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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicSwami Prasad Maurya

Topic: Swami Prasad Maurya

BJP ‘coup’ in Samajwadi Party gives UP a taste of Bihar and Maharashtra politics

Eight Samajwadi Party MLAs defecting and voting for BJP Rajya Sabha candidates is nothing short of a ‘great betrayal’. Will the SP-Congress INDIA coalition, without the BSP, mount a challenge?

OBC leader who stirred Ramcharitmanas row, serial party hopper — who is Swami Prasad Maurya

Lucknow: The last time Swami Prasad Maurya launched a new political party, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) less than a month later....

‘Partition happened because of Hindu Mahasabha, not Jinnah’, says SP’s Swami Prasad Maurya

Former UP minister adds that 'those talking about Hindu Rashtra are country's enemies', adds Modi should be concerned about ensuring jobs for Indians than about Israel-Hamas war.

After sparking row with claim that Badrinath Temple was ‘Buddhist mutt’, SP’s Maurya hits out at BJP

Coming amid Gyanvapi Mosque row, Swami Prasad Maurya’s comment has drawn flak from UP & Uttarakhand BJP leaders. He also alleged BJP ‘raises masjid-mandir issues before polls’. 

‘Mile Mulayam-Kanshi Ram…’ The Rath Yatra-era slogan for SP-BSP unity that’s got UP MLC booked

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.

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US military intervention in Venezuela — the 3 lessons to remember

The US military operation in Venezuela raises global concern. Experts say that Trump’s action could weaken global legal standards and fuel geopolitical instability.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.