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Topic: Atiq Ahmed

The widow who turned rebel: UP MLA Pooja Pal, who was expelled from SP hours after praising Yogi

Lucknow: Of all the reasons to enter politics, hers was the strangest: Murder. And it was BSP leader Mayawati who encouraged Pooja Pal to...

ID proof, no live broadcast — panel probing Atiq killing wants Yogi govt to ‘regulate’ media coverage

Judicial Commission in report to UP govt recommended that media not be allowed to broadcast live programmes that give away information about movement of police, accused or victim.

No goonda tax, no ‘gaddi’—how life in Prayagraj has changed since gangster Atiq Ahmed’s death

From piles of debris where the mansions of Ahmed and his aides once stood to a saffron-painted housing complex on reclaimed land, Prayagraj has moved on from its ‘gangster raj’ era.

Muslims must turn away from leaders like Mukhtar Ansari. They will not bring true reform

Mukhtar Ansari, Atiq Ahmed, Mohammad Shahabuddin did not rise to power on their own accord; rather, they were nurtured and supported by political parties serving their interests.

Umesh Pal murder: Slain gangster Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer arrested near hotel in Lucknow

Apart from Atiq and Ashraf, Vijay Mishra also represented gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. He had called the killings of Atiq & Ashraf a 'political conspiracy'.

Atiq Ahmad’s lawyer arrested in Umesh Pal murder case

Prayagraj: Police have arrested gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad's lawyer Vijay Mishra, who was wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, officials said on Sunday. Deputy Commissioner...

‘Will stop this,’ says UP dy chief minister after in-custody murders of dons Jeeva, Atiq Ahmed

Jeeva was shot dead in a Lucknow court Wednesday; Atiq and his brother were killed while being taken to a hospital on 15 April.

Hitler fan, wannabe cop, Class 11 student — how young men become cheap go-to shooters for UP gangs

Young men in UP are picking up guns for glamour, money, and caste empowerment, police say. For gangs, many good 'bargain' shooters come from Jaunpur and Pratapgarh.

Atiq dead, Mukhtar convicted, but sons and ‘fugitive’ wives now in police crosshairs in Yogi’s UP

With a manhunt on for Atiq Ahmed’s wife Shaista Parveen and Mukhtar Ansari’s spouse Afshan, a look at some ‘mafia’ family members currently in the radar of the UP police.

UP govt probes CBI officer who testified for Atiq Ahmed: ‘Undermined case, cast suspicion over investigation’

Prayagraj additional district government counsel (criminal) has written to Prayagraj DM & UP govt recommending that govt write to Union home ministry seeking action against the officer.

On Camera

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.