मुज़फ्फरनगर में मुस्लिमों ने संगठित वोटिंग के लिए कमर कसी
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फरनगर: वोट की कीमत को पहचानते हुए मुज़फ्फरनगर के चर्चित इलाके खालापार के मुसलमान यहां की एक संस्था पैग़ाम-ए-इंसानियत की दावत...
SP, Congress tell their nominees to pull out from alliance seats
Lucknow, (IANS): Facing trouble from their candidates who are now refusing to withdraw from the polls, the Congress and the SP on Tuesday cracked...
Akhilesh predicts 300-plus seats for Congress-SP alliance
Lucknow, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday predicted more than 300 seats in the assembly election to the Samajwadi Party-Congress...
Don’t make criminally charged MLAS ministers in UP, Modi urged
Visakhapatnam, (IANS): A former bureaucrat has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to induct legislators facing criminal charges into the Uttar Pradesh cabinet or...
‘Hindu exodus’ not an election issue in Kairana
By Brajendra Nath Singh
Kairana (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS) : The so-called "Hindu exodus" from Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh, which had grabbed headlines, is a...
UP polls: Key lies in Modi regaining the Muslim vote
By Amulya Ganguli
A major reason why the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is believed to be finding it difficult to cross the finishing line with...
Many memorable firsts in 2017 UP assembly elections
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): The long, staggered assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, whose results are to be announced on March 11, would be remembered...
मुस्लिम राजनीति में रसूखदार, मुज़फ्फरनगर का ‘राणा परिवार’
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फरनगर: मुज़फ्फरनगर की 6 विधानसभाओं में से 4 चार पर यहां के कद्दावर और रसूखदार 'राणा परिवार' के लोग ताल ठोंक...
Mayawati’s campaign turns a new leaf in UP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : People change with times. In Uttar Pradesh, where voters are being wooed left and right, the most striking election...
BJP trying to end quotas: Mayawati
Sitarganj (Uttarakhand), (IANS) : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday accused the central government of allegedly trying to do away with the...
विपक्ष में बैठेंगे लेकिन भाजपा से गठबंधन नहीं करेंगे – सिबगतुल्लाह अंसारी से बातचीत
ग़ाज़ीपुर की मोहम्मदाबाद विधानसभा सीट इस बार पारंपरिक खानदानी रंजिश का अक्स बन गई है. एक तरफ़ बसपा से मौजूदा विधायक सिबगतुल्लाह अंसारी खड़े...
After EC, opposition leaders meet President on EVM issue
New Delhi, (IANS): Opposition leaders, including Congress President Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee on the EVM issue and raised concern over...
मझवां : तीन बार के बसपा विधायक के सामने 27 साल का सपा प्रत्याशी
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
मीरजापुर : मीरजापुर मंडल की मझवां सीट से खड़े समाजवादी पार्टी के प्रत्याशी रोहित शुक्ला उर्फ़ लल्लू इलाके के रसूखदार परिवार से...
UP Elections: All parties to pay extra attention to districts where they drew a...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
Do you win a state election by winning seats across the state, or is it enough to completely dominate a few...
Rahul-Akhilesh to begin joint poll campaign on Sunday
Lucknow, (IANS) : Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav will hold a joint road show here in Uttar Pradesh on...
Samajwadi Party leader Ashok Pradhan joins BJP
New Delhi : Samajwadi Party National General Secretary Ashok Pradhan on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with a number of his supporters...
SP legislator alleges threat to life from Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow (IANS) : Samajwadi Party (SP) legislator from Gyanpur in Bhadohi Vijay Mishra dropped a bombshell on Monday alleging that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav...
UP results likely to impact Congress thinking on alliances
By Sidhartha Dutta
New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress has much at stake in the outcome of assembly elections in five states, particularly Uttar Pradesh, where its...
25.71 per cent voting in Ghaziabad till 11 a.m.
Ghaziabad, (IANS) : Ghaziabad district witnessed 25.71 per cent voter turnout in five assembly constituencies till 11 a.m. on Saturday as the first phase of...
SP, Congress to jointly contest UP polls
Lucknow (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party and the Congress will jointly contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly election on 298 and 105 seats respectively, the...
BJP MLAs to elect new UP Chief Minister on Saturday
Lucknow, (IANS): The newly-elected legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet in the state capital on Saturday to elect the new Chief...
