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Trains collide Uttar Pradesh - Two people were killed and over a dozen injured when two trains collided in Uttar Pradesh. Trains collided into each other near the Obra Dam station in the Sonbhadra district early on Thursday morning.

Subrata Roy, Sahara Chief Warrant Withdrawal - Uttar Pradesh police raided the house of Sahara chief Subrata Roy on Thursday in Lucknow.

Suicide Bombers arrested - Two suspected suicide bombers or terrorists were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad late on Wednesday near the railway station in Gorakhpur city of Uttar Pradesh.

Nitish Katara honor killing - Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of Uttar Pradesh politician DP Yadav's son Vikas Yadav in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case. The Delhi High Court said, it was an 'honor killing' that stemmed from a 'deeply entrenched belief' in the caste system.

Lady allegedly raped - In Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district, a 35-year-old lady was allegedly raped by a cop in the presence of his subordinates in a police station.

BJP next president - Decision on next Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president is expected soon with the scales tilting in favor of party leader Amit Shah, seen as the brains behind the BJP's successful electoral strategy in Uttar Pradesh.

Lucknow: Azam Khan - The Parliamentary Affairs Minister, while opposing BJP member Satish Mahana's adjournment notice on the likelihood of a weak monsoon during the zero hour of the state Assembly, told, "A possibility of minor drought-like situation has been expressed, but the Central government and its ministers are trying to grill it in the minds of the people."

Narendra Modi Godhra sins - The Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma attacks on the SP government along with the BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Beni Prasad Verma alleged, "The riots were 'incited' by the SP government along with the Bharatiya Janata Party to give entry to Narendra Modi in Uttar Pradesh.

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav removed police heads of five districts and attached them to the DGP office in Lucknow besides posting a new IG of special task force (STF) on Thursday.