Political observers say BJP also gained due to factors like its aggressive campaign. Meanwhile, BSP and SP are accusing each other of helping the BJP surreptitiously.
UP ex-CM cites 'prior engagements' for declining invite. Development comes amid speculation that SP plans to field candidates in Congress 'strongholds' Raebareli, Amethi in 2024.
Brij Bhushan, who has denied harassment allegations against him, has earlier represented SP in Parliament. He praised Akhilesh last week for not siding with wrestlers’ protest.
Samajwadi Party leader & member of UP legislative council Swami Prasad Maurya has been booked for 'outraging religious feelings' after invoking slogan coined during 1993 UP polls.
At an event in Raebareli, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav invoked former alliance between the Dalit icon & father Mulayam. He also accused present-day BSP of having an understanding with BJP.
Responding to SP MLA on whether Uttar Pradesh will conduct Bihar-like caste census, the state agriculture minister said his government doesn't want to put state 'in reverse gear'.
SP had distanced itself from Swami Prasad Maurya’s controversial remarks on verses in Hindu text. Now it seems to be shifting the debate from religion to caste with eye on LS polls.
FIR lodged against SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya over remarks on Hindu text, in Lucknow. Senior leader Shivpal Yadav has said MLC's views don't represent party stand.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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