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  RSS hails decision allowing government employees to participate in Sangh activities

  India | July 22, 2024 15:51 IST

  Opposition leaders, including Mayawati and Congress members, condemned the move as politically driven and called for its reversal, arguing it compromises the neutrality of government workers.

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  Mayawati criticises UP CM Yogi Adityanath's decision on nameplates for eateries during Kanwar Yatra

  Uttar Pradesh | July 19, 2024 14:46 IST

  Earlier, the Muzaffarnagar Police had urged all the eateries along the Kanwar route to "voluntarily display" the names of their owners and employees, adding that the intention of the order was not to create any kind of "religious discrimination" but only to facilitate the devotees.

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  Madras High Court rejects plea to bury slain Tamil Nadu BSP president at party office in Chennai

  July 07, 2024 17:53 IST

  The Madras High Court rejected a plea from the wife of slain Tamil Nadu BSP President K. Armstrong, seeking permission to bury her husband at the party's office in Chennai, citing rules against burials in residential areas.

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  Madras HC rejects plea seeking slain TN BSP chief Armstrong's burial in party office premises

  July 07, 2024 17:08 IST

  BSP chief Mayawati termed the murder of K Armstrong, president of the party's Tamil Nadu unit, as "brutal", and said the government must act to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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  Mayawati pays homage to slain Tamil Nadu BSP chief Armstrong in Chennai, demands CBI probe

  July 07, 2024 12:45 IST

  Tamil Nadu BSP chief murder: The 52-year-old BSP leader was hacked to death by a six-member bike-borne gang near his house in Perambur on July 5.

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  Hathras stampede: 'Poor, dalits should not suffer due to superstition of Babas', says Mayawati

  India | July 06, 2024 10:54 IST

  Hathras stampede: The main accused, identified as Devprakash Madhukar, surrendered to the Special Investigation Team, Special Task Force, and Uttar Pradesh Police.

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  'Muslims failed to understand Bahujan Samaj Party': Mayawati reacts to BSP's debacle in elections

  Uttar Pradesh | June 05, 2024 14:09 IST

  Mayawati in a statement said that her party will do a "deep analysis" of the trouncing and will take whatever steps that are necessary in the interest of the party.

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  Lok Sabha elections Phase 5: From Smriti Irani to Mayawati, politicians cast their votes in UP

  News | May 20, 2024 12:37 IST

  The voting in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 is underway across 49 constituencies spanning six states and two Union Territories. From Smriti Irani to Mayawati, politicians cast their votes in UP. watch to know more!

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  Akash Anand's first reaction after being sacked as Mayawati's heir: 'Will keep fighting for...'

  Uttar Pradesh | May 09, 2024 9:54 IST

  Following his removal as the national coordinator of the BSP by his aunt and party chief Mayawati, Akash Anand expressed his determination to continue fighting for the Bhim Mission and his community until his last breath. His reactions came two days after his removal.

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  'Focus on your Yadav candidates, rather than commenting on us': Mayawati tells SP

  Uttar Pradesh | May 08, 2024 19:05 IST

  In a surprise development, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati has removed her nephew Akash Anand as her political heir and from the post of national coordinator of the party till he becomes 'mature'.

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  Why did BSP chief Mayawati remove her nephew Akash Anand as successor? Know details HERE

  Uttar Pradesh | May 08, 2024 13:02 IST

  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: On April 28, Akash Anand was booked in a case of violation of MCC along with 4 others for allegedly using objectionable language at a election rally in Sitapur. The action had come after the district administration's took suo motu cognisance of Anand's speech at the rally.

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  Mayawati sacks nephew Akash Anand as BSP's National Coordinator and her political heir

  Uttar Pradesh | May 08, 2024 6:57 IST

  Taking to social media platform X, Mayawati in a series of posts explained why she has taken the decision to remove her nephew from key party posts, amid Lok Sabha elections 2024.

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  Chunav Dil Se: Mayawati's nephew, will the result of 2024 change?

  Elections | April 30, 2024 21:16 IST

  Chunav Dil Se: Mayawati's nephew, will the result of 2024 change?

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  Mayawati's BSP announces three more candidates, fields Nanhe Singh Chauhan from Amethi

  Uttar Pradesh | April 30, 2024 0:03 IST

  Voting in Uttar Pradesh is taking place in all the seven phases during the Lok Sabha elections. In the first two phases, polling on 16 seats in Uttar Pradesh has concluded.

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  Lok Sabha elections 2024: Mayawati's nephew Akash Anand booked in Sitapur for poll code violation

  Uttar Pradesh | April 28, 2024 22:46 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2024: The case was registered against Anand, the BSP's national coordinator, party candidates Mahendra Yadav, Shyam Awasthi and Akshay Kalra and rally organiser Vikas Rajvanshi, Superintendent of Police (Sitapur) Chakresh Mishra said.

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  BSP releases fresh list of Lok Sabha candidates from UP, Ravi Prakash Maurya to contest from Amethi

  Uttar Pradesh | April 28, 2024 22:28 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2024: This is the ninth list of candidates released by the Mayawati-led party. With this, the party has declared its candidates for 71 seats out of total 80 parliamentary seats in the state. Voting will be held in all seven phases for a total of 80 seats in UP.

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  Mayawati slams Congress over Sam Pitroda's remark on 'inheritance tax'

  Uttar Pradesh | April 25, 2024 12:14 IST

  Meanwhile, Congress distanced itself from Pitroda's statement. Senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said Pitroda's opinion does not reflect the position of the grand-old party.

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  Mayawati's successor Akash Anand takes centerstage in poll campaign to revive BSP: Know about him

  Uttar Pradesh | April 24, 2024 16:38 IST

  Akash Anand, an MBA graduate from London, made his first political appearance alongside Mayawati during her visit to Saharanpur following violence in 2017. Recently, Akash took charge of election management and was prominently featured on stage during Mayawati's rally in Meerut.

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  Lok Sabha Election: Mayawati vows to work for separate state comprising western UP districts

  Uttar Pradesh | April 23, 2024 16:39 IST

  Mayawati, who was in Meerut to campaign for her party candidate, promised to work for a separate state comprising the districts of western Uttar Pradesh, if BSP is voted to power at the Centre.

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  Chunav Flashback: When Meira Kumar faced Ram Vilas Paswan, Mayawati in Bijnor bypoll of 1985

  India | April 22, 2024 13:13 IST

  The bypoll in Bijnor Lok Sabha seat happened after the death of then Congress MP Girdhari Lal. Meira Kumar, a debutant, had quit Indian Foreign Service. She is the daughter of former deputy Prime Minister and prominent SC leader Jagjivan Ram.