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The writer is a senior journalist and political analyst based in Lucknow.
POLITICS
| 9-minute read
Why damages in the house vacated by Akhilesh Yadav remain unparalleled in history of Uttar Pradesh
The former UP CM moved heaven and earth to cock a snook at the supreme court order.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
UP by-poll results is a slap in the face of BJP's Hindutva politics
The Opposition's victory also throws a major challenge for all parties, which need to now ensure its continuance in 2019.
POLITICS
| 7-minute read
UP by-polls: Why Yogi Adityanath’s future hinges on Kairana
If the BJP loses Monday's by-polls, UP's firebrand CM could face the heat, having to justify his position as star campaigner and Hindutva icon.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
When Mulayam met Adityanath with 'secret' plan to save his official bungalow
Yogi agreed to ‘consider’ the SP leader’s request because he was trying to make similar arrangements for his own party’s former CMs.
VARIETY
| 4-minute read
SC order on vacating bungalows: How Mulayam and Akhilesh Yadav stand to be the biggest losers
The former UP CM did not hesitate in allegedly spending about Rs 62 crore to redo the chief secretary's bungalow and occupy it.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Why UP police is more concerned about its image than stopping rapes
The ironic image-building exercise is intended to ensure negative stories about the men in khakhi do not find prominence in media.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
What's being cooked for Yogi Adityanath in Dalit homes?
The sudden bonhomie between the two otherwise warring outfits - SP and BSP - has rattled the BJP leadership.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Why BJP has made it a mission to eradicate Gandhis from their Uttar Pradesh bastions
Party insiders believe there is no way that they could get anywhere close to record tally of 2014.
POLITICS
| 8-minute read
Disturbing questions that high court asked Adityanath government in Unnao rape case
Allahabad HC indicated that the one-year-old UP government left no stone unturned to protect rape accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read