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...

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...

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...

From Noida to Lucknow, BJP faces rebellion ahead of polls

By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi, (IANS) : The BJP is facing a major rebellion in more than a dozen constituencies in Uttar Pradesh over the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

मुस्लिम राजनीति में रसूखदार, मुज़फ्फरनगर का ‘राणा परिवार’

आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net मुज़फ्फरनगर: मुज़फ्फरनगर की 6 विधानसभाओं में से 4 चार पर यहां के कद्दावर और रसूखदार 'राणा परिवार' के लोग ताल ठोंक...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

BJP’s victory in UP means only 25 Muslim candidates emerge victorious

By Twocirles.net Staff Reporter A landslide victory for the BJP in UP elections has come at a huge cost for Muslims representation in the state...

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...

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...

Law and order in UP worse under SP: BJP

New Delhi, (IANS) : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh had worsened over...

BJP seeks EC probe into ‘deletion’ of voters’ names in UP

New Delhi, (IANS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday moved the Election Commission seeking an inquiry into "large-scale deletion" of names of eligible...

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...

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...

Congress asks four UP candidates to withdraw in favour of SP

Lucknow, (IANS) : Worried at the confusion in over a dozen seats where both it and alliance partner had named candidates, the Congress on...

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...

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...

Akhilesh casts vote, ducks questions on Mulayam-Shivpal

Saifai (Uttar Pradesh), (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here on Sunday cast his vote in the third phase of the state assembly...

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...

जयापुर : मोदी का आदर्श ग्राम जहां प्राइमरी स्कूल में सूत कताई केंद्र चलता...

सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी : जयापुर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी का पहला आदर्श ग्राम है और मैं यहां पांचवीं बार जा रहा हूं. नरेंद्र मोदी के...

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....

जानिए, बनारस में भाजपा क्यों मुश्किल में है?

सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी : उत्तर प्रदेश में शुरू हो चुकी चुनावी प्रक्रिया में जो कुछ विधानसभा क्षेत्र बेहद अहम माने जा रहे हैं, उनमें...

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...

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...

BJP MLAs to elect new UP Chief Minister on Saturday

Lucknow, (IANS): The newly-elected legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet in the state capital on Saturday to elect the new Chief...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Third of UP voters cite power cuts as top election issue

By Shreya Shah Almost a third of voters polled said power cuts were the biggest problem in Uttar Pradesh, according to a new survey conducted...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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"...

Congress names Priyanka Gandhi as ‘star campaigner’ for UP polls

Lucknow, (IANS) : Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, will be campaigning for party candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the state...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Modi regime a government of ‘RSS ka Saath and BJP ka Vikas’: Congress

New Delhi, (IANS) : The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the Narendra Modi government, saying it has failed on all fronts, and is only...

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...

Samajwadi Party’s troubles will not end with UP election results

By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net Whatever be the election results, Uttar Pradesh is all set to witness another showdown in Samajwadi Party. SP’s national president Akhilesh...

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...

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...

Former UP minister gets life for murder

Lucknow, (IANS): Senior minister in the Akhilesh Yadav government Ram Karan Area was on Monday sentenced to a life term in a murder case...

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...

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...

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...

Modi and Akhilesh are two sides of the same coin: Asaduddin Owaisi

Hyderabad-based All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen is contesting UP elections for the first time. Its president Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi was earlier denied permission to...

53 seats to go for polls in UP on Thursday

Lucknow, (IANS): Fifty-three constituencies will see polling on Thursday in the fourth phase of staggered assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. A total of 1.84 crore...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

SP legislator alleges threat to life from Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow (IANS) : Samajwadi Party (SP) legislator from Gyanpur in Bhadohi Vijay Mishra dropped a bombshell on Monday alleging that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav...

UP 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,"...

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...

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,...

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...

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 list: Rajnath’s son to contest in Noida

New Delhi (IANS) : The BJP on Sunday released its second list of 155 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, fielding Home Minister...

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...

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...

Congress-SP will win in UP: Jitin Prasada

By Anand Singh  Shahjahanpur, (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party-Congress grouping is poised to take power in Uttar Pradesh and both parties are gelling well despite minor...

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 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...

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...

