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Kanpur: Woman gangraped, attacked with acid and dumped on railway tracks
India | Aug 27, 2016, 12:59 PM ISTA 40-year-old woman from Allahabad was allegedly raped by three men who also poured acid on her face before dumping her on the tracks close to Kanpur Railway Station, police said today.
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Bihar MLA Mehboob Alam booked for slapping bank manager
India | Jul 30, 2016, 03:35 PM ISTThe bank manager of Gwaltoli branch of Allahabad Bank was allegedly slapped by a CPI(ML) Legislator Mehboob Alam. Rakesh Ranjan, Branch Manager of Gwaltoli branch of Allahabad Bank, lodged a complaint against the MLA for
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In Allahabad, PM Modi frames seven principles for BJP leaders, workers
National | Jun 13, 2016, 08:30 PM ISTAllahabad: In the city to attend Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national executive meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted his party leaders and workers to embrace seven precepts that he said would increase its presence across
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Amit Shah targets SP govt over Mathura, Kairana incidents
National | Jun 12, 2016, 09:26 PM ISTAllahabad: Attacking the Samajwadi Party government over recent incidents in Mathura and Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, which goes to polls early next year, BJP President Amit Shah today said the prevailing “atmosphere of violence” in
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Rival parties plan protest during BJP national executive meet, AAP denied permission
National | Jun 11, 2016, 05:42 PM ISTRival parties of the BJP are planning to stage protest during the saffron party's National Executive meeting starting from tomorrow in Allahabad.
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Akhilesh Yadav admits ‘some lapses’ on Mathura, political slugfest begins
India | Jun 03, 2016, 06:42 PM ISTFourteen people including two policemen were killed and a dozen others were injured when police in Mathura tried to evict around 2500 encroachers from a park here.
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Upset over attacks on Cong, supporters rename Sulabh toilet in Allahabad after Rishi Kapoor
India | May 23, 2016, 08:06 PM ISTAllahabad: Furious over Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor, Congress supporters in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh today responded to his hard-hitting remarks on Congress by naming a toilet after him. Kapoor, in a series of tweets on
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Sedition case filed against Rahul Gandhi in Allahabad court
National | Feb 18, 2016, 11:33 AM ISTAllahabad: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is in trouble for showing solidarity with the students of JNU. A case has been registered against him in a district court in Allahabad for his opposition to the police
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SC stays order quashing appointment of nearly 2 lakh UP teachers
India | Dec 07, 2015, 11:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major relief to nearly two lakh contractual teachers in primary schools in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court today stayed the Allahabad High Court verdict declaring as illegal the state government's move
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Unbelievable! 'Pakora wala' dips his hands in oil boiling at 200° C
India | Nov 16, 2015, 06:39 PM ISTAllahabad: Allahabad based chef, Ram Babu, has become a centre of attraction all over the world for his unique style of frying pakoras.Ram, 60, surprises his customers with his unique cooking techniques of dipping bare
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Social activist Medha Patekar arrested in Allahabad
India | Sep 26, 2015, 03:47 PM ISTLucknow: Social activist Medha Patekar was arrested in Allahabad on Saturday, police said.She was on her way to Kachari village when police tried to prevent her from going ahead, fearing tension in the area. As
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Ensure flag hoisting and national anthem singing at all state institutions: High Court
National | Sep 22, 2015, 10:18 PM ISTAllahabad: The Allahabad High Court today directed Secretaries of all departments in Uttar Pradesh government to ensure the hoisting of the national flag and reciting of the national anthem in all institutions controlled or aided
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Richard Verma meets UP CM Akhilesh Yadav; discusses developing Allahabad as 'smart city'
India | Aug 20, 2015, 02:19 AM ISTLucknow: US Ambassador to India Richard Rahul Verma on Wednesday met Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav and said an American delegation would soon meet the state officials for a detailed discussion on developing Allahabad as a smart
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Allahabad HC stays bailable warrant against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
India | Aug 04, 2015, 06:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed for four weeks the bailable warrant issued against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by a Amethi court for his alleged inflammatory speech in UP during Lok
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HC to pass order on Azam Khan for "dual office of profit" charge
National | Jul 14, 2015, 11:00 PM ISTLucknow: The Allahabad High Court has fixed July 15 for passing its order on a PIL seeking directions for disqualifying Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Azam Khan to be an MLA and restraining him from holding
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Petition against PM Modi's election from Varanasi deferred till Sep 11
National | Jul 10, 2015, 11:22 PM ISTAllahabad: The Allahabad High Court today deferred till September 11 the hearing on a petition challenging the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.Justice V K Shukla deferred the hearing on
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Security provided to UP dalit brothers who cracked IIT after attack
India | Jun 23, 2015, 01:39 PM ISTAllahabad: The family of dalit brothers Brijesh Saroj and Raju Saroj, who qualified for prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) exam, have been provided police protection after unknown persons attacked their home with stones on
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Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes near Allahabad, pilots eject
India | Jun 16, 2015, 10:18 AM ISTAllahabad: A Jaguar fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) today crashed while on a routine sortie near here, the second such incident this year.Both the pilots had ejected, IAF officials said, adding efforts
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Owaisi refused permission for public meeting in Allahabad
National | Mar 11, 2015, 05:37 PM ISTAllahabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, whose party is looking to make inroads into Uttar Pradesh, has been refused permission by the local administration to hold a rally here on March 15 following which his supporters
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Vishwa Hindu Parishad wants Akbar's fort in Allahabad to be replaced with night shelter
India | Feb 08, 2015, 05:11 PM ISTAllahabad: Kicking up a controversy, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday said the fort built by Mughal emperor Akbar on the banks of the river Yamuna in Allahabad is a “symbol of subjugation of Hindus”