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Thursday, January 15, 2026
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Topic: Rajasthan

In Barmer, Independent Ravindra Bhati trails Congress but ousts Union minister Kailash Choudhary

As of 2 PM, Independent candidate Bhati is in the 2nd position with over 3,84,000 votes. BJP candidate & minister Kailash Choudhary is trailing by over 2 lakh votes against Ummeda Ram.

Rahul Kaswan, who switched to Congress after BJP denied ticket, leads in Rajasthan’s Churu

A two-time BJP MP, Kaswan was denied BJP ticket this time for Paralympic medallist Devendra Jhajharia, who is now trailing in the seat.

Trolley carrying wedding guests overturns in MP’s Rajgarh, 13 dead & 15 injured

According to officials, the victims were members of a marriage party that had come from Motipura village in neighbouring Rajasthan and was on its way to Kulampur in MP.

Governments are collecting data, but not smartly enough. Rajasthan government has an answer

State governments can do much more with data if they learn to use it across departments. All they need is a data stewardship body and a detailed action plan.

Why has desilting of Rajasthan’s Bisalpur Dam become point of contention between govt & activists

SC has lifted the ban on desilting activities in the dam in Tonk, but environmentalists say it was filled to capacity only 3-4 times, making it less prone to effects of silt formation.

2 injured after Jaipur-bound bus overturns on Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway in Dausa

The incident occurred Wednesday around 6 am near channel number 165 of the express highway, close to Peechupara village, Rajasthan. The driver reportedly fell asleep on the wheel.

Rajasthan facing water shortage, SC allows desilting of Bisalpur dam despite no green clearance

SC has stayed NGT’s desilting ban till July. According to Rajasthan govt’s submission, Bisalpur dam is a lifeline reservoir of drinking water for 3 districts — Jaipur, Ajmer and Tonk.

‘Chintan Shivir’ in Rajasthan charts strategic course for FTA negotiations

Experts take a comprehensive look at trade policy in the agriculture, health, and technology sectors.

Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal under siege from within as ministers & BJP leaders raise lapses in governance

State ministers have written to the CM raising concerns over unscheduled power cuts & water scarcity during a heatwave. Insiders say many are trying to showcase CM's 'inexperience'.

10 Hindustan Copper Limited officials rescued from Rajasthan’s Kolihan mine, 5 still trapped

Fifteen officials of the public sector company, on an inspection, got trapped in a mine Tuesday night when a cage used to carry the personnel fell down after a rope broke.

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Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

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.