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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicMulayam Singh Yadav

Topic: Mulayam Singh Yadav

Delhi Congresswalas make most of Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar tussle & big, fat Saifai wedding

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

How Akhilesh Yadav’s daughter Aditi is learning ropes on campaign trail in family bastion Mainpuri

Aditi has stepped in to seek votes for mother Dimple Yadav with nukkad sabhas. Her campaign, with focus on Karhal & Kishni, resembles that of her grandfather Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Akhilesh, Dimple to Shivpal’s son Aditya — here are the 5 members of Mulayam clan in poll fray

Aditya, nephew of Mulayam, has replaced his father, Shivpal, as SP candidate in Budaun. Amit Shah attacked Akhilesh Sunday, asking if he couldn't find Yadavs outside his family.

Ram is home, it’s time to celebrate. Forget the bitterness of the Ayodhya agitation

A mammoth effort was made to create false narratives against this agitation, especially in English-language media.

Padma award for Mulayam ploy to ‘silence Bharat Ratna demand’, woo SP votebank, say party leaders

Political experts say since 2014 the Yadav community has been showing a tilt towards the BJP in Lok Sabha elections, while it continues to vote for the SP in assembly polls.

Ask Indians about socialists, they will name Bernie Sanders. Won’t know about Lohia, JP

You can’t take on BJP’s aggressive nationalism with an abstract internationalism; positive nationalism of Indian socialists can be the effective antidote.

TV news showed rare intelligence on Mulayam Singh Yadav’s coverage this week

On Amitabh Bachchan's 80th birthday, the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati turned into a family affair with Jaya taking the chair and Big B taking questions with son Abhishek by his side.

How to protect Vande Bharat from evil eye & how Sena tussle expanded Maharashtra’s biodiversity

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

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav cremated with full state honours in UP’s Saifai

A host of political leaders, including UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, attended the funeral early evening.

Why Mulayam was the most political of our politicians & Indian Muslims’ most important leader

There was plenty wrong with Mulayam Yadav's politics, and a lot we will disagree or argue with, but that will not change the fascinating political player he was.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.