Politics
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No Muslim gets SP-RLD alliance ticket in Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar: SP-RLD alliance has not fielded any Muslim candidates from six assembly constituencies in Muzaffarnagar. The alliance gave tickets to Hindu candidates from the constituencies. BJP too fielded only Hindu candidates from…
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Privilege panel sends notice to Telangana officials over Bandi Sanjay arrest
New Delhi: Privilege Committee of Lok Sabha on Friday sent a notice to officials of Telangana including the chief secretary of the state, Somesh Kumar, and the principal secretary (Home), Ravi Gupta.…
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Priyanka Gandhi rolls back her ‘CM face’ comment
New Delhi: Striking a different note, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has said she is not the only face of the party for Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and her remarks at…
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Why Yogi-govt spreads red carpet for Owaisi’s rally in UP: Azam Khan’s son
Lucknow: In an interview, senior SP leader Azam Khan’s son Abdullah Azam Khan has raised serious questions on Asaduddin Owaisi’s entry into Uttar Pradesh politics. Speaking on the AIMIM’s entry into state…
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UP: BJP trying to win support of Muslim women beneficiaries of govt schemes
New Delhi: In an attempt to make inroads into the minority vote bank in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is trying to win the support of Muslim women. The saffron party is…
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UP polls: Aparna Yadav, Sanghmitra Maurya new BJP poster girls
Lucknow: Hours after Aparna Yadav joined the BJP, the party has come up with a new poster focusing on women security. The poster titled ‘Suraksha Chakra’ features Aparna Yadav and BJP MP…
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UP Assembly polls: AIMIM announces third list of candidates
Lucknow: Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Wednesday released the third list of candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The list has the names of…
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Sushil Modi cites spurious liquor deaths in BJP-ruled states
Patna: While Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is facing huge criticism over Nalanda liquor tragedy, former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, now a Rajya Sabha member, on Monday made an indirect…
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Asaduddin Owaisi denies receiving letter from AIMPLB about UP polls
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday denied receiving a letter from the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) about Uttar Pradesh elections and said that the Board has nothing to…
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No BJP wave in UP like in 2017 polls: BKU chief Naresh Tikait
Muzaffarnagar: Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Naresh Tikait on Monday said that there is no Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wave in the state like there…
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EC to discuss Punjab parties’ demand to postpone assembly polls
New Delhi: The Election Commission is meeting on Monday morning to discuss demands by various political parties to defer the February 14 assembly polls in Punjab in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti.…
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Even in Covid era, the well-offs got wealthier: Yechury
Bhopal: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday that even during the pandemic, some companies have earned billions of dollars through vaccines. Inaugurating the 16th state convention of…
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UP polls: BJP meeting to discuss poll strategy, election manifesto today
New Delhi: Ahead of the Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is scheduled to hold an important meeting on Monday in the national capital to discuss poll strategy and election manifesto for…
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Won’t let any more BJP MLAs, ministers join SP: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday announced that he would not let any more Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs or ministers join the SP. “Let me tell BJP that…
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‘Not offered RS seat’: Chiranjeevi rules out return to politics
Amaravati: Tollywood megastar Chiranjeevi on Friday clarified that he is staying away from politics. He termed as speculative some media reports that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy offered him…
