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TopicShivraj Singh Chouhan

Topic: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Bengal will also get anti-conversion law ‘when’ BJP comes to power — MP Home Minister Mishra

Narottam Mishra says he’ll speak to new CM after Bengal assembly polls in April-May to ensure religious conversion for marriage becomes a non-bailable offence.

Nitish and Yediyurappa — CMs waiting endlessly for Modi-Shah nod on cabinet expansion

BJP leaders say the high command isn’t accelerating the process of cabinet expansion in Bihar and Karnataka as there’s no imminent election in the states.

MP CM calls for strict law against stone-pelting after ‘attacks’ on Ram Mandir fundraising rallies

The fundraising campaign for the Ram Temple has stoked tensions in MP, with reports of mosques being damaged and rally participants being attacked with stones.

‘You no longer call the shots’ — Chouhan’s mini cabinet expansion a ‘message’ to Scindia

Two Scindia loyalists have been re-inducted into the MP cabinet after bypolls, but 4 berths, including 3 held by ex-Congress MLAs who lost, have been left vacant.

Interfaith couple ‘harassed’ by Hindu vigilante groups in MP, police send girl to parents

The couple had gone to Jabalpur collector’s office to register their marriage. Police say they haven’t filed a case as the girl’s mother doesn’t want to pursue the matter.

Shivraj Chouhan’s women empowerment pitch — kanya puja before every govt event

In a circular issued Wednesday, the Madhya Pradesh govt has directed district magistrates, mayors and department heads to strictly hold a kanya puja before any government event.

‘Will bury you 10 feet in the ground & no one will ever know’ — Shivraj warns MP land mafia

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, not known for using intemperate language, says he's in a ‘dangerous mood’ & his govt's actions on land mafia are part of good governance.

Shivraj govt in a bind as ex-Congress MLAs named in MP ‘poll cash’ case are now in BJP

EC order is based on CBDT report that names several ex-Congress MLAs who defected to the BJP, including two cabinet ministers. MP govt to speak to EC in first week of January.

Kamal Nath’s ‘ready to rest’ remark sets off retirement rumour, BJP says high time he retires

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath’s comment comes a month after Congress won just 9 of the 28 seats that went to bypolls.

MP ‘love jihad’ law could have provisions of alimony and attaching accused’s property

Minister Narottam Mishra says they have added provisions that aren’t there in laws enacted by other BJP-ruled states. Congress says competition shouldn’t dictate framing of law.

On Camera

Men like Brij Bhushan, Revanna pay for their actions—only when politically convenient

It took 22 witness statements, a 1,500-page chargesheet, and a court order that stated there was sufficient evidence to bring charges against Brij Bhushan Singh.

Brokerages & hedge funds make a killing as India’s inexperienced youth flocks to the equity market

Indians aged 20-30 are trading in options market in droves, but know nothing about it & so keep losing money. If losses mount, it could undo gains India saw in investment culture, analysts fear.

Modi govt sets timeline for theaterisation, work being sped up

Modi dispensation wants it rolled out within one year of the new govt's swearing-in. Comes after armed forces held a conference to review progress of plan.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.