Phoolan Devi
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Prime Video and Richie Mehta's Phoolan selected for special presentation at 51st TIFF
Ott | Jul 21, 2026, 02:28 PM ISTPrime Video's upcoming Hindi Original film Phoolan has been selected for the Special Presentations programme at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. The Richie Mehta directorial, inspired by Phoolan Devi's autobiography, will have its festival screening on September 16.
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Miserable life of two-time MP Phoolan Devi’s mother, dependent on others
Uttar Pradesh | May 20, 2024, 05:02 PM ISTPhoolan Devi won her first Lok Sabha election on the ticket of Samajwadi Party from Mirzapur constituency in 1996. Later, she lost the seat to BJP's Virendra Singh in 1998 general elections. In 1999, she again won the seat and held it till her assassination on July 25, 2001.
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Phoolan Devi statue seized in UP before installation; Bihar minister Sahani returned from airport
India | Jul 26, 2021, 08:05 AM ISTBhadohi sub-divisional magistrate Ashish Kumar said no permission was sought to install the statue and the land where it was to be installed belonged to the gram samaj.
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20 years after killing Phoolan Devi, Sher Singh Rana visits Behmai
India | Mar 10, 2021, 04:58 PM ISTForty years ago, on February 14, 1981, a young girl, who was pushed into the ravines, had shot dead 20 innocent persons in the Behmai village in Kanpur district to avenge her sexual exploitation by a dacoit gang.
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Phoolan case: Rana gets life term for killing 'bandit queen'
India | Aug 14, 2014, 08:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sher Singh Rana, the lone convict in the sensational murder of bandit-turned-Lok Sabha member Phoolan Devi here in 2001, was today awarded life term by a Delhi court which said death penalty was
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Phoolan murder: Court to pronounce quantum of sentence on Aug14
India | Aug 12, 2014, 06:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Delhi court today fixed August 14 for pronouncing the quantum of sentence against Sher Singh Rana for the murder of bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi here in 2001 with the prosecution seeking death penalty
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Phoolan Devi murder: Rana convicted on press conference statement
India | Aug 12, 2014, 07:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: A press conference 13 years ago at which Sher Singh Rana admitted to killing bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi nailed him and led to his conviction, the detailed order released Monday reveals.Additional Sessions Judge Bharat
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Birthday special: Rare picture of the Bandit Queen Phoolan Devi
National | Aug 10, 2013, 09:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: Phoolan Devi, the dacoit-turned-politician popularly known as Bandit Queen, struck terror in the hearts of people living in central Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring Madhya Pradesh when her gang brutally massacred 22 upper caste
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Phoolan Devi - from 'Bandit Queen' to 'honorable MP'
National | Aug 13, 2014, 07:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Phoolan Devi, better known as the Bandit Queen of India, was born in a small village of Uttar Pradesh called Gorha Ka Purwa.She was born into a poor family of a boatman. Belonging
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Ten Indian politicians with poor educational background
National | Mar 15, 2013, 06:26 AM ISTNew Delhi: There is no minimum educational qualification for any Indian to become an MLA, MLC or MP. The only qualification required is he or she must be an Indian national. In a situation where