Uttar Pradesh: News

30 Oct 2024

Noida

Massive fire at Noida banquet hall kills 1, building collapses

A massive fire engulfed the Lotus Grandeur Banquet Hall in Noida Sector 74, Uttar Pradesh, early on Wednesday morning.

28 Oct 2024

Yogi Adityanath

'₹300 cheque...': Yogi government trolled for Sanskrit scholarship scheme

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been criticized for giving cheques of ₹300 to ₹900 at the launch of the Sanskrit Scholarship Scheme.

28 Oct 2024

Baramulla

Indian Army vehicle attacked in J&K's Akhnoor

An Indian Army vehicle came under attack on Monday morning in Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor, but alert soldiers successfully foiled it.

27 Oct 2024

Pune

CCTV shows Kanpur woman at gym before trainer murdered her

The body of a woman, who had been missing since June 24, was found near the Kanpur District Magistrate's bungalow in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.

27 Oct 2024

Kanpur

Kanpur: Gym trainer kills woman, buries her near DM's residence

A gym trainer has been arrested by the Kotwali police for abducting and murdering a businessman's wife in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

26 Oct 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi BJP chief hospitalized after dip in Yamuna

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Virendra Sachdeva was hospitalized on Saturday, nearly 48 hours after he took a dip in the heavily polluted Yamuna River.

26 Oct 2024

Delhi

After detonators, cylinders, wood now found on rail-tracks; sabotage suspected

A passenger train in Uttar Pradesh hit a huge piece of wood on the tracks late Thursday night, in what appears to be another sabotage attempt.

25 Oct 2024

India

UP man performs 'shradh' of living wife to marry girlfriend

A man in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj has been accused of bigamy and deceit after he allegedly married another woman while his first wife was alive.

25 Oct 2024

Box Office

'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' vs 'Singham Again': Kartik-starrer wins first round

The upcoming horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, starring Kartik Aaryan, Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit, and Triptii Dimri will release in theaters during the Diwali 2024 weekend.

24 Oct 2024

Pulwama

Uttar Pradesh laborer injured in terrorist attack in Kashmir

A Uttar Pradesh-based laborer, identified as Shubam Kumar, was shot and injured by terrorists on Thursday in South Kashmir's Pulwama district.

23 Oct 2024

Bahujan Samaj Party

UP man arrested for making 'objectionable' video on Mayawati

A 27-year-old man was arrested in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly making and circulating an "objectionable" video of a poster of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati.

23 Oct 2024

Box Office

'Vicky Vidya Ka...' remains modest; earns ₹35.5cr in 12 days

The Rajkummar Rao, Triptii Dimri, and Mallika Sherawat starrer comedy film Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video has crossed the ₹35cr mark at the box office in its second week.

22 Oct 2024

Durga Puja

'Risk...': SC's warning to UP over bulldozer action

The Supreme Court has put a stay on the Uttar Pradesh government's demolition drive in Bahraich, after communal violence on October 13.

22 Oct 2024

Delhi

Delhi's AQI 'very poor', GRAP stage II measures implemented

Delhi's air quality index (AQI) has plunged to the "very poor" category with an average AQI of 310.

21 Oct 2024

Delhi

'Kanda Express' brings 1,600 tons of onions to Delhi

In a bid to tackle skyrocketing onion prices, the Indian government has launched an unusual initiative, "Kanda Express."

20 Oct 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi's air quality worsening because of UP buses, says AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government has claimed that buses coming from Uttar Pradesh are a major contributor to Delhi's deteriorating air quality.

19 Oct 2024

Mathura

'Baba Siddique wasn't good man, had Dawood links': Arrested gangster 

Yogesh alias Raju, a 26-year-old member of the Lawrence Bishnoi-Hashim Baba gangs, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of a Delhi gym owner last month, has claimed that Baba Siddique was "not a good man."

19 Oct 2024

Maharashtra

Picture of Baba Siddique's son found on phone of shooter 

A week after the assassination of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, a picture of his son, Zeeshan Siddique, was found in the phone of one of the accused.

17 Oct 2024

Bahraich

Accused in Bahraich Durga Puja violence arrested near Nepal border

The prime suspect behind the Durga Puja violence that broke out in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested near the Nepal border.

17 Oct 2024

Krishna Murari

Fake blood sold for ₹7,000 at UP medical college 

A case of counterfeit blood sale has been reported at Hardoi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh.

