Articles by Umesh Raghuvanshi
After Akhilesh’s nod, Ujjawal Raman set to contest from Allahabad on Congress ticket
A senior Congress leader, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that Ujjawal Raman Singh is likely to contest the 2024 polls from Allahabad on a Congress ticket.
Published on Mar 27, 2024 10:49 PM IST
Brand Yogi at play, will investment upswing help BJP’s Mission 80 in Uttar Pradesh?
Yogi Adityanath himself has time and again stated that Uttar Pradesh shed the BIMARU tag and is turning out to be the best destination for investors.
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 08:20 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Danish Ali joins Congress, likely to be its pick in Amroha
Amroha is one of the 17 Lok Sabha seats allocated to the Congress in alliance with the Samajwadi Party.
Updated on Mar 21, 2024 06:12 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Congress to weigh political equations, winnability in candidate selection
The Samajwadi Party, the main partner of the INDIA bloc in the state with 108 MLAs and two Lok Sabha MPs, has got the remaining 63 Lok Sabha seats, out of which it has given Bhadohi to the Trinamool Congress.
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 05:52 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
With over 1,100 GOs in 2 weeks, Yogi govt keeps development work rolling
About 1,109 GOs were issued from March 1, to 16, 2024 prior to the announcement of Lok Sabha polls schedule
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 06:16 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Do-or-die battle for Congress in Uttar Pradesh
The Congress, which had won 83 out of 85 Lok Sabha seats in undivided Uttar Pradesh in 1984, saw a significant decline in its fortunes by 2014, managing to win only Rae Bareli and Amethi.
Updated on Mar 17, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Congress faces uphill task in making alliance in UP work in its favour
Congress has secured 17 out of Uttar Pradesh’s 80 Lok Sabha seats through its alliance with Samajwadi Party. The remaining 63 seats have been allocated to SP.
Updated on Mar 15, 2024 12:28 AM IST
Lok Sabha Polls: Rahul, Priyanka from Amethi, Rae Bareli: Congress PEC resolution
Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) and district Congress committees of Rae Bareli and Amethi have already recommended the names of Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi from the two seats.
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 09:13 PM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
‘Rae Bareli pukarti...’: Posters in Congress bastion bat for Priyanka Gandhi
Amethi Congress leaders are already firm on their view that senior party leader Rahul Gandhi should contest Lok Sabha polls from the Amethi seat
Updated on Mar 06, 2024 09:45 PM IST
U.P. gets 4 new ministers in Yogi 2.0’s first expansion
SBSP chief Rajbhar, RLD’s Anil Kumar, Dara Singh and Sunil Kumar Sharma of BJP get ministerial berths
Updated on Mar 06, 2024 05:44 AM IST
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Umesh Raghuvanshi/Manish Chandra PandeyYogi 2.0 ministry’s first expansion today
Yogi Adityanath may utilise the meeting of the state cabinet to brief his ministers about the future agenda that includes his government’s achievements and preparations for 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 07:08 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Budgetary allocations in UP: 67% funds used so far, efforts on to utilise money by March 31
UP govt has spent about ₹4.78 lakh crore up to Feb 29. This is about ₹70,000 crore more than ₹4.07 lakh crore, the amount spent up to Feb 28, 2023, says finance minister Suresh Khanna.
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 05:20 AM IST
U.P. cabinet expansion likely on Tuesday
Uttar Pradesh cabinet likely to expand next week with new inclusions including SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar and BJP MLC Dara Singh Chauhan.
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 06:42 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
2024 LS polls: Suspense over BJP’s pick for Rae Bareli seat continues
The BJP on March 2 announced a list of its 195 contestants, including 51 candidates for Uttar Pradesh’s seats, for 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Updated on Mar 03, 2024 05:14 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
SP apprehended a larger breach, indicates allocation of votes
An analysis of the Rajya Sabha poll results indicates that the SP allocated 41 votes for Bachchan and 40 for Suman against the winning quota, which was initially considered to be 3,700 (37 votes) and went down to 3,582 (36 votes) following an abstention and an invalid vote
Published on Feb 28, 2024 10:26 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls in UP: Advantage BJP as chinks in INDIA bloc armour exposed
There are 10 Rajya Sabha seats and 11 candidates in the fray with the BJP nominating eight candidates and the Samajwadi Party having fielded three candidates.
