Bhopal: News

23 Oct 2024

Abhishek Bachchan

Jaya Bachchan's mother Indira Bhaduri (94) succumbs to age-related illnesses

Indira Bhaduri, Jaya Bachchan's mother and Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan's mother-in-law, has reportedly died in Bhopal at the age of 94.

Explained: Why IAS Martin's comment on temple loudspeakers sparked row 

A social media post by Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Shailbala Martin has sparked a major debate over the use of loudspeakers in temples in Madhya Pradesh.

19 Oct 2024

Congress Party

Vyapam scam whistleblower Anand Rai to join Congress 

Anand Rai, one of the three whistleblowers who exposed the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh, will join the Congress party in Bhopal on Saturday.

06 Oct 2024

Gujarat

₹1,800 crore drug racket busted near Bhopal; 2 arrested

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Gujarat's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have uncovered a large-scale drug manufacturing racket in Bagroda Industrial Area near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

05 Sep 2024

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: Latecomers made to cut grass, pick garbage; schoolgirls protest

Students of Sarojini Naidu Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Bhopal staged a protest on Wednesday against severe disciplinary measures imposed by the school's female administrator.

28 Jun 2024

Madhya Pradesh

Encourage husbands to 'drink at home': MP minister tells women

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister Narayan Singh Kushwaha has suggested a bizarre solution for wives dealing with husbands who drink alcohol.

16 Jun 2024

Bollywood

Sonali Bendre stunned by fan's '90s suicide incident

In a recent episode of Mid-Day's The Bombay Film Podcast, Bollywood actor Sonali Bendre expressed shock upon learning about a fan's suicide in Bhopal during the 1990s.

02 Jun 2024

Indian Penal Code

Bhopal man strangles wife, burns and buries body, suspecting affair 

Nadeem Uddin, a 26-year-old man from Bhopal, has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife on suspicion that she was having an affair.

26 May 2024

Goa

MP: Serial killer who murdered security guards gets life sentence 

Shiv Prakash Dhurve, the man accused of a series of murders in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local sessions court.

BJP leader's minor son casts vote in Bhopal, sparks row 

A video allegedly showing a minor casting a vote during the Lok Sabha election in Berasia, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh has ignited controversy.

09 May 2024

Madhya Pradesh

Social media star Bhupendra Jogi attacked with knives in Bhopal

Bhupendra Jogi, a social media sensation recognized for his viral 'naam kya hai' meme, was reportedly attacked by two masked men on Tuesday evening in Bhopal.

03 May 2024

Kota

Bhopal resident gives wife triple talaq on moving train, flees 

Police are on the lookout for a man from Bhopal who reportedly beat up his wife before giving her triple talaq on a moving train and then fleeing.

01 May 2024

Indian Penal Code

8-year-old girl raped at school's hostel in Bhopal 

An eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a private school hostel in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.

30 Apr 2024

Madhya Pradesh

Elections 2024: Bhopal launches lucky draw to boost voter turnout

In a unique effort to stimulate voter participation for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the Bhopal district administration in Madhya Pradesh has initiated a lucky draw.

23 Apr 2024

Bengaluru

Bengaluru residents to witness 'Zero Shadow Day' tomorrow

Residents of Bengaluru will have the opportunity to witness a unique celestial event known as "Zero Shadow Day."

18 Apr 2024

Kerala

Kerala: Bird flu reported in ducks in Alappuzha 

An outbreak of bird flu, specifically the H5N1 subtype of the Influenza A virus, has been confirmed in two different locations within Kerala's Alappuzha district.

Indian Union Muslim League challenges CAA implementation in SC

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a Kerala-based political party, on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

06 Feb 2024

Madhya Pradesh

MP: 11 killed, 60 injured in fire at firecrackers factory

At least 11 people were killed and 60 others injured after a fire broke out in a firecracker factory in Bairagarh village in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh.

