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Akhilesh Yadav’s sister-in-law facing backlash over Lucknow hospital vandalism: Who is Aparna Yadav?

January 12, 2026 3:27 pm

The BJP leader and her supporters are accused of forcing their way into KGMU Vice Chancellor’s office to protest against the alleged forcible religious conversion and sexual exploitation of two women at the institute.

Out in the cold, why BJP firebrand Vinay Katiyar is eyeing Ayodhya run for comeback

January 10, 2026 9:05 pm

Key face of Ram Janmabhoomi movement and ex-MP Katiyar has shifted his base to Ayodhya, stepping up his bid for Assembly debut in 2027 UP elections

Maghi Mela sets the stage for 2027 Punjab polls as BJP makes debut, AAP returns after a decade

January 10, 2026 6:09 pm

Prior to their break-up in September 2020, a political conference at Maghi Mela used to be traditionally organised by SAD, joined by BJP; Sukhbir Badal says SAD’s event this time will “set the tone for its success in the Assembly polls”

Punjab ground to viral songs, Channi presence grows: Will he be Congress face for 2027 polls?

January 10, 2026 1:56 pm

Jalandhar MP and ex-CM Charanjit Channi has been increasingly active on the ground and on social media, with Congress putting up a good show in his belts in rural polls despite AAP’s statewide win

Indore water crisis: School students make their way through the debris amid the pipeline and drainage work undertaken after of deaths caused by consumption of contaminated water in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore, Madhya Pradesh (Photo: PTI)

Indore collector, mayor meeting at RSS office, days after water contamination deaths, sparks fresh row

January 09, 2026 11:04 am

Congress has questioned the administration's 'impartiality'; the BJP countered the Opposition's narrative by saying that there was 'nothing wrong with a courtesy call'.

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

J&K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said that two months ago he had also raised the fact that all the works at under-construction hydro-electric projects in Kishtwar district were decided on the “parchi (recommendations)” of “a very big leader of the BJP”.

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