pro-Palestine slogan in Parliament

Owaisi summoned over pro-Palestine slogan in Parliament

Rediff.com24 Dec 2024

A court in Bareilly has directed All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen supremo Asaduddin Owaisi to appear before it over a plea that claimed he had violated the Constitution by raising a slogan hailing Palestine in Parliament.

UP man threatens to kill Yogi Adityanath on Jan 26, arrested

UP man threatens to kill Yogi Adityanath on Jan 26, arrested

Rediff.com19 Dec 2024

According to police, Anil dialed 112, an emergency service number, and claimed that he would shoot the chief minister on January 26.

Plot to derail train foiled in UP; 25-foot iron rod found

Plot to derail train foiled in UP; 25-foot iron rod found

Rediff.com24 Nov 2024

An FIR has been registered against unknown persons after the police and railway staff recovered a 25-foot long iron rod from the Pilibhit-Bareilly railway track in Uttar Pradesh. The iron rod was found on the track near Lalouri Kheda, forcing a train to stop for four minutes after its engine hit the object. The incident is being investigated as a deliberate attempt to harm the train and its passengers.

Bulldozer action victims: 'My house was razed overnight'

Bulldozer action victims: 'My house was razed overnight'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2024

Following the Supreme Court's verdict on bulldozer action, victims of demolition drives in Uttar Pradesh are seeking compensation for their losses. The court ruled against arbitrary demolitions without prior notice, prompting victims to pursue legal action. The Uttar Pradesh government maintains that demolitions were carried out following due process and on properties built on encroached lands.

'English Year': Muslim body issues fatwa against New Year celebrations

'English Year': Muslim body issues fatwa against New Year celebrations

Rediff.com30 Dec 2024

Razvi continued, urging young Muslim people to avoid participating in New Year celebrations, stressing that Muslims should instead focus on religious practices that align with their faith.

2 kg human hair removed from UP woman's stomach

2 kg human hair removed from UP woman's stomach

Rediff.com6 Oct 2024

Clinically diagnosed as trichophagia, or Rapunzel Syndrome, the psychological condition involves the victims picking their own hair for ingestion.

Portion of 185-year-old UP mosque demolished for highway widening

Portion of 185-year-old UP mosque demolished for highway widening

Rediff.com10 Dec 2024

The mosque's management committee chief, however, claimed that the Noori Masjid in Lalauli town was built in 1839 while the road around it came up only in 1956, and said they have already moved the Allahabad high court which will take up the petition on December 12.

Meet The New Influencers

Meet The New Influencers

Rediff.com1 Jan 2025

Across the board, brands use influencers like a Bhuvan Bam or Kusha Kapila as the second or third rung of their strategy. The first rung is always a celebrity that has been created outside the Internet, through mainstream media.

Ex-NIA chief Sharad Kumar to head BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit

Ex-NIA chief Sharad Kumar to head BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

Sharad Kumar, former head of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), was named as the new chief of the BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit.

Bareilly Islamic shrine issues 'fatwa' against forced conversions

Bareilly Islamic shrine issues 'fatwa' against forced conversions

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

A prominent Islamic shrine in Bareilly has issued a decree banning religious conversion by force or allurement, endorsing Uttar Pradesh's recent ordinance aimed at curbing inter-faith marriages as an alleged ploy for conversion.

'Love jihad' poses major threat to nation's unity: Court

'Love jihad' poses major threat to nation's unity: Court

Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

The judge made the remarks while sentencing 25-year-old Mohammad Alim to life imprisonment, convicting him for raping and threatening a student after falsifying his identity.

UP registers 1st case under anti-conversion law in Bareilly

UP registers 1st case under anti-conversion law in Bareilly

Rediff.com29 Nov 2020

Three years ago, the accused started exerting pressure on her to undergo religious conversion and perform 'nikaah' (marriage). But when the woman opposed, he threatened to kidnap her, Tikaram alleged.

'Never Put Anyone To Sleep During Sex'

'Never Put Anyone To Sleep During Sex'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2024

'Imagine having a conversation with your parents, where you say, "I want to break up with someone because he's bad in bed".'

Permission denied for conversion of Hindus to Islam, mass marriage

Permission denied for conversion of Hindus to Islam, mass marriage

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

The programme proposed by local political group Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) to conduct a mass marriage of men and women of other religions who have converted to Islam has been postponed after the Bareilly district administration denied permission for the event.

Man behind metro graffiti threatening Kejriwal held

Man behind metro graffiti threatening Kejriwal held

Rediff.com22 May 2024

The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested a 33-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly for allegedly drawing anti-Arvind Kejriwal graffiti at stations of Delhi Metro and inside its coaches, an officer said.

Noida man held for giving death threats to Salman, Zeeshan Siddique

Noida man held for giving death threats to Salman, Zeeshan Siddique

Rediff.com29 Oct 2024

The Mumbai police have arrested a 20-year-old man from Noida in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly issuing a death threat to Bollywood actor Salman Khan and Nationalist Congress Party leader Zeeshan Siddique, an official said on Tuesday.

Sambhal violence well-planned BJP conspiracy: Akhilesh

Sambhal violence well-planned BJP conspiracy: Akhilesh

Rediff.com3 Dec 2024

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged a 'well-planned' conspiracy by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, where a team of Congress MPs led by Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit on December 4 amid restrictions imposed by the district administration.

