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TopicKeshav Prasad Maurya

Topic: Keshav Prasad Maurya

First Maurya, now Pathak: Why UP CM Yogi Adityanath may have to watch out for his deputies

On Thursday, UP Deputy CMs Maurya and Pathak met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Lucknow. The sarsanghachalak also held a meeting with CM Yogi Adityanath the previous day.

UP govt divided over Avimukteshwarananda—Yogi’s ‘Kaal Nemi’ vs Maurya’s ‘bhagwan Shankaracharya’

Row that erupted after ‘Shankaracharya’ of Jyotirmath & his followers were prevented by UP govt from taking holy dip at Sangam on Mauni Amavasya refuses to die.

Amid fragile truce, Maurya flags ‘rising graft, crime’ in Yogi’s UP ahead of key bypolls

BJP insiders say ‘temporary ceasefire’ between UP CM Yogi and his deputy Maurya is likely to continue till bypolls for 10 assembly seats in bid to blunt attacks by Samajwadi Party.

‘Nothing of the sort’ — UP BJP chief on speculations about change of CM amid Yogi-Maurya rift

BJP is a democratic party, and everyone is entitled to put forth a point of view, says UP BJP state president Bhupendra Chaudhary amid Yogi-Maurya rift.

Under siege from within, Yogi comes out in new avatar. Meeting with MLAs, MLCs to warning officials

This comes when some UP BJP MLAs have spoken about ‘corrupt bureaucracy’ in indirect attack on Yogi and exhorted high command to step in, and amid CM's purported rift with Maurya.

Yogi, Maurya rift out in open — veiled barbs, quota missives & back-to-back meetings

Maurya’s letter on quota came to light days after Anupriya Patel’s letter to UP CM. Yogi loyalists see bid to weaken CM, Maurya’s aide says Yogi must answer for drubbing in LS polls.

‘Don’t trust state machinery’ — BJP MLA seeks Shah, Nadda’s intervention in murder plot probe

Cops confirm one named accused is son of panchayat-level BJP functionary. BJP insiders claim Fateh Bahadur Singh’s letter is another attempt to undermine UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

Sarkar vs Sangathan in UP BJP, deputy Maurya takes dig at CM Yogi — ‘party bigger than govt’

UP CM in response reminded gathering that ‘if govt faced setback in 2027 state polls, then everybody will be affected from top to bottom’ & that ‘prestige is there till there is power’.

‘Will stop this,’ says UP dy chief minister after in-custody murders of dons Jeeva, Atiq Ahmed

Jeeva was shot dead in a Lucknow court Wednesday; Atiq and his brother were killed while being taken to a hospital on 15 April.

How ‘pride of Prayagraj’ became latest flashpoint in tussle between UP netas & officials

While there's a feeling among public representatives that civil servants in UP are 'unrestrained', officials say most decisions are made with CMO's approval.

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What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.