Updated on Feb 27, 2024 07:56 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Lok Sabha elections: SP, Congress seal UP seat share pact
The SP and the Congress on Wednesday announced a seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections for Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, marking the first major breakthrough in contentious seat talks in the beleaguered INDIA bloc.
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 07:24 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh: Congress works out equations, zeroes in on contestants
The Congress will contest 17 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and the SP will field its candidates on 63 other seats in the state, according to the arrangement announced by the two parties on Wednesday.
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 06:26 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
SP-Congress alliance: A call that broke the ice
The Samajwadi Party has agreed to allocate 17 Lok Sabha seats to the grand old party in Uttar Pradesh.
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 04:59 AM IST
In Rae Bareli, the Gandhi question looms
Uttar Pradesh BJP secretary Abhijat Mishra said if the Congress leadership is so focused on choosing a Gandhi for the seat, why should the name of a family member of Mahatma Gandhi not be considered
Updated on Feb 21, 2024 06:18 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Rae Bareli
Uttar Pradesh’s trillion-dollar economy goal: From Modi’s vision to Yogi’s execution
The Uttar Pradesh government has worked out a roadmap to achieve the objective of making the state a trillion-dollar economy in five years (2027-28)
Updated on Feb 20, 2024 06:12 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
PM Modi to launch over ₹10 lakh crore projects at GBC 4.0 in Lucknow
The GBC 4.0 that will continue till February 11 will see the rollout of projects in four regions and 75 districts of the state.
Updated on Feb 19, 2024 09:10 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
GBC 4.0: Post-UPGIS surge augments tally of investment proposals
Over 14,600 proposals will be implemented at the ceremony. Out of this, nearly 5000 were not among the Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) signed ahead of UPGIS-2023.
Published on Feb 17, 2024 10:58 PM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Who is Acharya Pramod Krishnam, the Congress worker expelled recently?
The temple chief of Kalki Dham has invited the PM and UP CM to attend the foundation stone laying ceremony of the temple on February 19
Published on Feb 16, 2024 06:56 PM IST
Groundbreaking ceremony: Launch of investment projects to narrow regional disparities in UP
Though final shape is being given to the region-wise and district-wise breakup of investments, there are indications that the share of west UP will come to nearly 50%, east UP 28-30% while central UP may get 13-14%; Bundelkhand’s share may be in the range of 6-7%
Updated on Feb 15, 2024 10:15 PM IST
Priyanka to join Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra today
Priyanka’s move to join the yatra comes at a time when the partymen are demanding that she should contest 2024 Lok Sabha election from Rae Bareli seat keeping in view party’s top leader Sonia Gandhi’s move to take the Rajya Sabha route to the parliament via Rajasthan.
Published on Feb 15, 2024 09:04 PM IST
Sonia’s RS shift fuels Priyanka-from-Rae Bareli demand
Rae Bareli is the only constituency Congress won in 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh that sends 80 MPs to the Lok Sabha.
Updated on Feb 15, 2024 09:24 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Groundbreaking Ceremony likely to be launchpad for investments in 25 sectors
Those aware of the development say they include 325 projects each with investments of over ₹500 crore
Updated on Feb 15, 2024 09:06 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Groundbreaking ceremony: Lucknow’s industrial profile to shift gears with Ashok Leyland unit
Ashok Leyland has decided to set up its electric bus manufacturing unit in Lucknow on part of the land of the now under-closure Scooters India Limited (SIL) that manufactured the once popular Vijay Super scooter here.
Updated on Feb 13, 2024 06:06 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh assembly: Yogi Adityanath targets Samajwadi Party over Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura
Yogi Adityanath’s attack on Akhilesh Yadav came before Uttar Pradesh assembly was adjourned sine die after giving its nod to the annual budget of ₹7.36 lakh crore
Updated on Feb 11, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow