The Latest Breaking News from UP

Aparna Yadav will lose if fielded from Lucknow Cantt: BJP leader

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav’s sister-in-law Aparna Bisht Yadav, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on January 19, would lose the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh (UP) assembly election if she is fielded from Lucknow Cantonment (Cantt), a top BJP leader has claimed.

The Times of India · Jan 21, 2022

SC advocate and lawyer of Nirbhaya, Hathras rape victim joins BSP, may get ticket

AGRA: Supreme Court lawyer Seema Kushwaha, who had fought the Nirbhaya case in 2012 and is currently the lawyer of the kin of the Hathras gang rape and murder victim, joined Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday in the presence of all-India general secretary of the party Satish Chandra Misra.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

UP assembly polls: Akhilesh Yadav set to contest from Karhal

LUCKNOW: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav will contest his first ever assembly election from Karhal seat in Mainpuri district.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

‘Why only me?’ asks CM Bhupesh Baghel after Covid FIR in Noida

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel reacted sharply to the FIR lodged against him at a Noida police station for alleged violation of Covid protocol, wondering why the Election Commission wasn't taking action against BJP leaders who have violated rules.

The Times of India · Jan 17, 2022

Uttar Pradesh elections: AMU coordination committee seeks inclusion of Muslim issues in manifesto of political parties

AGRA: AMU Coordination committee of UP state executive body on Sunday passed a 15-point resolution as a charter of Muslim issues and sought its inclusion in the election manifesto of political parties seeking their vote. They also demanded an assurance that their request would be implemented after the formation of…

The Times of India · Jan 17, 2022

The journalist as neta: Inside the heady world of Press Club politics

A lot more than revelry and banter goes down between drinks at the Press Club of India, a 62-year-old institution that occupies one of Lutyens Delhi’s premier addresses – 1, Raisina Road. For a couple of weeks, two groups camp in the outer courtyard of the club, strategically seated at…

Newslaundry · Apr 9, 2021

MP's unelected ministers: Meet Jyotiraditya Scindia's loyalists propping up Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s regime

In December 2018, the Congress took power in Madhya Pradesh after 15 years. The party couldn’t hold onto it, however, infighting felling its government, led by Kamal Nath, in March 2020. The fall was triggered by Jyotiraditya Scindia, who defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party in search of greener pastures,…

Newslaundry · Jul 20, 2020

Cauvery: A basin on the burn

At slightly under 800 kilometres, the Cauvery is the smallest of India’s major rivers. But it is the subject of the oldest and the most bitter water dispute in the country.

Newslaundry · Feb 8, 2020

Lesson from #KarnatakaVerdict: Congress should shake hands with BSP

Exactly 15 years ago, in the summer of 2003, LK Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee tried to persuade Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to join a national pre-poll alliance with the BJP in return for support to her in a hung UP Assembly.

Newslaundry · May 21, 2018

#KarnatakaVerdict: Kingmaker is set to be king

It’s verdict day for Karnataka. If you don’t know that then you’re obviously living under a rock. For those of us who do live above it and on Twitter and TV and digital news updates, the day has been, umm, a little like this.

Newslaundry · May 15, 2018