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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 Hindu

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…

The Times of India

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.…

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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.

The Times of India

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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UP TET: One held for impersonating candidate in Pratapgarh

Uttar Pradesh police on Sunday arrested a man, who was allegedly appearing in place of a candidate in the UP Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2021 for Rs 20,000 at Pratapgarh district's Saket Girls Inter College.

The Times of India

UP assembly polls: Congress veteran Noor Bano's grandson Haider Ali Khan is BJP ally's candidate from Suar

LUCKNOW: In a politically crucial development, BJP ally Apna Dal (S) on Sunday announced the candidature of Haider Ali Khan from Suar assembly seat in UP's Rampur, the pocket borough of Samajwadi Party heavyweight and jailed MP Azam Khan.

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UP TET aspirants denied entry at Noida exam centre for not producing 'valid' documents

Several candidates appearing for UP Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) at a centre in Noida on Sunday were denied entry on not producing valid documents.

The Times of India

PariWar in Uttar Pradesh: Politics challenges kinship

LUCKNOW: Is political water really thicker than blood? The UP assembly elections have thrown up cases where differences in leanings within influential political families have come out widely in the open. So, while defection of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s younger daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav, his relatives – Hari Om Yadav…

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'UP mein ie baa': Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya lists out welfare schemes to counter 'UP Mein Ka Ba' song

PRAYAGRAJ: Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday hit back at Bhojpuri singer Neha Singh Rathore, who recently launched her new song "UP Mein Ka Ba? (What is there in UP?" in response to BJP MP Ravi Kishan’s number "UP Mein Sab Ba" (UP has everything).

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh elections: Akhilesh Yadav takes cue from viral Bhojpuri rap to target BJP

LUCKNOW: Taking a cue from "UP mein ka ba" (What is there in UP), a rap by Bhojpuri singer Neha Rathore, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav used the catchline to rhyme with a series to couplets to target the claims of the BJP government in UP.

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 203: Nepotism at ICHR, UP’s unemployment crisis

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Ayush Tiwari and freelance journalist Saurabh Sharma.

The Times of India

Assembly election: With 23 Muslim candidates in second phase, BSP makes field competitive in West Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW: The Bahujan Samaj Party on Saturday announced 51 candidates for the second phase of UP elections, 23 of them are Muslims. With this, the party has fielded 39 Muslim candidates out of 109 it has fielded for the first two phases.

Newslaundry

Hafta letters: Coverage of climate catastrophe, UP assembly election, impact of tech on youth

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The Times of India

Para archers confident of a good show at Worlds: National coach Joshi

JAIPUR: Para archers are back to the grind. Gearing up for the upcoming World Archery Para Championship in Dubai, scheduled between February 19 and 27, their ultimate focus is on Paris Paralympics 2024. Nine para archers, Harvinder Singh, Rajesh, Pooja, Pooja Khanna, Shyam Sunder Swami, Rakesh Kumar, Mitali Shrikant Gaikwad,…

The Times of India

Man renting out bank accounts to crooks held

NEW DELHI: A man who rented bank accounts to crooks has been arrested along with his associate who duped youth on the pretext of providing jobs at Delhi airport.

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