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‘Threatened’ by SP ally’s son, DD journalist writes to UP cops

Doordarshan journalist Ashok Shrivastav has written to the Ghaziabad SSP alleging that Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party leader OP Rajbhar’s son has threatened him for questioning why a reporter was “beaten up” – during a joint conference by SP leader Akhilesh Yadav and RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary – in Ghaziabad last…

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UP polls 2022: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav files papers from Karhal, claims record win, Shivpal extends 'best wishes'

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday filed his nomination for Karhal assembly seat in Mainpuri district and said the 2022 UP polls would be historic and lay the foundation of the state and country's future for the next century.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Uttar Pradesh achieves 100% 1st dose coverage within deadline

LUCKNOW: In a big leg up in the ongoing battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, the entire eligible population of Uttar Pradesh was saturated with the first dose of vaccine against the coronavirus infection.

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BSP chief Mayawati to launch series of hybrid rallies on February 2

LUCKNOW: Putting to rest all speculations about her absence from ground campaigning for the upcoming state assembly election, BSP chief Mayawati will be embarking on a hectic schedule from Wednesday, addressing as many as eight hybrid rallies before mid-February.

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UP polls: Congress bets on poet Munawwar Rana’s daughter

LUCKNOW: Urusha, the daughter of famous Urdu poet Munawwar Rana known for his pointed attacks on UP CM Yogi Adityanath and the ruling BJP government, was among the six candidates announced by the Congress in its fifth list released here on Monday.

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RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary battling his father’s ‘party-hopper’ neta image?

LUCKNOW: Desperate to regain political ground in UP, RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary is finding himself under the shadow of his father late Ajit Singh, who was known for frequently switching political camps.

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SP, BJP responsible for riots, rapes: BSP

LUCKNOW: BSP took up issues related to riots and rape cases to hit out at ruling BJP in the state and the previous SP government. In a series of tweets under its ongoing social media campaign, senior party members asked BJP and SP to explain who was responsible for the…

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UP assembly elections: Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik campaigns for NCP nominee

LUCKNOW: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which is contesting UP assembly elections in alliance with Samajwadi Party (SP), launched its election campaign in the state with Maharashtra minister, Nawab Malik, already visiting Bulandshahr twice, and coming again this week.

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Past govts ignored welfare, patronised goons, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath

AGRA: In a blistering attack on the Samajwadi Party, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that it never gave respect to Gokul Singh Jat, who courageously challenged the tyranny of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and refused to accept his misdeeds.

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UP elections: It’s Akhilesh Yadav vs ex-SP leader & Union minister Satya Pal Singh Baghel in Karhal

AGRA: Springing a surprise, the BJP has fielded former SP leader and party’s Dalit MP from Agra, Satya Pal Singh Baghel, against former chief minister and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in "family bastion" Karhal, which votes in the third phase of the UP elections on February 20.

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Election Commission eases rally curbs, raises cap for outdoor meetings

NEW DELHI: Allowing a physical poll campaign to begin across the five poll-bound states from Tuesday in view of the flattening curve of Covid infections, the Election Commission on Monday allowed in-person public meetings in open spaces subject to a cap of 1,000 participants, up from 500 earlier, while also…

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Samajwadi Party promotes fake socialism, says PM Modi at virtual rally

MEERUT: PM Narendra Modi lashed out at the Samajwadi Party in his first virtual rally for poll-bound UP on Monday, addressing 21 constituencies in the western part of the state that vote in the initial phase on February 10, and said that the SP has been promoting “nakli samajwad (fake…

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UP: Samajwadi Party's Shiv Kumar Beria, minister in Akhilesh Yadav govt, joins BJP

LUCKNOW: In yet another blow to the Samajwadi Party ahead of UP polls, Shiv Kumar Beria, who was a minister in the Akhilesh Yadav government, joined the BJP on Monday.

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UP assembly elections: BJP fields junior law minister SP Singh Baghel against Akhilesh Yadav from Karhal

LUCKNOW: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday sprung a surprise by fielding junior law and justice minister Satya Pal Singh Baghel, a Dalit, against Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, in a move that could potentially trigger a keenly watched Yadav versus Dalit clash in the high profile assembly…

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Why Union budget 2022 may focus on farmers, women and youth

NEW DELHI: When Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman stands up to read her budget speech on Tuesday, farmers, women and youth are likely to be her main focus. With five states going to polls from February 10, the Narendra Modi government is expected to placate some sections of the society…

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Cleric backs Congress, his triple talaq victim ex-bahu joins BJP

LUCKNOW: Days after prominent Barelvi Sect leader Maulana Tauqeer Raza announced his support for Congress, his former daughter-in-law and one of the alleged victims of instant triple talaq, Nida Khan, joined BJP on Sunday.

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Uttar Pradesh elections: Nida Khan, ex-daughter-in-law of Barelvi cleric Tauqeer Raza joins BJP

LUCKNOW: Days after prominent Barelvi Sect leader Maulana Tauqeer Raza announced his support for the Congress, his former daughter-in-law and one of the alleged victims of instant triple talaq, Nida Khan, joined the BJP on Sunday.

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Uttar Pradesh elections: Nominations of some Shiv Sena candidates rejected illegally, says Sanjay Raut

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday alleged that the nominations of six to seven candidates of his party for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections were rejected "illegally". Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Raut said he will meet the Election Commission over this and submit all required documents.

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UP elections: BSP replaces candidates in Firozabad Sadar and Sirsaganj constituencies

AGRA: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has withdrawn the ticket to party candidate from Firozabad Sadar seat Babloo Kumar Rathore alias Goldi Rathore and Sirsaganj candidate Raghvendra Singh.

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How arsenic finds its way to food chain, ‘hurts social fabric’ too

“When I was in my maayka (maternal home) before my marriage, I had no spots on my body…the problems came up after coming here. The water is really bad,” says Seemadevi, in Karkatpur village of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

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Railways exam protest: Concerns of students being addressed, physical outreach camps set up, says North Central Railway

Amid protests against alleged discrepancies in the Railway Recruitment Board's NTPC stage 1 exam results, the North Central Railway on Friday assured that they are addressing the concerns of students.

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Christians are ‘target practice’ for communal groups, say community leaders

According to the 2011 Census, Uttar Pradesh has the second-lowest population of Christians among all the states in India. Yet according to the data collected by the Evangelical Fellowship of India, which is a national alliance of over 65,000 churches, UP recorded the highest number of cases of violence against…

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Mathura wants mandir, but without violence

AGRA: With an almost 80% population of Hindus, the holy town of Mathura has become an often-repeated theme for BJP in the run-up to polls in UP this time, amid renewed calls for construction of the Krishna Janambhoomi temple.

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UP: Imam, 52, sexually assaults 8-year-old girl, arrested

AGRA: An eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted allegedly by a 52-year-old imam inside a mosque in Kishani area of Mainpuri in UP on Wednesday evening.

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UP assembly elections: AAP promises to spend 25 per cent of state budget on education

LUCKNOW: Aam Aadmi Party has promised to implement its Delhi education model by spending 25 per cent of the state’s budget on education if voted to power in Uttar Pradesh in its maiden assembly polls.

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