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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.

Kanpur’s next-gen paan tycoons ditching frugality. They are flaunting Prada, Porsches, parties

Kanpur’s business heirs have travelled the world, studied abroad, partied with A-listers, and are now home to run family enterprises. But Kanpur is yet to catch up with their luxe lifestyle.

Porsche case triggers action, Kanpur minor who ‘ran over’ 2 apprehended after 7 month delay

Son of a top surgeon, minor was finally apprehended 21 May. After mowing down 2 kids last October, he injured 4 others this March. Families of the kids who died are fishermen.

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.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.