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Mayawati faces gruelling session

When the brief two-day Winter Session of the UP Assembly that begins on Monday — also the last Assembly session convened by this government, UP chief minister Mayawati will, perhaps, face the most crucial test of her four-and-a-half-year regime.

Mayawati faces gruelling session

When the brief two-day Winter Session of the UP Assembly that begins on Monday — also the last Assembly session convened by this government, UP chief minister Mayawati will, perhaps, face the most cru

Maya hits back at Jairam on NREGA

The war of letters between Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh and UP chief minister Mayawati shows no signs of a let-up with Ms Mayawati sending another hard-hitting letter to the minister, rubbishing the allegations of

Maya ‘4 states’ plan moves few

UP chief minister Mayawati’s proposal to split Uttar Pradesh into four states may have sparked off a tedious debate in the media and in political circles but it has evoked absolutely no interest in the four regions.

New states’ movement gets fresh impetus

UP chief minister Mayawati’s proposal to split UP into four states has given the much-needed impetus to the National Federation of New States (NFNS) which now plans to move ahead on the slogan “News states for New India”.

Maya may face no-trust motion

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In a move that could upset the plans of the ruling BSP, the Samajwadi Party and the Bhartiya Janata Party are planning to bring separate no-confidence motions against the Mayawati government in the brief winter session of the state Assembly that begins on November 21.

Rahul to UP: Arise, awake!

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“Awake, arise and change” — With these three words that will be the tagline of the Congress campaign in Uttar Pradesh, a confident and aggressive Rahul Gandhi called on the people of UP to change their own destiny and build their own future.

Rahul Gandhi to UP: Arise, awake!

'Awake, arise and change' — With these three words that will be the tagline of the Congress campaign in Uttar Pradesh, a confident and aggressive Rahul Gandhi called on the people of UP to change thei

Maya woos brahmins with promises

UP chief minister and BSP president Mayawati on Sunday made a renewed effort to win over the Brahmin community and repeat the success of 2007 when she assured the community that they would continue to

MAYA to RAHUL: attack centre, not u.p. govt

UP chief minister Mayawati, on Saturday, mounted a blistering attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and said that instead of venting his ire against the UP government, he should express his anger at his own UPA government.

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