Samajwadi Party suspects Raja Bhaiyya voted for BJPCaste equations have played a part in the voting too, underlining the fact that forward-backward politics will be the centrepiece of the 20...
25 Mar, 2018, 08.34 PM IST
Akhilesh Yadav tries to woo Mayawati’s rivalsNeeding 37 votes to get her candidate elected to the Rajya Sabha, she currently has 19 MLAs of her own, 9 MLAs from SP (after 37 SP MLAs vo...
22 Mar, 2018, 08.24 AM IST
Where's the fear? Bhaiyya claims he's raja of heartsHe is fighting as an Independent this time as well -the `aaree' (saw) his symbol. In 2012, Raja Bhaiyya retained this seat with the single-...
23 Feb, 2017, 11.19 AM IST
After three-years, CM Akhilesh Yadav sacks 8 cabinet ministers and stripped 9 others of their plump portfoliosMost of those who bore the brunt of Yadav’s decision have been blamed for lack of performance or of corruption.
30 Oct, 2015, 05.57 AM IST
Special CBI court rejects closure report in Zia-ul-Haq's murder caseThe order was passed by Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI) Shraddha Kumari on an application filed by Parveen Azad, wife of the slain DySP.
08 Jul, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
- FIR against UP MLC Akshay Pratap Singh in Amethi killing case
An FIR has been lodged against former MP and sitting MLC Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopalji and eight others in connection with the killing ...
15 Jun, 2014, 11.01 AM IST
Raja Bhaiyya interrogated by CBICBI sources said 44-year-old Raja Bhaiya appeared at the makeshift agency office for his questioning.
15 May, 2013, 02.23 PM IST
Governance a casualty in UP as Akhilesh Yadav is hemmed in by overbearing family and friendsChief minister Akhilesh Yadav is hemmed in by his uncles and party seniors and an overbearing father, Mulayam Singh Yadav, who never fail t...
04 Apr, 2013, 09.33 AM IST
BSP demands President's Rule in UPBSP alleged that the law and order situation has deteriorated in the state and demanded imposition of President's Rule.
05 Mar, 2013, 02.56 PM IST
Opposition demands debate in UP Assembly on DSP killingOpposition parties tried to corner ruling SP in the Assembly on the issue of law and order in the wake of killing of a DSP by a mob in Prat...
04 Mar, 2013, 03.03 PM IST
26 of 48 UP cabinet ministers have criminal past: ReportAkhilesh Yadav-led SP govt, which came to power in UP with promise of providing an improved law and order, has 54% of its ministers with cr...
23 Dec, 2012, 10.42 PM IST
Face the music, Akhilesh Yadav tells would-be troublemakers in the party; what kind?Akhilesh might find that controlling crime and lawlessness in such a milieu is tougher than switching from rhetoric against English and com...
21 Mar, 2012, 08.32 AM IST
- Akhilesh Yadav keeps home and finance ministries, Raja Bhaiyya gets Prison
Azam Khan has been allocated Parliamentary Affairs, Muslim waqf, Urban Development, Minority Welfare & Haj, besides Urban Employment & Pove...
18 Mar, 2012, 10.03 PM IST
Akhilesh Yadav takes oath, Raja Bhaiyya tooAkhilesh Yadav was sworn in as the youngest chief minister of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, along with 47 other ministers. The much-feted 'gen...
16 Mar, 2012, 05.22 AM IST
- Akhilesh Yadav defends inclusion of Raja Bhaiya in cabinet
Addressing his first press conference as the chief minister of the state, Akhilesh said the cases against Raja Bhaiya were politically moti...
15 Mar, 2012, 02.24 PM IST
UP elections: A look at the jailed mafia dons contesting the electionsSome among the dons enjoy a Robin Hood kind of image in their areas of influence, encouraging them to contest as independent candidates.
06 Feb, 2012, 02.07 AM IST
- Varun meets gangster 'Bhaiyya' in jail
BJP general secretary Varun Gandhi, who is often seen at odds with the state BJP unit, came out openly in his support and met the legislato...
11 Jan, 2011, 07.11 AM IST