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TopicMadhya Pradesh

Topic: Madhya Pradesh

Free power to cheaper LPG, it’s ‘freebie’ season in MP. But Congress hits brakes, flags deficit

Madhya Pradesh BJP has put its eggs in Ladli Behana Yojana basket, while Congress is waiting for Model Code of Conduct to 'handcuff' Shivraj govt before it opens its 'chest' of promises.

BJYM leader held for ‘assaulting’ tribal man in Madhya Pradesh, Congress ups ante against Shivraj

FIR lodged against BJP youth wing leader after video surfaces showing him & another accused trashing the man in Anuppur district. BJYM cancels membership of the accused.

‘If someone’s working for good of world, it’s Modi,’ says MP CM Shivraj Chouhan, heaping praise on him

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who the BJP hasn’t named as its CM candidate yet for poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, lavished generous praise on Modi at an event in Sagar district.

‘Only those who say yes boss get space in BJP’ — ex-RSS pracharaks launch party in poll-bound MP

Janhit party, yet to be registered, announced after meeting of 200 former RSS workers. Founders accuse BJP of becoming centralised & abandoning principles of Deendayal Upadhyay.

Tomar vs Scindia, Chouhan vs VD Sharma — MP BJP rife with rivalries & CM contenders as polls near

There are growing differences in Madhya Pradesh BJP, while high command is considering promoting fresh faces and looking beyond CM Chouhan to lead party in state, it is learnt.

Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates third Jan Ashirwad Yatra in MP’s Mandla

Mandla: Union Home minister Amit Shah inaugurated the third Jan Ashirwad Yatra in Mandla and Sheopur on Tuesday, 5 September. He also addressed rallies in...

‘Neglected workers’ & Scindia factor — why BJP is losing leaders to Congress in poll-bound MP

Congress claims many sitting BJP MLAs will join the rival party soon. Ruling party downplays exits & says those who switched sides felt they might not get ticket due to lack of winnability.

Muslim book vendor beaten up by VHP women members in Ujjain for ‘misbehaviour’

Vendor Virak Saleem of Punjab denies charges, says he was writing down phone numbers of customers who had asked for certain books that weren’t available with him at the time.

‘Nervous,’ Uma Bharti taunts BJP after being left out of mega poll event in Madhya Pradesh

The former CM, who was not invited to attend the Jan Ashirwad Yatra flag-off by party president J.P. Nadda, however, says she will campaign for upcoming polls if asked.

Madhya Pradesh to give domestic gas cylinder at Rs 450 in Sawan month

The decision was made during a cabinet meeting, where it was stated that the amount would be reimbursed to those who refilled their cylinders between 4 July to 31 August of this year.

On Camera

Hindu leaders have been backward-looking. It started with Gandhi

Indian leaders take pride in 'persons of Indian origin' who run American companies. They forget that this is the result of Macaulay’s vision.

Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.