Indian state of Uttar Pradesh

Singing Indian anthem must at all madrasas in BJP-ruled UP

Singing of India’s national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" was made compulsory at all madrasas in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh from today (May 12, 2022), according to an official.

63 Hindu families migrating from then East Pakistan get houses, land in BJP-ruled UP

Sixty-three Bangalee Hindu families who had migrated to India in the 1970s from the then East Pakistan, were on Tuesday (April 19, 2022) handed papers for houses and agricultural land in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh state.

Woman set on fire in India after complaining of attempted assault

Two men accused of trying to molest a 20-year-old woman in northern India set her on fire two days after she lodged a complaint with police, authorities and her family say.

465 killed in India heavy rains, floods

A total of 465 persons have lost their lives and over 1.3 million people have been affected by floods and rains in five Indian states during the current monsoon so far.

2 ‘JMB militants’ held in India

Two Bangladesh nationals, suspected to be members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), are arrested by law enforcers in a joint operation in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

13 children killed when school bus and train collide in northern India

Thirteen children are killed when a school van collides with a train at an unmanned railway crossing in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a police official says.

India police charge toddler for 'theft and trespassing'

Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are left red-faced after charging a toddler with theft.

October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015

India police charge toddler for 'theft and trespassing'

Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are left red-faced after charging a toddler with theft.