Smriti, 6 ministers lose in UP; victory margins fall for others | India News – Times of India

Of the 12 Union ministers who contested from UP, only five, including PM Narendra Modi (Varanasi) and defence minister Rajnath Singh (Lucknow), managed to save their seats.Dubbed a “giant slayer” for defeating Rahul Gandhi in Amethi in 2019, Union ministerSmriti Irani (women and child development) lost the seat to Gandhi family loyalist Kishori L Sharma…

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‘Remember that govt is changing’: Jairam Ramesh accuses candidates in UP of pressurising officials to ensure victory | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday accused the candidates of several Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh of pressurising district officials to ensure victory in their respective constituencies.Taking to X, Ramesh said,” District officials in Maharajganj, Bansi, Meerut, and Muzaffarnagar of Uttar Pradesh are being pressured over the phone to ensure victory in…

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2 kids among 10 killed as storm, rains wreak havoc in UP | India News – Times of India

Image used for representation purpose BAREILLY: At least 10 people were killed and many injured after a dust storm followed by heavy rainfall wreaked havoc in Lakhimpur Kheri, Shahjahanpur and its neighbouring districts on Thursday night. Five deaths were reported in Kheri district, while five, including two kids, died in Shahjahanpur.Shahjahanpur district magistrate Umesh Pratap…

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