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North India

Former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged slow poisoning in UP jail, dies

Convicted politician Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged that he was being administered slow poison while in Uttar Pradesh jail, passed away on Thursday in a hospital in Banda district after...

No interim relief for Arvind Kejriwal from Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass any interim order to release Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who was arrested and is under the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case.

AAP’s lone Lok Sabha MP joins BJP

The lone Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Jalandhar, Sushil Kumar Rinku on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

“Lost all hope of ever living in clean habitat,” say residents of Delhi’s Rangpuri Pahari

Batto sits on her haunches, overlooking the flooded home made out of old worn-out bricks. The 72-year-old, who goes...

Convicted former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged slow poisoning in UP jail, hospitalised

Convicted politician from Uttar Pradesh and former Member of the Legislative Assembly Mukhtar Ansari was admitted to Uttar Pradesh's...

Nuh: Schools without teachers

It cannot be dismissed as a coincidence that a Muslim-majority district in the National Capital Region is undergoing abysmal underdevelopment in most human development indices.

UP polls: Samyukt Kisan Morcha to launch ‘Mission Uttar Pradesh’

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has announced that it will launch “Mission Uttar Pradesh” from February 3 against the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the poll-bound state.
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Yogi’s report card: Five years of crumbling health infrastructure

The image of parents running from pillar to post with their children in their arms, looking for beds and pleading with doctors to save their children reflected the grim reality of Uttar Pradesh's health infrastructure.

Suresh Chavhanke’s oath “to kill for Hindu Rashtra”: Delhi court seeks action taken report

A Delhi Court on Wednesday sought an action taken report from the city police on a plea filed against right wing journalist Suresh Chavhanke for giving hate speech against Muslims and promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, at an event organized by Hindu Yuva Vahini in December last year.
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UP: Mother of Muslim man killed by police during CAA agitation to contest polls

Akbari Khatoon whose 20-year-old son Mohammed Suleiman was killed by Uttar Pradesh Police during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in late 2019, filed her papers for UP Assembly polls Thursday.

No stay for girls, but for cows; Delhi University college set up cow centre

At least for two to three years, a Hansraj College wallboard read, "site for girls' hostel". Now it is replaced with a cow conservation and research centre called, "Swami Dayanand Gau Sanwardhan Evam Anusandhan Kendra."
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I am not a 25 paise coin that I will flip?: RLD chief a day after BJP extends hand

"Where were the BJP leaders when our farmers were mowed down under the tyres of a car being driven by a Union minister’s son in Lakhimpur Kheri?" Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary said a day after Bharatiya Janata Party said its doors were open for the RLD.

Delhi: 20-year-old woman abducted, sexually assaulted, paraded by neighbors

A 20-year-old woman was abducted, sexually assaulted, and publicly humiliated by her neighbors who paraded her on the streets of Shahdara in the national capital on Wednesday. Delhi Police has arrested four accused.
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Rape allegation “false”, story misreported, say kin of man shot dead in Gorakhpur

On 21 January, 31-year-old Dilshad Hussain was shot dead by his father-in-law Bhagwat Nishad outside a civil court in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Several media outlets reported the homicide portraying...

UP: Samajwadi Party releases lists of 159 candidates, 30 star campaigners

The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday released the list of 159 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. 
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All CAA protest sites were close to mosques: Govt while opposing Umar Khalid’s bail plea

The prosecution opposing activist Umar Khalid’s bail in a northeast Delhi pogrom case has told a Delhi court that all the anti-CAA protest sites in the national capital were picked because of their proximity to mosques.

Anti-CAA speech: Delhi Court slaps sedition, UAPA against Sharjeel Imam

A Delhi court on Monday framed fresh charges, including sedition and the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), against student leader Sharjeel Imam in relation to his speeches against CAA at Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia.
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