Aparna Yadav said that Mulayam Singh Yadav’s blessings are with her. (Screengrab) 
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New Delhi: Aparna Yadav, the daughter-in-law of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. For the 2022 elections in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP announced an alliance with Apna Dal and Nishad Party on Wednesday. Below are the biggest headlines.
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s blessings with me; Yogi Adityanath govt will retain power in UP: Aparna Yadav
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that she has always been impressed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s work. Stressing that she has not parted ways with her family, Aparna Yadav said that Mulayam Singh Yadav’s blessings are with her. “I have chosen BJP to work for my nation and I want to contribute my entire life to the country. I admire this party because of its inclination towards nationalism,” she said. Read More
UP Election 2022: ‘People of Azamgarh to decide if I’ll contest polls,’ says Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party president and Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday told media persons that he has not yet decided on contesting the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. “I will contest elections after taking permission from the Azamgarh people. But, if I contest, I will contest from Azamgarh only,” Yadav told reporters during a media briefing in Lucknow today. Read More
UP Elections 2022: BJP finalises alliance with Apna Dal and Nishad Party
The BJP on Wednesday sealed its alliance with Apna Dal and Nishad Party for the UP elections 2022. The alliance would contest on all 403 seats and aim to win more than 300 of these. “BJP, Apna Dal and Nishad Party will jointly contest polls on 403 seats in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls,” BJP president JP Nadda announced at a press conference. He was joined at the press conference by Apna Dal chief Anupriya Patel and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad. “Under BJP’s ‘double-engine’ government, Uttar Pradesh has become a destination for investment. The state is doing well on social indicators,” Nadda stated. Read More
Sania Mirza to retire from tennis at the end of 2022 season, says ‘body is wearing down’
Indian tennis superstar Sania Mirza has announced that she will be retiring at the end of this season. She made the mega announcement after her first-round defeat in women’s doubles at the Australian Open 2022.
“There’s a few reasons for it. It’s not as simple as ‘okay I’m not going to play’. I do feel my recovery is taking longer, I’m putting my 3-year-old son at risk by travelling so much with him, that’s something I have to take into account. I think my body is wearing down. My knee was really hurting today and I’m not saying that’s the reason we lost but I do think that it is taking time to recover as I’m getting older,” she said. Read More
Budget 2022: A look at India’s most important budgets
All eyes are on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as she presents her fourth budget right after the pandemic shocker. The Union Budget 2022-2023 will be presented on February 1. Sitharaman has promised that the upcoming Budget will be of a kind never seen before, one where fiscal concerns will be kept aside and there could be record public spending, with an objective of boosting demand and creating jobs. Read More
Goa Elections 2022: Amit Palekar is Aam Aadmi Party’s CM candidate, confirms AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal
Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday declared Amit Palekar as the party’s chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Goa Assembly elections.
“I am guaranteeing you a corruption-free Goa. We will get back Goa’s lost glory, a Goa everyone dreamt of. I will keep every word that I have said and that is my guaranty,” Palekar said on Wednesday. Read More
Sensex plunges 656 points, Nifty settles at 17,938; ONGC, GAIL jump 4% each
Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 closed in deep red on Wednesday. At close, the Sensex was down 656.04 points or 1.08% at 60,098.82, and the Nifty was down 174.60 points or 0.96% at 17,938.40. About 1432 shares have advanced, 1766 shares declined, and 72 shares are unchanged. Asian Paints, Shree Cements, Infosys, Grasim Industries and HUL were the top Nifty losers, while gainers included ONGC, Tata Motors, SBI, Coal India and UPL. Read More
Shah Rukh Khan shares first Instagram post since Aryan Khan’s arrest and bail in drugs case; here’s how fans reacted
Shah Rukh Khan, who often engaged with his fans on social media, went on a hiatus on Twitter and Instagram ever since his son Aryan Khan was embroiled in the cruise drugs case in October 2021. SRK refrained from sharing any posts nor being spotted in public as he was earlier. However, on Wednesday, Bollywood’s Badshah finally returned to the gram following Aryan’s bail and shared a commercial post. He was seen watching the TV with wife Gauri Khan in the advertisement. SRK’s fans flooded the internet with comments like, “Welcome back King.” Read More