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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicUP Civic Polls

Topic: UP Civic Polls

Why Allahabad HC quashed UP govt order on OBC quota in civic polls — ‘state on wrong side of law’

Bhadra Sinha -
In its 87-page verdict, the HC rejected state’s explanation that govt brought amendments in its municipal laws in 1994 and didn't exceed maximum ceiling of 50% set by the top court.

In Gandhi family bastion of Amethi, this masala king decides civic poll outcomes

Kumar Anshuman -
Rajesh Masalewala's wife Chandrama Devi registered her third consecutive victory, retaining her post as head of the Amethi nagar panchayat in Amethi.

HoaXposed: BJP didn’t have identical margins of victory in four UP civic body polls

Vandana Menon -
NCP leader’s tweet hinting at EVM manipulation by the ruling party is factually incorrect.

The real numbers in UP civic poll results bring worrying news for BJP

Ashutosh -
Out of the declared 5390 nagar panchayat member seats, the BJP could win only in 662 wards.

BJP’s victory march continues in UP, wins 14 out of 16 mayor posts in civic polls

Kumar Anshuman -
The victory comes at a time when the BJP is aiming to win all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the 2019 general election.

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Opinion

Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

Theres Sudeep -
North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

Where does the law stand on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s video of ‘shooting’ Muslims?

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After being toppled by Gen Z, Nepal’s old guard is now chasing the youth vote

Economy

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

Apoorva Mandhani -
The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Defence

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

+TFP Bidisha Bhattacharya -
Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

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

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