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Amid row over slur on Bihar girls, Uttarakhand minister's husband faces fire from NDA, Oppn

January 04, 2026 7:58 am

Besides the outrage expressed by Bihar parties, Bihar Women Commission has also issued a notice to Rekha Arya’s husband Girdhari Lal Sahu over his purported remark that “girls from Bihar are available for marriage at Rs 20,000-Rs 25,000”

In eye of Unnao rape case storm, ex-BJP leader’s jail term suspended: Who is Kuldeep Singh Sengar?

December 28, 2025 9:10 pm

A turncoat, Sengar had been elected MLA four times — on the tickets of BJP, SP and BSP — and was seen as the most prominent Thakur leader in Brahmin-dominated Unnao district in UP

Ratle project row: J&K Dy CM asks BJP leader to name ‘the big name’ involved

December 20, 2025 10:13 am

After project in-charge accuses BJP MLA of causing delays due to "interference", NC’s Surinder Choudhary says he too has talked of hiring, contracts for Kishtwar projects being decided on “parchis of a very big leader of BJP”

Challenges ahead for AAP as party fails to secure clear majority in 9 of 22 Zila Parishads

December 19, 2025 10:31 am

AAP won 218 of the 357 Zila Parishad seats across the state. However, a closer examination of district-wise results shows that the party fell short of a simple majority in several key districts. While the SAD secured a clear majority in two Zila Parishads

UP Assembly session kicks off: Five-hour Vande Mataram debate on agenda for Monday

December 19, 2025 12:06 pm

The debate, likely to be held on December 22, comes close on the heels of the government mandating singing Vande Mataram at all schools and colleges

SIR's initial phase in UP nears completion, CM Yogi hits the ground to review progress

December 09, 2025 12:04 pm

The CM held meetings at the divisional level in Aligarh on Sunday, and visited Moradabad, Ghaziabad and Agra on Monday.

Why BJP is concerned as urban voters in Uttar Pradesh seek to shift to village addresses during SIR

December 11, 2025 3:46 pm

Following Yogi Adityanath’s instructions, top leaders, including Deputy CMs, fan out across state to monitor exercise; Rajnath Singh, J P Nadda also ask state unit to look into the matter

Eye on one crore jobs pledge, Nitish govt starts groundwork, creates three key depts

December 07, 2025 3:32 am

Bihar CM announces new depts of Youth, Employment and Skill Development, Higher Education, and Civil Aviation; RJD claims credit should be given to Tejashwi for “setting the narrative of youths and jobs” in the polls

Why BJP is in deep water over a century-old canal project in Punjab, forced Arjun Ram Meghwal into making quick U-turn

December 05, 2025 6:10 pm

The Union Law Minister landed at Amritsar airport on Thursday evening while on his way to an event in Ferozepur to mark the Gang Canal’s centenary. However, he did not even step out of the terminal and within two hours boarded a return flight.

Congress leads charge against SIR, but struggles to appoint BLAs in UP to oversee exercise

December 03, 2025 9:35 am

Party has not been able to appoint Booth Level Agents in at least 17 districts, a leader blames “lack of motivation and energy among workers and district functionaries”

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