Shamli, July 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday launched a blistering attack on the Opposition – Congress and Samajwadi Party and labelled them as “worshippers of Jinnah”. “There can be no alternative to development. Those who follow Jinnah’s ideology will divide society whenever they get an opportunity, in the name of caste or region. Their goal is to spread anarchy, weaken the security fabric of women and businessmen.”The Chief Minister’s scathing criticism…
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New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Ayush Malik’s father on Tuesday expressed relief after his son returned to Hinduism, months after Ayush’s wife and her father were arrested in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, on charges of alleged forced religious conversion. Speaking to reporters, Ayush’s father, Devaraj Malik, said that by the grace and blessings of God, his son had returned to Hinduism.”With the grace and blessing of God, my son has returned to Hinduism. I want to thank the media for helping us in this,” he s…
Shamli, June 30 (IANS) Ayush Malik, a Shamli resident whose conversion to Islam had led to an investigation under the Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law, has now returned to Hinduism. His family said the decision was made voluntarily after he realised the emotional pain his conversion had caused to his parents. A video that surfaced on social media shows Ayush performing Hindu religious rituals and prayers. In the video, he says he has chosen to re-embrace Sanatan Dharma of his own free will and …
Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP of attempting to turn the Shamli conversion row into a major political issue ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections due to a lack of substantive electoral issues. Talking to IANS, Congress spokesperson Surendra Rajput said: “Under the Bharatiya Janata Party government, various illegal activities are taking place. If two adults have converted their religion voluntarily, without any force, inducement, or pressure, then no one sh…
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh), June 8 (IANS) A religious conversion case in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli has taken a complex turn, after police arrested a woman and her father while the man at the centre of the controversy insisted that he embraced Islam voluntarily and not under any coercion or at anyone’s behest. Police have arrested Chandni Qureshi and her father, Islam Qureshi, and registered a case against nine individuals in connection with the alleged conversion of a 30-year-old man. The case was lo…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) A team of the ARSC, Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested Salim Wastik, a 54-year-old social activist and YouTuber and former Muslim known for his controversial public statements and critical views on Islam, in connection with a 31-year-old kidnapping for ransom and murder case. The accused, also known as Salim Ahmed or Salim Khan, was apprehended from Loni, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. According to police officials, he was wanted in a 1995 case involving the abductio…
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh), April 14 (IANS) Ahead of the inauguration of the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday visited and inspected the first ‘Rest-Hold Area’ developed along the route in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district. Officials from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) received the minister during his visit and briefed him on the facilities at the rest stop.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Delhi–Dehradun Economic Cor…
Meerut, Feb 22 (IANS) A large number of people gathered in Meerut on Sunday, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public rally, where he is set to inaugurate and dedicate development projects worth around ₹12,930 crore to the nation. The Prime Minister will also address a public meeting later in the day.Enthusiastic Supporters, local residents, and party workers began assembling at the venue hours before the programme, many waving flags and chanting slogans. Enthusiasm was particularly hi…
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 17 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday laid the foundation stone and performed the Bhoomi Pujan for six integrated court complexes in Uttar Pradesh in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.These court complexes are in Chandauli, Mahoba, Amethi, Shamli, Hathras, and Auraiya districts of the state.Addressing the gathering in Chandauli, the CJI congratulated the UP government and the Allahabad High Court for the initiative, praising the…