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approved by governor, set to become law after it is passed in assembly, following which the existing 1998 law will be repealed.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

What became of loudspeakers taken off temples & mosques by Yogi govt? Read on

School authorities are planning to use the loudspeakers in cultural programmes & rallies they have to organise as part of voter awareness campaigns and govt's pupil enrolment drive.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

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).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.