Has BJP's Operation Nitish Begun?

Nitish Kumar has to make an existential choice: Between governance and politics, argues Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Home Minister Amit Anilchandra Shah, centre, with Bharatiya Janata Party President......

SP Split Wide Open as Azam Khan Aide Blasts Akhilesh

Fasahat Ali Khan, jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's spokesperson, has accused SP President Akhilesh Yadav of ignoring Azam Khan and the Muslim community, sparking speculation over another......

Gen Next hopes to come good in UP polls in stalwarts' absence

With several political stalwarts of Uttar Pradesh no longer on the scene, it will be keenly watched how their children lead at the hustings this time without their formidable presence. IMAGE:......

SP founding member Beni Prasad Verma passes away

Former Union minister and Samajwadi Party founding member Beni Prasad Verma died in Lucknow on Friday. He was 79. The Rajya Sabha member was not keeping well for the past few days and was admitted......

SC notice to centre, CBI, Essar on corporate-bureaucrat nexus

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Essar group, the central government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a public interest petition seeking court-monitored......

NMDC stake sale likely by Dec; to garner Rs 7,500 cr

The government on Thursday said it is planning 10 per cent stake sale in NMDC by mid-December, which could fetch the exchequer about Rs 7,500 crore (Rs 75 billion)."NMDC disinvestment is likely by......