With the cancellation of the Samajwadi Party’s merger with the Quami Ekta Dal, the tussle for control between Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle, Shivpal Yadav, comes to the fore yet again in the lead-up to the 2017 Assembly polls
Pradeep Kapoor Lucknow
Perhaps for the umpteenth time, the chatter about Priyanka Gandhi taking over as the lead campaigner of the Congress is reaching a crescendo.
By hiring Prashant Kishore, the Congress party has indicated to all and sundry that it is taking the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections quite seriously
Pradeep Kapoor Delhi
As UP goes to the polls next year the Bharatiya Janata Party is reviving the Ram temple issue to ensure vote polarisation, despite escalating communal tension in the state. The party’s actions could end up opening a Pandora’s box of epic proportions
Pradeep Kapoor Lucknow
Every 18 minutes, a Dalit is brutalised in India. Yet, across political parties and civil society, their pleadings for justice have brought no succour
Ashok Das Delhi
UPPCL is obligated by law to allow consumers to buy power from open market
Noor Mohammad Delhi
The ostracising of Muslim candidates by the mainstream has given Muslim parties new relevance
Adnan Farooqui Delhi
The increasingly hostile environment for journalists, sanctioned by official inaction, means muscle may win out over truth
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
Flawed government policies and the domination of the Maharashtra sugar lobby are driving sugarcane farmers to suicide
Pradeep Kapoor Lucknow