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'Casteist mindset' behind opposition to UGC equity rules: Maya

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Wednesday backed the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new regulations mandating equity committees in higher educational institut... Read More


chemical factory raided, huge stock of hazardous acids seized

Meerut, Jan. 29 -- A joint team of the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, the Groundwater Department, and the police carried out a late-night raid on Tirupati Chemical Factory in the Sikandrabad i... Read More


UP, Japan explore tourism investments

Lucknow, Jan. 29 -- Japan's willingness to invest in wellness and cultural tourism aligned strongly with Uttar Pradesh's vision of becoming a global tourism hub, said Uttar Pradesh tourism and culture... Read More


All five girls who escaped from protection home found

Agra, Jan. 29 -- All five minor girls who escaped from the Rajkiya Balika Sanrakshan Grah (girls' protection home) in Vrindavan, Mathura district, late on Monday night, have been found. A probe has be... Read More


Kingpin, husband arrested for duping unmarried men of cash

Meerut, Jan. 29 -- Sambhal police have busted a gang that targeted unmarried men by trapping them into fake marriages and then fleeing with cash and jewellery, arresting the kingpin of the racket, her... Read More


Two held from Maha for pushing Hathras man to end life

Agra, Jan. 29 -- Two men were arrested from Maharashtra for blackmailing a man in Hathras allegedly through morphed photos and videos using AI, forcing the man to commit suicide in October, 2025. A ca... Read More


Mosquitoes, mafias dominated eastern UP earlier: CM Adityanath

GORAKHPUR/LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on previous governments, accusing them of abandoning eastern Uttar Pradesh to mosquitoes, mafias an... Read More


shiksha mitra shot dead in house

Kanpur, Jan. 29 -- A 39-year-old shiksha mitra was shot dead late Tuesday night in her home in the Asoha area of Unnao district, police said. Identified as Shrikanti, she had been working at a local s... Read More


Two Delhi-based pilots, Pawar's security officer among deceased

New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan. 29 -- The plane crash in Baramati that claimed the life of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar also killed two Delhi-based pilots, a flight attendant and a police head ... Read More


'For us, Ajit Pawar was Baramati,' say residents

Baramati, Jan. 29 -- The western Maharashtra town of 100,000 people plunged into shock and grief on Wednesday morning as news spread of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash as res... Read More