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Topic: Meerut

Notorious UP gangster Anil Dujana shot dead by special task force in Meerut

The encounter apparently took place in a Meerut village, where Dujana and his gang members were hiding, according to the police.

‘Are my bullet wounds not proof enough?’ 1987 Maliana massacre survivor & key witness asks

After 36 years and 800 hearings, the Meerut district court set free all 41 men, including those in uniform, accused in the Maliana massacre of 68 Muslims in May 1987. But the survivors have vowed to continue the legal battle.

Meerut suicide: Cops rethink sexual assault charges, say evidence points to ‘failed relationship’

Meerut SSP says WhatsApp messages indicate the two students had broken up, and had an argument last Wednesday after which accused allegedly slapped the girl, who then jumped off the roof.

Law student killed by gay partner in Meerut, accused claims deceased was blackmailing him

Two workers aided the main accused in committing the crime; family of the victim knew about his sexual orientation

In Meerut, ‘startup culture’ means hard-to-get loans, low demand, misplaced hope

The government is pushing for ‘entrepreneurship’ in small towns and villages through subsidised loans. Here is how the result looks so far in one Uttar Pradesh district.

Viral video of policemen chanting ‘Jayant Chaudhary zindabad’ is from Rampur, not Meerut

Meerut Police fact-checked retired IAS officer Surya Pratap Singh’s tweet about the video late Friday, but the video went viral with mis-stated location over the weekend.

Haryana Khaps angry at new marriage age and ‘runaway girls’, Mewat says 3 yrs is like 100

The Khap panchayat men’s adamant opposition to the new marriage age for women pauses only on the Muslim question. If the law is applied to Muslims as well, they say they will accept it.

Meerut is UP’s worst-hit Covid district, but villagers there still fear testing & hospitals

Meerut DM says 25% of cases are rural, but door-to-door UP govt survey only found 100 positive people. ASHA workers say patients with symptoms fear going to hospitals and dying.

UP cops probe Hindu leader as video shows him call for ‘economic, social boycott of Muslims’

In a video circulated online, Swami Anand Swaroop can be heard saying that people who read the Quran are 'no longer human, they become a beast'.

Meerut BJP distances itself from Rs 35-cr NCERT textbook piracy, sacks leader linked to case

Raid on 10-yr-old racket is said to have been triggered by infighting in BJP. But Meerut unit chief insists police were acting on military intelligence tip.

On Camera

‘I am Assam,’ Zubeen Garg had said. He was the soundtrack to our lives

Zubeen Garg's funeral entered the Limca Book of Records as the fourth-largest such procession in the world.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.