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Topic: Mayawati

Mayawati assures Akhilesh Yadav of support amid CBI probe into mining scam

Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party is tying up with Yadav's Samajwadi Party in a pre-poll alliance to defeat the BJP in the upcoming general election.

The not so science Congress and Rahul loses out in UP

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

CBI goes after ‘scam’ from when Akhilesh was CM, day after he pushes tie-up with Mayawati

The CBI’s FIR names public servants, but also says it may probe the mining ministers under the SP govt. Akhilesh Yadav himself held the portfolio in 2012-13.

Visible in Congress swearing-in events, a cleft in opposition camp

Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Mamata Banerjee were among top opposition leaders who gave the swearing-in ceremonies a miss.

Had Congress allied with BSP, it would’ve won 40 more seats across heartland states

A Congress-BSP alliance would have secured clear majorities in Rajasthan and MP where Mayawati's party upped not only its seat tally but vote share too.

BSP will help Congress form govts in MP and Rajasthan to keep BJP out, says Mayawati

The Congress, which was locked in a see-saw battle with the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, emerged as the single-largest party with 114 seats. Mayawati's...

State polls renew Congress efforts at mahagatbandhan or Mayawati absence a reality check?

A day before assembly election results in five states are announced, a grand opposition meeting, called by TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu, is being attended...

Mayawati-Jogi alliance is the joker in the Chhattisgarh poll pack

This alliance was expected to eat into Congress vote bank but as campaigning intensified, BJP was equally nervous about the impact of Jogi-Mayawati deal.

Results of 5 assembly polls will decide contours of opposition alliance, say leaders

Opposition leaders say they are in touch with each other but will decide shape of alliance and if it will be state-specific or a national one after 11 December. 

In the lotus vs hand battle, the elephant’s weight may scuttle the scales

In this closely fought election, any party eating into its vote-share could end up dampening the Congress’ prospects.

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.