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TopicJayant Chaudhary

Topic: Jayant Chaudhary

No place to sit for Ashwini Choubey at Bihar BJP meet & the Chandigarh dinner that’s sending ripples

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What’s behind Jayant Chaudhary’s ‘Orwellian’ dig at Yogi govt ahead of Eid

RLD chief slams Meerut Police’s message to Muslims not to pray in public spaces. To be sure, it is beyond posturing as there is a disquiet in party ranks over ties with BJP.

Jayant sacks RLD spokespersons after Dalit leader criticises Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remarks

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Jayant removes all RLD spokespersons after Dalit leader slams Amit Shah for Ambedkar remarks

RLD state president confirms that decision was taken on the basis of party spokesperson Kamal Gautam's comments. Gautam had said Shah should apologise for his remarks on Ambedkar.

Jayant Chaudhary’s Rashtriya Lok Dal switches side, joins BJP-led NDA ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Chaudhary's RLS party was a part of INDIA bloc and his alliance with BJP will come as another strong blow to opposition unity, aiming to take on PM Modi in the upcoming elections.

Jayant Chaudhary in NDA camp after Charan Singh Bharat Ratna, but here’s where seat talks stand

Jayant Chaudhary’s alliance with BJP will deal another blow to INDIA bloc weeks before general election. Last month, one of its prime architects — Nitish Kumar — returned to NDA.

Amid BJP tie-up buzz, RLD accepts Yogi govt invite for Ram Lalla darshan as ally SP declines it

UP CM Yogi Adityanath has invited all members of assembly to visit Ayodhya for darshan of Ram Lalla’s idol at Ram temple. MLA delegation to visit temple on 11 February.

RLD to contest LS polls from 7 UP seats as SP’s Akhilesh & Jayant seal seat-sharing pact

There is no word yet on which seats the RLD, which has its turf in western UP, will contest. Congress-SP yet to arrive at an agreement on seat-sharing.

Why did Amit Shah praise Mayawati? Not alliance, target is breaking SP’s votes, say BJP leaders

In a TV interview last week, Shah said 'it is not true Mayawati’s relevance is over' — countering many political pundits who have dismissed her BSP as a force in UP.

Viral video of policemen chanting ‘Jayant Chaudhary zindabad’ is from Rampur, not Meerut

Meerut Police fact-checked retired IAS officer Surya Pratap Singh’s tweet about the video late Friday, but the video went viral with mis-stated location over the weekend.

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Sergio Gor as US envoy raises red flags. Delhi must read the signal, be optimistic

Delhi must see opportunity in the new envoy, to be prepared for hurdles, yet be forward-looking and free of preconceived notions that could spoil any chances of a breakthrough.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

‘Committed to joint command, control, combat capability & theaterisation’—Navy chief

Mhow: The Navy is committed to synergising its command control, communications and combat capability with the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force with...

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.