Mukhtar Ansari's decline & end after four decades of dominanceMukhtar Ansari traced his lineage to Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari - his paternal grandfather who was a freedom fighter and former president of the ...
How Atiq Ahmad's key vote in 2008 helped save UPA govt, India's nuke deal with USA book called "Baahubalis of Indian Politics: From Bullet to Ballot" claims the votes of six criminal-politicians, including Atiq Ahmad, wh...
Parties in UP find a way around criminal conviction of leaders by fielding their wivesPolitical parties at times field a family member of a popular leader who is unable to contest in a bid to retain the votes from the latter'...
Strongman, mini CM, scam in each district in Samajwadi Party rule: Amit Shah"In SP's regime, there used to be one bahubali (strongman), one mini CM, one scam and one riot in each district," Shah told the electorate ...
CBI searches former SP MP's premises in UPJaiswal was abducted from Lucknow and taken to Deoria Jail, where he was allegedly assaulted by Ahmed and his aides who were lodged there a...
Congress loses deposits, bargaining power with SPCongress performance in Phulpur was disappointing as it secured just 19,334 votes, just 2.64% of the total votes polled here and lost its d...
No jail of choice anymore for dons Ateeq, Ansari & MunnaOfficials said the three gangsters are clearly feeling the heat as their new jails are far from their home towns and they are being denied ...
PWD, prisons and previous government focus of Yogi AdityanathAll contracts in the corruptionprone PWD, even those below Rs 1 crore in value, will be executed through e-tenders and party MLAs have been...
After Mukhtar Ansari, Yogi Adityanath also shifts jail of gangster Ateeq AhmedAfter Mukhtar Ansari, the Yogi Adityanath government has also changed the jail of former MP and strongman, Ateeq Ahmed.
Ateeq Ahmed may step down as Samajwadi Party's Kanpur candidateI will definitely propose my stepping down to the CM...I will discuss with him and decide my future course, says Ateeq Ahmed.
Uttar Pradesh government with three-and-a-half CMs has failed to deliver: Amit ShahShah also took a swipe at the SP on the row over merger with gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari's party, saying it was just "shadow ...
Know the Islamic culture in Bengaluru through stories behind the heritage mosquesMasjid-e-Askari is a tribute to Persian Aga Ali Asker, the brain behind many rich heritage structures in Bengaluru including Balabrooie.
- Indo-Pak trade: Indians happy, Pakistanis unclear
Industry captains said it would help if the Pakistan government makes the process of trade liberalisation more transparent.
- Politicians seem enamoured by foreign-made confiscated weapons
Politicians appear to be the main buyers of weapons confiscated by enforcement agencies. A reply to a ‘right to information’ (RTI) query ha...
- Expelled SP MP likely to join BSP
Expelled Samajwadi Party MP Ateeq Ahmed has expressed his desire to join the Bahujan Samaj Party led by UP Chief Minister Mayawati.
- Indian MP admits debate too complicated
An Indian MP temporarily released from prison to cast a crucial vote in parliament admitted that the debate over a controversial nuclear de...
- Split wide open: 16 of 39 MPs turn up at SP meet
A meeting of Samajwadi Party MPs held here ahead of the crucial July 22 trust vote saw 16 of the 39 Lok Sabha members turning up.