Amit Shah in Bihar on Saturday, Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav to also hold rallyLocal police will be assisted by central paramilitary forces in providing security cover to the Union home minister who is scheduled to rea...
25 Feb, 2023, 10.24 AM IST
Poll results will be different this time: Rakesh TikaitReferring to the communal riots that broke out in Muzaffarnagar district in 2013, the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (B...
10 Feb, 2022, 02.30 PM IST
UP polls: Tikait cautions farmers against attempts to 'polarise' societyBharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has warned farmers from attempts to "polarise" society and divert their attention by vested inte...
24 Jan, 2022, 05.45 PM IST
Ceasefire by govt and not farmers, says Rakesh Tikait demanding resumption of talks on MSP and other issuesBhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday hit out at the government, accusing it of trying to divide the farmers, and said ...
22 Nov, 2021, 06.19 PM IST
We are going strong: Farmer leaders as protest enters 100th dayThe protesting farmers have expressed apprehension that the new farm laws would pave the way for eliminating the safety cushion of the Mini...
05 Mar, 2021, 07.17 PM IST
Farmers’ agitation helping Jats and Muslims mend fencesThe relationship between the two traditional allies had soured after the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, helping the BJP gain ground in the regio...
12 Feb, 2021, 03.25 PM IST
'#Aaj_Bharat_Bandh_Hai': Plough, tractor trend on Twitter as farmers protest in solidarityA nationwide agitation was held on the call of 'December 8 Kisan Mahaandolan' as protesting farmers vociferously reiterated their demand of...
08 Dec, 2020, 05.25 PM IST
Mayawati, opposition looking to exploit minorities: Rajnath SinghHe also made light of perceived Priyanka Gandhi effect on the ongoing elections. “If she has come into politics, she should work. We have n...
12 Apr, 2019, 07.59 AM IST
Is Jat-Gujjar vote BJP’s answer to UP gathbandhan?Past election results show that the two communities played a key role in at least 25 seats, almost all of which were won by BJP in the 2014...
10 Apr, 2019, 10.42 AM IST
Little known parties matter in UP's cow belt politicsThe first 2 phases of polling in western UP will decide the electoral fortune of several lesser known political parties representing certai...
12 Feb, 2017, 05.28 PM IST
11 booked for burning effigy of US President Barack ObamaThe case was registered against Inamur Rehman and 10 unidentified persons after they torched an effigy of Obama at Shanker crossing in UP
26 Jan, 2015, 11.03 AM IST
BJP vs SP vs BSP vs Congress: Who will win the political race in UP?While Modi’s chariot is tipped to win the political race in UP, SP & BSP are jostling for 2nd slot. The Congress too is in the race, but no...
19 Mar, 2014, 10.13 AM IST
Rashtriya Lok Dal ticket for farmer leader Rakesh TikaitWith Tikait's candidature, RLD has declared names of all eight candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. The party has not fielded any Muslim can...
15 Mar, 2014, 12.22 PM IST
ET Analysis: Polarisation in UP’s sugar belt helps BJPHafiz Abbas, a representative of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind that oversees several relief camps in the riot-hit Muzaffarnagar region, is an angry m...
01 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
SP government playing partisan politics, say Jat leadersThe initial reaction of Jats over the rape and eve-teasing incidents was due to SP giving a free run to the hoodlums on the basis of their ...
12 Sep, 2013, 08.30 AM IST
Political parties seek to gain mileage out of the spiraling communal clashes in MuzaffarnagarThe seeming deterioration in the relations now between the Jats and Muslims are a polar opposite of what used to be the case earlier.
10 Sep, 2013, 08.24 AM IST
UP elections 2012: Ajit facing stiff challenge from BSP, SP on home turfAccording to Devraj Chauhan, the Jat chieftain is facing a stiff challenge from BSP and SP in all Baghgpat, Chapprauli and Baraut.
27 Feb, 2012, 05.13 PM IST