Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from MUZAFFARNAGAR

Who is Pooja Tomar? Muzaffarnagar girl competing in the UFC, the world’s premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization in the US

Pooja Tomar, India's first UFC fighter, faces a crucial Macau bout in 2026 after a recent loss. Hailing from humble beginnings, her journey from sugarcane fields to the octagon inspires a new generation of Indian athletes. A victory is vital for her career, country, and the burgeoning MMA scene back…

The Economic Times

From rights to red tape: India’s transgender law amendment

“Only I knew what I felt, trapped in a body I did not recognise or feel at home in,” says Ayaan, a 24-year-old transman. In 2016, his parents took him to consult a doctor in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, who tried to counsel his family of his need for support, hormone-replacement…

Newslaundry

The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco review – a masterclass in visual reportage

The author of Palestine turns his attention to the legacies of Indian partition in this brilliant portrait of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Kanwariyas and Hindutva groups cause chaos on Kanwar route

Dipped in devotion, with Kanwars hoisted on their shoulders, Shiva devotees have begun their annual journey from Delhi to Haridwar. But once again, some among them are drawing attention for all the wrong reasons – reports of looting, vandalism, and assaults by Kanwariyas have been surfacing along the entire route.

Newslaundry

Uttar Pradesh: Dalit man beaten to death in Muzaffarnagar

Police said that some people have been detained in connection with the killing of 20-year-old. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

‘Only education can reclaim dignity’: Inside a Dalit boy’s struggle for IIT seat

In June, Atul Kumar cleared JEE (Advanced) and got an electrical engineering seat at the IIT Dhanbad. The 18-year-old son of a tailor in Titira village of Muzaffarnagar is the second person from his family to crack the IIT entrance exam.

Newslaundry

No FIR, no diagnosis: Can a Rs 10 stamp paper absolve UP cops over death after ‘kanwar assault’?

About six days after he was allegedly “assaulted” and his e-rickshaw “damaged” by kanwariyas for brushing against a kanwar in Muzaffarnagar’s Khatauli, e-rickshaw driver Mohit Kumar died on July 28. But no FIR was filed as the police claimed he died due to chest pain due to a pre-existing condition,…

Newslaundry

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Targeting of Indian Muslims alleged in row over naming eateries by religion

Anger over police orders to display the owners’ names outside restaurants during Hindu festival in BJP-governed states.

Al Jazeera

'Kanwar Yatra' begins on foot from Haridwar and Muzaffarnagar to invoke Lord Shiva

Devotees who are termed Kanwariyas visit places like Haridwar, Gaumukh, Gangotri, Sultanganj to fetch the holy water of River Ganga to worship God with that water. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

‘Impact on business, motive clear’: Muslim vendors on Kanwar Yatra diktat

Police announcements in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar and Uttarakhand’s Haridwar have triggered an uproar with an order asking all food vendors and eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of their owners and staff.

Newslaundry

After Navratri curbs, now a Muzaffarnagar order to display names of stall owners

Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar have asked eateries and food stalls along the kanwar yatra route to display the names of their owners and employees to prevent “confusion” among devotees.

Newslaundry

Bihar notorious criminal shot dead in encounter with Uttar Pradesh police

A notorious criminal from Bihar was killed in an encounter with police in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, an official said. Read the full report of Dynamite News

Dynamite News

Muzaffarnagar child slapping case: SC asks U.P. govt. to appoint senior IPS officer to ensure smooth prosecution

Supreme Court orders UP government to ensure prosecution in Muslim boy slapping case, highlighting failures in education system.

The Hindu

Muzaffarnagar schoolboy slapping case: Chargesheet ready, waiting for sanction, U.P. tells SC

Uttar Pradesh government prepares chargesheet in case of Muslim boy slapped by classmates, teacher, facing Supreme Court scrutiny.

The Hindu

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha 2024: Voting ends on eight U.P. seats amid allegations of fake voting by Samajwadi Party

Voting concluded for eight Parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election on Friday.

Dynamite News

General Election 2024: Uttar Pradesh records over 25pc voter turnout in 8 LS seats till 11 am

Among the prominent candidates in the fray in this phase are the BJP's Jitin Prasada from Pilibhit, Union minister Sanjeev Balyan from Muzaffarnagar. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Rajput community to boycott BJP candidates in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, Kairana, Saharanpur

The Rajputs held a ‘mahapanchayat’ and decided to boycott the BJP candidates in Muzaffarnagar, Kairana and Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituencies for allegedly neglecting the community while distributing party tickets, a leader said

The Hindu

Rajput mahapanchayat in western U.P. targets BJP for neglect, demand for more representation in LS polls

Rajput community demands more representation in Lok Sabha elections, targeting BJP in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Caste faultlines re-emerge in U.P.’s Muzaffarnagar

At the Rashtriya Lok Dal head office near the bustling Mahavir Chowk in Muzaffarnagar, the party’s green and white flag is flying above the Bharatiya Janata Party’s flag.

The Hindu

U.P. Muslim student slapping case | SC asks State Government to clarify measures taken to prosecute teacher

The Supreme Court on April 15 asked the Uttar Pradesh government to clarify measures taken to prosecute a school teacher, 60-year-old Trpti Tyagi, in Muzaffarnagar in the case of slapping of a Muslim boy. She goaded the classmates of a seven-year-old Muslim boy to slap him repeatedly while making communal…

Dynamite News

Two killed, 17 injured after building collapses in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar

As many as two labourers were killed, and 17 others were injured after the roof of an under-construction. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Lok Sabha polls | Mayawati gives separate State issue a push during campaign in western Uttar Pradesh

Mayawati promises separate state for western Uttar Pradesh if BSP wins, advocating unity and criticizing BJP policies.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha polls | Deep-rooted fault lines set the tone of campaign discourse in western U.P.

Election battleground in western Uttar Pradesh reflects deep communal fault lines, with parties reaching out to Hindu voters.

The Hindu

BJP’s Rajput trouble comes to the fore in western U.P.

Thakurs or Rajputs constitute around 10-13% of the State population and their vote could affect the prospects of a party in Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Meerut, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Kairana, and Bijnor but this time the BJP hasn’t fielded any Thakur candidate from these seats

The Times of India

Amit Shah promises jail for many more ‘corrupt’ opposition leaders in debut rally in Muzaffarnagar

MUZAFFARNAGAR: In his debut political rally in Muzaffarnagar, BJP stalwart and Union home minister Amit Shah hinted at the imminent incarceration of corrupt politicians. Shah said the elections were more about getting Modi elected as PM for the third consecutive time. “This is an opportunity to wipe out Congress and…

1 2 3 4

People

Brijbhushan Sharan Singh

18 stories

Neelam

15 stories

Chaudhary Jayant Singh

14 stories

Joe Sacco

13 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

UFC

25,172 stories

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Election Commission

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.