Nationalism a bad word only in India: Jaitley
Varanasi, (IANS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that "nationalism was a good word" across the world though it may be a...
Campaigning for fifth phase of UP elections ends
Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) Campaigning for the fifth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh drew to a close on Saturday evening. Polling for...
Love jehad to sabka vikas: Can Modi tame Yogi?
By Amulya Ganguli
Did the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) desist from naming its Chief Ministerial candidate for UP before the assembly polls because it wanted...
आयोग ने माना अखिलेश को अध्यक्ष, ‘साइकिल’ भी अखिलेश के पास
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लखनऊ : समाजवादी पार्टी का मौजूदा कलह जब चुनाव आयोग पहुंचा तो आयोग ने इस पर फैसला सुरक्षित कर लिया लेकिन कुछ देर...
Rahul hails Yogi’s farm loan waiver
New Delhi, (IANS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hailed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's decision to waive off farm loans calling...
Now, astrologers predict poll outcome in UP
Agra, (IANS) : With the Election Commission banning opinion polls from February 4, astrologers have taken to predicting the outcome of the Uttar Pradesh assembly...
दंगों के बाद क्या होगा मुज़फ्फरनगर में चुनाव का रुख?
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फरनगर : ये शहर अब चुनावों में उतर रहा है, लेकिन सच है कि इस इलाके ने चुनाव के पहले क़त्लेआम...
Voting begins for 53 seats in fourth phase UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS): Voting in 53 assembly constituencies in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections began at 7 a.m on Thursday amid tight security,...
BJP releases fourth list of candidates for UP polls
New Delhi,(IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released the fourth list of nine candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
In the...
Akhilesh hits campaign trail, lashes out at Modi, Maya
Sultanpur, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav kicked-off the assembly poll campaign for the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday and urged the...
UP Elections: Why Mulayam would be naive to expect Muslims to only vote for...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
Why do Muslims vote for Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav?
The obvious answer, at least for some, is that he remains...
‘SP misusing state machinery to manipulate elections’
New Delhi, (IANS) : Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday accused the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party of misusing the administration and its officers...
बनारस : कार्यकर्ताओं के विरोध की वजह से रद्द हुआ था राहुल-अखिलेश का रोड-शो
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी : कल यानी 11 फरवरी दिन शनिवार को बनारस में राहुल गांधी और अखिलेश यादव की एक यात्रा प्रस्तावित थी. 9...
Exit polls will again prove wrong; SP-Congress will win: Lalu
Patna, (IANS): Trashing exit poll projections on likely winners of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday said the Samajwadi...
यूपी चुनाव में मुस्लिम वोटों की ठेकेदारी का टेंडर ओपन
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
यूपी चुनाव में दूसरे चरण की अधिसूचना लागू हो चुकी है. खुद को सेकुलर कहने वाली सियासी पार्टियां सबसे अधिक परेशान...
Akhilesh Yadav moves caveat in SC on EC order
New Delhi : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday moved a caveat in the Supreme Court urging it not to pass any order...
वोटर बोले : “हम किसी को कैसे बता दें कि किसको वोट देंगे”
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
गाज़ियाबाद : गाज़ियाबाद के गौशाला फाटक से जैसे ही आगे बढ़ते हैं, प्रेम नगर का इलाक़ा शुरू होता है. ये बस्ती...
Congress-SP will win in UP: Jitin Prasada
By Anand Singh
Shahjahanpur, (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party-Congress grouping is poised to take power in Uttar Pradesh and both parties are gelling well despite minor...
Battle for UP causes collateral damage
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh's revenue has taken a big hit -- first due to demonetisation and now because most government employees...
BJP will win two-thirds majority in UP: Amit Shah
Vasco (Goa) (IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of winning the Uttar Pradesh assembly election with a two-third majority, party President...
मुज़फ्फरनगर-कैराना में अखिलेश, कहा मोदी खुद पलायन कर दिल्ली पहुंचे
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फ़रनगर: सूबे के मुख्यमंत्री और समाजवादी पार्टी के मुखिया अखिलेश यादव ने भाजपा को यूपी में चल रही चुनावी जंग से...
SP-Congress alliance in UP, stage set for triangular contest
New Delhi/Lucknow : Setting the stage for a triangular contest in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Tuesday said it will contest the assembly election along...
First phase polling in UP ends, over 60% turnout
Lucknow, (IANS) : Barring a few incidents of violence, the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh ended peacefully on Saturday with over 60...
