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‘Rs 2.5 cr for BJP ticket’: Minister Pralhad Joshi’s kin booked on complaint by JD(S) ex-MLA’s wife

Union minister's brother Gopal Joshi, sister Vijayalakshmi Joshi and nephew Ajay Joshi booked. Multiple sections of SC/ST Act also invoked over casteist slurs.

In Karnataka, a ‘khadi vs khavi’ battle as head of Lingayat mutt takes on BJP’s Pralhad Joshi

Karnataka Deputy CM says he will 'discuss' with Siddaramaiah & then take a call to extend support to Fakir Dingaleshwara Swami or not in Lok Sabha polls.

Union minister Pralhad Joshi condemns ‘pro-Pakistani sloganeering by Congress supporters’

BJP unit in Karnataka has filed an FIR alleging that pro-Pakistan slogans were raised by supporters of Congress leader Syed Naseer Hussain after he was elected as RS member.

India launches 1st auction of 20 critical mineral blocks ‘containing deposits worth Rs 45,000 crore’

Blocks up for auction contain critical minerals such as lithium, rare earth elements, and molybdenum, among others. They are located across 7 states and 1 Union territory.

India to conduct 1st-ever auction of critical, strategic minerals. 20 blocks up for sale Wednesday

From mobile phones to e-vehicles, all modern tech dependent on critical minerals. Bidding to likely be completed within a month. J&K's 5.9 mn tonne lithium reserve could be on auction list.

‘Nothing wrong, as per law,’ says Union minister on premature release of Bilkis Bano convicts

SC will hear on 29 November the petition challenging remission of sentence of 11 men who gang-raped Bano and killed 7 members of her family during 2002 Gujarat riots.

‘No shortage’ — govt says domestic coal production rose 31% in April-June this year

At least 109 out of 165 operational thermal power plants in India reported shortage in April-May, with govt pushing states & companies to import coal to meet demand.

Closure of some mines, inundation due to monsoon led to crisis, Coal Minister Joshi says

The union minister said that the coal crisis in the country is 'improving', and assured the power plants will continue to receive the required amount of coal.

Fresh face was needed in Gujarat, Nitin Patel will be utilised: Union minister Pralhad Joshi 

In interview with ThePrint, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, who was the BJP observer in Gujarat, also said new CM Bhupendra Patel was the most acceptable face in the state. 

Opposition’s behaviour is ‘unfortunate’, govt ready for discussions, says Pralhad Joshi

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Joshi asserted that govt doesn't want to pass bills without discussions and said the opposition is protesting over a 'non-issue, non-serious issue'.

On Camera

US bullying spurred Green Revolution. Let tariffs give us a Business Revolution

Perhaps the present crisis and trauma can force our country into something resembling that special moment we found in the sixties. Perhaps we can radically alter our business environment.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.