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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
सुनिए मुज़फ्फरनगर से पहली बार वोट करने वाले नौजवानों को
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ्फरनगर : पहली बार वोट करने वाले नौजवानों के मन में सवालों का समंदर है. उत्तर प्रदेश में विधानसभा चुनाव हैं,...
सहारनपुर में मायावती : पहले चरण की वोटिंग के बाद सरकार बनाने का जताया...
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर : सहारनपुर में बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती ने सरकार बनाने का भरोसा जताया है. भारी भीड़ और प्रथम चरण की वोटिंग...
Shivpal Yadav to form new party after UP elections
By TCN Correspondent
The story of the rift within the Yadav family in Uttar Pradesh is both well known and well documented, and adding a...
SP-Congress alliance: Will ‘hand’-shake warm up UP voters?
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS) : The electoral pact between the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress is a done thing now. But as...
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,...
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...
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 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...
Congress keen on contesting at least 100 seats in UP
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Protest in Ghaziabad over alleged tampering with EVMs
Ghaziabad, (IANS): A group of about a hundred people on Tuesday protested outside District Magistrate Nidhi Kesarwani's office here, demanding that President Pranab Mukherjee...
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...
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...
रायबरेली : यहां है कांग्रेस की प्रतिष्ठा की लड़ाई
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
रायबरेली : रायबरेली की जंग बेहद ही दिलचस्प हो चुकी है. कभी कांग्रेस का गढ़ रहा ये जिला इस समय त्रिकोणीय संघर्ष...
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...
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,...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
Education failure, leading reason for UP job woes, isn’t an election issue
By Shreya Shah
Bahraich and Mirzapur districts (Uttar Pradesh): "Path mera alokit kardo, naval prath ki naval rashmiyon se, mere ur ka tam har do,"...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
यूपी चुनाव : दारुल उलूम का ऐलान, नेताओं के लिए बंद रहेंगे दरवाज़े
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ: दारुल उलूम के मुफ्ती अब्दुल क़ासिम नोमानी ने साफतौर पर कह दिया है कि वे दारुल उलूम की परिधि में...
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...
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...
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...
अमरोहा में सपा को भारी पड़ सकती है तुर्कों की नाराज़गी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
अमरोहा : कहते हैं कि 1262 में जब हज़रत सैयद शर्फुद्दीन शाह विलायत यूपी के मुरादाबाद के अज़ीज़नगर आए तो यहां के भटियारों...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Akhilesh a tainted leader, a complete failure: Mayawati
Farukhabad (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS) : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Monday called Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav a "tainted leader" who...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Disenfranchised: Muslim representation in UP assembly at historic low
By Mohit Dubey
Lucknow, (IANS): For all the focus on Muslims in the Uttar Pradesh elections -- demonised by the BJP and actively wooed by...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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"...
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...
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...
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...
UP polls: Candidates confident of win
Lucknow, (IANS) : Prominent candidates in the fray in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on Saturday exuded confidence of victory.
Talking to reporters...
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...
‘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...
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...
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,...
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...
अनाथ नज़र आता है मायावती का आदर्श ग्राम ‘माल गांव’
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
माल/ मलीहाबाद (लखनऊ) : ‘हमें बहन जी ने गोद में लिया कब था, ये अलग बात है कि गोद में लेने...
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...
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...
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...
What happened to Modi’s ‘achche din’, asks Akhilesh
Lucknow (IANS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he urged voters to...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
In UP, political discourse gets distasteful
Lucknow, (IANS): "Gujarat ke gadhe" (donkeys of Gujarat), "Loktantra ke aatankwaadi" (terrorists of democracy), "Behenji Sampatti Party", "Negative Dalit Man"... Political discourse amid ongoing...
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...
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...
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...
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...