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Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicSamajwadi Party

Topic: Samajwadi Party

RLD-BJP pact creates Muslim-Jat rift in UP’s Kairana, but SP’s Iqra Hasan is wooing all votes

With RLD joining BJP-led NDA, cohesion between Jats and Muslims is eroding in communally sensitive Kairana, where SP’s Iqra Hasan will go against BJP’s Pradeep Chaudhary on 19 April.

Samajwadi Party names 7 more candidates in fresh list for UP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

According to the list released by the SP on X, sitting MP from Shravasti and former BSP leader Ram Shiromani Verma has been fielded by the party from the seat.

Why SP’s Akhilesh defied Azam Khan and fielded a cleric from Delhi’s Jama Masjid in Rampur seat

Since Maulana Mohibullah Nadvi filed his nomination from Rampur, Azam Khan's bastion, the SP strongman's supporters have accused party of parachuting 'an outsider' into the seat.

Secular parties don’t want Muslims in leadership positions, want them to be their slaves — Owaisi

In an interview, Owaisi, whose AIMIM has allied with Apna Dal (K) & other smaller parties, says object is to beat BJP, accuses INDIA bloc of being silent on issues concerning Muslims.

‘Changing candidates every hour’ — Modi takes dig at Akhilesh Yadav for indecisive leadership

Samajwadi Party ‘changing candidates every hour’, Modi remarked Saturday. Experts say changing candidates frequently on so many seats could lead to ‘political hara-kiri’.

Ghazipur’s ‘Robin Hood’ to dreaded don & 5-time MLA — the many faces of Mukhtar Ansari

Convicted in 8 cases, including 1 of murder, the gangster-turned-politician was elected 5 times as MLA from Mau. He contested from BSP, his own Qaumi Ekta Dal as well as an Independent.

Mukhtar Ansari death: Oppn raises doubts, family says ‘poisoned to stop him testifying against don’

Banda chief judicial magistrate court has initiated a judicial probe into Ansari's death at behest of UP govt and appointed an additional judge of the court as the inquiry officer.

Security tightened, prohibitory orders imposed in several parts of UP after Mukhtar Ansari’s death

The gangster-turned-politician was brought to Rani Durgavati Medical College in Banda from district jail in 'unconscious state' Thursday. He died at the hospital following cardiac arrest.

How Rampur, Moradabad nominations brought to fore rift within SP’s Muslim leadership

In last-minute decision, party fielded Delhi imam from Rampur as a loyalist of Azam Khan filed his nomination too. SP also changed Moradabad candidate under pressure from jailed leader.

Nil for BSP, mere 14 cr for SP — how Oppn parties in UP fared among electoral bonds recipients

SP, BSP accuse BJP of misusing state machinery to secure political contributions, endorse ex-CEC’s idea that exchequer fund political parties based on their electoral performance.

On Camera

History teaching requires revision more than textbooks

The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?