NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav hit back at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath following his “vultures got dead bodies, pigs got dirt” remark and said that negative mentality manifested itself in the form of words.The SP in a post on X accused the government of exploiting Maha Kumbh for political advantage and…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minsiter Yogi Adityanath once again hit out at the opposition over Maha Kumbh criticism. Using the examples of pigs and vultures, the chief minister described Kumbh as a place where people found exactly what they sought.“Vultures got dead bodies. Pigs got filth… whereas sensitive people got a beautiful picture of…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath slammed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for his remarks over the Maha Kumbh and questioned the party on “non-Sanatani” Azam Khan‘s appointment as management incharge in 2013. While addressing the state assembly, Adityanath said that during SP’s regime, the CM did not have the time to monitor…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that the state Budget 2025-26 aligns with the principle of ‘Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah‘ and honours India’s Sanatan culture. “This Budget of 2025-26 embodies the concept of ‘Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah’ (may all be happy), which is dedicated to the Sanatan culture of India. It focuses…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday lashed out at West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for calling the Maha Kumbh a “Mrityu Kumbh” (Death Kumbh), after reports of multiple fatalities at the religious event. Defending the grand congregation in Prayagraj, he rejected attempts to link all deaths to the festival and accused…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath slammed opposition leaders including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, RJD chief Lalu Yadav, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and others for their controversial remarks over ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj.‘Playing with the faith of these 56 crore people’In the UP assembly, CM Yogi Adityanath emphasised the grandeur of…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in state assembly NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee took a vitriolic dig at Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath over the ongoing Maha Kumbh, saying the spiritual gathering in Prayagraj has turned into “Mrityu Kumbh”.The West Bengal CM claimed there was a disparity in the arrangements made for…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, accusing them of conspiring against Sanatan Dharma and “taking payoffs” to speak against it (Sanatan Dharm ke khilaf supari le karke shadyantra rach rhe hain). His remarks came amid opposition…
High above the millions of Hindu pilgrims walking the grounds of the Maha Kumbh Mela, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India beams down from giant billboards and posters as far as the eye can see. Elsewhere, there are life-size cutouts of the leader, luminous at night, with his hands folded in greeting. The Maha Kumbh,…
NEW DELHI: A stampede broke out in the early hours of Wednesday at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, just ahead of the most significant ritual ‘Amrit Snan’ on Mauni Amavasya, which is expected to draw nearly 10 crore pilgrims from around the world.Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his condolences over the stampede incident in a…