New Delhi: Samajwadi Party on Friday sought an apology from the US for the "insult" caused by the questioning of Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan at the Logan International Airport in Boston. "We demand an apology from the US on the issue as Indians cannot be insulted like this after being invited," senior SP leader Naresh Agarwal said. Khan, a senior leader of the ruling SP in UP and also...
10:50 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Agra: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered when she had gone to attend an engagement ceremony at the residence of a CRPF sub-inspector in Kachaura area in the district, police said on Friday. The victim was found lying in a pool of blood with wire marks around her neck and it seemed her head had been crushed with a stone, police said. The girl had on Thursday gone...
03:18 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohammad Azam Khan has decided to cut short his US trip after his "long and humiliating frisking" at the Logan airport in Boston, an official said in Lucknow. In a statement issued by his personal assistant Muktinath Jha late Thursday, the Minister alleged that on the pretext of frisking him homeland security officials humiliated him, and that he was targeted because he is a Muslim. Although...
10:55 AM, Apr 26, 2013
Washington: Taking serious note of the questioning of the Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan at the Logan International Airport in Boston, the Indian Embassy has raised the issue with the State Department in Washington. "The issue has been taken up with the State Department," the Indian Embassy spokesman, M Sridharan, said in a response to a question if the Embassy was aware of the incident at Boston airport on Wednesday....
07:55 AM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh's senior Cabinet Minister Azam Khan on Thursday alleged that he was stopped at the Boston Airport and frisked by airport authorities. He also claimed that US authorities misbehaved with him. Azam Khan, who is accompanying Chief Minister Akhilesh Uadav for a Harvard University event in the US, was detained briefly for questioning at Boston International Airport. According to sources familiar with the incident, Khan was detained...
11:18 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Ghaziabad: A deputy manager of a private bank in Ghaziabad was arrested on Thursday on charges of raping his colleague for past five years on the pretext of marrying her, police said. The victim (in her 30's), working as a customer care officer in the bank has accused deputy manager Balwant Singh Negi of sexually exploiting her for past five years, SP (City) Shiv Shanker Yadav said. The victim, a...
08:13 PM, Apr 25, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has slammed the police crackdown on women. It pulled up the Delhi Police and sought an explanation from the Commissioner, Neeraj Kumar, on the use of force on young girls who were demonstrating at an East Delhi hospital against the alleged rape of a five-year-old. Taking cognisance of the matter, the apex court has asked Kumar to file an affidavit to explain why a young...
12:55 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Greater Noida: Samajwadi Party national executive member Chaman Bhati was shot dead by assailants in Dabra village in Greater Noida, triggering protests by villagers who demanded arrest of the killers. The assailants scaled the boundary wall of the house of 35-year-old Bhati on Wednesday and killed him. The attack came on a day when the two gunners provided for his security were on leave, police said on Thursday. Bhati, who...
10:15 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday left for the United States to deliver a lecture at Harvard Business School. Akhilesh will address students on the successful hosting of Maha Kumbh 2013. Akhilesh is expected to talk about the administrative challenges faced in hosting the 55-day long event. The successful hosting of Maha Kumbh 2013 has earned UP CM Akhilesh an invite from Harvard University to speak...
10:10 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday withdrew the case aggainst Tariq Qasmi, prime accused in the Gorakhpur bomb blasts of May 22, 2007 which left six people, including a woman, injured. The move followed a recommendation from the district administration to the state home department that the case against Qasmi, resident of Azamgarh, be withdrawn. Following this, the home department on late Wednesday issued orders for the withdrawing the...
04:49 AM, Apr 25, 2013
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested seven people in connection with the Kunda DSP murder. In what is being claimed as a major breakthrough in the case, the CBI arrested murdered Gram Pradhan Nanhe Yadav's brother, nephew and five others. Sources in the CBI said the arrested people were behind the murders of the Gram Pradhan as well as the Deputy SP, Zia-ul-Haq. Sources added...
06:16 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: There seems to be a major breakthrough in the Kunda killings case. The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested murdered Gram Pradhan Nanhe Yadav's brother, nephew and two others. Sources in the CBI say the four arrested are behind the murders of the Gram Pradhan as well as the Deputy SP, Zia-ul-Haque. Sources added that more arrests are likely in the days to come. Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Police...
12:51 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Lucknow: Five constables and a Station House Officer (SHO) were on Tuesday suspended for torturing five youths they had detained on Monday evening at Muzaffarnagar, officials said. The policemen were suspended for allegedly beating up the youths in custody at Mansoorpur police station. They also tried to force the youths into confessing to a crime they had not committed. Senior Superintendent of Police Manjil Saini told IANS that the five...
05:16 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government, suffering from an image crisis, has come up with a unique plan to inspire the police force. UP ADG, Law and Order, Arun Kumar has issues a 5-page circular asking for special screenings of films like 'Dabangg', 'Ab Tak Chhappan' and 'Singham'. Arun Kumar believes such movies which show a policeman as a superman will motivate policemen to perform their duties better. The UP police...
09:25 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Lucknow: A man in his mid-thirties was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping and murdering a six-year-old girl in Aligarh, which was rocked by violent protests against the incident. The postmortem report of the victim, which was disclosed on Sunday, stated death due to asphyxia and on the basis of genital injuries, it appeared she was sexually assaulted. The accused Somanna alias Suman had made a bid on his life...
05:17 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Bhopal: BJP Vice-President Uma Bharti, a sitting MLA from Uttar Pradesh, is likely to contest the next Lok Sabha election from Amroha in the neighbouring state. "The BJP is seriously considering fielding Bharti, a prominent face of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, from Amroha seat in Uttar Pradesh," sources close to her said on Friday. The former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister forayed into Uttar Pradesh poll politics in 2012 and was...
04:58 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Aligarh: The post-mortem of the 6-year-child who was found dead on Thursday in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh has confirmed sexual assault and death due to injuries. The child's body was found dumped in a garbage bin on Thursday. Three UP policemen including a circle officer were suspended after the police cracked down on the family of the minor who held a protest. The local circle officer was seen beating up...
12:23 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Aligarh: Women and children in Aligarh were beaten up mercilessly by the police when they protested against the alleged rape and murder of a 6-year-old. As if the police action wasn't shocking enough, the Aligarh SSP went on to question how could the rape be proven as no one had seen it happen. "The situation is now under control. This area is very populated, lots of families live here. How...
07:41 AM, Apr 19, 2013
Lucknow: Warning officials against any laxity in discharge of their duties, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday suspended 21 officials and employees including four SDMs and a Circle Officer. The Chief Minister has suspended circle officer and two policemen in connection with Thursday's Aligarh incident, an official release issued here said. A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Nagla Kalar area in Aligarh on Thursday, sparking...
11:59 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Amethi: When Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi interacted with corporate India in the first week of April, there were talks of aspirations and his vision of India but does he actually understand the vision of his constituents in Amethi? CNN-IBN travelled to ground zero in Amethi to understand the mood of the young and the old. Brothers Sandeep and Yogendra sounded extremely bitter. They told us that the absence of...
09:57 PM, Apr 18, 2013
