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India’s fight against bonded labour: A tale of delayed rehabilitation

Manoj Kumar Anant and his wife Shakuntala Bai were rescued from bonded labour at a brick kiln in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar in 2022. He had told IndiaSpend in September 2023 that he was waiting for rehabilitation assistance under the Union government’s Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour, 2021.…

Newslaundry · Jun 9, 2025

TV Newsance Rewind: Best of news interviews

This week on TV Newsance, we take a trip down memory lane. We look back to 2018 — back when Navika tried to ask tough questions to Yogi Adityanath on women’s safety in Uttar Pradesh. Then we move on to the 2023 promotions of the iconic movie — The Vaccine…

Newslaundry · Jun 7, 2025

Investigating UP’s new normal: 3 encounters, 1 spot, same story?

The BJP government and its supporters see the uptick in encounters in Uttar Pradesh as part of a ruthless crackdown on crime, but families are turning to the courts to seek justice against what they say have been extrajudicial measures by the police.

Newslaundry · Jun 6, 2025

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Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against Zubair over Narsinghanand tweet

The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash the FIR filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair for his tweets on Yati Narsinghanand, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · May 22, 2025

Gems supposedly buried with Buddha are to be sold at auction – it’s a symptom of Buddhism’s ongoing commercialisation

Almost 2,000 years ago in modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India, someone deposited a cache of gems inside a reliquary (a container for holy relics), along with some bone fragments and ash. The gems were precious, but the bones and ash even more so, for according to an inscription on the reliquary,…

The Conversation · May 9, 2025

‘They threatened to bulldoze my house’: fear and violence stalk journalists in Modi’s India

Attacks and self censorship, draconian anti-terror laws and tycoons’ control over the media, are all seen as eroding the country’s democracy

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025

5 FIRs in UP against DD News anchor, others for ‘defaming’ Bharat Samachar

The Uttar Pradesh police have filed five FIRs against DD News primetime anchor Askok Shrivastav and two others for allegedly defaming Hindi news channel Bharat Samachar on social media platform X.

Newslaundry · Apr 30, 2025

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UP Govt Transfers IAS Officers; New DMs Appointed in Ayodhya, Chandauli, Amethi, Badaun, Etawah and Kannauj

The government of Uttar Pradesh has shuffled some IAS officials, designating new District Magistrates (DMs) in Ayodhya, Chandauli, Amethi, Badaun, Etawah, and Kannauj. Read more at Dynamite News.

Dynamite News · Apr 15, 2025

Bureaucracy: Nine IAS officers shifted in Uttar Pradesh

Secretary Social Welfare Department, Sameer Verma, has been transferred as IG Registration. Read further on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Apr 15, 2025

Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves hike in daily allowance from Rs 395 to Rs 500

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to hike the daily duty allowance of over 34,000 Prantiya Rakshak Dal (PRD) volunteers by 26 percent, from Rs 395 to Rs 500, offering them major relief Read more at Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Apr 8, 2025

UP Shuffles Top Health Officials: Gorakhpur, 5 Other Districts Get New CMOs

CMOs of many districts of Uttar Pradesh were transferred. Read full report at Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Apr 7, 2025

Uttar Pradesh: Protests erupt after Dalit youth held on harassment complaint dies in police custody

The agitators vandalised a police vehicle and blocked the road in front of the station, prompting authorities to call for heavy police deployment to control the situation. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 31, 2025

Delivery boy dies after being hit by car in South Delhi

The deceased has been identified as Chandrahas Yadav, who originally hailed from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh. He was currently residing in Chirag Delhi. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 24, 2025

India’s 11 richest states allocate only 4% of budget for police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid

India’s 11 richest states allocated Rs 1.97 lakh crore in 2024-25 for the functioning of their justice systems – including the police, judiciary, prison and legal aid – which was 36 percent more than the spending in 2022-23, according to a new report by India Justice Report, a collective that…

Newslaundry · Mar 24, 2025

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Dynamite News · Mar 23, 2025

Sambhal Violence: Jama Masjid Sadar Chief Zafar Ali detained for questioning by UP Police

Uttar Pradesh police taken into custody Jama Masjid Sadar Chief Zafar Ali for questioning. Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2025

India’s ‘political iftars’ once stopped riots. Are they corrupt stunts now?

Politicians and parties have used iftars to forge peace during strife but also to woo elite Muslims for votes.

Dynamite News · Mar 21, 2025

Uttar Pradesh: Two men shot dead in Ghazipur; Probe on

The victims have been identified as Aman Chauhan (20) and Anurag Singh, alias Monu (27), both residents of Sidhauna village. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India · Mar 20, 2025

DIY surgery disaster: Man performs stomach surgery on himself after watching YouTube, ends up in hospital

In a quite shocking case, a 32-year-old man from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, attempted to perform surgery on himself using YouTube tutorials. Raja Babu, a business graduate, had been experiencing mysterious stomach ache for months. Frustrated by ineffective medical consultations, he decided to take matters into his own hands—literally. He used…

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Dynamite News · Mar 19, 2025

Bureaucracy: 4 more IPS officers transferred in Uttar Pradesh

Hours after Uttar Pradesh Government announced the transfers of 16 IPS officers, four more IPS officers were also transferred today, March 19. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

In pictures: How India is celebrating the festival of colour Holi

Holi marks the arrival of spring

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025

Why Modi’s plan to redraw India’s political map has sparked a backlash

Delimitation will likely diminish influence of southern states and give more power to northern states where prime minister’s party enjoys strong support

Dynamite News · Mar 11, 2025

Three workers charred to death in Delhi's Anand Vihar

The deceased have been identified as Jaggi, 30, and his brothers Shyam Singh (40) and Kanta Prasad (37). All were the residents of Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

Newslaundry · Mar 10, 2025

Day after UP journalist’s murder, 4 lekhpals among 8 in custody

A day after a journalist was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, eight people, including four lekhpals, were reportedly taken into custody for interrogation, Hindustan Times reported.

Newslaundry · Mar 10, 2025

Let Me Explain: Why politicians downplaying India’s pollution crisis is worrisome

When a recent Central Pollution Control Board report revealed that water along several ghats of the Ganga was unfit for bathing during the Mahakumbh, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath was quick to claim that the water was pure and even fit for drinking. He even alleged that those who raised…

Dynamite News · Mar 8, 2025

Journalist shot dead in broad daylight in UP's Sitapur

Breaking news coming in from Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur where a journalist was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in broad daylight. Read further on Dynamite News:

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