The Latest Breaking News from Uttar Pradesh

A biopic on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has hit theatres.

In Newslaundry’s ongoing investigation into Uttar Pradesh police’s alleged ‘half encounters’, also known as ‘Operation Langda’, we chart three such incidents – all with similar stories.   

India’s most populous state says it will process millions of kilos of cow dung from stray cattle to create biogas

What happens to your old phone or fridge once you’re done with it? Maybe you sold it, maybe passed it on, or maybe it’s just gathering dust. When it finally breaks down, you’d hope it’s recycled responsibly: its toxic parts removed, with no harm to the environment or human health.…

The Uttar Pradesh government had initially downplayed the January 29 Mahakumbh stampede but later acknowledged 30 deaths. However, an investigation by Newslaundry on February 5 suggested the actual toll was at least 79.

Newlyweds Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi disappeared during their honeymoon in the misty hills of Shillong’s East Khasi district between May 23 and 24. On June 2, Raja was discovered in a gorge below Wei Sawdong Falls in the district, with his throat slit and valuables missing. Sonam was found in…

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.…

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…

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.