The Latest Breaking News from UP

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

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…

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

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.

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

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:

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,…

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

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath criticizes opposition leaders for reading Fatiha on criminals' graves, urges voters for support.