Gangster Udham Singh, who operated in Meerut and Baghpat districts and carried a cash reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, has also accused the Bahujan Samaj Party minister of framing him in false cases. Singh, against whom over 50 cases are pending including the killing of Siddharth Upadhaya, deputy general manager of Bajaj Sugar Mill in Meerut on April 11, had surrendered before a local court on May 2.
The ruling SP declared the candidates for nine assembly seats besides changing the candidates of 14 constituencies ahead of the 2017 UP polls.
Muslims constitute 20% of UP's electorate. Currently, Muslim voters are divided between Akhilesh's SP and Mayawati's BSP. What will tilt the balance? Can Muslims back the winning party? Mohammad Sajjad explains the mysteries of UP's Muslim politics.
The Sangh Parivar is convinced that by agreeing to Rahul Gandhi's demand for a Parliament debate on communal riots would expose the Congress vice president's lack of homework on the issue.
Around 400 to 500 people gathered near the city Eidgah to protest against the amended Citizenship Act amid a bandh call, he said.
The Yogi Adityanath government on Wednesday transferred 20 senior IAS officers, shunting out Principal Secretary-Information Navneet Sehgal and others who wielded considerable influence under the Akhilesh Yadav dispensation.
Security experts and intelligence agencies say the decision of the Uttar Pradesh police to slap sedition charges against 67 Kashmiri students of a Meerut college was a stupid one. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
In a display of courage, a woman in Meerut took on a group of attackers single-handedly as they assaulted her husband after hitting the couple's bike with their car in a busy street while no one came forward to help her.
Pundits believe skipper Virat Kohli is blessed to have at his disposal arguably the best ever Indian pace attack.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday criticised Uttar Pradesh government for withdrawing sedition charges against Kashmiri students studying at a private university, saying the Samajwadi Party government is only bothered about its vote bank.
Ravindra was produced before the Additional Judicial Magistrate Khaliq-uz-Zaman but no statement was recorded.
'The party is going through hard times. One doesn't back off when your party needs you the most. Tough people never withdraw from the race,' movie star Nagma, the Congress candidate from Meerut, UP, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar.
'And he was really trying just to do the best by the shareholders, and by the laws of India.'
The champion shooter's gold medal is the result of hard work, patience and humility.
The chief minister will also pray at the nearby Hanuman Garhi temple on Wednesday.
'I was attracted to Javed because he was exactly like my father.'
A three-member delegation of the party -- Union ministers Venkaiah Naidu, Nirmala Sitharaman and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi -- met EC officials and submitted their memorandum.
In the results that were declared today, girls did marginally better in class X examination with a pass percentage of 98.95 per cent as opposed to 98.12 per cent in case of boys.
Rajat Jain tells us how he met his partner Kriti.
The PM said having "enjoyed power" for over six decades, the Congress has no right to destroy its functioning for "political reasons" and hold back the country's development.
The concerned officials had been served notices to explain within 15 days why action should not be taken against them for their role in the incident.
UP accounted for 14.7 per cent of all registered crimes against women in 2019. The state also recorded the highest number of cases against Dalit women.
The significance of 1857 for today's youth is that it makes you realise that we all are one people in spite of our diversity
He said there was no report of any untoward incident from anywhere in the state.
In Assam, nearly 27.80 lakh people across 26 districts have been affected by the deluge. The deaths were reported from the Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Morigaon districts. The death toll due to floods and landslides this year has risen to 122.
The incident came to light on Thursday after few students alleged that they were not allowed to enter the campus of Rishabh Academy Co-Educational English Medium School because they did not have proper haircuts.
Veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah's veiled comments against Anupam Kher on Saturday drew sharp reactions from his former co-star.
Pakistan on Thursday termed the slapping of sedition charges on nearly 60 Kashmiri students in Uttar Pradesh for cheering the Pakistani cricket team as "very unfortunate" and said its "heart" and educational institutions are always open if they wanted to pursue their studies in Islamabad.
The letter was received two days ago and warns of bombs in trains.
The city magistrate has been asked to conduct an inquiry and action will be taken against those found guilty.
The 16-year-old, son of a farmer based in Meerut, first combined with compatriots Arjun Singh Cheema and Anmol Jain to log a total of 1731 to win the team gold and fetched the individual gold with 239.8 in the eight-man individual final to finish with two gold medals.
Debutant teenager Saurabh Chaudhary clinched India's first shooting gold of the 18th Asian Games, fetching the top honours in the men's 10m air pistol event, in Palembang, on Tuesday.
With a rape case going on against him, he happens to be jobless, having being sacked as assistant coach from the Sports Authority of India last year.
While Ramdev claimed that Ayurved-based 'Coronil and Swasari' medicine have shown 100 per cent favourable results during clinical trials on COVID-19 infected patients except those on a life support system, the Ayush Ministry sought from the company detailed report on composition, testing and other data of the drugs.
Applications are invited for the Common Entrance Test for Class VI at Military Schools, for 2005-2006.
A controversy erupted over the event as purported video clips emerged showing liquor cartons being ferried in ambulances and Russian dancers performing on stage.
Thirteen cities of the country had an average Air Quality Index above 400, which falls in "severe" category, with seven of them in Uttar Pradesh, five in Haryana and one in Bihar, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
An alert has been sounded by the Delhi government after the water level of Yamuna river crossed the danger mark, an official said.
Chitrangda Singh's golfer brother talks about her, and their growing up years together.
'Violence begets violence, crowd begets crowd. We thought if somebody would see sticks or rods in our hands from a distance and large crowds standing guard, it is likely they would want to come prepared. This could fuel violence'
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