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...
‘Mayawati lost as she limited BSP to herself’
By Sushil Kumar
New Delhi, (IANS): The Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had to face a "humiliating defeat" in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections chiefly because...
Congress poll manifesto for UP promises 50% quota for women
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Congress party on Wednesday released its manifesto here for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and announced 50 per cent reservation...
‘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...
UP records 11% polling till 9 a.m. in sixth phase
Lucknow, (IANS): Around 11 per cent of the 1.72 crore Uttar Pradesh voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours on Saturday as...
Three years after Muzaffarnagar riots, no justice in sight for gang-rape survivors
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporters
The Uttar Pradesh government has failed to expeditiously investigate and prosecute the seven cases of gang-rape filed after the 2013 Muzaffarnagar...
20% polling in UP’s 7th phase amid snags, boycott calls
Lucknow, (IANS): Amid technical snags and boycott calls in some polling stations, over 20 per cent voting was reported from the rest of the...
Preparations done for UP’s final phase of polling: EC
Lucknow, (IANS): Preparations for the seventh and final phase of polling for the Uttar Pradesh assembly have been completed, poll panel officials said on...
रामपुर : जहां आज़म ख़ान बस्तियां ढहाने की कीमत चुका सकते हैं
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
रामपुर: समाजवादी पार्टी के मुस्लिम चेहरे आज़म खान अपने शहर रामपुर को मॉडल के रूप में विकसित करने का दावा करते...
People who stood at banks will now queue to reject BJP: Akhilesh
Bijnore, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday claimed that the people who were forced to stand in queues outside banks...
दंगो में रासुका लगी, अब भाजपा ने थमा दिया टिकट
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फ़रनगर: भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने मुज़फ्फरनगर दंगे के सभी बड़े आरोपियों को यूपी विधानसभा का टिकट दे दिया है. कवाल दंगे...
EC tells political parties not to use photos of President, VP, Governors
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Election Commission on Tuesday directed all political parties to desist from displaying photographs of President and Vice President of...
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...
Going gets tough for Akhilesh as gloves off in SP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): The gloves are finally off in the Samajwadi Party (SP), which was badly mauled by the Bharatiya Janata Party in...
Centre discriminating against minorities, says Mayawati
Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday attacked the BJP-led central government, alleging discrimination against people from minority communities, and warned the...
यूपी में बुरी हार झेलकर भी अपने मिशन में एक क़दम आगे बढ़ गए...
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: असदुद्दीन ओवैसी का ‘मिशन यूपी’ पूरी तरह से फ्लॉप हो गया. उनकी पार्टी ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) उत्तर प्रदेश चुनाव...
UP government to form ‘anti-land mafia task force’
Lucknow, (IANS): The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to set up a task force to tackle the menace of land grabbing in the...
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...
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,...
Does UP victory make Modi’s return in 2019 smooth?
By Vishav and Saurabh Katkurwar
New Delhi, (IANS): With the BJP sweeping Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and making major inroads into the north east with...
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...
Rahul-Akhilesh Varanasi road show cancelled
Lucknow, (IANS) : The much-awaited road show on Friday by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Varanasi...
Veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari joins BJP
New Delhi : Veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari, 91, and his son Rohit Shekhar on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The two joined the...
ऊंचाहार : क्या सपा-कांग्रेस की जंग में कमल खिलेगा?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
ऊंचाहार (रायबरेली) : ‘यूपी को साथ पसंद है, लेकिन ऊंचाहार को हाथ पसंद है’ कांग्रेस इसी नारे पर यहां चुनाव लड़...
Muslim outfits join hands, ask Akhilesh: What have you done for us in the...
By TCN News
Terming the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance as opportunistic tie-up, the umbrella organisation of various Muslim outfits—Muttahida Milli Majlis has appealed to Muslims to...
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...
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...
UP’s health variations: From worse than Haiti to better than India
By Oommen Kurian
At a time when Indias sex ratio at birth is low and declining -- from 909 (2011) to 887 (2014) -- there...
Akhilesh Yadav meets Governor, resigns
Lucknow, (IANS): After his Samajwadi Party's poll drubbing, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday met Governor Ram Naik and submitted his resignation.
Akhilesh...
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...
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...
