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UP Police constable suspended for social media post ‘seeking funds for Palestinian cause’, inquiry on

Action comes days after UP CM Yogi Adityanath asked police to take strict action against any activity contrary to the views of the Centre on Israel-Hamas conflict.

Suspended UP Police SI who ‘shot pregnant wife thrice’ wanted dowry given ‘secretly’, say in-laws

Shashank Mishra allegedly demanded Rs 25 lakh in cash & tortured his wife for not meeting his demands. His father-in-law had lodged an FIR Monday against the SI & the family.

Murder of Sultanpur doctor is making caste tensions flare in UP, pitting Brahmins against Thakurs

Dr Ghanshyam Tiwari died of injuries from a beating on 23 Sept. Police have booked Ajay Narayan Singh, but Tiwari’s family claims Singh’s ‘influential’ relatives from BJP are also involved.

‘Call girls, old recordings’: How ‘jilted’ Delhi Police constable hid sub-inspector’s murder for 2 yrs

UP sub-inspector was last seen on 8 September 2021. Police say Surendra Singh has confessed to killing her that same day and dumping her body in a drain.

Three held in Ambedkar Nagar schoolgirl’s death to be tried under Gangsters Act, say cops

Two accused were shot in the leg & third broke his leg during failed attempt to flee while being taken for medical examination Sunday, says SP (Ambedkar Nagar).

Agra businessman found dead in car with throat slit, cops probe suicide, murder

Manu Aggarwal, 40, is survived by three children and wife Preeti; he was in deep depression, according to family members.

Political pressure, suspension, transfer of UP police officers delayed Amarmani Tripathi arrest

Then UP CM and BSP supremo Mayawati was allegedly pulling the strings. Upright IPS officers were suspended and an uncooperative telephone department dragged its feet.

UP Police chief tells force to map crime on Hindu calendar’s darker nights for better policing

A circular sent out by DGP Vijay Kumar, which has the Hindu calendar attached, talks of increased crimes in the week before and after amavasya.

No written order but UP Police has shut Muslim restaurants in Sambhal for Kanwar Yatra

'This is Sambhal. Things may turn [for the worse] any moment here,' is the UP Police's argument. But Muslim shop owners say the police isn't allowing them to open their restaurants and sell just vegetarian dishes either.

UP Police arrest 74 Rohingya refugees for living ‘illegally’ in state

The members of the Muslim Rohingya community were detained in six town and cities in the state and 10 of the refugees were juveniles, police said, without giving ages.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.