Marginalization of BJP’s Dalit MPs
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, 71 returned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates. Two returned BJP ally Apna Dal...
Clash of titans in Varanasi: Modi vs Rahul-Akhilesh road show
New Delhi, (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold a mega road show in Varanasi on Saturday, the day Uttar Pradesh Chief...
Budget offers nothing for poor, marginalised: Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS) : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday flayed the Union Budget and said that it had nothing for the poor...
Aditya Nath has been hailed as ‘Anandmath Sanyasi’: Anandmath preached the cleansing of Muslims...
By Shamsul Islam for Twocircles.net
The senior RSS/BJP ideologues lately have been hailing UP chief minister, Mahant Yogi Adityanath as sanyasi (Hindu ascetics) of novel...
बिजनौर : दलित-मुस्लिम एकता में खटास
आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
बिजनौर: उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव के दूसरे चरण के मतदान से ठीक पहले बिजनौर जिले में सांप्रदायिक तनाव है. एक युवक...
Over 50% turnout in first phase of UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS) : Over 50 per cent turnout was witnessed till late afternoon in the first phase of the staggered Uttar Pradesh assembly elections...
BSP will take power in UP: Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS): The BSP will form the next government in Uttar Pradesh, leaving the BJP and the SP-Congress alliance at the second and third...
Socrates, demonetisation and UP elections: A ‘walk’ with the philosopher in the streets of...
By Rashmi Bhushan for Twocircles.net
I looked at the weather and murmured, “There are ominous dark clouds gathering overhead”. A voice from behind asked– “Are...
‘Power, sugarcane arrears, Bundelkhand top issues for UP CM’
New Delhi, (IANS): Listing immediate challenges for the incoming BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, industry body Assocham on Sunday said the new administration needs...
Uttar Pradesh now has 14.12 crore voters
Lucknow : With the Election Commission publishing the revised and final voters list for the state, Uttar Pradesh now has a whopping 14.12 crore voters,...
SP candidate’s son shot in UP
Lucknow, (IANS): The son of a Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate was shot and seriously injured in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district on Thursday morning, police...
50.4% voting in Ghaziabad till 3.00 p.m.
Ghaziabad, (IANS) : Ghaziabad district witnessed 50.4 per cent voter turnout in five assembly constituencies till 3.00 p.m. on Friday in the first phase...
BJP petitions poll panel against Akhilesh’s smartphone sop
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday petitioned the Election Commission against Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's election promise of providing free...
Campaigning for UP’s fourth phase polling on Feb 23 ends
Lucknow, (IANS): Campaigning in elections for 53 assembly seats from 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh, which will go balloting in the fourth phase on...
Akhilesh slams Mayawati, Modi
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday targeted BSP chief Mayawati and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said only...
Picture abhi baaki hai: Awadh, Purvanchal will decide who rules over UP
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
The last four phases of polls have a lot to offer to political parties in Awadh and Poorvanchal region---194 seats, an...
Congress asks four UP candidates to withdraw in favour of SP
Lucknow, (IANS) : Worried at the confusion in over a dozen seats where both it and alliance partner had named candidates, the Congress on...
Shivpal to float new party after March 11
Lucknow, (IANS) : Shivpal Yadav, former President of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday threw caution to wind and vowed to form...
Success of Apna Dal, Bhartiya Samaj Party shows caste politics well and truly alive...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
Uttar Pradesh assembly polls have also given chance for two smaller parties to expand their wings. In the caste-ridden Hindi belt,...
In UP, Punjab and Goa, increase in MLAs without criminal records
By Prachi Salve
There has been a decrease in the number of members of legislative assembly (MLAs) with criminal records in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and...
Yogi gives UP’s bureaucracy the jitters
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): For the burgeoning and slack bureaucracy of India's most populous state, peace of mind is the first casualty after the...
About 20% contestants in UP polls first phase have criminal background: Study
New Delhi, (IANS) : About 20 per cent of candidates in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, where 73 seats will...
Adityanath government asks sugar mill owners to pay arrears to farmers
Lucknow, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked sugar mill owners in the state to pay arrears of the previous and current...
Last phase of UP polls is crucial for Modi, SP, BSP, Congress
By Mohit Dubey
Varanasi, (IANS): The seventh and last phase of polling to pick a new Uttar Pradesh assembly will be held on Wednesday in...
