Ashok Upadhyay
@ashoupadhyay
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Delhi Based Journalist
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Joined July 2009
छठ महापर्व की पूर्णाहुति पर यही संदेश-हम उगते ही नहीं, डूबते सूरज की भी पूजा करते हैं. यही बिहार की आस्था है: जिनका अस्त है, उनका ही उदय है. अंधेरे के बाद उजाला, रात के बाद दिन-यही हमारी संस्कृति, यही हमारी परंपरा। #ChhathPuja 🌅🙏
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A farmer was brutally killed and his daughters allegedly attacked by a local BJP leader, Mahendra Nagar, and his associates over a land dispute in Madhya Pradesh. More details from @ReporterRavish. #NewsToday @SardesaiRajdeep
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Shocking lapse in #Delhi’s pollution monitoring -when AQI is at its worst, data from 28 out of 39 stations goes dark? If we can’t measure the crisis, how do we fix it? Accountability in air quality reporting is as urgent as clean air itself.
𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 𝐀𝐐𝐈 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐩 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝: 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝟑𝟗 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 India Today's analysis of the Central Pollution Control Board (#CPCB) data from October 20 to 21, 2025, only 11 recorded
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Happy Chhath Puja! May the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya bless your life with joyful moments and bright new beginnings. 🌞✨ #ChhathPuja
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Congratulations, Sagarika and @sardesairajdeep ! 🎉 Wishing Tarini and Zico a lifetime of love, laughter, and happiness together. May this new chapter be filled with joy and endless blessings!
The happiest day for @sardesairajdeep and me. On 26-10-2025 we celebrated the Registry Of Marriage of our daughter Tarini to our wonderful son in law Zico Bahl. Seeking the blessings of the benevolent forces of the Universe .
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Once bitter rivals, CPI(ML) leaders who fought Shahabuddin’s muscle power -and lost their comrade Chandrashekhar Prasad to his men’s bullets -now share the stage with his son, Osama Shahab, under the RJD alliance in Siwan. Politics, it seems, makes strange comrades.
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Chaos in Gaura-Bauram! 🤯 RJD’s Afzal Ali Khan got the ticket -then the seat went to VIP in a last-minute deal. But Khan refuses to step down, still campaigning as the Grand Alliance candidate, while VIP fields Santosh Sahani. Two alliance candidates, one seat. So, who’s the
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After Giriraj Singh’s “namak haram” remark targeting Muslims, CM Nitish Kumar has appealed to the community -citing fencing of 8,000+ graveyards, identification of 1,273 more, and a 306× rise in the Minority Welfare budget to ₹1,080 crore. Is this damage control or genuine
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The Bihar Chief Minister reminded the members of the Muslim community of the work done for their welfare by his government since 2005 and urged them to vote for his party.
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Three out of four households in Delhi-NCR are already feeling the ill-effects of toxic air-sore throat, cough, burning eyes, headaches, and sleepless nights. An online survey by LocalCircles found 42% households reporting throat/cough issues, 25% reporting eye irritation,
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As Bihar votes on Nov 6 & 11, nearly 1 in 5 voters is under 30 - a generation that’s only heard of the “jungle raj,” not lived it. The NDA now faces its toughest test yet: can it sell an old fear to new voters? #BiharElections
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एक पत्रकार जिन्होंने कविता वाचिकता को एक नया आयाम दिया, साहित्य नवांकुरों को एक सशक्त मंच और अपने थ्रिलर उपन्यासों से हिन्दी साहित्य में सकारात्मक अंशदान, ऐसे लोकप्रिय #संजीव_पालीवाल जी को दिन विशेष की अशेष शुभकामनाएँ 💐 महादेव कृपा बनाए रखें ! @sanjeevpaliwal
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India’s outward remittances for overseas education fell 24% YoY to $0.32 bn in Aug 2025, the lowest August figure since 2017, a sharp dip at the start of the US academic season. Stricter visa rules, high costs & rupee weakness are reshaping how Indian families spend abroad.
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From industrial hub to ruins: Railway land in #Bihar abandoned for 18 years Read more: https://t.co/NKgzCusBEz | @ashoupadhyay
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In Bihar polls, NDA seems to be shifting gears -from social engineering to consolidating its core base. BJP has cut Yadav candidates from 16 (2020) to just 6, JD(U) from 18 to 8. Instead, the BJP bets on Kushwaha, Nishad & Vaishya candidates - signalling a new caste calculus.
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📊 Women in Bihar Polls 2025: 1️⃣ RJD fields 24 women (16.78%) - highest among parties. 2️⃣ JD(U) & BJP: 13 each (12.87%); Congress: 5 (8.61%). 3️⃣ NDA total: 35 (14.4%) | INDIA bloc: 32 (13.16%) -far below 33% quota. 4️⃣ Women form 47.86% of Bihar’s population & outvote men every
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At his first poll rally in Muzaffarpur, Nitish Kumar sparked fresh buzz about his health - insisting on garlanding a woman BJP candidate despite aides’ protests. The CM mispronounced names, read from notes, and quipped “you are a strange man” to his aide.
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Looks like it’s not just the Mahagathbandhan that’s confused - the NDA is matching step for step! 😅 In Bihar’s Amour, JD(U) replaced Saba Zafar with Sabir Ali on Saturday, only to replace Sabir with Zafar again on Sunday. Candidate in. Candidate out. Candidate back in. 🎢
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On Diwali eve, GRAP-II measures have been imposed in Delhi-NCR as AQI slips into the ‘very poor’ category. The CAQM noted Delhi’s AQI rose from 296 at 4 PM to 302 at 7 PM, with IMD/IITM forecasting further deterioration in the coming days. This comes just four days after GRAP-I
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Authorities have implemented GRAP-2 restrictions across Delhi-NCR, including curbs on construction and industrial emissions, to combat rising pollution. Out of 38 monitoring stations, 12 reported...
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AQI in Delhi is already in the severe category. According to reports, NCR markets had certified green crackers (with QR codes and licence details) - but also banned conventional ones with fake green labels, fake QR codes, and plenty of polluting rockets and bombs. Seems the fight
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After setbacks in the 2020 Assembly and 2024 LS polls, the NDA has redrawn its strategy for south Bihar’s Shahabad region (22 seats). In 2020, it won only 2 seats, and in 2024 lost all 4 LS seats here. Now, the NDA is relying on allies LJP(R) and RLM to regain OBC and SC support,
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