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Priyanka Gandhi addresses a public meeting at Babarpur, Delhi on February 2, 2025.

UP govt has become synonymous with atrocities on Dalits: Priyanka Gandhi after Dalit girl’s murder in Ayodhya

New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday slammed the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government after the body of a Dalit girl was found murdered in a field in Ayodhya. She stated that in the “BJP’s Jungle Rajm,” no one listens to the “cries of Dalits, tribals, backward and poor.” “The kind

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Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath

UP Gangsters Act appears to be draconian: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act appeared to be “draconian”. The observation by a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan came while it was hearing a plea filed by a man who has challenged a May

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Former CBI director Vijay Shankar in a meeting November 16, 2006. (Photo: Getty Image)

Former CBI director Vijay Shankar passes away

New Delhi, Dec 3 (PTI) Former CBI director Vijay Shankar breathed his last on Tuesday after prolonged illness, his family said. He was 76. Shankar was admitted to a private hospital in Noida for some time. His mortal remains will be donated to AIIMS as per his last wish, they said. A 1969-batch IPS officer

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File photo of Bareiily Development Authority deployed bulldozers to demolishing properties in allegedly a crime case.

Victims of bulldozer action in UP welcome Supreme Court verdict, say will seek compensation

Prayagraj/Bareilly, Nov 14 (PTI) A day after the Supreme Court verdict on bulldozer action, the victims of demolition drives across Uttar Pradesh have breathed a sigh of relief and said they would take legal recourse to seek compensation for their losses. The Uttar Pradesh government, which has been receiving flak from various quarters over its

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