‘Cowardly’, ‘undemocratic’: Oppn leaders slam detention of Sonam Wangchuk | India News – Times of India

Several opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Arvind Kejriwal, strongly criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for detaining environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk and approximately 150 volunteers.While Kharge described the action against Wangchuk as “cowardly” and “undemocratic,” Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP would not gain anything from it.Wangchuk and his…

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Ayodhya gang-rape: DNA sample of fetus matches that of Samajwadi Party man’s servant, not his – Times of India

LUCKNOW: The DNA sample of 71-year-old Samajwadi Party functionary Moeed Khan did not match with that of the fetus belonging to the 12-year-old Ayodhya gang-rape survivor, but instead matched with the DNA of his domestic help Raju Khan.This was revealed after UP govt submitted Monday the DNA report to the Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC…

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Coldplay concert tickets sell out, Akhilesh Yadav raises alarm over ‘fake ticket racket’ | India News – Times of India

After Coldplay tickets sold out within minutes, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed his concern over the alleged black marketing of concert tickets, which he claimed are being sold for “20-50 times the price”. He pointed out that as soon as the tickets become available, they are quickly sold out, only to be resold on…

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‘A jihad of producing more children’: Former BJP MP Harish Dwivedi’s remarks stir row – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former BJP MP and party in-charge for Assam, Harish Dwivedi, made a controversial claim on Thursday, alleging that a specific community was waging a ‘jihad’ by producing more children to gain control of the country’s political system and impose their religious beliefs. He said that the government was taking serious measures to address…

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Case registered against SP MLA Zahid Beg for ‘torturing, assaulting’ minor maid | Lucknow News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A case has been registered against Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Zahid Beg and his wife, Seema Beg, for allegedly torturing and assaulting a minor maid at their residence. The action follows the suicide of another teenager at the MLA’s house earlier this week.The Labour Department filed the case based on a recommendation from…

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‘Stopped taking calls’: Mayawati & Akhilesh blame each other for BSP-SP split | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav engaged in a blame game over the reasons behind the dissolution of their alliance.While Mayawati claimed that Akhilesh stopped responding to calls from BSP leaders, the SP chief countered that Mayawati kept him uninformed about her decision to end the…

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‘Pick someone first, then … ‘: Akhilesh Yadav cites ‘pattern of encounters’ under BJP rule | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday alleged that BJP has set a “pattern of encounters” and reffered to the deaths of crime suspects in police shootouts as “fake”.Akhilesh Yadav outlined the alleged pattern in a post on X, stating, “A pattern of encounters has been set in BJP rule: Pick someone first,…

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