Mayawati, Akhilesh indifferent to Dalits’ plight: Minister
Lucknow, (IANS) : Union Minister for Social Justice Thawar Chand Gehlot on Monday lashed out at the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) government and the Bahujan...
’20 UP ministers, four from Uttarakhand face criminal cases’
New Delhi, (IANS): The new Uttar Pradesh government has 20 ministers with criminal cases against them, Uttarakhand four, and Punjab two, a report said...
In a first, two seats reserved for ST candidates in upcoming UP elections
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
For the first time in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, two assembly seats—Obra and Dudhi in Sonbhadra district have been reserved for...
Big picture: Why the electorate voted against all state governments
By Soroor Ahmed, Twocircles.net
A bigger picture emerging after the electoral verdict of March 11, 2017, shows that it was a vote against all five...
Varun, Advani missing from BJP list of star campaigners in UP
New Delhi (IANS) : BJP veteran L.K. Advani and MP Varun Gandhi are noticeable absentees from the party list of 40-odd star campaigners for the...
Muslim women voted for BJP because of triple talaq: Ravi Shankar
Gandhinagar, (IANS): Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said Muslim women voted for the BJP during the just concluded Uttar...
सोनभद्र : आरक्षित सीट घोषित होने के बाद पलट गए हैं समीकरण
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
ओबरा : सोनभद्र विधानसभा की दो सीटों द्वारा चुनाव आयोग द्वारा अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए आरक्षित करने के बाद इलाका एक राजनीतिक...
BJP announces second list for UP, ‘star kids’ find place
New Delhi (IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) on Sunday released its second list of 155 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, which...
Mayawati admits ‘lesser goon’ Mukhtar Ansari into BSP
Lucknow, (IANS) : Mafia don turned politician Mukhtar Ansari on Thursday joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) along with his son and brother ahead of...
Campaigning for first phase of UP polls ends, security tightened
Lucknow, (IANS) : Campaigning for the 73 assembly segments that go to polls in the first phase of the crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly elections...
Will political ‘imports’ hurt BJP’s bid to end its UP ‘exile’?
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : Will the Bharatiya Janata Party's hopes of ending its 14-year political vanvaas (exile) in Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming...
Adityanath as CM is shocking, says New York Times
New York, (IANS): The decision to pick Hindutva leader Adityanath Yogi as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh shows the BJP thinks "nothing stands in...
राहुल-अखिलेश, मोदी मुसलमानों को साध रहे थे, तब कैसी थी मायावती की रैली
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी : रोहनिया में जगतपुर इंटर कॉलेज है. जो शहर से लगभग दस किलोमीटर दूर है. यहां जाते-जाते सारे रास्तों पर छोटे-छोटे...
Now, Bharti and Naqvi say BJP should have fielded Muslims in UP polls
New Delhi, (IANS): Union Ministers Uma Bharti and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday echoed Home Minister Rajnath Singh's stand on the BJP fielding Muslim...
यूपी चुनाव : पीतल नगरी में सियासी उलट-फेर की दस्तक!
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मुरादाबाद : देश की पीतल नगरी मुरादाबाद में सियासत का समीकरण सपा और भाजपा दोनों के लिए विपरित दिखाई पड़ रही है....
BJP leaders wear their love for saffron at manifesto release
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : Colours have their own charm and significance. In politics, especially in Uttar Pradesh, they enjoy a super special status...
यूपी चुनाव : ओवैसी ने किया 11 सीटों पर उम्मीदवारों का ऐलान
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ: असदुद्दीन ओवैसी की पार्टी ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) यूपी चुनाव के मद्देनज़र कमर कस चुकी है. पार्टी ने पहले...
6 challenges for the new UP government
By IndiaSpend Team
With 200 million people, equivalent to the population of Brazil, but with an economy the size of Qatars -- which has 2.4...
After HC raps UP official, BJP tears into SP government
Lucknow, (IANS) : The BJP on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party government following a High Court rap on Uttar Pradesh...
Chairman of Shia Waqf Board criticizes Kalbe Jawad
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
Syed Waseem Rizvi, chairman, Shia Central Board of Waqf, has lashed out at prominent Shia cleric and Imam-e-Juma Maulana Kalbe Jawwad...
Despite loss, BSP’s politics of social justice is the only antidote to BJP’s communal...
By Sanjay Kumar for Twocircles.net
The recent assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP), one of the most populous states in India, has ushered in a...
