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...
फिर गहरा सकता है सहारनपुर के मसूद परिवार में टकराव
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर: आसपास के लोग इसे गंगोह घराना कहते हैं और इस घराने में सियासत का क्षेत्रीय वर्चस्व यहां के राशिद मसूद...
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...
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...
वोटर बोले : “अमां मोदी के बारे में बोलो तो सब मारे लगत हैन,...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
प्रतापगढ़ : प्रतापगढ़ स्टेशन के बाहर चाय की दुकान. रवि केसरवानी और अबरार मिलते हैं. उम्र 27 के आसपास. मुद्दा चुनाव.
अबरार, 'ओट-वोट...
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...
In UP, Muslim leaders of SP left angry and clueless after being denied tickets
By Faisal Fareed, Tworcircles.net
Lucknow: Irrespective of what the election verdict from UP will be, one can safely say that if there is one party...
Ahead of polls, residents of Mayawati’s adopted village say they feel cheated
By Afroz Alam Sahil, Twocircles.net
As you step out of Lucknow and move towards Malihabad, the mango capital of the state, commercial activities slow down...
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...
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...
EC extends deadline for UP exit polls
Lucknow, (IANS): The Election Commission (EC) has prohibited exit polls for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections till 5.30 p.m. on March 9 following the...
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...
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...
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...
UP poll outcome will set tone for future politics: Akhilesh
Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday sought votes for the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Congress alliance candidates, saying the tie-up...
BJP government pushing communal agenda in UP: Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday expressed concern at the "rising caste and communal tension" in the state and blamed...
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...
Congress backs out from approaching EC over Modi’s remarks
New Delhi, (IANS): The Congress on Monday backed out from approaching the Election Commission (EC) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial "graveyard and cremation...
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,...
No evidence to show EVMs can be tampered with: EC
New Delhi, (IANS): The Election Commission on Thursday emphasised that electronic voting machines (EVMs) were tamper proof and termed the allegations by some political...
सियासत के चक्रव्यूह में रामपुर का बीड़ी उद्योग
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रामपुर : यूपी में राजनीतिक पार्टियों के सिंबल वाली बीड़ियों का जलवा है. कोई कमल छाप बीड़ी छाप रहा है, तो कोई साईकिल,...
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...
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...
Voting underway in Alapur constituency of UP
Lucknow, (IANS): Brisk voting was reported on Thursday for the lone Uttar Pradesh assembly seat of Alapur, which was left in the polling process...
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...
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...
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...
By roping in Mukhtaar, Mayawati dents her image
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : BSP chief Mayawati has never been known in Uttar Pradesh for political niceties. Yet she caught many by surprise...
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...
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...
Will hold rally against note ban after UP polls: Lalu
Patna, (IANS) : RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday said his party will organise a rally against demonetisation in the Bihar capital after the...
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...
Regional parties show 20% dip in donations above Rs 20,000
New Delhi : Twenty-one regional political parties received a total of Rs 107.62 crore in donations of or above Rs 20,000 in 2015-16, compared with...
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...
Akhilesh wins ‘cycle’ war, blow to Mulayam
New Delhi : The Election Commission on Monday recognised the faction led by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as the Samajwadi Party and allotted...
Modi regains his mojo — partially
By Amulya Ganguli
The sweeping victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh has shown that Narendra Modi has recovered much of his...
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...
Muslim women and children beaten, asked to leave community park in Meerut
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Meerut: With the appointment of Hindu hardliner Yogi Adityanath as the Chief Minister, events and actions have started adversely affecting the...
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...
40% polling so far in 2nd phase of UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS): Over 40 per cent voting was recorded in the second phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh till afternoon on Wednesday.
Maximum voting was reported...
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...
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...
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...
In UP, prisons can often be a gateway to the Legislature
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
The relationship between political leaders and prisons in India is complicated, to say the least; but not in UP. With elections...
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...
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...
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...
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...
UP: Women winning fewer elections, losing deposits in larger numbers
By Rahul Mohan Sharma
Poor, populous Uttar Pradesh was the first state to have a female Chief Minister -- Sucheta Kriplani from 1963 to 1967...
