Tag: Akhil
Varanasi Soaked In Poll Colours Ahead Of Holi
Call it Varanasi, Banaras or Kashi -- the city is little bothered about life around and takes it as it comes. But when it comes to politics, everyone has a strong view on the subject. With voting in the state assembly polls due only days ahead of the Holi festival, the streets of the holy city are abuzz with discussions, rumours, and diverse viewpoints.....
Kejriwal Praises DCW, Criticises Centre For Dirty Politics
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pull up those who "abuse" women and to take action against them.....
SP Doesn't Rule Out Aligning With Mayawati
While asserting it will retain power in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Friday did not rule out joining hands with arch rival Mayawati to prevent Presidents rule in case of a fractured mandate.....
Many Memorable Firsts In 2017 UP Assembly Elections
The long, staggered assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, whose results are to be announced on March 11, would be remembered for innumerable reasons. While, like most similar tests at the hustings, this one too had its share of the avoidable -- be it use of words like KaSaB, gadha (ass) or below the belt jibes against political opponents, there were many firsts in the staggered, seven-phased polls spread over a month of voting.....
Need Strategy Shift To Beat BJP: Omar Abdullah
Political parties need to shift their strategy from criticism to positive alternate if they want to beat the BJP, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday.....
BJP's UP Win Bigger Than 2014: Prasad
The BJP's grand showing in Uttar Pradesh is bigger than its win in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Union Minister of Law Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday.....
UP Voters Rose Above Caste For BJP Win: Minister
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the BJP's cruising to victory in Uttar Pradesh was an indication that voters in the state have risen above caste for the first time.....
No Question Of Rahul Stepping Down: Digvijaya Singh
Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said there was no question of party Vice President Rahul Gandhi stepping down, in the wake of the poor showing in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.....
Planned Celebrations Give Way To Silence At Kejriwal House
It was to have been a day of celebrations. But as it became clear that the AAP had lost badly in Punjab and Goa, gloom enveloped Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence here.....
BJP Wins All Lucknow Seats, Aparna Yadav Loses
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday won all five seats in the state capital, including Lucknow Cantonment where its candidate Rita Bahuguna Joshi defeated Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav by over 30,000 votes.....
