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Topic: Allahabad

Allahabad HC halts final judgement in 2016 eviction case against ex-MP Azam Khan

This comes after Khan was accused of dacoity, house trespass, & criminal conspiracy in the demolition of unauthorised structures.

Akbar saw Allahabad as a city of Hindus. What was Yogi’s logic behind renaming it?

Ziya Us Salam's 'Being Muslim in Hindu India' is an impassioned cry for attention, an attempt to highlight just what has gone wrong with our polity and society in recent years.

‘Need to examine carefully’: SC defers order to determine age of Gyanvapi mosque ‘Shivling’

Allahabad High Court last week directed authorities to conduct a scientific survey on a structure found in the mosque that Hindus claim to be a ‘Shivling’.

Allahabad’s descent took 3 decades. From Nehru’s legacy to Atiq’s crime capital

From being a retired people's haven to a crude-bomb making, gun-slinging mafia hub, West Allahabad's shift was so dramatic that the city’s identity changed.

Who will this village in UP vote for in 2022 election? The one Duijji Amma picks

Duijji Amma belongs to the Kol community. The form of leadership she has developed is somewhat like Khap or caste Choudhury leaders but different in its impact.

‘Feared morphed photos with woman will be leaked’: What Mahant Giri wrote in ‘suicide note’

According to the suicide note, Mahant Narendra Giri feared his disciple Anand Giri, who has now been detained, would release the photos.

Priyanka Gandhi takes holy dip at Sangam, visits ancestral home in Prayagraj

The Congress leader participated in a puja on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya and also visited Anand Bhawan, the Nehru family's residence in the past.

Yogi Adityanath’s anti-Mughal stand has reasons. Akbar identified himself as a ghazi

Yogi Adityanath’s decision to name a proposed Mughal museum after Shivaji is a step to ensure that the tale of hunt is also written by those who were hunted.

Yogi govt shut down Kanpur tanneries for Kumbh. Three months later, shutters still down

Kanpur's famed leather industry, valued at Rs 9,000 crore, has found itself under siege since the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad this January.

Two crore devotees expected to take Kumbh’s third ‘shahi snaan’ on Sunday

'Shahi snaan' is considered the highlight of Kumbh Mela, which commenced on January 15. The last bathing day will be on Mahashivratri on March 4.

On Camera

Dharali floods a wake-up call for IMD, NDMA to buck up—the Himalayan region is vulnerable

If extremely heavy rainfall can cause such damage without a rare event like a cloudburst, it should leave the system working toward India’s disaster preparedness thinking.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.