17 Oct 2024

Eknath Shinde

'Bullets hit me, I won't survive...I'll die': Siddique's last words

Former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique was gunned down outside his son's office in Bandra, Mumbai on October 12.

17 Oct 2024

Mumbai Police

Suspects made 10 attempts to assassinate Baba Siddique: Report

The suspects in the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique had reportedly made over 10 unsuccessful attempts to assassinate him in the past month.

16 Oct 2024

Yogi Adityanath

Explained: UP's proposed ordinance penalizes food spitters like serious criminals

The Uttar Pradesh government is mulling the introduction of two ordinances to curb food contamination.

16 Oct 2024

Ayodhya

'Magnificent': Israeli ambassador expresses awe at Ayodhya's Ram Mandir 

Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday.

16 Oct 2024

Mumbai

Baba Siddique murder: Accused watched YouTube for shooting practice

Gurmail Singh and Dharamraj Kashyap, accused of killing former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique, reportedly learned to shoot by watching YouTube videos, the Mumbai Police said, according to news agency ANI.

15 Oct 2024

Prayagraj

High tension wire found on Uttarakhand rail track; accident averted

A major train accident was averted by a whisker in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district on Tuesday.

15 Oct 2024

Ghaziabad

'Spit, urine in food': UP government to introduce strict laws 

The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is planning to introduce two new ordinances in the wake of a spate of incidents involving unsanitary food practices.

15 Oct 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

Bahraich violence: Yogi Adityanath to meet victim's family today

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will meet the family of Ram Gopal Mishra, the 22-year-old man who was killed during a Goddess Durga idol immersion procession in Bahraich district.

14 Oct 2024

Eknath Shinde

'Shooting, shooting...': Video shows moments after Baba Siddique was killed 

Former Maharashtra minister, Baba Siddique, was shot dead outside his son's office in Mumbai on Saturday.

14 Oct 2024

Delhi

Baba Siddique's son Zeeshan also on Bishnoi gang's hit-list: Report

The Bishnoi gang, which is suspected to be behind the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique, had also planned to kill his son Zeeshan Siddique, police sources told NDTV.

14 Oct 2024

Bahraich

UP: Man shot dead over music during Durga idol immersion  

A 22-year-old man was killed and several others injured during clashes that broke out over playing of music at a Durga idol immersion procession in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district.

14 Oct 2024

Mumbai Police

Baba Siddique murder: What we know about NCP leader's attackers

The Mumbai Police have arrested two men in connection with the murder of former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique, who was shot multiple times.

13 Oct 2024

Yogi Adityanath

Mahakumbh Mela: No 'non-Sanatani' food stalls, IDs mandatory for babas 

The 2025 Prayagraj Kumbh Mela, which will be held from January 13 to February 26 in Uttar Pradesh, will witness major changes.

13 Oct 2024

Delhi Police

Delhi Police's SIT to help probe Baba Siddique's murder

The Delhi Police have decided to send a special investigation team (SIT) to Mumbai after the murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique.

13 Oct 2024

Gujarat

Another possible train-derailment attempt averted; cylinder found on Landaura-Dhandhera track 

A gas cylinder was found on a railway track used for army train movements near Dhandhera railway station in Uttarakhand's Roorkee.

11 Oct 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

'Nitish, withdraw support...': Akhilesh vs BJP over JP garland row

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday asked Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar to withdraw support from the Narendra Modi government, citing an incident where "a socialist" was barred from garlanding the statue of Jayaprakash Narayan.

10 Oct 2024

Chennai

What is the Samsung workers strike in Chennai about 

Over 1,500 striking workers at the Samsung Electronics factory in southern India have turned down a settlement offer made by the company.

10 Oct 2024

Muzaffarnagar

UP couple sacrifices infant daughter to 'cure' mother's illness

A couple in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district has been arrested for allegedly sacrificing their one-month-old daughter.

10 Oct 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

'INDIA alliance intact...': Akhilesh after SP's unilateral candidates' announcement

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has assured that the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is intact.

09 Oct 2024

Yogi Adityanath

Akharas want to ban 'non-Sanatani' food stalls at Kumbh Mela

The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) suggested on Wednesday that "non-Sanatanis" should be prohibited from running food stalls at the 2025 Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.