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Topic: Kanpur

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.

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.

Hundreds in Kanpur paid to use ‘anti-ageing machine from Israel’. It turned out to be pyramid scheme

Gym owner stands accused of defrauding hundreds under guise of ‘anti-ageing’ treatment using chamber-sized machine ‘imported from Israel’ that can seat 10 people at one time.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.