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TopicUttar Pradesh

Topic: Uttar Pradesh

Shahjahanpur law student arrest: Is UP police weakening Chinmayanand case by booking her?

The Uttar Pradesh Police has jailed the law student from Shahjahanpur, who has accused BJP politician Chinmayanand of sexual assault, in an extortion case.

After Sengar, handling of Chinmayanand case further erodes confidence in Yogi govt

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I am ashamed of what I have done: Chinmayanand tells SIT when confronted with massage clips

Police say video evidence submitted by law student was found to be authentic, and Chinmayanand admitted to most allegations.

It is Azam Khan, and not Owaisi, who is BJP’s permanent target

BJP hates Azam Khan so much that its politics in Uttar Pradesh is incomplete without his mention.

FIR lodged against UP cops who assaulted biker over alleged traffic violation

A sub-inspector and a head constable, who were seen beating up a motorcyclist in Siddharthnagar, have been suspended, police said Friday.

BJP’s Chinmayanand has been accused of serial rape again but Shahjahanpur isn’t surprised

In Shahjahanpur, the allegations against Chinmayanand are treated by local residents as a dull fact overshadowed by his work for education.

Journalist in trouble in UP again, this time for taking photos of kids mopping school floor

Santosh Jaiswal was arrested Friday after the school principal lodged a complaint. The district magistrate said he was looking into the matter.

Accused of rape again, BJP’s UP strongman Chinmayanand always had a ‘loose’ reputation

Chinmayanand, accused by a law student of rape & sexual assault, faced a rape case in 2011 too but the charges were withdrawn.

What Priyanka Gandhi Vadra could learn from Mahatma Gandhi

Her episodic visits to Uttar Pradesh are reflective of the Congress party’s belief in incremental rather than transformative political change.

Child-lifting rumours send UP mobs on thrashing spree — 37 FIRs filed in one month

In just last four days of August, 12 cases of violence emerged, including holding people hostage. At least 3 others died and 140 people have been arrested.

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PM’s 100-day agenda may have to jettison core issues for coalition partners

Matters of defence and foreign policy are important, but the new government must address widespread discontent in the country. This begins with investing in the rural sector.

PM’s economic advisor asks if India needs a new poverty line, says multidimensional index not enough

Bibek Debroy, chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, also suggested that analysing inequality at the state level might provide a clearer picture of inequality, as a national estimate could be misleading.

China does a Galwan in South China Sea, Coast Guard carries spears and knives

Pictures had emerged of Chinese soldiers carrying rifles and iron rods with machete-like heads in the vicinity of India’s forward locations on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in 2020.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.