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Thursday, January 15, 2026
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Topic: Rajasthan

Is Gehlot destroying Rajasthan’s economy through freebies? Data shows this isn’t the case

Rajasthan’s finances show its revenue is relatively strong & it is becoming more independent of the Centre. Prioritising social sector over capex is not necessarily bad, say experts.

‘Digitally altered’ National Smile Day & uneasy truce of Gehlot-Pilot

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Reema Kagti’s Dahaad is a powerful portrait of caste oppression in small towns

Amazon Prime's Dahaad is made compelling and uncomfortable by its screenplay, written by Reema Kagti, Zoya Akhtar and Ritesh Shah.

Rajasthan’s Right to Health Bill disregards citizen voices, must be scrapped

It seems that the Rajasthan govt neither considers the private sector an equal partner nor does it think that doctors have the patient’s best interests in mind.

Young women are jumping into wells in Barmer. It’s a suicide epidemic

Barmer district officials and panchayats are rushing to seal the wells with concrete to stop the women jumping into them, often along with their children.

Ambedkar vs Jat king Surajmal, a battle of two statues — why a sleepy Rajasthan town is on the boil

Clashes erupted in Bharatpur's Nadbai after Congress MLA announced inauguration of Ambedkar statue at key intersection. Jats have opposed move, want statue of Maharaja Surajmal instead.

Who drives Rajasthan’s raging gang wars? Young ‘foot soldiers’ in search of guns, gore, glory

Lawrence Bishnoi in jail, Rohit Godara in Europe—but Rajasthan gang wars continue in their name.

Maharaja Bhawani Singh was called Bubbles. He pranked guests by feeding them Laal Maas

Sawai Bhawani Singh was the first male heir born after 100 years to a reigning king in the Jaipur royal family.

Focus on governance, no direct attacks on Pilot: Gehlot debuts ‘Mission 2030’ strategy

After AICC statement that Congress will go to polls on back of Gehlot govt's achievements, Rajasthan CM refuses to mention Sachin Pilot in press conference, emphasises welfare schemes.

No Congress poster, loyalist MLAs stay away: Pilot keeps hunger strike focus on BJP, Gehlot mentions minimal

Sachin Pilot's day-long hunger strike had Monday been dubbed 'anti-party' by AICC in-charge for Rajasthan, but Rajasthan MLA says it's a battle against 'Raje-era corruption'.

On Camera

India’s nuclear-power goal needs more than capital

New Delhi has finally accepted that the base load power demand of the future will need supplementing, and nuclear plants are one way to go about it.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.