Congress and SP are allies, but they will hardly help each other in UP
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
If elections are all about winning and getting the maximum votes, then can we say that like arithmetic, it is a...
BJP takes poll management, ground work to next level in UP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could pride itself on professional poll management in the run-up to the 2014...
BJP MLA kin held with pistol in polling booth
Lucknow, (IANS) : Gagan Som, brother of senior BJP leader and Sardhana legislator Sangeet Som was detained on Saturday after a pistol was recovered from...
Old-timers, others miss electoral din in UP’s Agra
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, (IANS) : As campaigning for the first phase of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly elections gains momentum, many old-timers and other...
CEC assures security to Kairana migrants for voting
Lucknow, (IANS) : Chief Election Commissioner Naseem Zaidi on Thursday assured full security to the people who migrated from Kairana in western Uttar Pradesh...
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...
Former BSP heavyweights figure in BJP’s third list for UP
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its third list of 67 candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. Like...
UP should give slaughterhouses time for regularisation: Owaisi
New Delhi, (IANS): AIMIM President and Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Uttar Pradesh government should give time to...
बदहाली का नमूना है भाजपा सांसद कौशल किशोर का आदर्श ग्राम
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
ऑंट गढ़ी सौरा/मलीहाबाद: लखनऊ की मोहनलाल गंज संसदीय सीट से भाजपा सांसद कौशल किशोर का गोद लिया हुआ गांव बदहाली का...
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...
In UP, villages still cry for roads
By Anand Singh
Shahjahanpur, (IANS) : Seven decades after independence, residents of a large number of villages in Tilhar constituency here in Uttar Pradesh continue...
There will no discrimination based on religion, caste, gender: promises UP CM Aditya Nath
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), March 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi on Saturday said his BJP government will implement Prime Minister Narendra...
बिसाहड़ा की सांप्रदायिक राजनीति को चुनाव में नहीं खींच पाई भाजपा
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
बिसाहड़ा (दादरी) : जिस दादरी के बिसाहड़ा हत्याकांड के सहारे भाजपा यूपी के सारी सीटों पर पर चुनाव जीतने का कोशिश...
UP CM Adityanath may face trial following Allahabad High Court decision
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Lucknow : A city-based human rights organisation Rihai Manch has welcomed the decision of Allahabad High Court asking the Uttar Pradesh government...
सहारनपुर : हारकर भी अपना कद बढ़ा गए इमरान मसूद
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर: जनपद की राजनीति में अब काफी ताकतवर हो चुके इमरान मसूद फिर हार गए. इस बार उन्हें 90 हजार वोट...
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...
Situation in violence-hit UP town limping back to normalcy
Lucknow, (IANS): The situation in Uttar Pradesh's violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri, where an objectionable video on Hindu deities on social media led to communal clashes,...
BJP takes early leads in UP
Lucknow, (IANS): The BJP took an early lead in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday as officials began counting the millions of votes cast in the...
BJP’s first list of candidates for UP elections has 11 females, rewards turncoats
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
The much-awaited list of candidates for BJP was finally declared on Monday evening. As expected, the first list of 149 candidates...
In poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, it’s a season of slogans
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : A little before an election that is being viewed as a mini-referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's almost three-year...
कुंडा और रामपुर खास : किससे क्या बात करेंगे और क्या लिखेंगे?
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
प्रतापगढ़ : बाबागंज विधानसभा के संग्रामगढ़ गांव में एक मीटिंग आयोजित की गयी है. मीटिंग नहीं है, जनसभा है लेकिन लोग इसे...
यूपी चुनाव : 25 मुस्लिम उम्मीदवार जीते, 84 दूसरे स्थान पर
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
भारत में मुसलमानों के लिए कठिन राजनीतिक दौर है. मुसलमान और मुस्लिम राजनीति लगातार हाशिए पर जा रहा है. जिस उत्तर...
Over 57 per cent voting in UP polls fifth phase: EC
New Delhi, (IANS): Over 57 per cent voting was recorded during the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on Monday, the Election Commission said.
"Till...
SP-Congress will give BJP a run for its money in UP
By Amulya Ganguli (IANS)
Any satisfaction which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) felt over the internal strife in the Samajwadi Party (SP) must have been diluted...
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 polls phase-3: BJP fields more candidates with criminal past than SP
New Delhi, (IANS): In the third phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls slated for February 19, the BJP has given tickets to more candidates...
