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Saturday, April 4, 2026
TopicSamajwadi Party

Topic: Samajwadi Party

With promises to Gurjars & ‘broader message’ to farmers, Akhilesh off to an early start for UP campaign

SP rally in Dadri comes about 10 months before polls. Party looking to strengthen base in western UP, where it has traditionally been weak, & to recover ground after RLD's switch to NDA.

Yogi issues clarification after UP govt’s Rs 25,000 crore MoU with AI startup comes under Oppn fire

MoU with Bengaluru-based Puch AI has garnered a lot of attention, with SP alleging ‘people from BJP may be involved who could be investing money in that company behind the scenes’.

Rahul’s ‘Samajik Parivartan’ to Akhilesh’s ‘PDA Divas’, UP parties scramble to claim Kanshi Ram’s legacy

The Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram's birth anniversary is on 15 March. Later this year, Uttar Pradesh goes to polls.

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Why row over new UGC equity rules has put Congress in a quandary

Even leaders closely aligned with Rahul Gandhi’s emphasis on caste and social justice have stopped short of openly endorsing the rules.

When Sasmit Patra snapped at fellow BJD MP & an ‘all-new’ Shivakumar

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

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 opposition parties are trying to work around govt ban on caste-based rallies in UP

UP govt issued notification Sunday banning caste references in police documents, vehicles and rallies, in compliance with HC order that described caste glorification as 'anti-national'.

Chaupals, Mihir Bhoj & more tickets–Gurjars at centre of Akhilesh’s non-Yadav OBC strategy

Samajwadi Party's outreach to Gurjars in western UP is an attempt to counter the BJP's growing influence on the Jat voter.

The widow who turned rebel: UP MLA Pooja Pal, who was expelled from SP hours after praising Yogi

Lucknow: Of all the reasons to enter politics, hers was the strangest: Murder. And it was BSP leader Mayawati who encouraged Pooja Pal to...

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Maach & mutton for Mission Bengal. What BJP-TMC are cooking in new poll battleground

The stereotype of the fish-loving Bengali has now become a contested political site and both the BJP and TMC know it. And the voters do too.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

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.