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Prayagraj (UP), February 13 The Allahabad High Court has observed that while standard operating procedures are in place for medical termination of pregnancy up to 24 weeks, courts are still dealing with petitions filed by victims of rape, who often learn about their pregnancy at a later stage...

Lucknow, February 13 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday criticized the Samajwadi Party (SP), citing two instances to allege administrative "chaos" and "lack of seriousness" in the education department during its tenure.Speaking in the Assembly, Adityanath said that during...

Noida (UP), February 13 A 26-year-old software engineer was injured after being hit by a stray bull while returning from work in Noida's Sector 168, police said on Friday.A CCTV clip of the incident has since gone viral on social media.The incident occurred on Tuesday evening under the...

Kanpur (UP), February 13 Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday criticized the BJP, alleging that the ruling party has caused Kanpur to decline and turned the once-thriving industrial hub into "Badnampur" (a city of ill repute).Addressing a press conference in Civil Lines here...

New Delhi, February 13 Deaths caused by road accidents related to potholes have risen by 53% over the past five years, with 9,438 people killed across the country between 2020 and 2024, the government informed Parliament. Uttar Pradesh alone accounted for more than 54% of these fatalities...

Lucknow, February 13 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in a direct attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP), stated on Friday that socialism, once a call for sacrifice, struggle, and moral ideals, has now become a tool for dynastic politics, opportunism, and the creation of personal...

Pilibhit (UP), February 13 An employee of a government-run college in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly embezzled ₹1.01 crore from the state treasury by creating fake invoices and transferring the funds to his wife's bank account, officials said.The fraud came to light after Bank of Baroda...

Aligarh (UP), February 13 Police on Friday arrested ten people, including senior officials of a meat export unit here, for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of stolen buffaloes, officials said.The arrested individuals include the firm's general manager, identified as Ravi Kumar, its...

Azamgarh (UP), February 13 A local court on Friday convicted 12 people for a murder that occurred 27 years ago in Mubarakpur town, stemming from a sectarian dispute.District and Sessions Judge Jay Prakash Pandey delivered the verdict after the completion of the trial. The court has set...

Lucknow, February 13 Almost a month after a dispute between the district administration and Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati during the Magh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told the Assembly on Friday that not everyone could use the title of ‘Shankaracharya’...

Lucknow, February 13 Retail liquor prices are set to increase in Uttar Pradesh from April, as the state has approved the excise policy for 2026-27, which focuses on an export-focused framework and revised MRP norms to boost revenue.According to a press statement, the state cabinet cleared the...

Lucknow, February 13 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party of supporting prostration at Babar's tomb and opposing the national song "Vande Mataram" on Friday, claiming that these parties glorify traitors and insult national heroes.Responding...

Gurugram, February 13 An electrician was shot dead during a wedding ceremony near Pataudi after an alleged dispute over power installation, police said on Friday.An FIR has been registered against three accused persons at the Pataudi police station, and one has been arrested, they said...

New Delhi, February 13 Deaths caused by road accidents related to potholes have increased by 53% over the past five years, with 9,438 people killed across the country between 2020 and 2024, the government informed Parliament.Uttar Pradesh alone accounted for more than 54% of these fatalities...

Barabanki (UP), February 13 A former aide of the slain gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants on a motorcycle on the Ayodhya highway here on Friday, police said.The deceased, identified as Shoaib Kidwai alias Bobby, was a suspect in the...

New Delhi, February 13 Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday, citing remarks made by Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan that studies have established that stubble burning contributes no more than 5 per cent to pollution in the Delhi-NCR region, criticized the environment ministry and...

Lucknow, February 13 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday criticised the opposition for creating a disturbance during the Governor's address in the Assembly, saying such behaviour had once tarnished the state's image.Addressing the House on the fifth day of the ongoing Budget...

Bhadohi (UP), February 13 Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said on Friday that the state government follows a zero-tolerance policy towards crime and will abide by the court's decision in the Kanpur Lamborghini crash case, in which the accused was granted bail hours after his...

Beed, February 13 Police have rescued 11 workers who were allegedly held captive, assaulted, and forced to work without pay on a sugarcane farm in Beed district, Maharashtra, an official said on Friday.Acting on the orders of Beed collector Vivek Johnson, the revenue and police administration...

Kolkata, February 13 Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has accused BJP leader Amit Malviya of interfering with the execution of a court warrant by the West Bengal Police in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, against a man accused of circulating "fabricated" chat messages linked to her.The police in West...