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Mukhtar Ansari death: Oppn raises doubts, family says ‘poisoned to stop him testifying against don’

Banda chief judicial magistrate court has initiated a judicial probe into Ansari's death at behest of UP govt and appointed an additional judge of the court as the inquiry officer.

Security tightened, prohibitory orders imposed in several parts of UP after Mukhtar Ansari’s death

The gangster-turned-politician was brought to Rani Durgavati Medical College in Banda from district jail in 'unconscious state' Thursday. He died at the hospital following cardiac arrest.

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest in UP’s Banda, say authorities

Ansari was taken to Banda Medical College Thursday after his health deteriorated. His brother Afzal Ansari, who is a Ghazipur MP, alleged that he was given poison in jail.

Ex-BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari gets life term in 34-yr-old case — ‘forged signatures for arms licence’

In 1987, Ansari had sought arms license for a double-barreled gun & allegedly forged signatures of then Ghazipur DM & SP for the same. An MP/MLA court in Varanasi had Tuesday convicted him.

Umesh Pal murder: Slain gangster Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer arrested near hotel in Lucknow

Apart from Atiq and Ashraf, Vijay Mishra also represented gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. He had called the killings of Atiq & Ashraf a 'political conspiracy'.

Mann accuses Amarinder of allotting prime waqf land to Mukhtar Ansari’s sons when he was Punjab CM

This comes days after CM announced decision to 'recover Rs 55 lakh', spent on 'keeping Ansari in a Punjab jail', from former CM & his jails minister Sukhjinder Randhawa.

Slugfest over Mukhtar Ansari’s prison bills as Punjab CM Mann locks horns with Amarinder, Randhawa

Mann had announced costs for keeping Ansari in Punjab jail would be recovered from the two leaders. While Amarinder called it 'foolish', Randhwaha says he will take legal recourse.

Gangster Sanjeev Jeeva shot dead outside a Lucknow court

Jeeva's killing is the second murder of a criminal in the custody of the Uttar Pradesh police in less than two months.

UP gang war & rain of bullets: The 1991 murder behind don Mukhtar Ansari’s 5th conviction in 10 mths

In 1991, Congress leader Awadhesh Rai, brother of former MLA Ajay Rai, was shot dead outside his house. Ansari, a gangster-politician, was convicted Monday by a Varanasi court,

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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.