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Topic: Prayagraj

Mahant Giri ordered sulphas before hanging self, recorded video suicide note, UP police say

Narendra Giri’s preliminary autopsy report is believed to have concluded that he died of ‘asphyxia’ between 3 pm and 3.30 pm and had no external injuries except a lesion on neck.

Pieces of cloth covering bodies at ghat in Prayagraj removed, SDM says ‘unintentional’

Video showing labourers picking up the pieces of cloth and bamboo sticks, marking where suspected Covid bodies are buried, has gone viral.

Story of UP’s broken healthcare system: Crowded hospitals in cities, infra missing in villages

The decrepit healthcare facilities at village primary health centres (PHCs) and community health centres (CHCs) have meant villagers mostly prefer quacks for small illnesses.

‘Shame govt didn’t plan in advance’: Allahabad HC orders weeklong near-lockdown in 5 UP cities

Allahabad HC asked UP govt to shut down private & govt-run establishments for a week in 5 cities. No weddings, religious activities to be allowed. Restaurants, shops to remain closed.

3-year-old dies after UP hospital ‘discharges her without stitches for not clearing dues’

Girl's family says the hospital in Prayagraj demanded Rs 5 lakh for surgery and they paid Rs 2 lakh, seeking more time to clear the dues. The hospital has denied the allegations.

UP to promote Lakshagriha near Prayagraj as Mahabharata site, research centre likely too

According to legends, Lakshagriha in UP's Prayagraj district is linked to the Mahabharata era. ASI has excavated this site before in search of historic artefacts.

Allahabad University executive council refuses to change name to Prayagraj

The demand had been made from various quarters, including the local and state administration and MPs, but 12 of the 15 members of the council have rejected it.

Justice for all is basis of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas & sabka vishwas’: PM Modi

During his over 30-minute address in Prayagraj, the prime minister gave an account of government schemes for the differently-abled and senior citizens.

Rename Bakhtiyarpur to ‘undo sins of the past’, VHP-backed body writes to Bihar CM

Bakhtiyarpur was named after Bakhtiyar Khalji, who had destroyed Nalanda University. Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti says it should be renamed after Chanakya or Shilbhadra.

Want justice, not PM washing feet, say sewer cleaners at Jantar Mantar protest

The sewer cleaners' protest came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi washed the feet of sanitation workers at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.

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Kashmir’s Jamaat-e-Islami wants to rejoin democratic politics. Won’t abandon its toxic project

Lyndon Johnson, the 36th President of the US, once said it was better to have enemies 'inside the tent pissing out than outside pissing in.' Delhi needs to decide if he was right.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?