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...
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...
What’s in a name? A lot if you are Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow, (IANS): What's in a name? Well, if you are Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, referred to as 'Maharaj-ji' by his disciples and...
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...
Modi says glad to see highest number of women in UP assembly
New Delhi, (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed happiness to see a new record of highest number of women MLAs elected to...
Akhilesh has destroyed UP: Modi
Ghaziabad, (IANS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed alarm over the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh and accused the states...
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...
Congress names 25 candidates for UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS) : The Congress on Wednesday released its second list of 25 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Prominent persons who made it to...
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...
Aditya Nath promises no bias on religion; no harassment of couples
Gorakhpur, (IANS): Promising that there will be no bias in the name of religion and caste, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi on...
मीरजापुर : एकतरफ़ा लड़ाई की ओर बढ़ती सीट
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
मीरजापुर : मीरजापुर की दो प्रमुख विधानसभा सीटों का हाल पढ़ चुके हैं. एक तीसरी विधानसभा सीट इसी कड़ी में आती है,...
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’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...
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...
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...
What ails the Congress? The list is too long, and the problems all too...
By Mohammed Zubeer Ahmed for Twocircles.net
In the past few decades, the grand old party of India, Indian National Congress has been losing its ground...
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...
UP casts 11% votes till 9 a.m. in 5th phase
Lucknow, (IANS): Around 11 per cent of 1.84 crore voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling on Monday for the...
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...
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...
Mayawati ridicules Congress manifesto for UP elections
Lucknow, (IANS) : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday ridiculed the Congress manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls as a "political...
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...
Won’t let BJP to run UP if there’s no winner: Akhilesh
Lucknow, (IANS): Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said he won't allow the BJP to "remote control" Uttar Pradesh in the event of a...
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,...
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...
Modi government has lost touch with ground reality, says SP leader
New Delhi, (IANS) : Criticising the policies of the central government, Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Neeraj Shekhar on Thursday said that "it has lost...
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...
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...
नागेपुर : अस्पताल, पानी और काम के लिए कराह रहे मोदी के आदर्श ग्राम...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: हम प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी द्वारा गोद लिए दूसरे गांव जाते हैं तो हम शहर से 25 किलोमीटर की दूरी तय करते...
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...
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...
Allahabad HC issues notice to Mayawati, brother
Lucknow, (IANS): In a major setback to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati in the midst of the crucial assembly polls, the Allahabad High...
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...
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...
SP announces 12 more candidates in 5th list for UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS) : The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday released its fifth list of 12 candidates for the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly polls...
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...
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...
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...
Elaborate arrangements for new UP CM swearing-in
Lucknow, (IANS): Elaborate arrangements were underway on Sunday for the swearing-in ceremony of Yogi Adityanath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh here, officials...
Dalit politics in Punjab and UP: A study in contrast for BSP
By Soroor Ahmed, Twocircles.net
As Punjab goes to poll on February 4, exactly one week ahead of the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh,...
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...
यूपी चुनाव में ओवैसी का ‘ट्रिपल तलाक़’ फार्मूला
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ : तीसरे चरण के मतदान के मद्देनज़र ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) के सरबराह असदुद्दीन ओवैसी ने चुनाव प्रचार अभियान...
सम्भल में ओवैसी, सपा बसपा पर साधा निशाना
फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
सम्भल : मंगलवार को ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तिहादुल मुस्लिमीन (एआईएमआईएम) के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष असदुद्दीन ओवैसी अपनी पार्टी के संभल से कैंडिडेट पूर्व सांसद...
Around 57% turnout in UP polls’ penultimate phase
Lucknow, (IANS): Hundreds of thousands of voters came out to cast their ballots in the penultimate phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on...
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...
BJP wins all Lucknow seats, Aparna Yadav loses
Lucknow, (IANS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday won all five seats in the state capital, including Lucknow Cantonment where its candidate Rita...
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...
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...
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,...
UP polls: Poor voter turnout in Noida
Noida, (IANS) : Very few voters turned out in the first hour of voting here on Saturday in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh...
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...
