Court directs Samajwadi Party to remove ‘defamatory’ post against Amit Malviya

Court directs Samajwadi Party to remove ‘defamatory’ post against Amit Malviya

The Delhi High Court has directed the Samajwadi Party and its media cell to take down within four days a “defamatory” post on X (formerly Twitter) against BJP IT department head Amit Malviya. In an interim order passed on Friday on the lawsuit by Malviya against the Samajwadi Party (SP) and ‘Samajwadi Party Media Cell’, … Read more

Priyanka Gandhi joins Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in its last leg in Uttar Pradesh

Priyanka Gandhi joins Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in its last leg in Uttar Pradesh

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, in Moradabad, Saturday, on February 24. | Photo Credit: PTI The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on February 24 resumed from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joining her brother in the yatra’s final leg in … Read more

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adithyanath, Ministers and MLAs offer prayers at Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adithyanath, Ministers and MLAs offer prayers at Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath with members of the Assembly and Legislative Council at Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, in Ayodhya on February 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from all political parties in Uttar Pradesh except the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya to offer … Read more

BJP eyes alliance with Rashtriya Lok Dal to shore up prospects in western Uttar Pradesh; Samajwadi Party reposes faith in partner

BJP eyes alliance with Rashtriya Lok Dal to shore up prospects in western Uttar Pradesh; Samajwadi Party reposes faith in partner

Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh leg of the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reached out to Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Chaudhary Jayant Singh with an offer that he will find difficult to refuse. For now, according to party sources, Mr. Singh is weighing his options. For the BJP, … Read more

Akhilesh Yadav ‘unlikely’ to join Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Akhilesh Yadav ‘unlikely’ to join Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said he is “unlikely” to join Congress‘ “Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra” led by Rahul Gandhi. When asked about this at a press conference at the party office here, Yadav said, “Neither the Congress nor the BJP invites us to their programmes.” Yadav, who flagged off “Samvidhan Bachao, Desh … Read more

Congress wants socialist ideology to perish: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

Congress wants socialist ideology to perish: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav. File | Photo Credit: PTI Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on November 7 claimed that the Congress wants the “Samajwadi ideology” to perish, but his party’s resolve is to spread it further. Mr. Yadav was talking to media persons after paying obeisance at Ramraja Temple in Orchha of Niwari district in Bundelkhand … Read more

Morning Digest | One million Gazans displaced in a week, says UN; SP to contest M.P. election in alliance with Congress, and more

Morning Digest | One million Gazans displaced in a week, says UN; SP to contest M.P. election in alliance with Congress, and more

Israeli armored personnel carriers head toward the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel, October 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP One million Gazans displaced in a week, says UN as Israel readies for ground attack More than one million people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip in the last week, the UN … Read more

Making sense of Mayawati’s ambivalence

Making sense of Mayawati’s ambivalence

BSP supremo Mayawati addresses a press conference in Lucknow. File | Photo Credit: PTI Is Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati losing grip on her vote bank? This is the question on the Uttar Pradesh’s voter’s mind following the Samajwadi Party (SP)’s victory in the Ghosi bye-elections. Not only did the BSP decide to sit … Read more

No plan for caste census in U.P., says Yogi

No plan for caste census in U.P., says Yogi

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that as per the Constitution, census work is the job of the Union Government. | Photo Credit: PTI The Uttar Pradesh government has no plans to conduct a caste census in the State, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on August 10. Mr. Adityanath’s statement came in response to a question … Read more

Mayawati accuses SP leader of stirring religious couldron for pre-poll mileage

Mayawati accuses SP leader of stirring religious couldron for pre-poll mileage

BSP President Mayawati accused Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya of trying to drive a wedge between communities ahead of election | file photo | Photo Credit: PTI BSP President Mayawati on Sunday accused Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya of trying to drive a wedge between communities ahead of election with his comment on … Read more