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SP backtracks from its promise to field comedian Raju Srivastava from Kanpur in LS polls
Kanpur: Delivering a blow to comedian Raju Srivastava’s political ambitions, Samajwadi Party is believed to have dropped him from a list of... -
Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah likely to lead 2014 Lok Sabha poll campaign in UP
Lucknow: Former Gujarat Home Minister and Narendra Modi's close confidante Amit Shah might be made incharge of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in... -
UP shocker: Murder suspect given acid injection in police custody
Lucknow: In a horrifying instance, a man booked for murder was given acid and kerosene injections in police custody in Etah district of... -
This mother has watched two of her kids die of hunger
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh): Chill penury destroyed the family of Naazra Khatoon, who watched two of her children die of starvation. Unable to sustain...
Uttar Pradesh: Unidentified man kills Delhi-based police officer
Lucknow: An unidentified man killed a Delhi police officer in Chitrakoot district where he had gone to nab one of accused in robbery case, police said on Friday. According to reports, a team of three policemen including two constables and a deceased assistant police inspector (ASI)...Friday, May 17, 2013 05:17 PM [IST]Varanasi: City MP and SP fight in full public glare on the city roads
A huge crowd gathered near the gates of District headquarter main gate, when SP city and BSP MP Dhananjay Singh came to blows over the usage of black film on latter's vehicle. Dhananjay Singh had arrived in the city to provide his testimony for a case of SP MLA Abhay Singh in...Friday, May 17, 2013 01:50 PM [IST]Height of insensivity:UP police beat 3-year-old girl inside court premises
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday sought explanation following reports of assault on a three-year-old girl by police officials in a court premises. According to media reports, the incident occurred when an under-trial prisoner hugged his daughter who...Thursday, May 16, 2013 09:56 PM [IST]DU student sodomised; has dogs unleashed on him for friendship with a girl
Ghaziabad: Police on Thursday arrested a man for torturing a Delhi University student after he learned that the victim was friends with his daughter. Police said that the accused hired henchmen who sodomised the student and had dogs set upon him for his friendship with a...Thursday, May 16, 2013 09:31 PM [IST]Exposed: Indian Railways supplying contaminated water to its commuters
Varanasi: Choked drains, open manholes, heaps of solid waste, potholed roads and irregular water supply is a regular site in any public place in India, with a few exceptions, of course. A recent sting operation by Dainik Bhaskar has revealed the shocking facts about the operation system...Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:12 PM [IST]'Varun Gandhi fixed his acquittal in 'hate speech case', forced witnesses to turn hostile'
A sting operation by Tehelka magazine claimed to have blown the lid off BJP general secretary, Varun Gandhi’s alleged operation that led to his acquittal in the 2009 Pilibhit hate speech case. Gandhi, the report alleges on the basis of taped statements of local politicians, had...Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:07 PM [IST]Why did a young bride attempt suicide a day after wedding?
Lucknow/ Muzzaffarnagar: A young girl is married to a man selected by her late father. They have been engaged for years and the boy is a first cousin-in other words, a member of the family. A day after the wedding, however, the boy dumps her with the three ominous...Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:36 AM [IST]Not even a visit to this magical temple could save Sanjay Dutt
Lucknow: A religious threshold where the wish of Mulayam Singh was fulfilled and his party formed a government in Uttar Pradesh and like him many other people’s wishes too came true, Sanjay Dutt too reached the same place. However, his pleas were not heard by the almighty as he would...Thursday, May 16, 2013 05:49 AM [IST]Widow gangraped by three in Uttar Pradesh; 2 arrested
Bhadohi: A widow was allegedly gangraped by three persons in Gopiganj area, police said on Wednesday. The 35-year-old victim was gang raped by Hasan, Azad and another unidentified person while she had gone outside for some work on Monday night, SP Vijay Kumar Dixit said. Later, after the woman...Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:43 AM [IST]Ancient sexual relations were freer and open, civilisation has put fetters on them
There used to be a time when civilisation was taking its baby steps, when sexual liaisons between men and women were not bound by elaborate social mores, customs and rules as they are today. Indeed it was a time when the norms of sexual ethics and propriety had not crystallised and relations and...Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:01 PM [IST]

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