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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.

The Times of India

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AGRA: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has withdrawn the ticket to party candidate from Firozabad Sadar seat Babloo Kumar Rathore alias Goldi Rathore and Sirsaganj candidate Raghvendra Singh.

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

UP assembly polls: No one’s exit will affect Congress, we have been main opposition here, says party president Ajay Kumar Lallu

Undeterred by the serial exit of a number of leaders over the past few months and even at the eleventh hour, UP Congress party president Ajay Kumar Lallu remains unfazed. With the belief that politics is a means to serve people, Lallu says that no matter what, Congress will emerge…

The Times of India

UP assembly elections: Ex-MP from Congress, two-time minister from Samajwadi Party join BJP

LUCKNOW: In another jolt to Congress in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, former Fatehpur MP and UPCC general secretary Rakesh Sachan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), along with former minister and four-time MLA Shivakant Ojha of Samajwadi Party and SP's Jalalabad legislator Sharadvir Singh.

The Times of India

Healthcare should be a right: doctor

Dr. Kafeel Khan’s book chronicles UP hospital tragedy where some children died for want of oxygen

The Hindu

Brahmanism, socio-economic factors, rise in assertion: Why anti-Dalit violence continues to grow

“Tell everyone we scalped you,” Sardar Singh Jatav recalled a group of upper caste men as having told him while they pinned him down, broke his arm and shaved his forehead. He was brutalised﹘when he had gone to talk to his son’s upper caste employers﹘only because he is a member…

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Akhilesh Yadav slams UP govt, terms current phase as 'half income, double inflation'

In an open letter addressed to the public, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over a range of issues, terming the current phase as "half income, double inflation", adding that the present government has only brought "difficulties and troubles".

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Of Facebook's 50 top spenders, 20 are pages run by political parties or their supporters

Political campaigns in India have come a long way. Once upon a time, door-to-door visits marked the onset of a political campaign. Now, in the age of the pandemic, lockdowns and social media, it’s screen to screen.

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U.P. Assembly polls | Polarisation suits both BJP and SP to consolidate vote bases, says Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi said her party will take a call on whether to forge a post-poll alliance once the election results are out.

The Times of India

RPN Singh quits Congress: Personal jolt to Priyanka, Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader in-charge of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, Kunwar Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh, popularly known as RPN, quit the party, dealing a personal blow to Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. He joined the BJP shortly after he tendered his resignation to Congress interim president…

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Police arrest two arms supplier ahead of Republic Day

Ahead of the Republic Day, the Special Cell unit of Delhi Police has arrested two persons for allegedly involved in the supply of illegal arms, officials said on Tuesday.

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Delhi Police arrests two arms suppliers ahead of Republic Day

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Republic Day, the Special Cell unit of Delhi Police has arrested two persons for allegedly involved in the supply of illegal arms, officials said on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Ravi Khan (40), a resident of Prayagraj district in UP, and Rahul Singh…

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UP assembly election: What connects Yogi Adityanath and Akhilesh Yadav

NEW DELHI: After a long spell of uncertainty, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav’s candidature was announced on Monday by the party for contesting the upcoming Uttar Pradesh (UP) assembly election. UP chief minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath’s name was already declared by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on January 15.…

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After Naresh, now Rakesh Tikait calls for 'anti-BJP' vote in Aligarh

AGRA: Farmers' leader and Bhartiya Kisan Union national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said the "Hindu-Muslim and Jinnah rhetoric will be kept alive in the state only till the assembly elections and cautioned his supporters and farmers "not to be influenced by such divisive statements, meant only for political gains".

The Times of India

UP: Nomination rejected, AAP candidate bids immolation

LUCKNOW: In high drama at the Muzaffarnagar collectorate office on Monday, Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Meerapur Major Jogendra Singh tried to immolate himself when his nomination was cancelled.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh first to administer 25 crore Covid vaccine doses

LUCKNOW: Striding towards another vaccine milestone, Uttar Pradesh became the first state in India to have administered more than 25 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine.

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UP: Jalalpur SP MLA Subhash Rai switches over to BJP

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party MLA from Jalalpur seat in Ambedkarnagar, Subhash Rai, joined the BJP on Monday, further reinforcing the trend of politicians crossing over to the rival camps ahead of UP polls.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: BJP tries to recreate script of 2017 elections to pin SP

LUCKNOW: Is BJP rewinding its 2017 election script to pin down SP in the same political frame? The question assumed pertinence with BJP amplifying the Kairana exodus issue, stoking the narrative of another rift in the Yadav first family and cornering SP on criminalisation of politics.

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Arsenic in water brings death and disease in UP, Bihar

Around 900 kilometres from Delhi, it is difficult to find a single household unaffected by illness in Tiwaritola village of Ballia﹘a border district cushioned between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Reason: presence of high levels of arsenic in groundwater.

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