अमेठी और सुल्तानपुर : गठबंधन का गतिरोध और निषादों का वोट तय करेगा भाग्य
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
सुल्तानपुर/अमेठी - बात सुल्तानपुर से शुरू करते हैं, जहां की पांचों सीटें इस वक़्त समाजवादी पार्टी के पास हैं. लेकिन 27 फरवरी...
आयोग ने माना अखिलेश को अध्यक्ष, ‘साइकिल’ भी अखिलेश के पास
TCN News
लखनऊ : समाजवादी पार्टी का मौजूदा कलह जब चुनाव आयोग पहुंचा तो आयोग ने इस पर फैसला सुरक्षित कर लिया लेकिन कुछ देर...
BJP petitions poll panel, seeks derecognition of SP
Lucknow, (IANS) : The BJP on Tuesday petitioned the Election Commission (EC) against the ruling Samajwadi Party and sought cancellation of its recognition, alleging...
Preparations completed for Saturday’s vote count in UP
Lucknow, (IANS): Preparations for the counting of votes cast in the seven rounds of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections have been completed, an Election...
40% polling as thousands vote in UP 6th phase
Lucknow, (IANS): Hundreds of thousands of voters came out to cast ballots in the penultimate phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, registering 40...
योगी आदित्यनाथ के शपथ-पत्र में छिपा है उनका सच
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : उत्तर प्रदेश के नए मुख्यमंत्री होने जा रहे योगी आदित्यनाथ की सच्चाई उनके चुनावी शपथ-पत्र में छिपी हुई...
Prohibition on exit polls extended till March 9
New Delhi, (IANS): The Election Commission on Saturday extended the ban on exit polls for the assembly elections in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and...
SP minister raises doubts on benefits of tie-up with Congress
Lucknow, (IANS): Cracks appeared in the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) ahead of the Saturday vote count for the crucial state assembly elections, as a...
Yogi as CM is BJP’s message on ‘Hindu Rashtra’: Yechuri
Hyderabad, (IANS): CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechuri on Sunday said that by making Yogi Adityanath the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the BJP and...
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...
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...
Mulayam trashes SP-Congress alliance, refuses to campaign
Lucknow, (IANS) : Hours after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav took out a joint road show here...
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...
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...
Shivpal Yadav not in SP’s list of star campaigners
Lucknow, (IANS) : Former Samajwadi Party (SP) state president Shivpal Singh Yadav does not figure in the list of 40 'star campaigners' issued by...
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...
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...
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...
Attempts being made to turn Western UP into Kashmir: Yogi Adityanath
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS) : Raking up the issue of "exodus" of Hindus from western Uttar Pradesh, BJP leader Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that...
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...
A firebrand, saffron-robed Yogi is the new UP ‘Mahant’
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): Yogi Adityanath, the saffron clad, diminutive Chief Minister-designate of Uttar Pradesh, evokes strong sentiments in the eastern parts of Uttar...
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...
UP victory to help BJP in presidential polls, Rajya Sabha numbers
By Anjali Ojha
New Delhi, (IANS): The BJP's massive victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will help the party in the upcoming presidential election and...
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...
UP voters rebelling against politics of SP, BSP and Congress: Jaitley
Varanasi, (IANS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday claimed a groundswell of support in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said...
Dear BJP, spare us the moral high ground: your politics is no different from...
By Mohammed Rehan Ansari for Twocircles.net
The UP elections show that Narendra Modi’s charisma and Amit Shah’s strategies rolled over the new-born Samajwadi Party, the...
UP third phase registers 12% polling in 2 hours
Lucknow, (IANS): An average of 12 per cent voting has been recorded in the first two hours of polling in the third phase of...
Meet the RSS-backed ‘nationalist’ Muslims campaigning for a Ram Temple in Ayodhya
By Siddhant Mohan, Twocircles.net
‘What’s in a name?’ asked William Shakespeare centuries ago. Azam Khan will disagree.
As journalists, we are used to making calls and...
This is one Akhilesh project that may be spared Yogi’s axe
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): At a time the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh is reviewing schemes launched by former Chief...
Poll panel should clear doubts over EVM: Ram Gopal Yadav
New Delhi, (IANS): Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday said that the Election Commission should clear doubts over electronic voting machines (EVMs).