Mayawati casts vote in Lucknow, claims victory
Lucknow, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati here on Sunday cast her vote in the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly election.
Clad...
With no end to feud, Mulayam-Akhilesh look for life beyond the ‘cycle’
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow: Attempts at striking some sort of a patch-up or compromise between the warring factions of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP)...
This is a fight against poverty: Modi on UP polls
Meerut, (IANS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday likened his first election rally in Uttar Pradesh with India's first war of independence in...
Polling begins amid tight security for 73 seats in UP
Lucknow, (IANS) : Polling for 73 assembly constituencies spread across 15 districts in western Uttar Pradesh began at 7.00 a.m. on Saturday amid tight...
First list of candidates gives BJP a headache; dissenting members stage open rebellion
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
The UP elections are almost upon us; every party is busy releasing its list of candidates. However, given the fierce contest...
New Uttar Pradesh DGP takes charge, warns criminals
Lucknow, (IANS): Senior IPS officer Sulkhan Singh took charge as the 66th Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
The 1980-batch officer,...
17% contestants in fourth phase UP polls have criminal past
New Delhi, (IANS): At least 17 per cent of the candidates in fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections -- where 53 seats...
मुरादनगर : यहां से किस नेता की होगी मुराद पूरी?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मुरादनगर/गाज़ियाबाद : आज से क़रीब चार सौ साल पहले मुराद गाज़ी ने इस मुरादनगर को बसाया था. मुराद गाज़ी मुग़लिया सल्तनत में सेनापति...
Will continue to work in UP, says Owaisi
Hyderabad, (IANS): Asaduddin Owaisi, whose AIMIM failed to get a single seat in Uttar Pradesh, said on Saturday that it was a good start...
Stakes high for SP, BJP in Lucknow assembly seats
Lucknow, (IANS): The land of the nawabs here in the Uttar Pradesh capital is all set to elect nine lawmakers for the 17th state...
Akhilesh, Rahul pitch for SP-Congress alliance
Lucknow, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday held their first joint show, the latter...
मड़िहान : जहां काम नहीं, कमलापति त्रिपाठी और लोकपति त्रिपाठी का नाम बोलता है
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
मीरजापुर : 'ललितेश मड़िहान के हीरो हैं. उनके यहां से जीतने में कोई दाग नहीं है,' हम मड़िहान बाज़ार में बात कर...
मुस्लिम सियासी पार्टियों के ‘इत्तेहाद फ्रंट’ में नहीं है कोई ‘इत्तेहाद’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
साल 2015 में उत्तर प्रदेश की चार मुस्लिम सियासी पार्टियों ने इत्तेहाद फ्रंट नाम से एक राजनीतिक गठबंधन का ऐलान किया...
Lucknow, Feb 21 (IANS) In a fresh trouble for the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP),...
By Kushagra Dixit
New Delhi, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's "Gujarat ke Gadhe (Donkeys of Gujarat)" jibe might have been meant to score points...
BJP credits Modi for UP victory
New Delhi, (IANS): The BJP is set to take power in Uttar Pradesh and the credit for this goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...
बुंदेलखंड : वोट के लिए दलितों को प्रताड़ित कर रहे हैं भाजपा प्रत्याशी
प्रियंका कोटमराजू और अंशु ललित, TwoCircles.net
बुंदेलखंड : 'वोट नहीं दोगे, तो देख लेंगे. सरकारी नल से पानी नहीं पीने देंगे, सरकारी रोड पर चलने...
मोदी की गाज़ियाबाद रैली : लोगों ने पहना दिया है टोपी —एक नेत्रहीन
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
गाज़ियाबाद : ‘लाल मत रंगिय, हरा मत रंगिय, ऐसी रंगिय जैसे बियाह की पगड़िया… श्याम मोहे रंग दो चुनरिया…’ सुरेश की मधुर संगीतमय...
Aligning with SP is Congress’ political bankruptcy: Mayawati
Lucknow (IANS) : Taking on Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over corruption and 'tacit understanding' with the BJP, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday said the Congress...
Fate of SP-Congress alliance hangs in balance
Lucknow (IANS) : The fate of the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls continued to hang in balance on Saturday, even...
Yogi may be senior in age, but still backward in work: Akhilesh
Lucknow, (IANS): Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi, saying he "may be...
