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How a bulletproof SUV led Haryana STF to ‘Godara-Brar gang operatives’ involved in US killings

STF arrested 4 members of gang in Haryana, including trio involved in murder of gangster Sunil Yadav alias Goliya & attack on Lawrence Bishnoi aide Harry Boxer in California.

Halal ban only for companies selling packaged products, not hotels & restaurants, says UP FSDA chief

Clarification comes even as STF is set to probe charges that firms providing halal certification may be passing on 'inappropriate benefits to anti-social & anti-national elements'.

‘Yoga guru’ among 2 held in UP for cheating — one ‘identified victims, other posed as Yogi CMO bigshot’

Accused Arvind Tripathi and Ramshankar Gupta arrested in Lucknow. UP STF says they demanded money from businessmen & public servants by promising tenders and transfers/postings.

Hunt for ‘gangster out to kill CM Kalyan Singh’ to Encounter no. 1 — retd cop recalls how UP STF was born

The special task force of UP Police was set up in 1998, and on its 25th anniversary Thursday, shot dead 'gangster' Anil Dujana in the unit's 184th 'encounter'.

Saga of Christian ‘conversions’ in UP’s Fatehpur continues. Fresh FIR lodged, old cases reopened

Fatehpur/Prayagraj: The prominent, government-aided Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS) in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, has landed in fresh trouble with the...

‘Misappropriation of funds, extortion’— why is Kanpur University VC Vinay Pathak under CBI lens

CBI is probing Pathak for allegedly taking bribe to clear contractor's dues during tenure as VC of Agra University. He 'enjoys patronage' of UP govt & Raj Bhavan, says opposition.

‘Took Rs 1.41 cr to clear dues, said he got 8 V-Cs appointed’ — why Kanpur V-C is in hot water

Vinay Pathak sought commission through his associate to clear dues of Rs 9.76 cr, alleges complainant. This was when he held additional charge of Agra varsity during Jan-Sept 2022.

On Camera

If UK’s ’emergency brake’ on study visas is really about rules, why is Pakistan not included?

The selection of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan is curious. Especially when Pakistanis currently constitute one of the largest groups claiming asylum in the UK.

Floundering PM Internship Scheme used less than 1% of Rs 10,831 crore set aside for it in FY25-26

The Standing Committee on Finance tabled its report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) in the Lok Sabha Thursday.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.