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‘Mukhtar wasn’t like Atiq’: Gangs of Ghazipur and impact on UP polls

To gauge the pulse of Ghazipur, Another Election Show reached Saidpur Bhitar village of the eastern UP district. Ghazipur is represented in Parliament by Afzal Ansari, the elder brother of mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, whose death in prison was disputed by the Ansaris as “poisoining”.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 19: Rahul aide hopping parties, six-time MLA’s son among 5 Cong defectors

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‘BJP tortured farmers, women’: AAP’s Sushil Gupta on Haryana contest, Modi, INDIA bloc

Sushil Kumar Gupta is the Aam Aadmi Party’s only candidate in Haryana, where the party has not been able to make inroads so far. The businessman-politician and former AAP Rajya Sabha MP, who was with the Congress before joining the AAP, is in the fray against INLD stalwart Abhay Chautala…

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 17: BJP MLA, ex-minister trying to ‘save Jharkhand’, an ‘outsider’ in UP

From incumbent MLAs under a central agency’s lens to a Bengal party hopper and Bihar’s turncoats hot seat – of the 15 turncoats in phase five of the Lok Sabha polls, eight are in the NDA and six in the INDIA bloc.

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Inflation, joblessness force BJP supporters to question their choice in eastern U.P.

Voters in Uttar Pradesh critique Modi government's policies on inflation, unemployment, and reservation, questioning BJP's promises and performance.

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BJP’s bahubali outreach in eastern U.P. gives mixed results

BJP seeks support from bahubalis in Purvanchal, facing challenges and alliances with Rajput, Brahmin, and Muslim strongmen.

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Congress, RJD want to return Bihar to ‘lantern era’, says U.P. CM

U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath criticizes Bihar Opposition, accusing them of wanting to take Bihar back to 'lantern era'.

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Weather Alert: IMD forecasts severe heatwave in north during May 18-20

A severe heatwave will likely envelope Delhi, Punjab and Haryana between May 18 and 20, the IMD forecast on Thursday, adding that similar conditions will grip other parts of northern India and Bihar over the next five days as the summer heat cranks up across most parts of the country.…

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Candidate switch unsettles U.P.’s Jaunpur

Jaunpur lok sabha election: According to estimates, Yadavs make up the biggest chunk of voters in Jaunpur at 2.50-2.75 lakh.

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BJP jailed me out of fear, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal roadshow: AAP's Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of arresting him to prevent campaigning in Haryana, urges voters to support INDIA bloc.

The Hindu

Journalist beaten, ‘locked up’ at Amit Shah’s UP rally

Raghav Trivedi, a reporter with digital outlet Molitics, was allegedly physically assaulted and “locked up” in a waiting room during Amit Shah’s address at his Rae Bareli rally in Uttar Pradesh.

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"PDA has been betrayed..." Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP-led government

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav slammed the BJP-led government, rallying support for the PDA (Pichhde, Dalit, and Alpasankhyak) family ahead of the elections in the Barabanki Lok Sabha seat. Read further on Dynamite News:

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UP Man Shoots Mother, Bludgeons Wife, Throws Children From Roof, Then Kills Self

A man killed his wife, mother and three children before killing himself in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hafta 484: Modi’s Adani-Ambani dig, UP and Maharashtra polls, BSP scion’s sacking

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and Raman Kirpal are joined by journalists Girish Kuber, Sunita Aron, and Sudipto Mondal.

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‘No chance to escape’: Cops ‘lathi-charged’ voters in Muslim-majority villages in UP’s Sambhal

In at least four Muslim-dominated villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, state police allegedly “lathi-charged” voters, injuring hundreds of people at polling booths during the third phase of polling on May 7. While the locals alleged that the police action was “unprovoked” and to “prohibit” them from voting for the Samajwadi…

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Samajwadi Party will ‘fail to open account’ in Uttar Pradesh, says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh CM predicts SP's defeat in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, accuses Congress and SP of dividing the country.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 11: UP muscleman, son of ‘Bihar’s Gandhi’, Solapur heavyweight

From a Sanskrit activist to kin of former MP — a total of 12 turncoats are in fray in the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls. In parts nine and ten of this series, we looked at the hot seat in Guna and five turncoats in the BJP-led NDA.

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UP: Ayodhya decks up for PM Modi's first visit since 'Pran Pratishtha', roadshow

Ahead of PM Modi's visit, Acharya Satyendra Das, chief priest of the Ram Temple, "Grand preparations are underway ahead of the Prime Minister Modi's visit to Ayodhya for a darshan of Ram Lalla and a roadshow. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Congress will ‘support cow killing’, impose Aurangzeb’s ‘jizya tax’, Yogi Adityanath says in Madhya Pradesh

The Congress wants to “implement Aurangzeb’s jizya tax” and also “support cow killing”: Yogi Adityanath

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‘Congress leading nation towards a second Partition,’ says Adityanath

UP CM Yogi Adityanath accuses Congress of Islamizing India, criticizes Congress for Hindu terrorism term, and rallies for BJP candidates.

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‘Vote after marriage’: Around 70 lakh eligible women voters missing from UP’s electoral rolls

On a scorching afternoon in Malkapur village in western UP’s Baghpat, Nirmala arrives in an e-rickshaw to work at a wheat farm, along with her husband Mahesh and their four children.

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Can’t Akhilesh find a candidate not from his family, asks Shah

Amit Shah targeted Akhilesh Yadav over dynasty politics, asking whether the Opposition party could not find any ‘Yadav’ candidate from outside his family.

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70 people hospitalised UP's Ambedkar Nagar; food poisoning suspected

Around 70 people in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar were hospitalised on Wednesday after they allegedly suffered from food poisoning. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In run-up to LS polls on TV, 52% primetime segments against Oppn, around 1% on jobs, education

Indian democracy is at a critical juncture, with the world’s largest elections underway, and misinformation rampant. While the country’s press freedom ranking has slipped to 161 and Indian democracy has been categorised as an “electoral autocracy” in the latest V-Dem report, is the media making voters aware of key issues,…

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Noida once 'centre of corruption', now 'centre of business' under double-engine govt: Rajnath Singh

Noida transformed from "centre of corruption" to "centre of business" under BJP government, says Rajnath Singh

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