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Keeping up with UP | AI: Risks and opportunities in elections

India, Dec. 21 -- In mid 2000, when legislators in the Uttar Pradesh assembly were introduced to laptops, many of them had lightly asked: "Yeh kya cheez hai?" (What is this?) Training sessions were he... Read More


AI: Risks and opportunities in elections

India, Dec. 21 -- In mid 2000, when legislators in the Uttar Pradesh assembly were introduced to laptops, many of them had lightly asked: "Yeh kya cheez hai?" (What is this?) Training sessions were he... Read More


How caste matrices could shape up before UP 2027

India, Dec. 20 -- Uttar Pradesh was one of the strongest states for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in recent years. But the party took a serious hit in the state in the 2024 general elections. The r... Read More


How caste matrices could shape up before UP 2027

India, Dec. 19 -- Uttar Pradesh was one of the strongest states for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in recent years. But the party took a serious hit in the state in the 2024 general elections. The r... Read More


Keeping up with UP: Spectre of isolation haunt Muslim community in polarised society

India, Dec. 2 -- It was an election for 243 assembly seats in one state of the country but the Mahagatbandhan, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Opposition bloc, believed it would herald a sea change... Read More


Keeping up with UP: Where are the Congress workers to translate crowds into votes?

India, Nov. 15 -- Politically, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are twin states in north India influencing each other's socio-political culture. How would the Bihar poll results impact Uttar Pradesh (UP)? Obv... Read More


Keeping up with UP | Why Lucknawi food beckons one and all

India, Nov. 9 -- Lucknow ke khane ki khushboo uski hawa mein hai' (the aroma of Lucknow food is in its air). Few foodies would deny this. Much before Unesco named Lucknow as the "Creative City of Gas... Read More


Keeping up with UP| Azam Khan: The new face of Muslim victimhood

India, Nov. 1 -- In the 1980s and the 1990s, Azam Khan was often compared with Bollywood stars of yesteryears for his powerful dialogue delivery, laced with sarcasm and fury. A polarising figure, he ... Read More


Keeping up with UP: Can beggars turn into entrepreneurs or skilled workers?

India, Oct. 26 -- Vishal, 14, used to beg, dressed as Bhagwan Shankar at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi. He had become the face of poverty in Varanasi when the German Ambassador had taken a selfie wit... Read More


Keeping up with UP: Mayawati may have to do more than rally to shed 'BJP B' tag

India, Oct. 19 -- Her supporters came in droves, cheered her endlessly but returned home uncertain about her plan to finally resurrect the BSP. Mayawati's one message that excited the rallyists was h... Read More