Uttar Pradesh: Headed for a hung assembly?

With one week to go for the first round in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election, Faisal Kidwai asks pundits to analyse the straws in the wind. Priyanka Gandhi hit the campaign trail last month to......

In Uttar Pradesh, AAP scores fewer votes than NOTA

The Aam Aadmi Party has not only failed to win a single seat in the Uttar Pradesh polls, even its vote share was less than NOTA, with a senior party leader saying the 2022 elections were all about......

The 2022 Uttar Pradesh Election Sentimeter

The five-state assembly elections are here. Polls will be held in Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Uttar Pradesh over the next one month.   Below is the sentiment meter for Uttar......

Will Cong-Samajwadi alliance survive Bihar shock?

Political analysts argue that much of the opposition's future in the state depends on the unity and coordination of these two parties. IMAGE: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav,......

Sugar industry relieved as Centre allows 1.5 mt import

Amid the political push and pull, the Centre's decision to allow sugar exports and remove the 50 per cent duty on molasses exports has rekindled hope in the industry that more relief may follow.......

The real story behind Uttar Pradesh's development

'Favourable treatment to selected areas has been a pattern throughout Uttar Pradesh. Locally powerful leaders get things done; other areas languish.' A series on states:Part 1: 'Andhra Pradesh......

Vaishnaw presents first made-in-India chip to Modi at Semicon 2025

Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday presented the first made-in-India chip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. IMAGE: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini......

Uttar Pradesh: State employees to benefit from political windfall

The salary hike for government employees is likely to put an additional burden of Rs 24,000 crore (Rs 240 billion) on the state exchequer, says Virendra Singh Rawat. With the Centre deciding......

PIX: Rinku Singh gets engaged to SP MP Priya Saroj

IMAGE: Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj during their engagement in Lucknow on Sunday. Photographs: Rinku Singh/Instagram India's T20 star Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj got engaged on......

Rinku Singh's wedding with MP Priya Saroj postponed?

IMAGE: Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj during their engagement in Lucknow on June 8, 2025. Photograph: Rinku Singh/Instagram Cricketer Rinku Singh’s wedding with Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj,......