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Topic: Kanpur

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.

Flood like situation in Kanpur villages as Ganga water level rises

Several regions in UP near the Ganga River have experienced flash floods following heavy rains, causing loss of life and property.

UP: Two coaches of Jan Sadharan Express derail on Kanpur-Tundla route; no injuries reported

According to railway officials, the 6th and 7th coaches from the engine derailed on the loop line of the station.

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.

Kanpur Juna Akhada demands statues of Hindus killed in Pahalgam terror attack

A peace yagna was organised by the Juna Akhara for the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, which included Shubham Dwivedi, a 31-year-old cement trader from Kanpur.

‘Khoon ka badla khoon’ at Shubham Dwivedi’s funeral. All you need is love, his last FB post

'We 11 people went on a trip to Pahalgam with great joy but have returned without our son,' said Shubham’s father Sanjay Dwivedi, at the cremation ground in Kanpur.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.