Uttar Pradesh
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‘I can sacrifice my life for brother Rahul’, Priyanka Gandhi slams Yogi Adityanath
Kotakpura: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said that she can sacrifice her life for her brother, ruling out an alleged disagreement between them. “I can sacrifice my life for my…
- Elections
Voter turnout in 1st 2 hrs: UP 9.45%, Uttarakhand 5.03% & Goa 10.86%
New Delhi: The voting percentage on Monday till 9 a.m. in the second phase Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh was 9.45 per cent, 5.03 per cent in Uttarakhand and 10.86 per cent…
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Voting in second phase of Uttar Pradesh polls
Moradabad: Women show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their vote at a polling booth, during the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Moradabad, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022.…
- Opinions
Minority holds ‘majority hope’ for SP-alliance contestants in 2nd phase
By Kulsum Mustafa If democracy is all about numbers, it is primarily the minority that is holding up majority hope for the Samajwadi Party and its alliance partners in the crucial second…
- India
Muslims will stop wearing skullcaps, start putting tilaks: BJP MLA
A video of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) MLA from Uttar Pradesh’s Dumariyagan, Raghvendra Pratap Singh is circulating on social media, where he is seen making Islamophobic comments to garner Hindu…
- India
2 held for kidnap, rape and murder of 6-yr-old girl in UP
Etah: The Etah police have arrested two men for kidnapping, rape and murder of the six-year-old daughter of a garment businessman. The two were arrested on Saturday. The girl was raped allegedly…
- India
Stage set for second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls; 586 candidates in fray
Lucknow: Fifty-five seats spread across nine districts, including some in Rohilkhand region, will go to polls on Monday in the second phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh which will see senior Samajwadi…
- India
Mayawati hits out at BJP for its ‘refusal’ to acknowledge issue of unemployment
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati hit out at the ruling BJP on Sunday, saying its refusal to acknowledge the issue of unemployment in the country stems from its “arrogant thinking”.…
- India
Turncoats spice up poll contest in Uttar Pradesh
By Arunav Sinha Lucknow: Switching sides has always been a part of the poll scenario and this time is no different with almost all parties in Uttar Pradesh from the major ones…
- Opinions
UP resounds with two court orders, voters use caution in first phase of polling
Kulsum Mustafa By Kulsum Mustafa Registering a marked dip from the 2017 polling percentage, Uttar Pradesh appears to have polled very cautiously in the first of the seven phased assembly polls on…
- India
UP: Muslim student claims she was thrown out of class over hijab
Adding to the woes of Muslim women, another news of hijab discrimination has emerged from Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district. In the district’s Tilakdhari College, a Muslim student clad in hijab was allegedly…
- India
‘Won’t take off our hijab’: Students protest at AMU over Karnataka hijab row
Students at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Friday demonstrated against the Karnataka government’s ban on hijab in educational institutions. The students, the majority of whom wore hijabs, shouted slogans and demanded the…
- Technology
Meta activates Elections Operations Centre in India amid Assembly polls
New Delhi: With India entering the crucial Assembly polls season, Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday said it has activated its Elections Operations Centre so that it can watch out for potential abuses…
- India
Assembly polls: UP reports 35.03 pc voter turnouts till 1 pm
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh reported 35.03 per cent voter turnout till 1 pm on Thursday in the first phase of the state Assembly elections, according to the Election Commission (EC). The Shamli district…
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UP Assembly polls: 1st phase voting
Ghaziabad : People at a polling station to cast their votes during the voting for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh,Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)…