"We...
Parties pull out all stops to win ‘crucial’ western Uttar Pradesh
By Mohit Dubey
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS) : With the crucial first phase elections in western Uttar Pradesh just a week away, all parties have...
बनारस : ‘जय श्री राम’ का नारा, मोदी का दौरा यानी भाजपा की जीत
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: ऐसा क्या हुआ कि एक सीट भी मुश्किल से जीतने वाली भाजपा सभी सीटें निकाल ले गयी? बनारस में यह चर्चा...
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...
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...
भाजपा के स्टार प्रचारकों में न वरुण गांधी और न कोई बाहरी सितारा
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी/ लखनऊ : आगामी यूपी विधानसभा चुनावों के पहले भाजपा ने अपने स्टार प्रचारकों की सूची जारी कर दी है. भाजपा के...
Over 50% voting in UP’s final phase
Lucknow, (IANS): Over 50 per cent polling was reported across 40 seats in the final phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Wednesday with...
यूपी चुनाव में उतरेंगे आसाराम के बेटे नारायण साईँ, बनारस से लड़ सकते हैं...
By TCN News
वाराणसी : आसाराम बापू के बेटे और सूरत की दो लड़कियों के बलात्कार के आरोप में जेल की सजा काट रहे नारायण...
उत्तर प्रदेश के 7.5 लाख वोटरों ने किया ‘नोटा’ का प्रयोग
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
लखनऊ : उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव के परिणाम आ चुके हैं. शायद उत्तर प्रदेश के राजनीतिक इतिहास में ऐसा पहली बार हुआ...
Election Commission transfers 23 officers in UP
New Delhi (IANS) : The Election Commission (EC) on Friday transferred 13 District Magistrates and nine Superintendent of Police (SP) and Senior Superintendent of...
Samajwadi Party says Budget hopeless, negative
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday termed the Budget "hopeless" and said the measures for political funding announced in it will...
अब साम्प्रदायिकता के सहारे जंग जीतने की तैयारी!
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
फ़ैज़ाबाद/अयोध्या : यूपी चुनाव के चार चरण बीतने के बाद अब आगे की लड़ाई अयोध्या के सहारे लड़ने की तैयारी चल...
Dialogues, drama, desperation… cut to UP as action begins
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : The action has begun in Uttar Pradesh. Election strategists, central and state ministers, Chief Ministers from other states and...
As Mulayam loyalists sharpen knives, fragile peace in SP is again shattered
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : A fortnight ago when the Election Commission handed over the cycle symbol and the party presidency to Uttar Pradesh Chief...
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...
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...
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...
UP Commission for Child Rights asks PM Modi to prove ‘he was adopted in...
By Twocirles.net Staff Reporter
Two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called himself as ‘ádopted son’ of Uttar Pradesh in an election rally, the UP...
‘BJP’s 2019 poll issue could be performance, employment and development’
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Muralidhar Rao on Wednesday said the party's election issue for the 2019 parliamentary poll could...
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...
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...
40% of UP voters undecided, finds poll
By Shreya Shah
Elections for the Uttar Pradesh state assembly, Indias largest state -- 138 million voters -- start on February 11, but 40 PER...
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...
Supporting AIMIM in UP will give Muslims capacity to bargain
By Asif Moazzam for Twocircles.net
During the seven decades of independence, we have observed and monitored many political parties closely and hopefully, have understood well...
SP-Congress government will represent youth, farmers: Rahul
Rae Bareli, (IANS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Congress alliance government in Uttar Pradesh post-elections to the state...
Demonetisation may hurt BJP in UP’s Shahjahanpur
By Anand Singh
Shahjahanpur, (IANS): Suresh Khanna, the BJP candidate from Uttar Pradeshs Shahjahanpur, is seeking his eighth consecutive election victory in this urban constituency...
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...
Hindu Yuva Vahini points at ‘ISI activities, Chinese incursion, Kashmir situation’ for disrupting church...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Maharajganj: The disruption of Church services at Maharajaganj brought the activities of Hindu Yuva Vahini into the limelight for all the...
Camaraderie between Rahul, Akhilesh enthuses workers
By Sandeep Pauranik
Jhansi, (IANS): Once political rivals, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav seem to be sharing great...
