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Topic: Akhilesh Yadav

A Mann-Modi moment AAP doesn’t want you to see & BJP’s Op Sindoor blitz with PM front & centre

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

Half face Ambedkar, half face Akhilesh: BJP, BSP slam SP poster for ‘hurting Dalit sentiments’

Samajwadi Party Lohia Vahini functionaries put up the poster at the party HQ and later gave Akhilesh Yadav a framed photo of the same.

Oppn unites in bashing BJP over ‘insensitive’ Ghibli-style post on grieving newly-wed woman in Pahalgam

Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate accuses BJP of 'aapda main avsar'. SP chief Akhilesh says this proves BJP leaders have 0 sympathy for families of those who perished in attack.

Why Akhilesh is doubling down after Rana Sanga row, sparked by his party MP’s remarks

Attack on Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Lal Suman's house in Agra last month was part of a conspiracy to frighten PDA, says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.

Why Modi’s Nagpur visit indicated truce between BJP, RSS

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

Akhilesh Yadav opposes Waqf Amendment Bill, accuses BJP of interfering to gain control

On Ajmer Dargah's support to Waqf (Amendment) Bill, the SP chief suggested BJP's involvement behind it.

Akhilesh’s foreign getaway invites criticism & Kanhaiya’s no-show in Tripura fuels BJP taunts

Fadnavis rules out political dynasty as daughter aims for law, Karnataka MLAs revel in luxury recliners, and Congress struggles in Tripura as BJP mocks its Northeast neglect.

‘Loss of faith in UP govt,’ Akhilesh Yadav calls for Army interference in Mahakumbh stampede

In an X post, Yadav criticised the state govt for failing to deliver on its promises of a 'world-class system' and called for the resignation of those responsible for the incident.

Akhilesh, Kharge blame ‘mismanagement’ at Mahakumbh for stampede, say admin focused on ‘self-promotion’

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav also made several suggestions for the BJP govt, saying that these should not be considered complaints.

Fact check: Akhilesh Yadav didn’t attend Maha Kumbh Mela. His pictures are from Haridwar

Akhilesh Yadav's images are not from Prayagraj in UP but from Haridwar in Uttarakhand, where he participated in this year's Makar Sankranti festivities.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?