Akhilesh Yadav: News

22 Sep 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mulayam-Akhilesh rift deepens: Ram Gopal sacked as Lohia Trust secretary

The feud within the SP seems to have deepened as Mulayam Yadav has sacked cousin and Akhilesh-loyalist Prof Ram Gopal as Lohia Trust secretary and replaced him with trusted brother Shivpal Yadav.

06 Sep 2017

Lucknow

Troubles galore on Lucknow Metro's first day of operations

The UP government made a huge pomp and show of the launch of the Lucknow Metro, even inviting Home Minister Rajnath Singh for the inauguration.

05 Sep 2017

Lucknow

Lucknow gets its own metro

The Lucknow Metro was inaugurated today in the presence of UP Governor Ram Naik, CM Yogi Adityanath and Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

31 Aug 2017

Gorakhpur

Why didn't govt save Hindu children?: Akhilesh Yadav on Gorakhpur

Politicians are known for saying statements that often don't make sense. Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav is the latest to enter that list.

27 Aug 2017

Bihar

Sharad Yadav, Akhilesh, Mamata, Congress attend Lalu's mega rally

Lalu Prasad Yadav's mega 'BJP Bhagao Desh Bachao' rally looked like a Mahagathbandhan rally with opposition displaying unity.

17 Aug 2017

Samajwadi Party

Akhilesh Yadav, on way to Auraiya protest, detained

Samajwadi Party leader and former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav was detained in Unnao when he was on his way to Auraiya, where a protest rally was happening.

31 Jul 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav

With eyes on Yadav votes, Shah dines at party-worker's house

After plucking Janata Dal (United)'s Nitish Kumar out of the opposition, BJP mastermind Amit Shah now has his sight set on Samajwadi Party's Yadav vote bank.

29 Jul 2017

DNA

2 Samajwadi leaders quit, Akhilesh blames BJP's 'political corruption'

In a setback to Akhilesh Yadav, 2 Samajwadi Pary legislators quit today, claiming suffocation within the party.

05 Jul 2017

Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath refuses a new Mercedes in his fleet

UP CM Yogi Adityanath has refused to have a Mercedes, a second SUV, in his fleet.

03 Jul 2017

Yogi Adityanath

Akhilesh's sister-in-law's NGO received over 80% of UP 'gaushala' grant

Political nepotism does run in Indian politics and an RTI query filed by activist Nutan Thakur proved that. Apparently, Aparna Yadav, Akhilesh's sister-in-law's NGO Jeev Ashray received over 80% of UP gaushala grant between 2012-2017.

26 May 2017

Ranveer Singh

Akhilesh spent Rs. 10.32cr for pension to Yash Bharti awardees

An RTI query has found that the UP government spent Rs. 10.32cr in 2016-17 to provide pensions to 172 beneficiaries of the Yash Bharti awards.

19 May 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Why is Akhilesh govt under CAG scanner?

A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General has found that during 2012-13, the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh spent Rs. 15.06cr on organizing functions to distribute cheques worth Rs. 20.58cr to beneficiaries of unemployment schemes.

11 May 2017

Gujarat

'Has any soldier of Gujarat been martyred?': Akhilesh creates controversy

Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav on May 11 created controversy when he asked if any soldier from Gujarat has been martyred.

09 May 2017

Gorakhpur

Cried because of support and not the MLA- Charu Nigam

Responding to the crying event, Charu Nigam the female IPS officer, in a Facebook post explained that she had not cried because of MLA Agarwal.

08 May 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Shouldn't have made Akhilesh CM, says Mulayam Singh Yadav

While unveiling a statue of martyr Dharmendra Yadav in Mainpuri, SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav told reporters he regretted making his son Akhilesh the CM of Uttar Pradesh.

12 Mar 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav resigns as UP CM following defeat by BJP

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has resigned as the chief minister of UP following his party's dramatic defeat by the BJP in the assembly elections.

04 Mar 2017

Narendra Modi

UP Elections: Parties go whole hog for the last phase

Ahead of 7th phase of UP elections, PM Modi is aggressively hitting campaign trail in his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi.

06 Jan 2017

Shivpal Yadav

Akhilesh aiming for win with a Harvard Professor's help

Steve Jarding has been providing CM Akhilesh Yadav the strategy for the upcoming elections like Prashant Kishor is doing for Rahul Gandhi.

From caste based issues to development focused: UP Polls

The transitional change in leadership of Uttar Pradesh that played out over the last week seems to be symptomatic of a deeper churn.

30 Dec 2016

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav gets ready for a new innings

Akhilesh Yadav, CM of Uttar Pradesh, has been sacked from the Samajwadi Party (SP) for six years.

13 Dec 2016

Delhi University

Never a dull day in Delhi, 'news-wise'

Demonetization continues to make headlines, even after 35 days of its announcement.

24 Nov 2016

Delhi

What's new in Delhi?

The National capital looks far from shedding the infamous 'rape capital' tag attached to it.

What happened in Delhi today?

As parking collections take a hit in Delhi, Gurugram's auto-market revives business with the help of digital payments.

21 Nov 2016

Delhi

What was Delhi upto this Monday?

Even after government's decision to use indelible ink, banks have not been supplied with the ink.

06 Nov 2016

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Samajwadi party celebrates 25 years of its existence

The Samajwadi party held a function today in Lucknow to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

31 Oct 2016

Narendra Modi

What made news last week?

Things seem to be getting murkier within the Samajwadi Party, with the leadership assuring that all is well, while the Akhilesh-Shivpal spat continued unabated.

26 Oct 2016

India

Tamil Nadu under the watchful eye of Jayalalithaa's 'photograph'

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has been away from public eye and under close medical supervision while recovering from a serious lung infection.

15 Oct 2016

Narendra Modi

Stampede in religious gathering in UP, 19 killed

A stampede in a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh led to the death of 24 people, mostly women.

25 Sep 2016

Samajwadi Party

Kairana row: NHRC validates BJP MP's exodus claims

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) released an investigation report validating the exodus claims made by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hukum Singh in Jun'16.

10 Sep 2016

Uttar Pradesh

Undercover investigation in UP prison reveals sordid truth

A short distance from the national capital lies Kasna Jail in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.