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TopicShivraj Singh Chouhan

Topic: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

SDM’s pending resignation holds up Congress’s ticket announcement on MP’s last seat

Chhatarpur SDM Nisha Bangre resigned in June after being denied permission by state govt to attend an all-religion event. She has moved court seeking intervention over pending resignation.

Congress’s 1st list for MP polls: Hanuman actor, inducted by ‘bhakt Kamal Nath’, to take on Shivraj

List of 144 names includes 70 former MLAs & 19 women. Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh's son Jaivardhan Singh make it. State goes to polls 17 November, counting of votes 3 December.

Urdu dailies slam Modi govt for siding with Israel & international community’s ‘double standards’

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

PM Modi is moving on from Vajpayee-era mass leaders. New India, New Parliament, New BJP

The coming assembly election will see the remnants of the BJP from the Vajpayee era finally making way for a new crop of leaders—those who owe it all to PM Modi and Shah.

‘Jab mai chala jaunga, tab yaad aaunga’: Chouhan tells MP voters as BJP continues guessing game on CM

Chouhan’s remarks — dubbed a ‘farewell speech’ by Congress — come at a time when BJP has said MP election will be fought under collective leadership. Chouhan has been CM for 18 yrs.

‘Can’t contest if you’re unwell’ — BJP minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia opts out of MP polls

Yashodhara says she hasn’t had time to recover from Covid, rules out her sons contesting polls. This comes at a time when BJP is reluctant to declare Shivraj as its CM face.

Free power to cheaper LPG, it’s ‘freebie’ season in MP. But Congress hits brakes, flags deficit

Madhya Pradesh BJP has put its eggs in Ladli Behana Yojana basket, while Congress is waiting for Model Code of Conduct to 'handcuff' Shivraj govt before it opens its 'chest' of promises.

BJYM leader held for ‘assaulting’ tribal man in Madhya Pradesh, Congress ups ante against Shivraj

FIR lodged against BJP youth wing leader after video surfaces showing him & another accused trashing the man in Anuppur district. BJYM cancels membership of the accused.

‘If someone’s working for good of world, it’s Modi,’ says MP CM Shivraj Chouhan, heaping praise on him

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who the BJP hasn’t named as its CM candidate yet for poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, lavished generous praise on Modi at an event in Sagar district.

Tomar vs Scindia, Chouhan vs VD Sharma — MP BJP rife with rivalries & CM contenders as polls near

There are growing differences in Madhya Pradesh BJP, while high command is considering promoting fresh faces and looking beyond CM Chouhan to lead party in state, it is learnt.

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Musk’s golden touch is on the line. Tesla needs him to do what he does best — sell a pen

Tesla sales have been sliding, profits have been shrinking, and brand loyalty is faltering. Elon Musk’s politics has something to do with it.

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.