BJP set to sweep five Varanasi seats

Varanasi, (IANS): The BJP is headed towards a clean sweep on five assembly segments in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi. Varanasi...

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...

Campaigning ends for sixth phase of UP election

Lucknow, (IANS): Campaigning for the sixth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh ended on Thursday. Voting for 49 seats spread across seven districts...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Suspense over next UP Chief Minister persists

Lucknow, (IANS): The suspense over next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh further deepened on Friday evening, with neither of the Union Ministers -- Manoj...

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...

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...

सहारनपुर : सस्ते ​कोचिंग सेंटर और कर्ज़ के भरोसे के साथ आए राहुल गांधी

आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर​: ​मसूद परिवार के गढ़ गंगोह पहुंचे कांग्रेस के राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी ने यहां मंच से युवाओं और किसानों पर...

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...

Pihani’s story: Why promises Of UP’s politicians rarely changed over 15 years

By Saumya Tewari  Pihani, Uttar Pradesh: For 16 years, Kailash Rai (not his real name), 49, has been commuting six hours every working day between...

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...

Congress keen on contesting at least 100 seats in UP

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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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

SP leader Ambika Chowdhary joins BSP

Lucknow (IANS) : Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former minister in the state government Ambika Chowdhary on Saturday switched allegiance to the Bahujan Samaj...

Jamiat leaders to meet Modi, UP CM over ‘worsening communal, political atmosphere’

New Delhi, (IANS): Prominent Muslim body, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Friday expressed grave concern over what it described as the "worsening communal and political atmosphere"...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

BJP releases third list of candidates for UP polls

New Delhi, (IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released the third list of candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. The BJP...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Why should Muslims vote for SP when it failed on promises made to the...

By Asif Moazzam Jamai for Twocircles.net The Samajwadi Party came to power in 2012 with lucrative promises to the people of Uttar Pradesh. Sixteen points,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Azam Khan says SP will win 380 seats; gets math wrong

Lucknow, (IANS): Uttar Pradesh's senior minister Mohammad Azam Khan on Friday trashed all exit polls and predicted 380 seats for his Samajwadi Party. Getting his...

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...

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"...

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...

‘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...

EC cracks whips, transfers officials in UP

Lucknow, (IANS) : Hours before the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission (EC) on Friday cracked the whip on the...

निर्णायक भूमिका की तलाश में हैं मेरठ के मतदाता

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net मेरठ : अपने उद्योग-धंधों और उत्तर प्रदेश के व्यापार में मजबूत जगह बनाने वाले मेरठ में भी चुनाव ने ज़ोर पकड़ा है. लेकिन...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Am fine with Akhilesh, problems in SP: Mulayam

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday insisted he had no differences with his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh...

#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...

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...

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...

‘Grave’ error by PM Modi: Akhilesh Yadav’s government spent Rs 227 crore on crematoriums

By Afroz Alam Sahil, Twocircles.net Prime Minister Narendra Modi caused a massive controversy during his election rally in Fatehpur Sikri, saying that if there is...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We do not discriminate between Ramadan and Diwali: Akhilesh Yadav

Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation that his government discriminated against a...

Yogi’s two most controversial decisions also most popular: Survey

New Delhi, (IANS): Unaffected by media outrage over the ban on illegal slaughterhouses and the creation of "anti-Romeo" squads, residents of Uttar Pradesh say...

Shivpal Yadav meets Yogi Adityanath, triggers speculation

Lucknow, (IANS): Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shivpal Singh Yadav, who was sidelined in the party and government by nephew Akhilesh Yadav, met Uttar...

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...

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...

मुस्लिम वोटों की मजबूरी में कांग्रेस से गठबंधन —सपा राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष किरणमय नंदा

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net लखनऊ : समाजवादी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष किरणमय नंदा ने गठबंधन को लेकर एक चौंकाने वाला बयान दिया है. TwoCircles.net के...

देवबंद में भाजपा की जीत, क्या है सचाई?

आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net देवबंद/ सहारनपुर : ईवीएम में गड़बड़ी के सवालों के बीच देवबंद चर्चा में है. बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती अपने आरोपो में इसका...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...

So far, only anti-Romeo squads, brooms in UP: Akhilesh

Lucknow, (IANS): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a dig at the new state government, saying only "anti-Romeo squads and...

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...

मोदी से बौखलाए बसपा की ओर जाएंगे बनारस के दलित

सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी : ठीक मलदहिया चौराहे पर एक बड़ा शॉपिंग कॉम्प्लेक्स तैयार हुआ है. इसमें जूतों का एक बड़ा शोरूम, कपड़ों का ऐसा...

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...

Sonia’s absence in UP clear sign of generational shift: Congress

New Delhi, (IANS): Remaining silent on party President Sonia Gandhi's absence from poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Wednesday said "it was...

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...

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...

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...

’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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

We don’t believe in vote bank politics: Naqvi

New Delhi, (IANS) : Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said that the Narendra Modi government does not practice vote bank politics and...

Rahul’s ‘little down’ an existential crisis for Congress in UP

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, (IANS): On Tuesday, as Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi described the poll outcome in Uttar Pradesh as "a little down", he...

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...

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...

‘अल-क़ायदा चीफ़’ के घर का आंखों देखा हाल…

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net सम्भल : सम्भल का दीपा सराय मुहल्ला… इसकी साफ़-सुथरी चौड़ी सड़क से अभी-अभी मजलिस के उम्मीदवार का काफ़िला गुज़रा है. पास ही एक...

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...

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...

सम्भल : यहां ओवैसी नहीं बर्क़ का है जलवा

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCirles.net सम्भल : यूपी के सम्भल में ओवैसी फैक्टर काम कर रहा है. ओवैसी की पार्टी ऑल इंडिया मजलिस-ए-इत्तेहादुल मुस्लिमीन (मजलिस) के उम्मीदवार ज़ियाउर्रहमान...

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...
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