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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicFirozabad

Topic: Firozabad

In police net after 8-month hunt, UP postmaster who ’embezzled’ Rs 2.7 crore for fantasy cricket

Department says the 'embezzled' money involved government funds and it will not impact the deposits of ordinary customers.

How a royal goof-up by UP Police led to a judge being declared absconder on her own orders

Firozabad Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Nagma Khan has directed UP Police to conduct an enquiry. The matter relates to a theft case dating back to 2012.

Dalit man dies in UP police custody—’Return my son’, mother demands, gets a lathi instead

Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Lal Suman visited the home of Akash Singh 'Jatav', a 28-year-old man who died in police custody in Firozabad. Mayawati and Chandra Shekhar Azad are also demanding justice.

Farmer held for slapping tehsildar during mediation over land dispute in UP’s Firozabad

Video shows tehsildar making a gesture as if he was about to slap the farmer, after which farmer slapped him instead. Two men arrested are now in judicial custody.

Declining demand, rising production costs — what ails Firozabad’s 200-yr-old glass bangle industry

In run-up to polls, Firozabad’s dying bangle industry is taking centre stage, with candidates promising to resolve industry problems. But there are no quick fixes on the ground.    

Firozabad takes a cue from Aligarh, votes to change name to ‘Chandranagar’

Weeks ago, the Aligarh municipal corporation voted to rename the city as Harigarh.

Who killed 7 bangle workers, farmers in Firozabad CAA-NRC protest? Police say probe pointless

Almost four years after the CAA-NRC protests, police still don’t know which rioter shot which man.

42 yrs after murder of 10 Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, lone surviving accused gets life term at 90

Nine other accused in the case died in the course of the long trial.

Garbage everywhere, marshy roads, UP’s filthy Firozabad has all signs of a city infected

Beginning late August, an outbreak of five diseases — primarily dengue — has killed over 60 in UP’s Firozabad. Lack of sanitation is a major concern among residents & authorities.

Firozabad struggles with 5 infections but people prefer ‘jhola-chhap’ quacks over govt hospitals

Many quacks can be spotted offering treatment to patients in Firozabad city and villages, while at district hospital, two patients are forced to share a bed

On Camera

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.