Uttar Pradesh
- India
Samajwadi Party scored moral victory over BJP in UP polls: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his outfit scored a moral victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls as it is “expanding” while the BJP has “shrunk”, apparently referring…
- India
UP: Water tanks painted in saffron, Samajwadi alleges communalism
Moradabad: Seven water tanks, owned by the Nagar Nigam, have been painted with pictures of men on horses, holding saffron-coloured flags. Samajwadi Party councillor, Shiri Gul said, “It is a deliberate attempt…
- India
Lakhimpur case: SC seeks response of UP on plea seeking cancellation of bail of Ashish Mishra
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday sought responses of the Uttar Pradesh government and Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, on a plea challenging the grant of bail to him…
- Elections
Fact check: Did BJP win 165 seats in UP with margin of less than 2K votes?
Lucknow: In the recently held Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 255 seats whereas, Samajwadi Party (SP) bagged 111 seats. After the results, many rumours are making rounds…
- India
SP to field Kafeel Khan in Uttar Pradesh council polls
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party (SP) will be fielding Dr Kafeel Khan, a paediatrician who was among the accused in the 2017 BRD hospital (Gorakhpur) case, as its candidate in the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh…
- Photos
Holi celebrations begin in Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi: Devotees smear each other with ash and dry colour amid a burning pyre in celebration of the upcoming festival of ‘Holi’, at Manikarnika Ghat, in Varanasi, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (PTI…
- Opinions
Communalism has scored over issues of caste, unemployment and progress in UP
By Sharfuddin Ahmad The electoral results happened as expected; The opportunists and secularists aspire no confidence to be an alternative to the BJP. The results of assembly elections of five states UP,…
- India
Uttar Pradesh reports most arrests, convictions under UAPA in 2020: MHA data
New Delhi: With 361 people arrested and 54 convicted, Uttar Pradesh has recorded the highest number of arrests and convictions, as compared to other states and Union Territories, under the Unlawful Activities…
- India
Congress to review UP polls results
New Delhi: The Congress will review on Tuesday its poor performance in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls to understand its shortcomings and chalk out future plans for the politically-crucial state. AICC general…
- India
Uttar Pradesh grants tax free status to ‘The Kashmir Files’
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has granted tax free status to “The Kashmir Files”. Earlier, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Karnataka had granted tax-free status to the movie. Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s The Kashmir…
- Elections
Role of BJP’s social media team in party’s victory in UP
Lucknow: In Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) once again created history and won with a thumping majority, the credit for this victory goes to everyone from the BJP’s central…
- Elections
Is AIMIM responsible for BJP’s victory in UP?
Lucknow: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) that has fielded candidates from 100 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections has failed to open the account in the state. However, the number of votes…
- India
Yogi meets Prime Minister Modi to discuss new UP cabinet
New Delhi: Caretaker Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath on Sunday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a historic victory in the state assembly elections. Yogi Adityanth on Sunday reached the…
- India
Survey shows 8% Muslims voted for BJP in UP
Lucknow: Despite general perception that Muslims were voting against it, the BJP has succeeded in getting at least eight per cent Muslim votes in a bipolar and highly polarised Assembly election in…
- Telangana
Poll results may rev up Telangana BJP, act as speed breaker for KCR’s oppn front plans
Hyderabad: The BJP’s win in the Assembly elections in four out of five states is not only likely to hit Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s plans to forge an anti-BJP front…
