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TopicAshok Gehlot

Topic: Ashok Gehlot

‘Aapke dono haath mein laddoo,’ Modi to Gehlot after flagging off Rajasthan’s 1st Vande Bharat

PM thanks Congress chief minister for ‘taking time out for development’, for putting before him ‘the work that should have been done immediately after Independence’.

Defiant Pilot on hunger strike despite Congress criticism. Rajasthan CM Gehlot counters with ‘Mehangai Rahat Camp’

Pilot had announced the protest stating that his letters to Ashok Gehlot, asking him to look into corruption allegations against former Vasundhara Raje-led BJP govt, had gone unanswered.

Pulwama widows’ fight in Rajasthan has exposed an age-old secret—chura pratha exploitation

For Pulwama widows in rural Rajasthan, and the Kargil widows in Haryana, the brother-in-law is not a mere relative. Theirs is a conjugal relationship, a social transaction called ‘settlement’.

Why Sachin Pilot is fighting a losing battle against Ashok Gehlot

Congress high command doesn’t look inclined to go for a change of guard in Rajasthan barely eight months before elections. Sachin Pilot finds himself in a catch-22 situation.

After Pilot announces ‘hunger strike’, AICC says will seek mandate on CM Gehlot’s achievements

Pilot announces day-long hunger strike on 11 April to demand crackdown on corruption. In its statement, AICC says will seek votes on strength of Gehlot govt’s ‘collective efforts’.

Seeking Raje’s guidance, keeping low profile — new Rajasthan BJP chief Joshi’s bid for party unity

Seen as ‘neutral face’ in faction-ridden unit, Joshi was appointed to unite BJP in poll-bound state & dislodge Congress govt. BJP will contest poll in the name of Modi, he says.

Why Gehlot is taking a leaf out of BJP book & celebrating ‘Labharthi Utsav’ with govt beneficiaries

Ahead of polls, CM's outreach & bid to 'rejuvenate' cadre comes at a time when a factional feud is brewing in state Congress. Rajasthan votes alternately for BJP & Congress every 5 yrs.

Pulwama wives’ demand for jobs dodgy enough. Gehlot caving will encourage exploitation

While it isn’t the job of the State to patrol families, it can certainly ensure that all possible loopholes are closed for exploitation of such tragic circumstances.

Rajasthan’s Indira Rasoi is a success story — 9 crore thalis since 2020

CM Ashok Gehlot’s welfare scheme of 8 Rupee meals have become a lifeline not just for the poor and homeless, but also gig workers, class 4 govt employees and local beat policemen.

Rs 500 gas to free electricity, welfare schemes are doubling as poll ads for Gehlot govt

Jaipur: For the Congress in poll-bound Rajasthan, there seems to be no better election advertisement than the welfare-heavy Budget that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot presented...

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.