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Topic: UP bypolls

Yogi ascendant with BJP-RSS blessings ahead of UP bypolls. How he silenced rumblings after LS setback

After Lok Sabha shocker, CM Adityanath is said to have put his house in order and become more pliant. CMO functionary says ‘how can anyone think of replacing such a firebrand leader?’

UP bypolls: Apna Dal leads both assembly seats

Lucknow: Apna Dal-AD (S) is leading on both assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh by-elections, according to Election Commission's latest data. The ruling coalition partner Apna...

‘Outsider’ wins — in UP’s Khatauli, SP-RLD’s Madan Bhaiya beats BJP candidate by 20,000+ votes

Called 'bahubali' & 'outsider' by BJP, Madan Bhaiya defeated Rajkumari Saini, wife of BJP ex-MLA whose disqualification over conviction in Muzaffarnagar riots case necessitated bypoll.

Pasmandas must open their eyes after UP bypolls. Ashraaf Muslims only guard own interests

Pasmanda Muslims' blunder of falling for Ashraafs' ploy in Rampur and Azamgarh Lok Sabha bypolls will have far-reaching consequences for the Pasmanda movement.

BJP nears sweep in UP bypolls, Yogi Adityanath gets big boost 15 months before next elections

BJP leads in 5 of the 7 seats up for grabs with comfortable margins, while Samajwadi Party leads one, and the other is a toss-up. Yogi personally led BJP’s campaign.

Yogi leads UP bypoll campaign, Akhilesh manages virtually while Priyanka & Mayawati go missing

Seven assembly seats are set to go to polls on 3 November in Uttar Pradesh but no election rallies have been conducted by star campaigners of SP, BSP and Congress.

Kairana bypoll results: A reflection on Yogi or Modi?

After staggering losses in Phulpur and Gorakhpur earlier this year, the BJP lost in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana bypoll despite Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s tight grip. Experts weigh in.

Last Laughs: Yogi Adityanath’s fall, Delhi sealing drive and Rahul Gandhi’s continuing woes

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

PM to meet BJP top guns to discuss UP bypoll debacle, Parliament logjam

The UP defeat, especially in Yogi Adityanath’s home turf Gorakhpur, has made the BJP leadership sit up and take notice of the developments in this key state.

Last Laughs: SP and BSP have the last laugh in UP, at Yogi and Modi’s expense

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

How the Bagram airbase from the 1950s is geopolitically significant in the 21st century

Days after Trump lay claim to the Bagram base, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan “firmly opposed the reestablishment of military bases in and around Afghanistan by the countries responsible for the current situation”.

Mumbai’s been driving India’s data centre market, but water shortage, power demand pose risks

According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.

Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.