Uttar Pradesh
- 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…
- Photos
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)…
- Elections
Assembly polls: UP records 20.3 pc voter turnout till 11 am
Noida: A voter turnout of 20.3 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Thursday in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, according to the Election Commission (EC). The…
- Politics
Your one vote can shape bright future of Uttar Pradesh: Amit Shah
New Delhi: With the commencement of polling for the first phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday urged upon the people to cast their votes in…
- Elections
UP polls: EVMs facing issues replaced in Shamli district
Shamli: The District Magistrate of Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli on Thursday informed that some complaints regarding Electronic Voting Machines have been received from a few polling booths as voting for the first phase…
- Elections
Your one vote can shape bright future of Uttar Pradesh: Amit Shah
New Delhi: With the commencement of polling for the first phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday urged upon the people to cast their votes in…
- Elections
UP polls: Voting for first phase begins in 58 constituencies
Lucknow: Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on Thursday at 7:00 am. Covering the Jat-dominant belt of western Uttar Pradesh, the first phase of polls cover…
- Hyderabad
Owaisi praises hijabi student, speaks to her on phone from UP
Hyderabad: Member of Parliament from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi said that he spoke to Muskan Khan, one of the young hijabi students from Mandya in Karnataka who stood up against a mob of…
- India
UP polls phase I: Nearly 50,000 paramilitary security personnel deployed
Mathura: Nearly 50,000 paramilitary personnel from 412 companies of central paramilitary forces have been deployed at different locations to maintain poll-bound state’s law and order as the election campaign for the first…
