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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicMadhya Pradesh

Topic: Madhya Pradesh

MP’s Rs 4.21 lakh crore budget focuses on 3 key areas—women, religion & industrial growth

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government focused on women, religion and growth as it kept funding for welfare schemes largely unchanged from last year while...

12 Muslims arrested in MP’s Mhow after clash over Champions Trophy ‘celebration rally’ near mosque

Four were injured in clash that broke out when religious slogans were raised during ‘celebration rally’, taken out after India’s Champions Trophy win, as it passed Mhow's Jama Masjid.

ASI to join gold rush at MP’s Asirgarh Fort after Chhaava triggers frenzied amateur excavations

Burhanpur district magistrate says awaiting official report of SDM and will approach ASI. But fields lining Asirgarh Fort have been site of amateur excavations for decades now.

Chhaava sparks ‘Gold Rush’: MP launches probe as people dig around Asirgarh Fort for hidden treasure

Videos show people digging following rumours sparked by a depiction of the fort in the Vicky Kaushal film. Authorities order a halt to digging, stating any finds will be govt property.

Trapped, raped repeatedly & forced into bonded labour, 18-yr-old MP girl’s Delhi dream turns nightmare

She was rescued from a residence in Rajouri Garden on 27 February and issued an official release certificate, formally freeing her from bonded labour. However, an FIR is yet to be filed.

After expulsion from party, MP BJP leader detained in connection with 15-yr-old’s abduction, rape

Sanju Yadav allegedly provided room in his hotel to two men who sexually assaulted the minor. The said crime occurred in Yadav's hotel.

‘Digvijaya Singh’ sold Digvijaya Singh’s land in UP, but it wasn’t Digvijaya Singh

Small patch of 1,520 sq m of ancestral land belonging to senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s mother, Aparna Devi, was fraudulently sold in UP's Ambedkar Nagar district in the 90s.

MP govt is reversing a good reform. Halting asset monetisation risks value erosion

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

MP govt made Rs 1,134 crore in 4 yrs selling off state-owned land. Now it wants to redevelop instead

Data accessed by ThePrint shows MP govt generated Rs 1,134 cr in revenue from sale of state-owned land since 2020. But govt has now decided to hand over such parcels for redevelopment.

Death penalty overturned in 2016, serial offender held for rape & murder of 11-yr-old disabled girl

After an almost 16-hr manhunt across UP, Rajasthan, and MP, police arrested Ramesh Khati on 19 February. The operation involved 16 special teams and 76 personnel.

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.