Tight contest among BJP, BSP, SP-Congress in UP first phase
By Brajendra Nath Singh and Prashant Sood
Meerut/New Delhi, (IANS) : There appears no clear front-runner among the three major contestants - BJP, SP-Congress and...
मोदी रैली करते रहें और किसान अनशन…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
गाज़ियाबाद : प्रधानमंत्री मोदी इन दिनों अपने चुनावी सभा में किसानों के हित में खूब बोल रहे हैं. बुधवार को भी गाजियाबाद...
फूलपुर, प्रतापपुर और हंडिया : जहां सपा और भाजपा ध्रुवीकरण और जातिवाद का लाभ...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
इलाहाबाद : फूलपुर विधानसभा के वोटर श्याम सिंह बताते हैं, 'सपा का टिकट मुसलमान को, बसपा का टिकट मुसलमान को. हमको आप...
BJP firebrand leader Yogi Adityanath is new UP CM
Lucknow, (IANS): Gorakhpur Lok Sabha MP Yogi Adityanath was on Saturday named as the next Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in a meeting of the...
Campaigning for 1st phase of UP polls ends Thursday evening
Lucknow, (IANS) : Campaigning for the crucial first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh for 73 seats will end on Thursday evening, an election official...
Anger against SP, BSP will restore rule of law: Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday lashed out at the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh and called upon the...
Mayawati demanded Rs 8 cr for seat, says expelled BSP legislator
New Delhi : BSP's expelled Sahibabad MLA Amar Pal Sharma, who joined the Congress on Tuesday, claimed he was ousted from the party because he...
SP battles to retain its supremacy in Phase-2 of UP polls
By Brajendra Nath Singh and Prashant Sood
Saharanpur/New Delhi, (IANS) : As the battle for ballot in Uttar Pradesh shifts to 67 second-phase seats, including...
कई गांवों की तरह बदहाल वरुण गांधी का आदर्श ग्राम
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
सुल्तानपुर : सुल्तानपुर जिले में वल्लीपुर नाम की दो जगहें हैं. एक वल्लीपुर सुल्तानपुर शहर से 25 किलोमीटर दूर है और दूसरा...
सेकुलर दलों की गलती से साफ़ हुआ भाजपा की जीत का रास्ता
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव साम्प्रदायिक राजनीति की नई प्रयोगशाला बनकर उभरा है. पश्चिम से लेकर पूरब तक बतौर पत्रकार मैंने अपने चुनावी कवरेज...
संजीव बालियान का आदर्श ग्राम – न एक मुसलमान, और न एक भी पूरा...
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
रसूलपुर जाटान(शाहपुर): मुज़फ्फरनगर के सांसद और केंद्र सरकार में राज्यमंत्री संजीव बालियान का आदर्श ग्राम 'रसूलपुर जाटान' के नाम से जाना...
बिखर गया राणा परिवार का किला, हार गए एक परिवार के चारों सदस्य
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फरनगर: जिले की 6 विधानसभाओं में से 4 पर यहां के कद्दावर 'राणा परिवार' के चार सदस्य ताल ठोंक रहे थे....
ये टोपियां कभी रामपुर की शान थीं…
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रामपुर : रामपुर की टोपियों का बेहद ही शानदार इतिहास रहा है. आज़ादी की लड़ाई से लेकर आज तक इन टोपियों के...
Second phase of UP elections will be a big test for Muslim leaders
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
As the second phase of polling begins tomorrow, all eyes are again focussed on Muslims voters, especially among the 11 districts...
SP announces 209 candidates, Akhilesh accommodates Mulayam’s men
Lucknow (IANS) : The ruling Samajwadi Party on Friday released its first and second lists for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, within a span...
UP rejects Congress-SP alliance slogans
By Sidhartha Dutta
New Delhi, (IANS): The catchy slogans of the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance in Uttar Pradesh like "UP ke ladke", "UP ko yeh saath...
BJP hopes Maharashtra win will boost its prospects in UP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): Perked by its success in the Maharashtra civic polls, the BJP has decided to use it for a "major political...
बनारस: यहां भाजपा को आचार संहिता से दिक्कत क्यों है?
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: प्रदेश में विधानसभा चुनावों की तारीख़ें घोषित होने के साथ ही आचार संहिता भी लागू हो गयी है. इसके साथ ही...
Regressive to think of using paper ballot again: Anna Hazare
New Delhi, (IANS): Amid allegations of EVM tampering and demands for holding assembly elections by using paper ballot, social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday...
