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Topic: Kanpur

‘Brat’, bouncers, or Lamborghini? What made TV channels angriest about Kanpur car crash

Once it was established that Shivam Mishra was a tobacco tycoon’s ‘rich, arrogant, shameless brat’ who drove a Lamborghini, news channels went after the Kanpur police.

Who was at the wheel? Where are the injured? Kanpur Lamborghini case is tied up in knots

Kanpur Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal says Shivam Mishra, son of tobacco supplier KK Mishra, was at the wheel of Lamborghini at the time of the incident. Lawyer denies claim.

Kanpur Lamborghini crash: Pan masala baron’s son booked, day after FIR against ‘unidentified person’

Shivam Mishra is the son of K.K. Mishra, director of the tobacco company Banshidhar Group and well-known face in the Kanpur region.

How Kanpur declined. A story of short-sighted protests, politics & policy

Not everyone agrees on who is to blame for Kanpur’s decline. Even RSS-backed trade unions don’t rush to blame the striking workers of the 1970s and the 1980s.

6 injured in explosion at bustling Kanpur market; parked scooter focus of preliminary probe

Additional Commissioner of Police Ashutosh Kumar said a preliminary lab test has indicated the use of low grade explosives, like those used in firecrackers.

Kanpur is the new Wasseypur in Anurag Kashyap’s Nishaanchi

Anurag Kashyap’s Nishaanchi could be a promotional video for Kanpur tourism—if the droll gaalis could make it past censors.

As Yogi govt blinks amid pressure from Mayawati & Azad, a look at the Shivalaya Park controversy

Kanpur mayor Pramila Pandey cancels initial proposal for ‘Shivalaya Park’ as protests escalate from city to across state. Alternative site to be identified, she says.

Kanpur CMO suspended after public spat with DM that exposed UP BJP rift

At centre of fight between DM Jitendra Pratap Singh & now-suspended CMO Hari Dutt Nemi are allegations of corruption and unprofessional conduct.

Kanpur DM–medical officer spat exposes faultlines within UP BJP. Dy CM Pathak is caught in the middle

One section of the party is backing the medical officer, while some officials from Chief Minister’s Office siding with the DM. 'It’s turning into a CM office-vs-dy CM conflict,' sources say.

‘Spy’ charge haunts UP judge-in-waiting 11 yrs after acquittal as SC stays HC’s appointment order

Accused of spying, Pradeep Kumar was arrested in 2002 & acquitted in 2014. Though he cleared the 2016 judicial entrance, his appointment as an additional district judge remains stalled.

On Camera

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

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.