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TopicMeghalaya BJP

Topic: Meghalaya BJP

Ex-MLA’s exit blows lid off revolt brewing in Meghalaya BJP. ‘Bitterness, nepotism under state chief’

Set to join ruling NPP, Shangpliang accuses Meghalaya BJP chief Mawrie of hampering party’s poll prospects. Mawrie says Shangpliang wanted Lok Sabha ticket as 'unanimous candidate'.

‘I eat beef too… there’s no ban in Meghalaya, no one can stop it,’ says state BJP chief

Ernest Mawrie's comments come at a time when BJP-ruled states like Assam had passed a bill to regulate cattle slaughter, transport and sale of beef in Hindu-inhabited areas.

‘Insufficient evidence’: Why Meghalaya BJP V-P Marak got bail in ‘brothel’ & explosives cases

Bernard Marak, arrested in July after a police raid on his farmhouse, has been granted bail in 2 of 4 cases by Meghalaya HC. BJP claims cases are part of ‘political vendetta’.

Held for ‘running brothel’, Meghalaya BJP vice-president now arrested for ‘hiking’ food prices

Bernard Marak had forcibly raised the prices of food items in Tura, say police. The action came a day after a court sent him to 14-day judicial custody in an explosives haul case.

Our take on ‘Rashtrapatni’ remark, SSC scam and Uddhav Thackeray—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

From militant to BJP politician – who is Bernard Marak, accused of running ‘brothel’ in Meghalaya

Bernard Marak has alleged that the police raid on his farmhouse was a “desperate attempt” by Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma to “malign” his image.

India would rather talk about Rahul Gandhi’s Burberry jacket than the rape of an 8-month-old

The fact that a political leader’s jacket is news is because we let it be so. We pander, yes. Not to the lazy audience, but to the lazy idea of ‘reportage’.

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India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show

The aircraft was undertaking a manoeuvre when it plummeted to the ground and burst into a ball of flame. Visuals suggest that the pilot was unable to eject.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.