Naresh Agarwal
08 Jan 2019
BJP leader in soup for distributing liquor at temple event
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Naresh Agarwal and his son Nitin have landed themselves in controversy after two videos surfaced on the Internet yesterday showing 200ml plastic liquor bottles being distributed inside lunch packets at a temple event.
23 Mar 2018
All you need to know about today's Rajya Sabha polls
Today, Rajya Sabha will vote for the remaining 25 of 59 seats in six states, including UP. Undoubtedly, the UP elections will be a nail-biting affair.
27 Dec 2017
'Meant something else', says MP after calling Kulbhushan Jadhav "terrorist"
Samajwadi Party MP Naresh Agrawal created a controversy when he justified Pakistan's controversial treatment of "terrorist" Kulbhushan Jadhav.
19 Jul 2017
In parliament, MP Naresh Agarwal links Hindu gods with alcohol
There was uproar in Parliament after Samajwadi Party MP Naresh Agarwal seemed to link Hindu gods with alcohol.
19 Jul 2017
Amid farmers' protests, Tamil Nadu MLAs get 100% salary hike
Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami has announced a 100% salary hike for the state's MLAs, taking their pay from Rs. 55,000 to Rs. 1.05L a month.
19 Jul 2017
Parliament Day 3: Session marred by cow vigilantism, farmers' suicides
Day Three of the Parliament's Monsoon Session was rocked by issues including the spate in mob lynching in the name of 'gau raksha', farmers' suicides and Indian hostages in Mosul, among others.
02 Feb 2017
Section 295A: Regulating speech that offends religious sentiments
Hate speech in India is prohibited under several sections of various laws.
01 Feb 2017
Shivpal's men have no place in SP: Akhilesh Yadav
On Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh CM and National President of the Samajwadi Party said that Shivpal's loyalists had no place in the party.
31 Jan 2017
Shivpal Yadav will form a new party after UP elections
Brother of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, Shivpal Yadav has decided to form a new party of his own because of being "attacked repeatedly" by members of the SP.
18 Jan 2017
Mulayam surrenders to son, gives a wishlist of 38 candidates
One day after Akhilesh Yadav was formally installed as Samajwadi Party's President by the Election Commission, Mulayam Singh Yadav accepted the political supremacy of his son.
02 Jan 2017
Samajwadi Party implodes over party symbol, EC may intervene
As the Samajwadi Party in-fighting intensified, sources said Akhilesh Yadav approached the EC to retain the party's cycle symbol; Mulayam also demanded the same and the EC will decide on the matter shortly.
31 Dec 2016
Truce between Akhilesh Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav
In a dramatic turn of events, Mulayam Singh Yadav revoked the expulsion of Akhilesh and Ram Gopal Yadav post his meeting with his son.
30 Dec 2016
Mulayam expels Akhilesh, Ram Gopal from SP for 6 years
Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has expelled UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years on the grounds of indiscipline.
30 Dec 2016
Akhilesh releases parallel list of 235 candidates in UP
Giving a new turn to UP elections, UP CM Akhilesh Yadav released a list of 235 candidates for the upcoming assembly election.
