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Topic: Kanpur

UP perfume trader acquitted in gold bars case that sparked BJP-SP war of words 2 yrs ago. Here’s why

32 gold bars & Rs 196.57 cr cash were seized from Peeyush Jain's premises in 2021. In 2022, after Modi linked him to SP, the party called Jain a 'BJP businessman' mistakenly raided.

Week after bodies of 2 UP girls found hanging from tree after ‘gangrape’, father of one found dead

Family alleges he was being pressured to withdraw his police complaint against the accused. The 45-year-old's body was found hanging from a babul tree in Khair ka Dera village.

2 minors found hanging from tree in UP village. Family says they were ‘gangraped, beaten into silence’

3 held, including son of man who brought girls' family to work at kiln. Family claims incident took place after they confronted accused for taking illicit videos of one of the girls.

Kanpur student beaten, made to lick shoes, urinated on in ‘revenge plot by head constable’s son’

Head constable Dharmendra Yadav held, main accused Himanshu at large. Police say they wanted revenge for when victim had assaulted Himanshu, due to which he went deaf in one ear.

‘Hindus & Muslims shouldn’t be able to buy each other’s houses,’ says Kanpur’s BJP mayor

Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey says this will ensure both 'communities stay together', adding that she will approach Yogi Adityanath government with her suggestion.

Agra & Varanasi among 4 UP cities set to issue municipal bonds to raise money for infra development

New Delhi: The municipal corporations of four Tier-2 cities in Uttar Pradesh — Agra, Kanpur, Prayagraj and Varanasi — will issue municipal bonds by...

Why a new airport in Kanpur won’t make the city fly, nor electric buses or a metro

Ideally, Kanpur would be well-positioned to jump up the value curve in its industry specializations—it has over 50 institutes of higher education, including an IIT.

Kanpur horror: Family wants ‘entire’ demolition team arrested after mother-daughter burnt alive

Incident took place during anti-encroachment exercise in UP’s Kanpur Dehat district. Police have so far booked 12 people including Maitha Sub-Divisional Magistrate Gyaneshwar Prasad.

‘Fake Aadhar, Bangladesh passports’— 5 held in Kanpur for being ‘national security threat’

Main accused from Khulna is married to woman from UP. Sisamau MLA Irfan Solanki & councilor Mannu Rehman had allegedly issued papers confirming the Bangladeshi is from Kanpur.

Uttar Pradesh teacher assaulted student with power-drill for failing to recite Table of Two

According to the police, the victim’s relatives reached the school on learning about the incident, resulting in an uproar on campus. The student suffered injuries to his left hand.

On Camera

Mamata Shankar stuck in Dark Ages. Gen Z showing India there’s no one way to wear a saree

In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika Shankar waxed eloquent about her many objections to the pallu not covering the bosom area of Gen Z women. She called them ‘women of the street’.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.