भाजपा से अलग चुनाव लड़ेंगे उपेन्द्र कुशवाहा, 18 को घोषित होंगे प्रत्याशी

सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी/लखनऊ : केंद्र में एनडीए के घटक दल राष्ट्रीय लोक समता पार्टी (रालोसपा) ने उत्तर प्रदेश में आगामी विधानसभा चुनावों में अकेले...

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...

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...

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...

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...

BJP manifesto cut-paste job: Samajwadi Party

Lucknow, (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party on Saturday claimed that the BJP manifesto -- Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra -- for the Uttar Pradesh polls...

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...

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...

The UP election is a tussle between Hindutva and Dalit Bahujan politics

By Sanjay Kumar & Badre Alam for Twocircles.net More than three decades of BSP politics have, no doubt, given political voices to the Bahujan masses....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

UP rejects Congress-SP alliance slogans

By Sidhartha Dutta  New Delhi, (IANS): The catchy slogans of the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance in Uttar Pradesh like "UP ke ladke", "UP ko yeh saath...

BJP slams Akhilesh over SC order against tainted Minister

Lucknow, (IANS): Hours after the Supreme Court ordered the Uttar Pradesh police to file an FIR against Transport Minister Gayatri Prajapati in an alleged...

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...

Yogi’s ‘No Agent’ rule causes chaos at RTO

Ghaziabad, (IANS): Chaos gripped the Regional Transport Office (RTO) here on Wednesday after it enforced Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'No Agent' policy...

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...

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...

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...

Voting for 67 seats on Wednesday in UP

Lucknow, (IANS) : Voting will be held in 67 assembly constituencies spread across 11 districts in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections...

In upcoming phases, BSP to focus on seats where it drew a blank in...

By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net The battle for Lucknow is almost halfway through, and it is clear that no party is looking at reducing its efforts....

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...

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,...

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...

Muslims produce more children as they are unemployed: Azam Khan

Lucknow, (IANS): Muslims have so many children since they had no other work to do, Uttar Pradesh's Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohd...

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...

मेरठ में अमित शाह ने रद्द की पदयात्रा, गठबंधन पर किया हमला

फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net मेरठ: उत्तर प्रदेश की चुनावी सरगर्मी के बीच भारतीय जनता पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष अमित शाह आज प्रदेश के मेरठ जिले पहुंचे....

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...

CPI-M flays BJP’s ‘communal rhetoric’ in Uttar Pradesh

New Delhi, (IANS): The CPI-M has accused the BJP of taking recourse to communal rhetoric in the ongoing assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. "The BJP's...

61% voting in UP fourth phase polls

Lucknow/New Delhi, (IANS): Over 61 per cent voters exercised their franchise on Thursday across 53 seats in the fourth phase elections to the Uttar...

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...

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...

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...

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...

गाज़ियाबाद : ‘मोदी जी ही यूपी के सीएम बनेंगे’

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net गाज़ियाबाद : प्रथम चरण का चुनाव प्रचार आज शाम 5 बजे थम गया है. इसी के साथ अब वोटरों में सक्रियता...

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...

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...

Mamata concerned over ‘recent happenings’ in UP

Kolkata, (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed concern over the "recent happenings" in Uttar Pradesh, saying people are "scared" over...

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...

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,...

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...

SP candidate’s son shot in UP

Lucknow, (IANS): The son of a Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate was shot and seriously injured in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district on Thursday morning, police...

इस बार दरक सकता है आज़म खान का रामपुर क़िला

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net रामपुर : इतिहास के आईने में रामपुर एक शहर या ज़िले का नाम नहीं, बल्कि मील के पत्थर की तरह ख़ास है. आज...

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...

राजेंद्र अग्रवाल का बदहाल आदर्श ग्राम, जहां सांसद जी सिर्फ़ शादी-ब्याह में दिखते हैं

आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net मेरठ: शहर से 12 किलोमीटर दूर गढ़ रोड पर गांव भगवानपुर चट्टावन. मुख्य मार्ग से डेढ़ किलोमीटर लिंक रोड पर चलने...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Congress doesn’t rule out tie-up with Akhilesh-led SP

  New Delhi : The Congress on Friday said that it does not rule out the possibility of a pre-poll alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP)...

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,...

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...

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...

Mulayam’s second daughter-in-law in SP list

Lucknow (IANS) : The Samajwadi Party has fielded Aparna Yadav, wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's step-brother Prateek Yadav, from Lucknow Cantt. The party...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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