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Amid farmers' unrest, BJP launches farm outreach prog for dialogue with villagers

India, Feb. 13 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 23-day 'gram parikrama' campaign that started from western Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday (almost overlapping the farmers' stir 2.0 with demand for MSP l... Read More


BJP names 4 OBCs onlist of 7, drops 8 MPs

Lucknow, Feb. 12 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday named four Other Backward Classes (OBC) leaders among its seven candidates for the February 27 Rajya Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh while dropp... Read More


All for Ram: U.P. lawmakers' faith triumphs

Ayodhya, Feb. 12 -- Faith and fervour intermingled with politics as Uttar Pradesh lawmakers, cutting across party lines barring the Samajwadi Party, sat in 10 luxury buses that played soft "Ram Dhun" ... Read More


4 OBCs on BJP list of 7 candidates in U.P.

Lucknow, Feb. 12 -- Four Other Backward Classes (OBC) leaders were on the list of seven candidates that the Bhartiya Janata Party on Sunday declared for the February 27 Rajya Sabha polls from Uttar Pr... Read More


RLD, BSP, Cong join BJP on Ayodhya darshan, SP skips

Ayodhya, Feb. 12 -- Over 325 lawmakers in Uttar Pradesh, including those from the opposition Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies in a first-of-its-ki... Read More


BJP-RLD deal almost done, parties rework west U.P. arithmetic

Lucknow, Feb. 11 -- The new Bharatiya Janata Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance, which is a mere announcement away, has given an interesting twist to politics in western Uttar Pradesh with the two parti... Read More


'Need stronger law against hurting religious sentiments'

Lucknow, Feb. 9 -- As Samajwadi Party (SP) lawmaker Swami Prasad Maurya again courted controversy by making some observations in the Vidhan Parishad on "Ram Lalla" and the need for a "consecration cer... Read More


RLD, BJP maintain suspense amid buzz, denials and studied silence

India, Feb. 9 -- Despite denials through Wednesday, the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) kept the suspense alive about the likelihood of the party finalising a pre-poll alliance with the Rashtriya L... Read More


With Modi 'GYAN' in arsenal, Yogi 2.0 targets 2024 bullseye

Lucknow, Feb. 6 -- The biggest-ever Uttar Pradesh budget, presented in the state assembly just ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, showcases the Yogi 2.0 government's commitment to PM Narendra Modi's "GYAN"... Read More


Advani's Rath Yatra reshaped politics

LUCKNOW, Feb. 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Saturday announcement that country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna would be conferred on BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani, 96, was widely hailed, ... Read More