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Topic2022 UP assembly election

Topic: 2022 UP assembly election

‘Want to feel safe without Z security too’: Owaisi explains why he rejected Modi govt’s request

In interview to ThePrint, AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi denies allegations of being BJP's B-team, says India's Muslim community has been otherised.

Farmers, jobs, ‘Priyanka Gandhi effect’ — how SP & BJP’s UP manifestos compare

Both SP & BJP released their manifestos Tuesday. Among other promises, while SP says it will bring 33% reservation for women in govt jobs, BJP has offered free public transport for elderly women.

New election, old rivalry: Jailed Azam Khan & son make it ‘people vs nawabs’ in Rampur & Suar

Azam Khan's clan and Rampur’s erstwhile royal family have been sparring politically for decades. This time, it's father vs father in Rampur and son vs son in Suar.

25% of over 600 candidates in UP polls 1st phase face criminal charges: ADR study of affidavits

ADR's report states 20% of all candidates for 1st phase are accused of serious crimes, such as murder, attempt to murder or rape.

CM says UP will be largest economy if BJP wins. Data shows unlikely for a decade or two

The manufacturing sector in Uttar Pradesh has suffered severely in the first three years of the incumbent government.

Omicron may edge out other Covid variants, live on as common cold, says Harvard professor

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Hamid Ansari’s ‘new nationalism’ speech, party hopping in UP & R-Day — Pg 1 news from Urdu press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

‘BJP’s Kairana model won’t work in UP, farmers know whom to vote for’, says BKU’s Rakesh Tikait

Rakesh Tikait says farmers will observe 31 Jan as 'broken promises day' to protest against Modi govt not yet fulfilling promises to ensure MSP & waive cases against farmers.

Yogi is Baba, Mahant, or Gorakhnath. Akhilesh’s image is all about ‘change with continuity’

In some pockets of Uttar Pradesh, the soft influence of Yogi Adityanath travels independent of BJP presence and outreach.

TV news is busy finding Pakistan and Muslim angle everywhere in polls

Akhilesh Yadav and Amarinder Singh gave Indian news channels the opportunity to feature ‘Pakistan’ in their headlines and debates. But not after a Top Gun moment.

On Camera

Why India fell off the global middle-class map

A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.