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‘Merely talking to a minor can’t amount to enticement’: Allahabad HC quashes kidnapping case against man

September 17, 2025 3:31 pm

The court said the prosecution has failed to show how the victim was enticed away by the applicant.

‘First-generation lawyers overlooked’: Allahabad HC flags ‘entitlement culture’ in state counsel appointments

August 20, 2025 2:23 am

Making the observation, the court said only scions of influential families are given opportunities to represent state corporations, and highlights the decay in the system

The convict was stated to be 27 years of age, being a father of a minor child himself at the time of incident.

In letter to CJ, Allahabad HC judges seek full court meeting in Justice Prashant Kumar's matter

August 08, 2025 10:11 am

The Supreme Court made strong observations against Justice Kumar's judicial reasoning and further directed the high court administration to remove him from the criminal roster.

Allahabad HC acquits man after 9 years in jail, flags misuse of POCSO Act in property grab cases

July 17, 2025 5:50 am

The Allahabad High Court noted that the trial court had convicted the appellant without properly reviewing the evidence and ordered his immediate release, ensuring that he regained possession of his home

Allahabad HC rejects jailed convict's bail plea: 'Pilgrimage trip not an absolute right'

May 13, 2025 7:10 pm

Culprit was convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder

Allahabad HC comment in rape case shows we need feminist judges

April 12, 2025 1:54 pm

Men have shaped law as an institution, and as a result, it produces patriarchal outcomes. We need judges who are robust in their judicial reasoning, and do not sermonise to the survivors of crimes

'Not dumping ground': Allahabad Bar Association calls indefinite strike over judge's return in cash haul case

March 24, 2025 9:49 pm

Following a high-stakes meeting in Prayagraj, the Allahabad Bar Association passed eleven proposals, urging the need for an impartial probe and questioning the system of judicial appointments.

What's in a name? From Allahabad to Port Blair, a look at the cities that have been renamed

September 15, 2024 7:20 am

Port Blair is the 8th major city to have been renamed in the last decade.

Right to freedom of religion cannot be construed as right to convert others: Allahabad HC

July 11, 2024 8:21 am

The counsel for the Shriniwas pleaded that he had no connection with the alleged conversion and that he was a domestic help of one of the co-accused, a resident of Andhra Pradesh, and had been falsely implicated in the case.

Allahabad HC asks UP top cop to form team to probe Raebareli SP over allegations of assault

May 02, 2024 8:38 am

The court ordered that the SIT should comprise officers senior to the officers facing the allegations, including SP Agarwal. It instructed that the SIT report should be submitted within two months, with the next hearing scheduled for July 3.

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Devotees light earthen lamps to celebrate Dev Deepawali in Allahabad

November 08, 2019 12:14 pm

Dev Deepawali falls on the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartika and takes place 15 days after Diwali.

Behind the curtains, what goes into staging a Ramleela

October 19, 2018 9:34 am

With the use of advanced technologies such as light, aerial acts and sound effects, the overall performances of Ramleela at Jamnipur Kotwa has completely changed. This Ramleela is performed around 30 km from Allahabad, now renamed as Prayagraj since the last 100 years now

Thousands gather for the annual Magh Mela in Allahabad

January 12, 2015 4:39 pm

During the fair Hindu devotees gather to take dips in the holy Sangam in Allahabad.

Rains lash north India

July 19, 2014 10:24 am

Several areas of north India have been receiving rainfall since Thursday evening, coming as a relief to farmers.

ALLAHABAD VIDEOS

Makar Sankranti: Thousands take holy dip

January 15, 2016 5:15 am

Haridwar, Jan 15 (ANI): On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, devotees were seeing braving the biting cold to take the holy dip that also marked the beginning of the annual month-long religious congregation 'Magh Mela'. Thousands converged in Allahabad at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna which is also called Sangam, walking several miles on foot to take the holy dip. People were seen wading in waist-deep waters to pray and perform pujas.

Pilgrims take holy dip at Triveni Sangam

January 13, 2016 5:56 am

Allahabad, Jan 13 (ANI): Ahead of Makar Sankranti, a large numbers of pilgrims have started taking holy dips at the Triveni Sangam in Allahabad since early Wednesday morning. Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious festivals celebrated with tartness on 14th January every year across India. Makar Sankranti is observed with various names in different regions of India, Pongal in Tamil, Lohri in Punjab, Uttarayan in Gujrat, Maghi and Khichdi are some other names of the same festival.