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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicAkhilesh Yadav

Topic: Akhilesh Yadav

Amid Bhojpuri songs & ‘launda naach’, the contest for Azamgarh is a fight to reclaim its legacy

Azamgarh, which has been linked with terrorism since a 2008 Delhi encounter, accounts for 2 of UP's 80 constituencies, both of which vote Sunday.

Congress makes people wait so long they get tired: Akhilesh Yadav on AAP alliance

Akhilesh Yadav speaks to ThePrint from the UP campaign trail, weighing in on the prospects of a third-front government and Mayawati as PM

Narendra Modi peeps into TMC’s ‘stable’ as India awaits voters’ majestic ‘footprint’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Shatrughan Sinha has a problem – he still thinks he has to attack Congress

Congress workers are finding it hard to warm up to Shatrughan Sinha, who switched over from BJP this month. His unwitting jibes at Congress don't help.

In this SP pocket borough, lack of jobs gives Mulayam’s nephew an upper hand

Badaun MP Dharmendra Yadav, nephew of Mulayam, blames the lack of jobs on PM Modi, lists medical college and better roads among his achievements.

Mayawati & Mulayam share stage for the first time in 24 years

SP's Mulayam Singh and BSP's Mayawati had a fall out after their ruling coalition in UP crashed in 1995.

Akhilesh Yadav wants Election Commission to rectify EVM malfunctions immediately

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said that it is EC's responsibility to rectify the problem within 15 minutes, so that polling is held undisturbed.

At first UP mahagathbandhan rally, Muslims, Jats, Dalits share seats, set allies on their way

Demographic at first joint rally of the SP-BSP-RLD alliance is exactly what the parties wanted. Question is, will that translate into votes?

Samajwadi Party releases vision document for Lok Sabha polls

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the vision document, not a manifesto, will help the cadre to understand party's stand on various issues.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.