Uttar Pradesh
-
Supreme Court grants bail to gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s son in arms licence case
Abbas Ansari, an MLA from Uttar Pradesh’s Mau Assembly constituency, belongs to Om Prakash Rajbhar-led Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party.
Scroll Staff
-
Religious persons such as Adityanath should be in positions of power, says Bareilly court judge
The comment was made by Additional District and Session Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who had ordered a videographic survey of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque in 2022.
Scroll Staff
-
Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Barabanki opts out of Lok Sabha polls after ‘obscene’ video surfaces
BJP leader Upendra Singh Rawat said that he will not contest any election until the video is proven to be a deepfake.
Scroll Staff
Trending
-
Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
-
Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
-
Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
-
Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
-
India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
-
Uttar Pradesh cancels constable exam as candidates protest against question paper leak
A total of 48 lakh candidates had taken the examination on February 17 and 18 to fill 60,244 positions.
Scroll Staff
-
Ground report: Why Jat discontent over Lok Dal-BJP alliance might not have electoral impact
From allegiance to the first family of the Rashtriya Lok Dal to anti-Muslim sentiment, several factors act as a buffer against a backlash.
Abhik Deb
-
Congress expels Acharya Pramod Krishnam for indiscipline and anti-party statements
The senior party leader from Uttar Pradesh had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Adityanath earlier this month.
Scroll Staff
Video
-
Watch: Major pipeline ruptured in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, sending jets of water in the air
-
Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
-
Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
-
Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
-
Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
-
Uttar Pradesh: Three Muslim men arrested for social media posts on land dispute involving Sufi tomb
On February 5, a Baghpat court handed over the land to the Hindu petitioners who claim it was the site of an episode from the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Ayush Tiwari
-
Uttar Pradesh: 15 arrested in connection with mass wedding fraud in Ballia
The case came to light after a video showing brides garlanding themselves at a mass wedding event surfaced on social media.
Scroll Staff
-
Uttar Pradesh: Bajrang Dal leader among four arrested for killing cow to implicate Muslim man
Monu Bishnoi, the Moradabad district chief of the Hindutva group, is among the persons accused.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
-
‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
-
Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
-
Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
-
‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
-
‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
-
Samajwadi Party announces 16 candidates for Lok Sabha polls
Dimple Yadav, the wife of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, will contest from the Mainpuri constituency.
Scroll Staff
-
Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC order on survey of Mathura mosque
The bench said that the proceedings pending before the High Court in the dispute case will continue.
Scroll Staff
-
Supreme Court upholds Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni’s acquittal in murder case
The case pertains to the killing of a student leader, who was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district.
Scroll Staff
The Field
-
Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
-
Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
-
WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
-
Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
-
Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour