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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.

Former Punjab minister and Akali leader Bikram Majithia booked in drugs case

Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal called the arrest 'political vendetta'. Meanwhile, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu said 'first step has been taken' against a corrupt system.

PIL in SC seeks Hathras case under SC/ST Act against cops, govt officials, medical staff

The PIL, filed by a Dalit activist, said the State machinery is using all efforts to ensure the accused remain well-shielded, including manipulation & destruction of the evidence.

Rs 13 crore GST fraud busted after UP cops & sales tax dept’s joint raid in Lucknow & Noida

In a first of its kind operation in Uttar Pradesh, the UP Special Task Force and sales tax department together probed the fraud.

Naxal gunned down in encounter with security forces ahead of polls in Chhattisgarh

The exchange of fire took place in a forest when a team of the Special Task Force (STF) was out on an anti-Naxal operation.

On Camera

Be soft, smile more, never text first—‘feminine energy’ is men’s new obsession

Uncertified dating gurus are teaching women to be suggestive, mysterious, and never loud. For some of us, this level of performance is simply unachievable. We might as well give up and become Brahma Kumaris.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.