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Topic: Nishad Party

It’s Nishad vs Nishad in NDA as BJP ally & former MP battle to represent key UP community

While Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad suggests he is rightful claimant of Nishads' support, BJP leader Jai Prakash Nishad has planned a 'mahakumbh' to 'ensure community isn't misled'.

Alliance with BJP final, Nishad party will contest 15 seats in UP: Sanjay Nishad

Nishad party president Sanjay Nishad Sunday said he will meet senior BJP leaders, including Amit Shah, in Delhi on Monday to finalise the constituencies.

Eye on Purvanchal, BJP ties up with Nishad Party for 2022 UP assembly election

The Nishad community comprises 22 sub-castes and comprise 14-17% of the population in districts like Mau, Azamgarh, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Santkabir Nagar and Prayagraj.

UP polls could see BJP allies split the important Nishad vote, hurt party’s bid to return

Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) from neighbouring Bihar enters UP poll race, offers to partner with Nishad Party in UP. However, Nishad Party wants a meatier role.

BJP has NISHAD party support in Yogi’s Gorakhpur, but the Nishads may not vote for it

The Nishads, a community of boatmen, account for 18% of Gorakhpur voters and were key to BJP's defeat in 2018 bypoll. But this time, they are in alliance.

Gorakhpur bypolls winner pulls out of SP-BSP alliance, now eyeing tie-up with BJP

The Nishad Party chief, whose son had won on a SP ticket in Gorapkhpur bypolls, says the party withdrew over seat-sharing and is now in talks with BJP.

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The Press is not artillery — neither for the ruling party nor the Opposition: Sachin Sen

The Press in a liberal democracy has to be a forum for the expression of different points of view. It must not suppress, taint or adulterate news, wrote Sachin Sen in 1960.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.