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Topic: Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh is India’s most populous state, sending 80 Members of Parliament to the Lok Sabha. The state is also known for being home to the largest number of Indian prime ministers. Leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Charan Singh, and Narendra Modi have all won general elections from this state, shaping the course of Indian politics on both national and international fronts. 


The state came into existence in 1950 after the United Provinces were renamed Uttar Pradesh. In the year 2000, another state, Uttarakhand, was carved out of UP to give representation to the Himalayan regions in the state. Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh, and the Allahabad High Court is the highest judicial body in the state.

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The main accused, a local BJP leader, says his 80-year-old father and sister-in-law were attacked in the presence of officials.

Local BJP leader shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Ferozabad district ahead of assembly bypolls

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46-year-old D K Gupta was shot at in the Nagla Beech area on Friday evening. Police have detained three people for questioning.

Dalit woman found dead in UP’s Barabanki, police say victim was raped and strangled

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The post-mortem examination has confirmed that the woman was raped before being strangled and charges related to rape will be included in the FIR, the police said.

7 months since Tablighi event, this UP govt hospital still asks patients if they attended

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The question is part of a Covid-19 screening form that patients at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow are asked to fill before admission.

‘Shakti’ drive to raise awareness & track ‘criminals’ — Yogi govt’s makeover bid after Hathras

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The government will launch two new programmes — ‘Mission Shakti’ and ‘Operation Shakti’ this week. Move comes weeks after the Hathras controversy.

‘Chemical’ poured on 3 sisters sleeping on roof in UP village, hunt on for suspect

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The three sisters suffered burn injuries allegedly and are undergoing treatment at the district hospital, according to doctors.

Congress expels 2 workers after woman member thrashed by colleagues, NCW writes to UP DGP

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Congress worker Tara Yadav was thrashed by party workers for allegedly questioning the candidature of Mukund Bhaskar Mani Tripathi from Deoria for the upcoming bypolls.

8 days after UP govt recommendation, CBI finally registers case in Hathras ‘gang-rape’

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Central govt notified Sunday that the CBI will take over the investigation, and the agency's Ghaziabad branch under Lucknow zone will conduct a fresh probe.
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