यूपी के सांसद : हेमा मालिनी और डिम्पल यादव सबसे फिसड्डी
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
उत्तर प्रदेश के महत्त्वपूर्ण जिले मेरठ में 4 फरवरी को जनसभा को संबोधित करते हुए प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने कहा था कि...
Akhilesh urges Modi to postpone budget in view of elections
New Delhi, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested him to postpone the...
वोटर बोले : ‘वोट उधर करेंगे, जिधर घर-पटीदार का वोट जाएगा’
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी : मलदहिया पर बनारस का पुराना रॉयल इनफील्ड का शोरूम है. खुराना ऑटोमोबाइल्स के नाम से. आसपास लोहे के सामानों का...
BSP is not a position to send Mayawati to Rajya Sabha next year. Will...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
After the humiliating defeat in UP assembly polls, the question of opposition parties mainly SP, BSP and Congress coming together to...
BJP will withdraw reservation if voted to power, warns Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS) : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Saturday accused the BJP of "deceiving" the people through its "false promises" and warned...
Voting ends in Uttar Pradesh fourth phase voting
Lucknow, (IANS): Voting ended on Thursday evening in the fourth phase of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh covering 53 seats in 12 districts with...
Muslims produce more children as they are unemployed: Azam Khan
Lucknow, (IANS): Muslims have so many children since they had no other work to do, Uttar Pradesh's Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohd...
इलाहाबाद पश्चिम : नई-नवेली ऋचा सिंह क्या कमाल कर पाएंगी?
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
इलाहाबाद: इलाहाबाद की पिछली रिपोर्ट में हम आपको बता चुके हैं कि कैसे साम्प्रदायिक ध्रुवीकरण का लाभ सपा और भाजपा शहर के...
Will free UP of corruption, riots: Adityanath
New Delhi, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said he will work to rid the state of corruption and communal riots.
Adiyanath,...
बूचड़खानों पर तालाबंदी के साथ मुसलमानों के बड़े रोजगार पर संकट
आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश के कई जिलों से : मेरठ के रहने वाले हाजी तौफ़ीक कहते हैं, 'हम पुश्तों से इस कारोबार...
No matter who it allies with, Congress unlikely to gain much in upcoming UP...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
In an era of coalition politics, all parties are looking forward to alliances with other parties to reap benefits in the...
A report on the performance of MPs from Uttar Pradesh
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.ent
Our Government is trying everything possible for progress of Uttar Pradesh - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, February 4, 2017 in Meerut, Uttar...
यूपी : विकास का नारा देने वाले बीजेपी नेता नहीं कर पाए अपने क्षेत्र...
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
यूपी का ‘चुनावी संग्राम’ अपने तीसरे चरण में है. इस सबसे बड़े चुनावी अखाड़े में कई सारे वायदों के बीच भाजपा...
30 जनवरी के दिन भी लावारिस रही रामपुर की गांधी समाधि
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रामपुर : आपको जितना हैरानी ये जानकर होगी कि राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी की एक समाधि यूपी के रामपुर ज़िले में है,...
Congress releases list of 11 candidates for UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Congress on Saturday released another list of 11 party candidates for the seven-phase state assembly elections to be held from...
UP needs to get rid of ‘KaSaB’, says Amit Shah
Lucknow, (IANS) : Coining an acronym to denote the Congress, the SP and the BSP with the name of the executed 26/11 attacker, BJP...
Attack on policemen, shows ‘jungle raj’ in UP: Yechury
New Delhi, (IANS): Expressing outrage over right-wing outfits attacking police stations in Agra, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday said there was a...
राजा भईया अंसारी नहीं, इसलिए अखिलेश को उनसे कोई समस्या नहीं है – अफज़ाल...
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
गाजीपुर: पांच बार विधायक और एक बार सांसद रह चुके बनारस के अंसारी परिवार के थिंक टैंक कहे जाने वाले अफजाल...
वोटों के लिए रालोद प्रत्याशी ने भाई की करा दी हत्या
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
बुलंदशहर : खुर्जा से राष्ट्रीय लोकदल के प्रत्याशी मनोज गौतम पर इल्जाम है कि उन्होंने राजनीतिक लाभ के लिए अपने सगे...
2017 elections promise little cheer for UP’s long-dead Communist movement
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
The story of UP elections over the years is often cited as a textbook study of how the Congress has faded...