Crowded platforms, overnight waits and packed trains told one story after the UP Police exam. Beneath the chaos lay a deeper concern shared by thousands of candidates hoping their years of preparation are not wasted again.
A car owner in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur has claimed that a local petrol pump billed him for 52 litres of petrol while topping up a car with a 45-litre tank. District officials have begun a probe into the man's allegations.
More than 20 candidates appearing for the Uttar Pradesh BEd Joint Entrance Examination and their family members fell into a sewage drain after a dilapidated concrete slab collapsed outside an examination centre in Kanpur on Sunday.
As Uttar Pradesh reels under an intense heatwave with temperatures touching 46 degrees Celsius, residents across cities including Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Kanpur and Gorakhpur complained of prolonged power cuts, tripping and water shortages despite government claims of record electricity supply. Authorities blamed local technical faults and overload issues, while citizens said outages during peak heat made daily life unbearable.
A fire mishap at the woman's house the night before the couple's wedding left her with severe burn injuries. The groom, however, refused to postpone the wedding and decided to marry his fiancée in the hospital's burn ward.
While delivering his speech, Minister Yogendra Upadhyaya also urged teachers to build a system that imparts values alongside the curriculum. Referring to India's ancient 'Guru-Shishya parampara (mentor-disciple tradition), he said that teachers will be able to generate values among the students only by respecting the ancient order and taking the position of a guru.
The accused has admitted that he killed the two girls within a span of 1.5 hours, per officials. He told investigators that he was suffering from depression and showed no remorse over his actions, the police said.
The police received information about the killings during the early hours of Sunday. Following the double-murder, the wife of the accused levelled serious allegations of torture against him, saying that he was an alcoholic and would regularly beat her.
Cops investigating the Kanpur kidney racket revealed that one of the main accused allegedly performed over 100 surgeries single-handedly. Several arrests have been made in the case, but the fake doctor remains on the run.
As per rules, they were required to pass the typing test within one year. In the first test held in 2024, they failed to achieve the required speed, leading to a halt in their salary increments. They were given another opportunity in 2025, but all three again failed to clear the test.
A Rs 50,000 dispute uncovers a large illegal kidney transplant network in Kanpur involving hospitals and vulnerable donors.
The woman's father identified the accused outside the theatre after the screening and started beating him. He was also joined by some passersby.
An investigation by India Today across four Uttar Pradesh cities found illegal modifications, blocked emergency exits and overcrowding in private sleeper buses, raising serious safety concerns after a fatal highway crash.
Built with ICU, emergency and operation theatres, the fully constructed facility awaits staff approval and equipment installation, as officials cite administrative delays and residents demand urgent government intervention.
Responding to Yogi Adityanath's remarks that Uttar Pradesh had lost its identity before 2017 and regained it under the BJP, Yadav said the current dispensation was attempting to deflect attention from governance failures.
During the hearing, Shivam appeared in court and argued his own case, and the judge questioned aspects of the police investigation and the notices served.
Shivam Mishra, son of tobacco baron KK Mishra, was arrested in the Lamborghini crash case on Kanpur's VIP Road that injured six people and damaged several vehicles.
The new footage purportedly captures bouncers associated with Shivam Mishra, the tobacco tycoon's son who was seated in the car at the time of the crash on Sunday, trying to tear off the vehicle's registration plate, allegedly in a bid to conceal the Lamborghini's identity.
While the defence has submitted supporting affidavits, police continue to maintain that Shivam was behind the wheel. The court has reserved its order.
After a team from the Chief Medical Officer's (CMO) office visited the ICU, it was found to be operating illegally without a valid licence, prompting officials to seal it immediately.
