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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
TopicAkhilesh Yadav

Topic: Akhilesh Yadav

‘Those who couldn’t stop Ram Mandir theft, how can they stop paper leak?’ Akhilesh attacks Modi govt in LS

In the Lok Sabha, the SP MP took a jab at BJP over the alleged donation theft in Ram Mandir, saying how paper leaks can be stopped if it is unable to prevent the Ayodhya controversy.

Soft-spoken bahu to assertive leader, how Dimple Yadav emerged in new avatar during Monday’s protests

How a motherly touch and fierce resistance against police action transformed the Mainpuri MP into the Samajwadi Party's most powerful woman face. 

Congress dharna outside PM Modi’s home: Rahul, Priyanka, Akhilesh forcibly removed, govt cries U-turn

Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan reached the spot and held talks with Rahul, Kharge and others but the discussions ended without any breakthrough.

Video shows man doing dand-baithak before Akhilesh Yadav. Users say ‘wants ticket’

One report identified the man as Sitaram Yadav, a resident of Jhansi who came to Lucknow to give a statue of former UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.

Ayodhya MP Awadhesh Prasad on Ram Temple donation theft: ‘Govts can influence SITs, HC should oversee’

In interview with ThePrint, SP MP from Faizabad Awadhesh Prasad says BJP will have to face the consequences of Ram Temple donation theft controversy in 2027 UP elections.

FIR registered in Ayodhya’s Ram Temple donation row

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that influential individuals were being shielded in the case.

Why Owaisi chose Matera, a stronghold of Akhilesh’s SP, to launch AIMIM campaign for 2027 UP polls

AIMIM has chosen to challenge the SP in one of its traditional bastions, adding a new dimension to the political contest in Bahraich.

Akhilesh 2.0: How SP’s remodelling itself with a solutions-over-criticism approach ahead of 2027 UP polls

Samajwadi Party's revamped 'PDA' outreach programme aims at a complete image makeover, targeting smalltime traders, big business, industry and young voters.

From laptop scheme to support for Cockroach Janta Party, Akhilesh’s playbook for the Gen Z in UP

As political debate on social media is increasingly shifting towards education & jobs, Samajwadi Party appears to be taking Gen Z voters seriously as a decisive force in 2027.

Next epic election will be UP 2027. Akhilesh Yadav is hardly ready for Yogi Adityanath

With his friends MK Stalin and Mamata Banerjee voted out, Akhilesh will have to do far more than his usual ‘Muslim plus Yadav’ formula politics.

On Camera

India once mocked Manmohan Singh for silence. Now it misses the accountability he stood for

Watching Manmohan Singh's last press conference as PM, where he answered 62 unscripted questions from 100 journalists, is an exercise in realising how far India’s political culture has shifted.

ONGC to set up 1.75-MMT oil storage facility in Mangaluru, half capacity marked for reserves

The government told Parliament the project will be fully funded by ONGC, while work on the 4 MMT Chandikhol strategic reserve in Odisha moves to the bidding stage.

Gorkha recruitment rests with Nepal, Agnipath only route to join Indian Army, says ex-CDS Chauhan

Recruitment of Nepali Gorkhas into Indian Army is on hold since 2022 with Nepal viewing four-yr tenure of Agnipath scheme, among others, as inconsistent with historical frameworks.

Modi govt response to Gen Z protest shows a rare vulnerability. It’s an opportunity for Opposition

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.