Topic: Allahabad

The Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested 67 individuals and detained eight minors in Prayagraj for alleged vandalism following a confrontation sparked by Azad Samaj Party chief and MP Chandrashekhar Azad being stopped from visiting Isota village.

After a long gap of 40 years, Indian National Congress (INC) made a major comeback in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad.

“Abbu has been in jail for one year. We have been homeless for one year. Navigating life itself has become hard,” summarises Muslim student leader Afreen Fatima, whose life was overturned a year ago, when her father, mother and sister got detained by Uttar Pradesh police.

The Allahabad High Court on Friday granted bail to Muslim activist and Welfare Party of India leader Javed Mohammad, who was arrested after a massive protest broke out on June 10 last year in Allahabad against derogatory remarks on Prophet Mohammed by BJP leader Nupur Sharma.

The Allahabad High Court on Saturday granted bail to Muslim activist and Welfare Party of India leader Javed Mohammed, who was arrested after a massive protest broke out on June 10 last year in Prayagraj against derogatory remarks on Prophet Mohammed by BJP leader Nupur Sharma.

In response to a petition from the family of prominent Muslim activists Javed Mohammad and Afreen Fatima challenging the demolition of their house in Allahabad, the Uttar Pradesh government informed the Allahabad High Court that the action was taken as a result of complaints from residents regarding "illegal construction" and its "misuse."