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Sex, spa and two Muslim women. The Bhopal crime drama that’s in every WhatsApp chat

Local newspapers in Bhopal initially ran wild stories about 'love jihad' and Muslim women running sex racket, but have stopped the follow-up coverage. Some are calling it a “perfect” plot line for Anurag Kashyap’s next film.

Beauty & the ‘beef’: How Lucknow woman & lover she met on Instagram laid trap for husband

Lucknow’s Ameena met Bhopal’s Amaan through Instagram in 2022. He is now behind bars and she is on the run. Lucknow police confirm the two hatched plan to frame Ameena’s husband.

Bhopal lit fest forced to cancel session, MP BJP govt faces flak for judging Babur book by its cover

Aabhas Maldahiyar, author of Babur: The Quest for Hindustan, has written to PM Modi, saying MP culture minister ‘condemned the session without reading even a single page of the book’.

VIT Bhopal: FIR against 6 staff who ‘assaulted students’ at protest over jaundice outbreak, campus shut

Alleging contaminated food and water students clash with security personnel. University denies death due to jaundice, says food and water samples collected were found to be safe. 

The chemistry behind carbide guns and why they are blinding children in Madhya Pradesh

Following Diwali celebrations, nearly 300 people in Madhya Pradesh suffered severe eye injuries caused by carbide pipe guns. Majority of victims were children, with many possibly facing permanent vision loss.

Mind the gap: MP govt’s series of U-turns in the aftermath of 90 degree bridge gaffe  

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government seems to be taking too many U-turns recently. First it changed its decision to build a Road Over Bridge...

Shrewsbury’s 472-year legacy comes to India with Cambridge curriculum & 50% international faculty

UK-based school to open campus with strong Indian identity in Bhopal, set to enroll around 650 students across grades 6 to 11.

BJP MP Alok Sharma accuses Bhopal’s Muslim gym trainers of ‘love jihad’, fuelling Bajrang Dal’s campaign

The MP says list of gyms with Muslim trainers is being compiled to be submitted to police. This follows Bajrang Dal members visiting gyms in a Bhopal locality to search for Muslim trainers.

Nursed to health after fall in India, Eurasian Griffon soars over Afghanistan, back on migratory path

Eurasian Griffon vulture was rescued by locals in Satna after collapsing from dehydration. He was nursed back to health at vulture conservation centre in Bhopal’s Vanvihar National Park & Zoo.

Interfaith couple reach Bhopal court to marry, groom thrashed by VHP, Sanskriti Bachao Manch members

The members of the Hindutva outfits accused the man of pressuring and blackmailing the Hindu woman into marrying him.

On Camera

Iran could be a ‘forever war’ if the Kurds join the fight

The US has turned to the Kurds whenever it has needed allies on ground— in Iraq, in Syria, & now perhaps in Iran. Rarely has it worked out well, either for them or the region.

Maharashtra Budget: Fadnavis hands farmers another loan waiver even as 6 lakh await benefits of 1st one

Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay. 

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.