The Times of India

A boat decorator was arrested in Varanasi after a video of him drinking alcohol on the Ganga river surfaced online. This incident follows a previous viral video showing an iftar party's waste allegedly dumped into the river. Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav criticized the ruling BJP, linking increased alcohol consumption to citizen stress.

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Two British nationals, Hassan Amman Saleem and Sumitra Shakeel Olivia, have been sentenced to six months in prison and fined Rs 50,000 each for illegally entering India from Nepal without valid documents. They were apprehended in November last year at the Indo-Nepal border. The court granted them bail pending their appeal.

Posters targeting Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav have appeared in Amethi, comparing his past tenure to violence in Pakistan's Lyari. Allegedly put up by 'Youth Against Mafia', the hoardings contrast past incidents with the current government's crackdown on crime. The Samajwadi Party condemned the move as political vendetta by the ruling BJP.

A 66-year-old man was arrested in Prayagraj for allegedly murdering his 70-year-old neighbor, Hazari Lal. The accused, Ramlal, confessed to killing Lal with an axe, claiming it was due to an alleged eight-year illicit affair between his wife and the victim. Police recovered the weapon after a swift investigation.