Topic: Uttar Pradesh Police
UP cop kicks man off river bank, police calls it accident while enforcing social distancing
The video of SHO Sheshdhar Pandey which has gone viral on social media platforms shows him kicking a man standing near the Ganga.
Why was Vikas Dubey on bail despite 63 cases against him, SC asks UP govt
The Supreme Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to submit all orders that allowed Vikas Dubey to be released on bail.
With arrest of aide Guddan Trivedi, UP cops piece together Vikas Dubey’s 7-day run
Police says Guddan Trivedi, a member of the Kanpur Zila Panchayat, played a key role in helping gangster Vikas Dubey evade them for seven days.
Vikas Dubey put Kanpur on the map, but many in city hadn’t even heard of him until shootout
Vikas Dubey only controlled Chaubeypur, a tiny kasba with a population of just 4,000. And yet, he will now be remembered as 'Kanpur don'.
Killing Vikas Dubey doesn’t end crime. For that, parties must let go of control over police
India needs urgent police reforms, otherwise political parties will continue to shield Vikas Dubeys, turning them into rich politicians with no fear of law.
Brahmin pride and pain flood Facebook after Vikas Dubey’s encounter killing
For many social media users, gangster Vikas Dubey was first and foremost a Brahmin — a ‘tiger’ whose killing is just another ‘atrocity’ on the community under 'Thakur' CM Yogi Adityanath.
Silencing ‘dirty secrets’ and Vikas Dubey’s ‘mask’ tutorial
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.
Don Dubey encounter: A death foretold, dead men’s tales, dodgy plots, lost secrets & more…
The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.
‘Viral letter by slain Kanpur cop’ hints at Vikas Dubey nexus with police, probe launched
According to the letter, which is yet to be verified as authentic, police in Kanpur had watered down a case against UP history-sheeter Vikas Dubey.
Call from police station tipped off Vikas Dubey hours before raid, aide tells probe officers
Eight policemen were killed and seven others were injured when they had gone to arrest wanted criminal Vikas Dubey in Kanpur on Thursday.
Why nothing can challenge the power of Apple, Amazon and Google
EU wants to make sure other companies are allowed to compete with these incumbents but American antitrust law focuses on the interests of the consumer.
These are the sweeping changes Amazon India is making for its first Prime Day since Covid
This time, thousands of Amazon employees will coordinate the sale from their homes, and packers, sorters and deliverymen will follow stringent hygiene protocols.
Defence
India’s quest for armed drones gets a boost as US looks to ramp up arms sales
India is now looking at acquiring 6 armed drones from the US instead of the planned mix of 30 armed and non-armed drones. It is also in talks with Israel.
Modi govt’s NEP is out of touch with reality, Indian voters want English-medium education
State leaders with their ear to the ground, like Nitish, Mamata and Yogi, have shown that the push for native language education is not what voters want.