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Mahakal procession: Congress tears into order asking Ujjain schools to hold classes on 6 Sundays

Congress MLA Arif Masood slammed the Ujjain collector's order, saying the move to declare holidays and run schools on Sundays was to appease Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.

Ujjain shop owners told to display names, contact numbers: not targeting Muslims, says mayor

Bhopal: The BJP-ruled Ujjain Municipal Corporation has directed shop owners to display their names and mobile numbers outside their establishments in the ancient city,...

Mahurats, kaals, kasthas to replace hours, mins & seconds — Ujjain’s vedic clock to ring in new time

Clock will also display Greenwich Mean Time & Indian Standard Time for comparison. Time will be presented in digital format on an LED screen atop a tower

‘Fashionable to demolish homes without following principles of natural justice’ — Madhya Pradesh HC

HC's Indore bench has awarded compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to 2 petitioners, stating that their houses were wrongly demolished by Ujjain's municipal authorities.

2 groups clash after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s statue pulled down in MP’s Ujjain

In a video of incident that that viral, a group of people were seen pulling down the statue with a tractor. They wanted a statue of Ambedkar to be installed instead, police sources said.

Ujjain police SIT probes suicide of 16-yr-old queer makeup artist who was bullied on social media

Social media users & members of LGBTQIA community say Pranshu was subjected to online harassment over Instagram reel showing teen wearing a saree.

Family of 12-yr-old rape victim found seeking help in Ujjain traced to MP village, ‘prime suspect’ held

Family had filed missing complaint & declared reward for information on her whereabouts. Police found that she boarded train from Satna to Ujjain railway station. Auto driver arrested.

‘Spitting’ row: Muslim family’s building demolished amid DJ music, drum beats in Ujjain

Action came after a video purportedly showing unidentified persons ‘spitting’ on a Hindu religious procession surfaced on social media. Ujjain police say building was 'illegal'.

Congress fires ‘corruption’ salvo at MP BJP after squall topples Mahakal statues — ‘made of paper?’

With assembly elections scheduled in MP later this year, Congress plans to use corruption allegations are one of its major poll planks, just like it did in Karnataka, it is learnt.

Modi has carried forward Indira’s torch. Ujjain puja shows India connecting with past

Modi has, in some sense, taken forward Indira Gandhi’s torch. His proud unapologetic actions are very much in the spirit of the intrepid Indira.

On Camera

Nehru and Jinnah made Indian politics their personal quarrel. Partition was a consequence

Ambedkar regarded both Gandhi and Jinnah as suffering from ‘colossal egotism’, who made Indian politics a matter of their ‘personal quarrel’ and brought it to a standstill.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

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.