The Latest Breaking News from Uttar Pradesh

Monsoon session: Parts of UP Vidhan Sabha building flooded after rain spell

Heavy rainfall on Wednesday afternoon flooded parts of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha building, where the Monsoon session of the state assembly is now on. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 31, 2024

MotoGP signs fresh contract with government to bring back Indian GP in 2025

MotoGP has agreed a fresh contract directly with the state government of Uttar Pradesh to stage the Indian Grand Prix from 2025-27.

Autosport · Jul 31, 2024

Akhilesh Yadav hits back at Anurag Thakur caste remarks, says ‘CM house was cleaned with Gangajal…’

"I will never forget the day when CM's house (in Uttar Pradesh) was cleaned with Gangajal. How can a CM house be cleaned with Gangajal..." Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 31, 2024

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 · Jul 24, 2024

Akhilesh Yadav jeers Budget; Asserts ‘Support price to allies instead of MSP for farmers’

The Samajwadi Party Supremo also claimed that Uttar Pradesh did not get any substantial allocation from the Budget because people from Lucknow have angered those in Delhi. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 24, 2024

Politics buzzing in UP as Oppn cries religious discrimination on Govt 'nameplate directive'

After Uttar Pradesh government issued a directive for food shops on the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names, the opposition parties continued to attack the state government, citing discrimination on the basis of religion, while the ruling party defended itself. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 21, 2024

News18 anchor Aman Chopra defends UP police’s ‘very secular’ kawariya order

“Naam batane se ‘jhatka’ (shock at revealing the name)?” This was the top news on News18’s primetime show Desh Nahi Jhukne Denge on July 18 as anchor Aman Chopra hammered that the Uttar Pradesh police’s order directing shops and eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of…

Newslaundry · Jul 20, 2024

‘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 · Jul 19, 2024

At least 4 dead in another train mishap

Several coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh express train derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda, leaving at least four passengers dead and 10 injured on Thursday. 

Newslaundry · Jul 18, 2024

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 · Jul 18, 2024