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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.

Death toll rises to 26 in Kanpur road accident as tractor carrying pilgrims overturns

The tractor carrying devotees was returning from Unnao when it overturned in the Kanpur district late Saturday evening. Police & locals rushed to the spot and started the rescue operation.

After Chandigarh University row, cleaner at Kanpur hostel held for ‘making obscene videos’

Accused was allegedly cornered after a woman at private hostel noticed a mobile kept near the door while she was bathing. Hostel warden & caretaker also held.

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Free education is mere jugglery of words. A hangover of anti-rational pre-Partition days

‘There is no such thing as free education. Money paid to teachers comes ultimately from people, as taxes if not as tuition fees,' wrote Professor Om Prakash Kahol on 1 January 1959.

More salaried than self-employed Indians earning less than Rs 25k a month face borrower stress—study

Think360.ai, a firm that helps banks & financial institutions make credit decisions, based its analysis on 20k borrowers. 

Trust with China low post Op Sindoor, says Defence Secy; terms Trump-Munir meeting ‘very strange’

From ‘escalation dominance’ and BrahMos to Chinese collusion, Singh outlines India’s new military posture; adds India will no longer limit itself to striking foot soldiers or remote terror camps.

India is re-hyphenating itself with Pakistan all over again. It needs a new 3D strategy

China and Pakistan are in a tight strategic alliance. India must deal with them one at a time but be prepared in case they decide to collude.