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Prasar Bharati inks deal with Yupp TV to expand DD India reach

India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has signed a memorandum of understanding with over-the-top streaming platform Yupp TV, the ministry of information and broadcasting announced on Monday. “With this, DD India is now available on the OTT platform of Yupp TV in USA, UK, Europe, Middle East, Singapore, Australia and New…

Newslaundry · Mar 7, 2022

Despite win, Vidarbha bow out as UP stun Maharashtra by 6 wickets

NAGPUR: With just 31 runs required for a win and recognized batters - Apoorv Wankhade and Aditya Sarwate - at the crease, Vidarbha knew the target was not going to create any trouble on Day 4.

The Times of India · Mar 7, 2022

Big names, bigger influence: Why so much hinges on the last two phases of the UP poll

The seven-phase assembly election in Uttar Pradesh has reached its last leg. So far, the fate of candidates in 349 seats has been sealed, with the final 54 seats going to the poll on Monday.

Newslaundry · Mar 5, 2022

Uttar Pradesh elections: Protest against me shows BJP going out of power, says Mamata Banerjee

LUCKNOW: A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was shown black flags amid slogans of "Mamata go back" on her arrival at Varanasi by right wing workers, the Trinamool Congress chief on Thursday said the "protests indicate that they (BJP) are going out of power".

The Times of India · Mar 3, 2022

UP polls: BJP's loss is imminent, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers who had shown black flags to her yesterday have nothing else except hooliganism in their brains.

Dynamite News · Mar 3, 2022

6th phase UP polls: BJP will win over 80 per cent seats, says Yogi Adityanath after casting vote in Gorakhpur

GORAKHPUR: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday cast his vote in Gorakhpur in the sixth phase polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will win over 80 per cent of seats in the state.

The Times of India · Mar 3, 2022

Fuel prices poised to flare up as oil hits 8-year high of $113

NEW DELHI: Global benchmark Brent crude spurted to $113/barrel on Wednesday, unimpressed by a US-led initiative for a co-ordinated release of 60 million barrels from emergency stockpiles of 31 International Energy Agency member-countries, as sanctions force consumers to shun Russian oil. Brent, accounting for 50% of globally traded oil, was…

The Times of India · Mar 2, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Man hacks into Jayant Chaudhary’s PA's WhatsApp, asks for money from his contacts

MEERUT: Samarpal Singh, the personal assistant to RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary, submitted a written complaint to the Delhi and UP police, alleging that his WhatsApp was "hacked" and that the accused asked for money, around Rs 2,000-Rs 3,000, from his contacts.

The Times of India · Mar 2, 2022

‘Brahmin self-respect’ vs ‘vikas’: Why UP’s Chillupar and Sadar may vote differently

“Voting this time will be on the basis of Brahmin swabhiman, self-respect,” said Kunal Chaturvedi, 27. “Vikas, development, is a separate issue.”

Newslaundry · Mar 2, 2022

Record not 'good' but name bolsters MLA

SUNAOLI: Without holding two passports, a handful of residents in the border town of Nautanwa in eastern UP enjoy the benefits of dual citizenship. Every morning, they cross over to Sunaoli, the busy Indo-Nepal border town, and cross over to Belahiya in Nepal.

The Times of India · Mar 2, 2022