M Tariq Khan

Akhilesh, Shivpal cross swords again at SP event, Lalu tries to play peacemaker

Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal traded angry barbs in public on Saturday as the family feud in Uttar Pradesh’s ruling family marred the 25th year celebrations of the Samajwadi Party.

Too early to talk of alliance, says JD(U) as SP readies for big bash

The Samajwadi Party (SP) will kick off its poll campaign at its 25th year celebrations on Saturday with the focus mainly on cobbling together an alliance of ‘secular’ parties to check the BJP in next year’s assembly polls.

On day 1, Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘rath yatra’ stumbles over technical, family hurdles

UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav kicked of his Rath Yatra campaign in Lucknow, facing both technical and familial roadblocks -- his campaign bus broke down while uncle and party state president Shivpal Yadav stated the yatra was not the official start of the Samajwadi Party’s election campaign.

Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘Vikas Rath Yatra’ set to roll out today

The stage is set for Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘Vikas Rath Yatra’ on Thursday which will be flagged off by Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav in Lucknow.

Akhilesh Yadav’s UP ‘rath yatra’ begins on Thursday in Mulayam’s presence

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav, along with other party leaders, will flag off the much-publicised ‘rath yatra’ of chief minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on November 3.

Yadav family feud: Shivpal hints at ‘grand alliance’ for UP polls

The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh, which is fighting a bitter family feud, floated on Wednesday the idea of a “mahagathbandhan” or grand alliance of political parties to collectively take on the BJP in next year’s assembly polls.

After talk of unity, Mulayam sacks Akhilesh’s minister from Samajwadi Party

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday expelled Uttar Pradesh minister Pawan Pandey from the party on charges of indiscipline, in the latest round of sackings amid a bitter power tussle in the family that has pushed it to the brink of a split.

Mulayam says party united, but Akhilesh goes missing in SP’s solidarity show

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said he was with his brother Shivpal Yadav, a day after the high drama at a key meeting to stem the bitter power tussle between his son and chief minister Akhilesh and younger brother Shivpal played out in public.

Yadav vs Yadav: High drama in SP meeting, but no happy ending

As it happened: Mulayam defends Amar, Shivpal; Samajwadi meet ends in acrimony

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Monday he will not float a new party amid a renewed power tussle between him and his uncle and senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav that could hamper the party’s chances in the upcoming assembly polls.

SP split wide open: Akhilesh sacks Shivpal, Mulayam removes Ramgopal

A split in the ruling Samajwadi Party looked inevitable after a fresh round of tit-for-tat sackings on Sunday pitted chief minister Akhilesh Yadav against his father and party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

SP expels leader who asked Mulayam to make Akhilesh party chief

Sending a strong message to rebels, the Samajwadi Party expelled on Saturday Uttar Pradesh legislative council member Udayveer Singh, who had demanded that chief minister Akhilesh Yadav be made its national president in place of Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Shivpal offers resignation to quell Yadav family feud, Akhilesh skips SP meet

Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav offered to quit as the state unit president on Friday, making an emotional appeal to keep the party united amid a raging feud with his nephew and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.

Shia board moots model ‘nikahnama’, denounces ‘triple talaq’ in one sitting

After the recent case in SC, the All India Shia Personal Law Board’s model nikahnama denounces triple talaq in one sitting. The AISPLB is hopeful the draft will be accepted across the country.

Akhilesh govt afraid of me, muzzling free speech: Asaduddin Owaisi

Refused permission for rallies, the firebrand All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president, Asaduddin Owaisi, says the Uttar Pradesh government is afraid of him. It is muzzling free speech and he will lodge a complaint with the election commission.

Muslim outfits bat for Grand Alliance in UP for 2017 polls

Muslim political outfits in Uttar Pradesh are trying to forge a grand alliance of like-minded secular parties ahead of the 2017 assembly elections.

Wary of Islamic State, NIA sleuths take Arabic lessons

Shia group announces Rs 15 lakh bounty on preacher Zakir Naik’s head

A Shia group that calls itself the Hussaini Tigers has placed a Rs 15-lakh bounty on the head of controversial TV evangelist Zakir Naik.

Ex-UPA minister and Cong leader Beni rejoins Mulayam’s SP

Lok Dal leader Kiran Pal Singh, too, joins Mulayam Singh Yadav’s party, ostensibly to woo the Jats in western UP.

Highest flag-post with the tricolour set to unfurl in Lucknow

Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s dream project -- Janeshwar Mishra Park (JMP) -- has several records to its credit. Besides being the biggest park in urban surroundings, it has the tallest statue in the state. Now, it is all set to add another attraction -- the highest monumental flag-post with the tricolour.

On I-Day, Taj Mahal makes debut on Twitter

Taj Mahal, the monument of love in Agra, made its debut on Twitter on Saturday to become the first wonder of the world to mark its presence on the social networking site.

Lucknow to get two more top institutes

Fast emerging as the education hub of northern India, the state capital is all set to add two more prestigious educational institutions in its long list of temples of learning. A centrally acclaimed university, the Hyderabadbased English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), and a unique literacy initiative by the wives of civil servants — the Sanskriti School — will soon mark their footprints in the city.

It’s an utterly, butterly ‘turf war’ as Amul enters UP

UP is all set to witness a ‘milk war’ with the state’s homegrown dairy leader Parag getting ready to take on Amul. The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd will set up four modern milk processing plants following a personal invite by CM Akhilesh Yadav.

Allahabad HC issues notice to govt over Azam Khan's office-of-profit issue

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has issued notice to the Akhilesh Yadav-led government to file its response on whether Azam Khan's appointment both as chancellor of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University and a cabinet minister amounts to holding office of profit.

Amar Singh keeps mum on Samajwadi Party plans

Barely a fortnight after sharing the dais with Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav, Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh called on the SP chief again at his residence on Tuesday, raising speculation about his comeback to the party.

UP Waqf board denies setting up probe against IAS officer Durga

The UP Sunni Central Waqf Board has rejected media reports that it has ordered an inquiry into the role of Durga Shakti Nagpal in the demolition of an under-construction wall of a mosque in Greater Noida. M Tariq Khan reports.

Lucknow’s Golf City set to get even bigger

By modifying its hitech township policy to facilitate Sushant Golf City’s extension by another 2935 acres on Sultanpur road, the state government has paved way for this Ansal API township to be the biggest in the country.

State zeroes in on Amul for modern dairy at Ganjaria

The world's largest producer of milk and its assorted products - Amul - has been chosen by the state government to set up the Rs 200 crore modern dairy on 20 acres of Chak Ganjaria farmland on Sultanpur Road.

Brit soldiers killed in 1857 stand in way of Lucknow Metro, from graves

Two nondescript British cemeteries in Lucknow, listed as protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), are coming in the way of finalising the path of the tracks of the Lucknow Metro Rail Project. M Tariq Khan reports.

Probe into BSP memorials not going far as basic info eludes sleuths

Almost nine months on, the probe into the construction of Bahujan Samaj Party and (BSP) memorials in Lucknow Noida seems to be getting nowhere.