People of UP have rejected ‘unholy nexus’ of SP-Congress: Modi
Mau (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Expressing confidence that his BJP will get a majority in the Uttar Pradesh elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday...
Stage set for polling in ‘sensitive, crucial’ western UP
Lucknow, (IANS) : The stage is set for the crucial first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, voting for which will begin on...
UP CM orders review of Yash Bharti Awards
Lucknow, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a review of the prestigious Yash Bharti Awards that were started by Samajwadi Party...
समाजवादी पार्टी मुसलमान विरोधी पार्टी है –शफ़ीक़ुर्रहमान बर्क़
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
सम्भल: कभी समाजवादी पार्टी के आधार स्तंभ रहे शफ़ीक़ुर्रहमान बर्क़ अब असदुद्दीन ओवैसी की पार्टी ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) के...
Modi vitiating atmosphere during polls: Congress
New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his controversial "graveyard and cremation ground", remark alleging him of "vitiating"...
Campaigning ends for last phase of UP elections
Lucknow, (IANS): Campaigning for the final phase of the seven-stage Uttar Pradesh assembly elections came to an end at 5 p.m. on Monday, bringing...
Amit Shah to decide UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur CMs
New Delhi, (IANS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah will take the final call on the names of new Chief Ministers for Uttar...
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...
HC seeks response from UP on alleged Rs 100-crore scam
Lucknow, (IANS): In a fresh trouble for the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP), the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought response from...
Former Union minister Akhilesh Das dead
New Delhi, (IANS): Former Union minister and Congress leader Akhilesh Das passed away after suffering heart attack in Lucknow on Wednesday, a party source...
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...
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...
Keshav Maurya and Dinesh Sharma: Perfect foil to each other
Lucknow, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and two-time Lucknow Mayor Dinesh Sharma -- chosen as new Deputy Chief Ministers...
As Mulayam era ends in SP, Akhilesh’s new makeover leaves Muslims confused
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
Akhilesh Yadav has been accepted as national president of Samajwadi Party and is thus entitled to use its election symbol Cycle...
Congress-SP embrace makes its anyone’s game in UP
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : The sealing of the electoral alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) has altered the political landscape in...
Voting begins on slow note in 51 UP seats
Lucknow, (IANS): Voting in 51 assembly constituencies spread across 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh began at 7 a.m. on Monday, albeit on a slow...
Akhilesh kicks off election campaign
Sultanpur, (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday kicked off the Samajwadi Party's election campaign by promising to provide better living...
Hundreds of thousands vote in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, (IANS): Hundreds of thousands of people on Thursday voted across 53 constituencies in the fourth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, officials...
अयोध्या में राम की नहीं, काम की बात
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
फ़ैज़ाबाद/अयोध्या : इस चुनावी मौसम में राम मंदिर की चर्चा अब हर जगह होने लगी है. भाजपा के दिग्गज नेता अब...
BJP aims to breach Mulayam’s fortress as Akhilesh and Shivpal lock horns
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
It would not be wrong to say that the Samajwadi Party, despite all its infighting and power struggles, has a strong...
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...
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...
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...
#Elections2017: UP spends least on health, reflects in its ill-health
Oommen C Kurian
With 200 million people, Uttar Pradesh (UP) has about the same population as Brazil; an economy the size of Qatars -- which...
UP second phase registers 65% polling
Lucknow, (IANS): Around 65 per cent polling was recorded in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Wednesday, officials said.
"Polling for...
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....
Voting for 67 seats on Wednesday in UP
Lucknow, (IANS): After an improved voter turn out in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the battle for ballot in the state...
‘सबका साथ, सबका विकास’ का नारा देने वाली बीजेपी के 304 उम्मीदवारों में एक...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनावों के लिए बीजेपी ने अपनी दूसरी सूची जारी कर दी है. इस सूची में 155 उम्मीदवारों के नाम...
Congress MP alleges caste discrimination in UP
New Delhi, (IANS): Congress member in the Lok Sabha Ranjeet Ranjan on Thursday said Yadavs and some other castes were being targeted in Uttar...
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...
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...
UP Elections: BJP’s candidate list will show if they trust turncoats or cadres
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
In two days, BJP is likely to declare its first list of candidates. With this, the internal tussle within the BJP...