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Topic: UP govt

UP govt scraps MoU with VueNow, blacklists it after founder’s arrest by ED in Rs 3,500 crore ‘scam’

MoU was related to setting up data centres at Rs 13,500 crore investment. At UP Global Investors Summit 2023, VueNow founder was seen speaking in presence of senior govt officials.

Roping in influencers, legal action for ‘anti-national’ content, what UP’s new digital media policy says

Under the policy, influencers who post content on state’s social, administrative, religious, financial & cultural matters will receive paid ads from govt for up to Rs 8 lakh per month.

Is this route to ‘Viksit Bharat’? — Kapil Sibal on UP Kanwar Yatra order

Several opposition leaders have slammed the order, calling it discriminatory. The Congress has termed the order as 'mischief' and 'bigotry

Life in prison, Rs 1-cr fine, stringent bail conditions — UP cabinet nod to anti-paper leak ordinance

Ordinance will come into effect once it is approved by governor, set to become law after it is passed in assembly, following which the existing 1998 law will be repealed.

Jumbled questions to 2 rounds of ID checks, UP govt issues exam guidelines amid paper leak backlash

Guidelines include directives for process of selection of exam centres, selection of agencies for preparing question papers, transporting OMR sheets, preventing impersonation etc.

Former UP minister Amarmani Tripathi, convicted for poet’s murder, to leave jail after 16 years

Tripathi and his wife Madhumani were sentenced for life in 2007. Tripathi was allegedly in a relationship with poet Madhumita Shukla.

SubscriberWrites: How is UP witnessing a monumental shift in mafia culture and ‘instant justice’

The rationale given by BJP in defence of such state action is that criminals derail the development of the state and with an atmosphere of terror, it is tough to attract investors, writes Nischai Vats.

On Camera

If there are many intellectuals in society, we should be nervous: PG Mavalankar

On 30 October 1979, political scientist PG Mavalankar delivered an address at the 14th AD Shroff Memorial Lecture in Bombay, outlining the roles and responsibilities of intellectuals in society.

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.