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Big names, bigger influence: Why so much hinges on the last two phases of the UP poll

The seven-phase assembly election in Uttar Pradesh has reached its last leg. So far, the fate of candidates in 349 seats has been sealed, with the final 54 seats going to the poll on Monday.

Newslaundry

‘Don't use law as tools of intimidation’: Editors Guild demands release of Uttarakhand journalist

The Editors Guild of India on Thursday demanded the immediate release of local journalist Kishore Ram following his arrest by Uttarakhand police. In a statement, the group said it was “deeply disturbed” by the arrest and also urged the state administration not to use laws as “tools of intimidation” against…

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TS people seeking ‘double-engine’ govt here also: Laxman

‘No Group-I notification in TS in last seven years’

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UP polls: BJP's loss is imminent, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers who had shown black flags to her yesterday have nothing else except hooliganism in their brains.

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‘Brahmin self-respect’ vs ‘vikas’: Why UP’s Chillupar and Sadar may vote differently

“Voting this time will be on the basis of Brahmin swabhiman, self-respect,” said Kunal Chaturvedi, 27. “Vikas, development, is a separate issue.”

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Morning Show Ep 20 ft Gorakhpur Univ students: Yogi vs Akhilesh, Zee News vs NDTV

In this episode, Team Newslaundry settles down for a fun chat on the UP assembly election with the students of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University.

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Abha breaches 17m mark, books Asian Games spot

Heptathlete turned shot-putter becomes only fourth Indian women to clear the distance

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Sponsored by Koo, Sudarshan News takes anti-Muslim slurs to a new low

Hate and deceit are firm pillars of a section of India’s television news. While some shoulder these pillars in crisp suits and refined English, others don’t bother. Take Suresh Chavhanke, whose channel Sudarshan News is unabashed in its two-point programme of anti-Muslim hatred and pro-BJP broadcast without any pretence of…

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UP police says Umar Gautam tried to change India’s ‘population demography’. Where’s the evidence?

Days before the first phase of polling for the Uttar Pradesh assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party presented its election manifesto, the Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra. In it, the party promised to amend the state’s anti-conversion law to introduce a minimum imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of Rs 1…

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KCR wants to weaken UPA for NDA’s third term: Telangana Cong. chief Revanth

KCR will never be trusted, says TPCC president

The Hindu

Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP govt over deteriorating law and order situation in UP

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday slammed the BJP government over the deteriorating law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh.

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Banking on BJP’s development, will UP’s deputy CM be able to wrest control of Sirathu?

With a little over a week to go for polling day, Kesaria village in Uttar Pradesh’s Sirathu is festooned with posters of prime minister Narendra Modi, chief minister, Adityanath, and Keshav Prasad Maurya – UP’s deputy chief minister, the BJP candidate from Sirathu, and a son of the soil of…

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Watch: Adityanath says ‘kathmulla’ during interview with Anjana Om Kashyap – and gets away with it

Days before Uttar Pradesh heads towards its third phase of polling, UP chief minister Adityanath gave an exclusive interview to Aaj Tak’s Anjana Om Kashyap on February 17 in Jhansi.

Newslaundry

Far away from the election spectacle, the real world of ‘bhaiya’ abuse

As much as in the fields, shops and factories in Punjab, a cart-puller on a Delhi road, or a security guard in a Mumbai apartment, or a worker in a Faridabad mill must be trying to absorb verbal banalities.

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Amid Oppn. uproar, Channi says his remark was twisted

“My statement was directed at a few individuals causing disruption in the State”

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‘Disappointed’, embassy advisories ‘delayed’: Indian students stuck in Ukraine

While the Indian embassy has issued advisories amid the escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, several Indians studying in Ukrainian towns told Newslaundry that the advisories were “delayed”, “disappointing” and “vague”.

Newslaundry

Mirzapur: In Apna Dal (S) bastion, disquiet among Kurmis over jobs, caste census

“There is a downfall in incidents related to goondaism and corruption but unemployment has risen…BJP is not fighting on the issue of development, they are fighting on the issue of Hindu-Muslim. Development won’t happen this way,” says Rajdeep Singh Patel, member of the panchayat in Mirzapur’s Bhawa village, outside his…

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Why Dalits in Punjab's Doaba are angry with Congress

Punjab’s 117 assembly seats will go to the polls on February 20. The state’s Dalit community – which makes up 32 percent of the population – is being courted from all political corners. The Akali Dal has offered the deputy CM’s post, the BJP has promised the CM’s seat, and…

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'Trust of people has been broken': Pallavi Patel on taking on UP's deputy CM in Sirathu

Local politics in Sirathu constituency in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi has taken a turn with the entry of Pallavi Patel, the joint candidate of the Apna Dal (K) and the Samajwadi Party. Sirathu is considered a stronghold of UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, but Patel sounds confident of success.

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BJP 'jittery'; raking up Hijab row, UCC shows hold over electorate slipping: Salman Khurshid

Accusing the BJP of polarisation during assembly polls by raking up issues such as the Hijab row and the Uniform Civil Code, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Sunday said it showed that the BJP was "jittery" as its hold over the electorate was slipping, and asserted that the people…

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One phase down, six to go: Why UP’s rival alliances still have their work cut out for them

In multi-phase polls, which have become routine in bigger states or in states facing administrative challenges, the completion of phase one often brings an undercurrent for the next phases of the election campaign. This is also true for the ongoing seven-phase assembly election in Uttar Pradesh.

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LDF, UDF flay Yogi, BJP justifies him

UP CM’s remark evokes sharp criticism in State

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Assembly Elections 2022: UP records 57.79% voter turnout till 5 pm in the first phase

Uttar Pradesh recorded 57.79% voter turnout till 5 pm in the first phase of Assembly elections.

The Hindu

U.P. Assembly polls | Vote BJP to prevent U.P. from becoming Kerala, says CM Yogi Adityanath; Pinarayi Vijayan responds

His appeal to voters draws sarcastic retort from CPI(M)

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Modi hails Yogi govt, BJP policies, but was ANI interview in violation of MCC?

A day ahead of polling for the first phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared on an interview with ANI’s Smita Prakash, and while it may not have been in direct violation of the model code of conduct issued by the election commission, the broadcast…

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