Rahul, Priyanka to visit Sambhal with Cong MPs

Rahul, Priyanka to visit Sambhal with Cong MPs

Rediff.com3 Dec 2024

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi along with the five other Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh will visit violence-hit Sambhal on Wednesday, party's state unit chief Ajay Rai said.

Man enters a house in UP's Budaun, axes 2 boys to death, gunned down later

Man enters a house in UP's Budaun, axes 2 boys to death, gunned down later

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

A man who had recently opened a barber shop in the locality entered a house and attacked three brothers -- Ayush, 12, Ahaan alias Honey, 8, and Yuvraj, 10, with an axe, District Magistrate Manoj Kumar said.

Uttarakhand nurse raped, killed while returning from work

Uttarakhand nurse raped, killed while returning from work

Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

A nurse of a private hospital in Rudrapur has been allegedly raped and killed with her face crushed with a stone by the accused who dumped her body in a vacant plot in a Uttar Pradesh village near the Uttarakhand border, police said on Friday.

Budaun kids were stabbed 24 times, reveals autopsy; 2nd accused held

Budaun kids were stabbed 24 times, reveals autopsy; 2nd accused held

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

The postmortem report of the slain children has revealed that the assailant stabbed the elder brother 13 times and his sibling 11 times, officials said, adding injury marks have been found on the neck, chest and other parts of bodies of the two children.

Ansari, Sabauddin to be shifted to Bareilly jail

Ansari, Sabauddin to be shifted to Bareilly jail

Rediff.com14 May 2010

Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin, who were acquitted in the Mumbai terror attacks case recently, will soon be shifted from the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai to the central prison in Bareilly in connection with the 2007 attack on a Central Reserve Police Force group centre at Rampur in Uttar Pradesh.

Child among 8 charred to death as SUV catches fire after hitting truck

Child among 8 charred to death as SUV catches fire after hitting truck

Rediff.com10 Dec 2023

Eight people, including a child, were charred to death in their SUV after it was hit by an oncoming truck and caught fire in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday.

PIX: Kriti, Rajkummar, Ayushmann watch Bareilly Ki Barfi

PIX: Kriti, Rajkummar, Ayushmann watch Bareilly Ki Barfi

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

The cast of Bareilly Ki Barfi screened their film for their friends in Mumbai.

Wolf attacks: 'The animals have turned aggressive because...'

Wolf attacks: 'The animals have turned aggressive because...'

Rediff.com8 Sep 2024

An invasion of wolves is keeping the forest authorities on their toes in Bahraich, where the animal is suspected to have killed at least six people and wounded several, all within a very short span.

Muslims forced to shut shops in Uttarakhand town over girls' abduction

Muslims forced to shut shops in Uttarakhand town over girls' abduction

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

A local traders' body has forced Muslim shopkeepers in Dharchula to down shutters and given a call for their ouster from the Uttarakhand town after two minor girls were allegedly lured by a couple of men from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.

Dense fog engulfs North India; zero visibility at many places

Dense fog engulfs North India; zero visibility at many places

Rediff.com14 Jan 2024

Satellite imagery showed a layer of dense fog extending from Punjab and north Rajasthan to the northeast. Patches of fog were also visible along the east coast.

These Two Exam Toppers Will Win Your Heart

These Two Exam Toppers Will Win Your Heart

Rediff.com6 May 2024

She cleared her Class 12 UP board exams in the first division. He secured All-India Rank 1 in JEE Mains. This is why their stories are inspirational.

BJP drops Varun Gandhi in UP, but fields Maneka

BJP drops Varun Gandhi in UP, but fields Maneka

Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday declared 13 candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls including actor Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram in popular TV serial Ramayan, from Meerut, while replacing sitting MP Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit with state minister Jitin Prasada.

Violence escalates in Bareilly; SP injured

Violence escalates in Bareilly; SP injured

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

Defying curfew, irate mobs on Friday torched vehicles and road kiosks and clashed with the police, leaving a superintendent of police and five other personnel injured in Bareilly, which has been hit by communal violence since March 2.Additional Director General of Police (law and order) Brij Lal said in Lucknow that unruly elements indulged in heavy brick-batting and arson in Sanjay Nagar and Subhash Nagar localities, forcing the police to use tear gas shells.

SC relief for Muslim cleric in 2010 UP communal riots case

SC relief for Muslim cleric in 2010 UP communal riots case

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

The top court took note of the submissions of Alvi that the high court had passed the order without assigning reasons and granted the interim stay.

Bareilly Ulema support Vande Mataram fatwa

Bareilly Ulema support Vande Mataram fatwa

Rediff.com5 Nov 2009

Ulema of Bareilly sect on Thursday endorsed the fatwa issued by Deoband clerics against reciting of national song Vande Mataram.

Violence spirals in Bareilly, 20 shops torched

Violence spirals in Bareilly, 20 shops torched

Rediff.com13 Mar 2010

Nearly 20 shops were torched by mobs in old area of communal strife-hit Bareilly on Saturday, despite curfew being clamped in most of the city even as authorities rushed additional forces and a helicopter to rein in the spiralling violence.

Clashes in Bareilly after accused cleric freed

Clashes in Bareilly after accused cleric freed

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

Fresh tension erupted in Bareilly after members of a community indulged in brick batting and arson following the release of Sunni cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, who was arrested in connection with communal clashes, officials said on Friday.

North India shivers at below normal temperatures

North India shivers at below normal temperatures

Rediff.com13 Jan 2024

Cold-day conditions prevailed in parts of north India on Friday though the maximum temperatures rose slightly amid clear skies and sunshine during the day.