The Beating Retreat is conducted every year on January 29 at Vijay Chowk to mark the formal conclusion of the Republic Day celebrations. The story so far: This year’s Republic Day parade on January 26 and the Beating Retreat ceremony on January 29 have generated a lot of attention and discussion for...
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The Supreme Court has declined immediate relief to NGOs including Missionaries of Charity who lost FCRA registration after the Centre said that the extension of the licence was given to NGOs which filed applications. Refusing to pass an interim order to protect the 6,000 NGOs, the court asked them...
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Aparna Yadav –– the daughter-in-law of Uttar Pradesh’s political first family who served up a huge surprise by joining the BJP — told NDTV today denied the buzz that her reason for switch was denial of a Samajwadi party ticket. “People are telling me that I have come to...
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One word that’s being commonly used in the context of the Uttar Pradesh elections is “bipolar”. It is being argued that the state is witnessing the most bipolar contest in years, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party as the top two players and the Bahujan...
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Lucknow: Akhilesh Yadav today said surveys favouring the BJP in Uttar Pradesh ahead of elections next month were “opium polls, not opinion polls”. He also called UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath the “biggest liar”. “These are not opinion polls. These are opium polls. We don’t know in what drugged...
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After the party denied ticket to AAP candidate Joginder Singh for Miranpur Assembly seat, he allegedly poured kerosene oil over his clothes to immolate himself before the district collectorate office here on Monday, police said. The police, however, foiled his alleged suicide bid by overpowering him and stopping him...
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati took a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and said that he should tell the people of the state that the monastery where he lives most of the time in Gorakhpur, his constituency where he is set to...
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Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the Centre is building Subhas Chandra Bose’s statue in Delhi at the same time when it rejected West Bengal’s tableau, depicting the role of Netaji in the country’s freedom struggle highlighting the indifferent attitude of the Centre’s towards the state. “Why...
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The Indian economy has “some bright spots and a number of very dark stains” and the government should target its spending “carefully” so that there are no huge deficits, noted economist and former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Sunday. Known for his frank views, Rajan also said the government needs...
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Ahead of Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party has roped in a candidate with some “tall” claims. Standing at 8.1 feet, Dharmendra Pratap Singh claims to be India’s tallest man. The resident of Pratapgarh is just 11 inches short of being the “world’s tallest”. The Samajwadi Party...
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