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TopicAshok Gehlot

Topic: Ashok Gehlot

Why Rajasthan BJP govt is a divided house on HC’s cancellation of 2021 SI recruitment exam

The exam conducted under the Congress government in 2021 faced widespread allegations of paper leak & consumption. The HC has now cancelled the exam.

As Delhi Police arrest Gehlot’s ex-OSD Lokesh Sharma, a look back at 2020 Rajasthan phone-tapping scandal

Sharma, who was released on bail hours after arrest, is alleged to be key conspirator in phone-tap case. He claimed this April that he had released audio tapes at Gehlot’s behest.

Rajasthan’s 17 new districts are running from mandis, hostels, schools. A logistical mess

A year after Rajasthan’s 17 new districts were carved out, they’ve become a political battleground between BJP and Congress. But action on a review panel’s report still pending.

Jaipur’s grand new Coaching Hub is a ghost town. Desired by students, dodged by institutes

The Pratap Nagar Coaching Hub is orderly, clean, spacious, and safe but coaching institutes seem reluctant to leave their cramped, hazardous setups. For students it’s a promised land.

Rajasthan to withdraw Gehlot govt’s suit in SC contesting phone-tap case probe, says ‘no merit in it’

Gehlot govt had moved suit in 2023 seeking declaration from SC that Rajasthan Police & not Delhi Police had jurisdiction to probe ‘phone-tapping’ incident involving Gajendra Shekhawat.

Vajpayee & Indira lost, Modi will too, that’s why he’s using religion card — Rajasthan ex-CM Gehlot

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot claimed that the state would see 'shocking' results in favour of the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections.

Congress sets up ‘National Alliance Committee’ ahead of INDIA meet. Gehlot, Baghel, Wasnik among members

Panel comprises party veterans who've had long associations with leaders of most INDIA parties. This comes after Congress was accused by many allies of stalling further talks.

Electricity, scooters, laptops — Rajasthan voters debate ‘freebies’ as they head to polling booths

Both incumbent Congress & its main rival BJP are offering host of freebies. Some voters have welcomed the move, others say it is only aimed at elections.

Raje remains BJP’s sole mass leader in Rajasthan but her CMship is no issue for her followers

ThePrint travelled across districts such as Alwar, Jaipur & Sikar to gauge public mood. For BJP, ex-CM Raje remains only leader people in villages are familiar with apart from PM Modi.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.