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Topic: Kannauj

Does GI tag bring more business? Mysore silk & Jardalu mango rose, not Kannauj attar

In Karnataka, the GI tag has increased demand for Mysore silk so much that supply can’t keep up. Jardalu mango from Bihar was exported for the first time in 2021.

A dare, local support & a prestige battle — Akhilesh in poll fray to win back SP stronghold Kannauj

While BJP has challenged Akhilesh Yadav to fight, SP's local unit also worked to convince him to contest from Kannauj saying his candidacy would bolster INDIA bloc's chances in Yadav belt.

Booked for ‘assaulting, abusing’ UP cops, Kannauj BJP MP says he ‘tried to mediate in fight’

FIR filed Saturday against MP Subrat Pathak, 9 supporters & dozens of unknown persons in connection with alleged altercation at police post over people detained in kidnapping case.

Man accused of raping Kannauj girl is ‘psychopath’, has history of ‘murdering, sodomising’ minors

The suspect, Ramji Verma, has at least 4 cases against — two of these for sodomising & killing minor boys. In March 2018, he was arrested for trying to rape a minor girl, say cops.

13-year-old girl ‘raped’, left bleeding behind govt guest house in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj

Clips of the girl, bleeding and pleading for help from onlookers, went viral on social media. The clip shows several people busy making videos even as she cries for assistance.

‘No illness, he was beaten to death’ — why family of Kannauj Muslim teen wants fresh autopsy

Dilshan, 15, died days after he was allegedly beaten by 2 teachers & a school principal, but police say no injuries found. With police yet to file FIR or question teachers, family demands new autopsy.

Angry over ‘meat’ found outside temple in UP’s Kannauj, locals burn down shops, DM & SP removed

The situation is now under control, police said, adding that two FIRs have been registered in connection with the incidents and a probe is underway.

Attar park & ‘scent of politics’ — why SP-era plan to boost UP’s Kannauj perfumers has gone stale

International Perfume Museum and Park (now called Attar Park) was conceived of as an exchange of technical expertise between Kannauj and the French perfume capital, Grasse.

Fragrant but expensive, sandalwood is giving Kannauj’s perfume industry a headache

Kannauj makes raw materials for the fragrance and flavour industry. But the Rs 3,000-crore cottage industry is struggling.

Where even drains smell of roses — inside India’s perfumery Kannauj on World Fragrance Day

Ancient city of Kannauj traces its perfume-making history to Mughal empress Nur Jahan. It continues the legacy of making ‘attar’ through hydro-distillation technique.

On Camera

How Nehru defended restrictions on freedom of speech and the press

On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.

Andhra proposes Rs 100-cr wealth fund, eyes Norway-style sovereign fund model to drive growth

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav presented a Rs 3.32 lakh crore budget for 2026–27 in the assembly Saturday.

Top US military commander applauds ‘India’s tactical execution’ during Op Sindoor; adds ‘there’s lessons too’

On bilateral ties, Admiral Paparo said India-US ties have an exponential effect on deterrence, because it demonstrates a unity of purpose among us to maintain the peace.

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.