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Topic: Shivpal Yadav

NSUI’s DUSU poll drubbing deepens Kanhaiya-Varun rift & Left capitalises on Suresh Gopi’s misses

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Mainpuri bypoll: Massive win for Mulayam’s bahu Dimple ends pari-war, Shivpal back in SP

Reconciliation efforts were on ever since SP patron's death. Shivpal says followers of Gandhi, Lohia, Ambedkar & Chaudhary Charan Singh should come together for 2024 polls.

Mulayam & SP could’ve done more to get Azam Khan out of jail, I’ll speak to Yogi, says Shivpal

Amid another tussle with nephew & SP chief Akhilesh and reports of ‘cozying up’ to BJP, Shivpal Yadav says he’ll think about joining hands with Azam only once he’s out of jail.

Shivpal Yadav calls for Uniform Civil Code as talk of shift to BJP takes off

Remarks follow tensions between Shivpal Yadav & nephew Akhilesh. Not invited to meeting of SP MLAs in March, Shivpal skipped a meeting of SP allies, and later met Adityanath.

Shivpal Yadav to join BJP? What’s behind his overtures, and why nephew Akhilesh isn’t worried

Shivpal is keeping cards close to his chest, but his overtures to BJP and Yogi Adityanath have sparked speculation that he could be joining BJP. He's visiting Ayodhya soon.

Akhilesh first choice as ally, if he refuses, we’ll go with smaller parties, uncle Shivpal says

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) chief Shivpal Yadav says 2022 UP polls could be tough for nephew and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav if he 'doesn't take others along'.

Soldiers still in stand-off in Ladakh, CDS Rawat & BJP MP Lekhi flag off Chinese car in Delhi

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Akhilesh Yadav’s SP withdraws plea against uncle Shivpal, triggers talk of his ‘ghar wapsi’

SP chief Akhilesh says he’s willing to make ‘local adjustments’ with Shivpal, who says these issues can be decided closer to 2022 assembly elections.

Unite, resolve to form govt in Delhi: Mulayam’s birthday message to SP workers

On the day he turned 79, SP veteran Mulayam Singh Yadav tells workers that UP always provided the gateway to power in Delhi, says...

Chacha Shivpal’s exit can only increase the Samajwadi Party’s votes

This has been the best news for Akhilesh Yadav in a while. Shivpal Yadav’s decision to parts ways with the Samajwadi Party (SP) is the best...

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Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

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The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

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India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.