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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicAkhilesh Yadav

Topic: Akhilesh Yadav

Optics vs outreach: Why Akhilesh is upset with SP leaders who attended Sambhal SSP’s grand wedding

SP chief links displeasure to SSP's 'biased role' during 2024 police-public clashes in Sambhal. Some SP leaders attended Jodhpur wedding defying party's instructions.

Yogi issues clarification after UP govt’s Rs 25,000 crore MoU with AI startup comes under Oppn fire

MoU with Bengaluru-based Puch AI has garnered a lot of attention, with SP alleging ‘people from BJP may be involved who could be investing money in that company behind the scenes’.

Ghazals meet politics at Chowmahalla Palace & why SP has roped in two political consultancies

The famed Chowmahalla Palace built during the 18th century Nizam era has always been an exquisite setting for Sufi ghazal concerts. Lately, it has...

PDA plank redrawing UP’s caste map: Why BSP’s old guard is betting on Akhilesh Yadav

Senior leaders once central to the Bahujan Samaj Party have crossed over to the SP, signalling a churn in Dalit-OBC politics ahead of 2027.

Two ‘namoone’, one in Delhi, one in Lucknow—Yogi lashes out amid SP-BJP spat over cough syrup case

In UP assembly, CM says SP workers involved in the illegal trade & none of them would be spared. Akhilesh has alleged Yogi govt shielding those involved.

When Sasmit Patra snapped at fellow BJD MP & an ‘all-new’ Shivakumar

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

Mayawati’s Lucknow rally: Bua vs Bhatija, praise for Yogi & a clear green signal to an heir

At the Thursday rally, BSP chief Mayawati accused SP of exploiting Dalit icons and told party workers that BSP will contest the state polls solo in 2027.

Raghav Chadha’s waning ardour for AAP, Annamalai’s ‘harakiri’ & Shivakumar skips rendezvous with Sadhguru

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

Chaupals, Mihir Bhoj & more tickets–Gurjars at centre of Akhilesh’s non-Yadav OBC strategy

Samajwadi Party's outreach to Gurjars in western UP is an attempt to counter the BJP's growing influence on the Jat voter.

‘Dust on your face…’: Anurag Thakur claps back at Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ with a ‘fake voters’ list

BJP MP alleges anomalies in voter lists in constituencies represented by opposition MPs such as Rahul Gandhi & Akhilesh Yadav. He accused them of protecting 'ghuspaithiye' voters.

On Camera

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.