योगी आदित्यनाथ के गढ़ में चौतरफा दरार
दो पीढ़ियों की सियासी महत्वाकांक्षाओं के बीच फंसा हिंदुत्व का प्रोजेक्ट
अभिषेक श्रीवास्तव, TwoCircles.net
गोरखपुर: ढाई साल का वक्त आदमी और सियासत दोनों को बदल देने...
If BJP wins UP, will consult Muslim women on talaq: Shah
Lucknow, (IANS) : BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said if his party returned to power in Uttar Pradesh, it will seek the opinion...
Varun Gandhi included in BJP’s UP star campaigners’ list
Lucknow, (IANS) : After initially dropping Varun Gandhi from the list of "star campaigners" in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP on Thursday included his name...
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...
क़ब्रिस्तान ही नहीं, श्मशान के लिए भी अखिलेश ने दिए 227 करोड़
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ : प्रधानमंत्री की फ़तेहपुर रैली में भाषण के बाद ‘श्मशान’ शब्द चर्चा में है. ख़ासतौर पर सोशल मीडिया पर प्रधानमंत्री...
10.23% voting till 9 a.m. in UP
Lucknow, (IANS): Moderate voting of 10.23 per cent is reported in the first two hours from most places across the 53 assembly seats in...
Congress moves EC, demands stern action against BJP
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Congress on Thursday moved the Election Commission (EC) alleging that BJP leaders Keshav Prasad Maurya and Subramanian Swamy had made...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ओबरा और दुद्धी : कोर्ट ने कहा कि आदिवासी ही लड़ेंगे अपनी ज़मीन पर...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
ओबरा : सोनभद्र मंडल की दो विवादित विधानसभा सीटों - जिनमें ओबरा और दुद्धी शामिल हैं - पर इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट ने...
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...
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...
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...
Scared Modi tries to create tension between two religions: Rahul
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying "when he gets sacred, he tries to...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
Akhilesh-led SP, Congress, RLD may form Bihar-style grand alliance in UP
New Delhi : A pre-poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh may take shape on the lines of the grand alliance in Bihar, with UP Chief Minister...
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...
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...
Nominations for 6th phase of UP polls begin
Lucknow, (IANS) : The nomination process for the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls began on Tuesday, an election official said.
Polling for 49...
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...
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...
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...
Brisk voting in 2 hours in UP’s 2nd phase poll
Lucknow, (IANS): Brisk voting is reported in the first two hours of polling in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on...
सपा छोड़ अब कांग्रेस के पाले में खड़े हो गए शाहनवाज़ राणा
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मीरापुर/मुज़फ्फरनगर : 2004 में 25 साल की उम्र मे धमाकेदार राजनीतिक करियर का आगाज करने वाले मुज़फ्फरनगर के कद्दावर मुस्लिम घराने...
BJP announces first list of candidates for UP, Uttarakhand
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced its first list of 149 candidates for Uttar Pradesh polls and 64 candidates in...
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...
BJP cheated people to come to power, Akhilesh alleges
Lucknow, (IANS): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of cheating...
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...
Bengal beef dealers to meet Mamata over UP crackdown
Kolkata, (IANS): Beef dealers in West Bengal wish to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to apprise her of the "harrowing situation" in the state...
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...
In UP, the truth is that no Muslim party plays a major role in...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
With UP going to elections this weekend, it is clear that the gloves are off and everyone is either trying to...
पूर्वांचल के मुस्लिम वोटों को प्रभावित करने वाले मुख्तार अंसारी
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ: बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती ने कल फिर मुस्कुराते हुए चेहरे के साथ अंसारी परिवार की बसपा में वापसी की घोषणा कर...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Scanty voting so far in first phase of UP polls
Lucknow, (IANS) : Voting started at a slow pace in the 73 assembly constituencies in western Uttar Pradesh on Saturday morning. The turnout in...
Raj Babbar offers to quit as UP Congress chief
New Delhi, (IANS): Congress Uttar Pradesh chief Raj Babbar on Wednesday offered to quit the post following the partys rout in assembly polls.
"I take...
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 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...
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...