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TopicAwanish Kumar Awasthi

Topic: Awanish Kumar Awasthi

‘Will not tolerate at all’: UP CM adviser Awanish Awasthi slams talk of ‘Rs 50 cr theft at his bungalow’

In a post on Wednesday night, Awasthi slams those tarnishing his image. Earlier, retired IPS officer Amitabh Thakur wrote to CM urging high-level probe into the alleged theft.

Yogi’s point man on law & order, IAS Awanish Awasthi made ‘advisor to CM’ 15 days after retirement

Awanish Awasthi’s appointment was preceded by UP governor’s nod to the creation of a ‘temporary post’ of ‘advisor’ to CM Yogi Adityanath.

‘Mini CM’, ‘super CM’, troubleshooter IAS officer — the power centres in Yogi’s UP

A powerful civil servant, a BJP gen secy and former Man Friday of Mayawati & Akhilesh are the faces of UP administration as it draws flak for Hathras incident.

UP IAS officer in Ram temple trust is Yogi right-hand man who led crackdown on CAA protests

Awanish Awasthi is additional chief secretary in UP govt departments such as home, information and tourism.

Fresh push to get World Heritage City tag for Ayodhya

A committee of scholars is preparing proposal for UNESCO after UP govt announced Rs 133-crore package to develop infrastructure of temple town.

On Camera

Budget 2026: Push for India’s bond market needs the foundations fixed first

Corporate bonds are priced as a spread over the risk-free rate. In India, the reference risk-free rate is unreliable as large institutions are mandated to buy and hold government bonds.

Union Budget: Cancer drugs & solar panels set to get cheaper; seafood exporters to benefit

Rather than broad-based consumer price changes, the Budget reflects targeted industrial and financial market signalling—a snapshot by ThePrint.

10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks

After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr. 

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.