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Topic: Rajasthan

Gyan Dev Ahuja: The moustachioed ‘Muslim-hater’ BJP just dropped in Rajasthan

As BJP drops controversial Ramgarh MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja ahead of the assembly elections, here's all you need to know about him.

The many ‘sins’ of Vasundhara Raje that are coming back to haunt her

Rajasthan is abuzz with a negative sentiment against the chief minister, and lynchings are only part of the problem.

Jawaharlal Nehru wasn’t a Pandit as he ate beef and pork, says BJP MLA

BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja blamed the Nehru-Gandhi family for all the social evils prevailing in the country.

Raje renames ‘Muslim sounding’ villages: Communal politics or standing up for majority?

Five months before Rajasthan goes to elections, Vasundhara Raje's government has been accused of renaming villages with ‘Muslim-sounding’ names. The proposal was cleared by...

All the options BJP is exploring to hold assembly elections along with Lok Sabha 2019

With the idea failing to gain traction with political rivals, the BJP is thinking of making a start by shifting elections in states where it is in office.

Vasundhara Raje’s re-election campaign set to roll out on 4 August

As in 2013, the chief minister will start the yatra with a trip to a Lord Vishnu temple in Rajsamand, Rajasthan.

Alwar lynching is the result of manufactured Hindu fury that I saw three years ago

A reporter's diary from 2015 traces the rise of gau rakshaks in Rajasthan.

Photos of Alwar lynching victim ‘do not indicate’ he would die within hours

Autopsy report says Rakbar Khan died due to fractures in his ribs caused by thrashing; police took 3 hours to take him to hospital.

Home ministry seeks report from Rajasthan government on Alwar lynching

A high-level committee has been set up to probe allegations of delay against the Alwar police in taking the victim to hospital.

Alwar lynching: Cow protection groups blame police for the murder of Muslim man

Cow protection groups and local police trade allegations over the events in the last hours before Rakbar Khan's death.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

Pakistan signs $1.5 billion deal to sell lethal combat weapons to Sudan’s junta

The deal, believed to be paid for by a third nation, will give the Sudanese Armed Forces access to light attack aircraft, engines, armoured fighting vehicles & unmanned aerial vehicles.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?