Avaneesh Mishra

Booming excise collections are a major contributor to the exchequer, helping fund the state's ambitious infrastructure expansion and welfare projects

With the constitution of a new state executive pending for five years, the Congress risks heading into the 2027 polls with a disadvantage

Reliable electricity has been a prominent mascot of governance for the BJP. But mounting public woes in the run-up to 2027 polls may change that

A restrictive directive has been issued amidst a sharp rise in personnel, particularly younger recruits, using social media to document their lives on duty

Going beyond Ayodhya-Kashi-Mathura, UP opens up the Nath sect's spiritual circuit to the mindful

The 'cockroach' symbolism itself explains part of the appeal for a young generation that feels unheard, yet impossible to be ignored completely

Uttar Pradesh's longest high-speed expressway aims to bridge the state's western and eastern regions, linking 12 districts and creating an economic corridor along its stretch

While the BJP calls it a matter of public order, observers believe it is part of the party's familiar template of raking up Hindutva politics before elections

Cow welfare is integral to the BJP's ideology, but the Yogi Adityanath government is now linking that politics more directly to livelihood and rural economics

The irony is that the list of 208 dishes covering all 75 districts omits non-veg specialities that are arguably among the state's best-known culinary exports

Consultants like I-PAC are deeply embedded in poll management, and the Samajwadi Party must now balance their absence with renewed focus on grassroots campaigning

The BJP sent simultaneous signals to non-Yadav OBCs, Dalits and upper-caste voters while also balancing representation between Purvanchal, western and central UP

Public protests and political pressure forced the Uttar Pradesh government to roll back its controversial prepaid smart electricity meter system

The ruling BJP denies its MLA Arvind Pandey wrote the letter; the Congress says the allegations are serious and warrant an SIT probe

At the heart of the prime minister's visit is the 'Jan Aakrosh Mahila Sammelan', in which an estimated 50,000 women are expected to participate

Uttar Pradesh's strategy is a mix of higher electricity generation, advance planning and market flexibility. Can it manage the summer surge?

Holding up a wide caste umbrella at Dadri rally, the SP boss inaugurates his 2027 campaign from western UP

PM Modi's visit reinforced the BJP's development narrative, the Delhi-Dehradun green corridor being showcased as delivery on infrastructure promises

From the BJP restoring statues of social justice icons to Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav invoking Kanshi Ram, the politics of symbolism is hard to miss

An SUV accident near Pardholi in Bareilly set off a chain of events that saved two abducted children and helped the police trace their captive father