BSP insiders say Mayawati's renewed focus on nephew Akash Anand counters the rising influence of young Dalit leaders like Chandrashekhar Azad while easing any future leadership transition in the party
The row over Swami Avimukteshwaranand's procession allegedly being obstructed during the Mauni Amavasya holy dip at the Magh Mela in Prayagraj has taken a new turn
A video shoot, featuring 'Arab sheikhs', around Har ki Pauri stoked old religious undercurrents and prompted CM Pushkar Dhami to take up the issue
Priyanka Gandhi's earlier formal role in Uttar Pradesh, as Congress general secretary in charge of the state, ended after the party's poor showing in the 2022 elections
BJP functionaries in Uttar Pradesh say the mass deletions have caused unease, with fears that the party's electoral strength in urban centres could weaken
Officials cite the rush of young travellers from Christmas to well into the New Year and say the trend has been building over the years
The target is Congress veteran Harish Rawat. Political observers say a similar narrative around appeasement politics had hurt the party in the 2022 polls
Of the 403 UP MLAs, around 40 belong to the Kurmi community, with the BJP accounting for the biggest share of 27 legislators
A key change is paperless data-recording, the census itself not limited to counting tigers but designed to generate a scientific picture of the entire ecosystem
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