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TopicAkhilesh Yadav

Topic: Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh’s musical jibe at Yogi & keeping up with the teleprompter

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

As UP Guv Anandiben flags lapses at university in Yogi’s Gorakhpur, Akhilesh takes swipe at BJP

UP Governor highlighted the low quality of food, the poor functioning of hostels among others at Thursday's convocation ceremony of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University.

‘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.

On Camera

Stalking judges’ assets helps nobody. We must rethink how we audit our judges

Justice Yashwant Varma's resignation and guilty verdict sparked transparency calls. But public asset disclosure often scares future talent.

Gen Z prefers betting online, so casinos are reinventing the real-world experience

With Gen Z more likely to gamble online than visit casinos, operators are adding sports, spas, street food and social spaces to turn gaming venues into lifestyle destinations.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.