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TopicLakhimpur Kheri

Topic: Lakhimpur Kheri

This is what MoS Ajay Mishra, strongman from Lakhimpur, handles in Union home ministry

Ajay Mishra handles 6 divisions including Women Safety, Administration, Cyber Security and Finance, and the Official Languages department.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra released from detention, leaves for Lakhimpur Kheri with Rahul

Accompanied by Congress leaders Charanjit Channi & Bhupesh Baghel, the Gandhi siblings are likely to visit journalist Raman Kashyap's native place first who died in Sunday's violence.

Celebrating ‘azadi’ Yogi Adityanath-style, and SUVs have the right of way

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

MoS Ajay Mishra — Lakhimpur Kheri strongman who ‘delivers justice on the spot’

Ajay Kumar Mishra was acquitted in a 2000 murder case, but appeal is pending before HC. Now, his son is accused of murder in Lakhimpur Kheri case FIR.

Brazen-it-out style doesn’t work when farmers are run over. PM Modi’s silence is insensitive

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Punjab, Chhattisgarh announce Rs 50 lakh aid for kin of victims killed in Lakhimpur violence

The chief ministers of the two Congress-ruled states have also been trying to reach UP's Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the families of the victims for the past three days.

Entire system trying to protect killers of farmers, says Kejriwal on Lakhimpur Kheri incident

Speaking at a virtual press conference, Delhi CM Kejriwal asked PM Modi why no one has been arrested in case and demanded dismissal of MoS Home Ajay Mishra from his ministerial post.

Tourist clothes, caps, ‘destination Dudhwa’ — how Trinamool MPs dodged cops to reach Lakhimpur

Most other political leaders were denied permission or detained before they could reach, but Trinamool MPs used subterfuge and political connections to reach the violence-hit site.

Kapil Sibal urges Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance in Lakhimpur violence

While a case has been lodged against MoS Ajay Mishra's son in connection with Sunday's violence wherein 8 people including 4 farmers were killed, no arrests have been made so far.

MoS Ajay Mishra meets Amit Shah for first time since son named in Lakhimpur Kheri FIR

Mishra, union minister of state for home has denied the allegations that his son was in one of the cars that allegedly ran over 8 people during Sunday's violence in the district.

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Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?