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Topic: Chhattisgarh

Bhupesh Baghel, new Chhattisgarh CM who put Congress back together after Naxal massacre

Chhattisgarh Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel is being hailed as the architect of the party's sweep in the state this year.

Bhupesh Baghel, who helped rebuild Congress after Maoist attack, named Chhattisgarh CM

Baghel helped the party rise after a deadly Naxal attack wiped out the top party leadership of the state five years ago.

After MP, Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi turns attention to picking Chhattisgarh CM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi held a third round of talks Saturday to select CM for Chhattisgarh where the party won power in the state after 15 years.

1 in 4 new Chhattisgarh MLAs has a criminal record, 3 of 4 are crorepatis

According to analysis carried out by electoral watchdog ADR, the 68 incoming MLAs of the Congress own assets worth an average of Rs 11.83 crore.

Kamal blooms, and Vijay Mallya gets Gadkari defence

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Rahul Gandhi uses audio poll to pick CM in 3 states: Democratic solution or too facile?

Through an audio recording, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has asked his party workers to tell him their choice for chief ministers in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan...

The IAS officers who made these 5 state elections controversy-free

Barring a voter deletion row and charges of EVM tampering in Telangana, there was little controversy with the credit to officials incharge of the elections.

Rahul Gandhi’s strike rate is better than Narendra Modi’s in Hindi heartland

In Chhattisgarh, MP & Rajasthan, Congress won in 56% of seats where Rahul Gandhi campaigned while BJP won in 48% of seats where PM Modi held rallies.

NOTA is outscoring some political heavyweights across India

NOTA has got more votes than parties such as BSP, SP & CPI(M) in some state polls, but under current laws, even a 99% NOTA vote can't defeat a candidate.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.