30 Oct 2023

Sonia Gandhi

'Mischievous': Sonia condemns India skipping UN vote on Gaza ceasefire 

Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi has condemned the Indian government's decision to abstain from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) vote calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

25 Jul 2023

Arunachal Pradesh

Conjunctivitis outbreak: Amid rise in cases, schools shut in Itanagar

With torrential rains lashing most parts of India, there has reportedly been a sudden rise in conjunctivitis cases, especially among children, across the country.

06 Jul 2023

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Watch: MP CM washes feet of victim amid urination row

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday washed the feet of Dashmat Rawat— the tribal laborer who was urinated on earlier this month— at his official residence in Bhopal.

05 Jul 2023

AIADMK

BJP's ally AIADMK opposes Uniform Civil Code

The leading regional party in the southern state of Tamil Nadu—All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)—has strongly opposed the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government's move to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

27 Jun 2023

Narendra Modi

Goa, Bihar, Jharkhand get their first Vande Bharat trains

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off five Vande Bharat Express trains from Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

19 Jun 2023

Narottam Mishra

MP invokes NSA, razes home of suspect behind man-on-leash video

The Madhya Pradesh government has invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against three Muslim men after a video of a man allegedly being held on a leash and forced to bark like a dog in Bhopal went viral.

12 May 2023

Madhya Pradesh

Raid on engineer with Rs. 30K salary unearths Rs. 7cr

The Lokayukta Police in Madhya Pradesh reportedly conducted a search at the house of a woman assistant engineer in Bhopal in connection with a case involving disproportionate assets.

25 Apr 2023

Bengaluru

Bengaluru: You will be shadowless at 12:17 pm today

Today, the city of Bengaluru will experience a rare celestial phenomenon known as "Zero Shadow Day."

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Setback for Centre; SC dismisses compensation plea

In a setback for the Centre, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed its petition seeking additional compensation from Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy, which killed over 3,000 people.

06 Feb 2023

Bharti Airtel

Airtel 5G launched in Ujjain; Jio 5G released in Haridwar

Bharti Airtel has released its 5G services in three more cities across Madya Pradesh, namely, Ujjain, Gwalior, and Bhopal. Users will get 20-30 times faster speed than 4G speed at no additional cost.

11 Jan 2023

Karni Sena

Madhya Pradesh: Karni Sena's agitation in Bhopal enters fourth day

The indefinite agitation of the Karni Sena, which started on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, entered the fourth day as protesters have refused to back down until all of their 22 demands are met.

30 Dec 2022

Reliance Jio

Jio rolls out its 5G service in Indore and Bhopal

Reliance Jio has launched its True 5G services in Indore and Bhopal.

20 Oct 2022

Madhya Pradesh

MP: No hearse, man boards bus with neice's body

A man walked to the bus stand carrying the body of his four-year-old niece, who died in a freak accident, after he failed to get a hearse from the hospital in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.

14 Sep 2022

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal bus driver's home demolished after alleged rape of 3-year-old

Civic authorities in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday demolished the house of a bus driver who allegedly raped a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in Bhopal.

13 Sep 2022

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal shocker: 3-year-old nursery student raped by bus driver

In a horrific incident, a three-year-old girl studying in a popular international school in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, was allegedly raped by her bus driver last week.

02 Sep 2022

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh: 'KGF'-inspired teen 'serial killer' murders 4, arrested

A 19-year-old alleged serial killer was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh Police on Friday for reportedly killing four security guards in their sleep.

23 Aug 2022

Madhya Pradesh

9 lakh affected in flood-hit Odisha, 32 dead in Himachal

Incessant monsoon rains continued wreaking havoc in several parts of the country, with cloudbursts triggering landslides and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, which left 38 dead.

21 Aug 2022

Madhya Pradesh

Journalists booked for report on elderly reaching hospital on cart

Madhya Pradesh police has booked three journalists after they reported how a man was forced to take his elderly father to the hospital on a handcart for 5 kilometers after allegedly getting no ambulance in Bhind district.

12 Jun 2022

Madhya Pradesh

Woman who resisted sexual assault receives 118 stitches on face

A woman in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal had to undergo surgery and receive 118 stitches on her face as she resisted a sexual assault on her by a group of men.

25 Jan 2022

Madhya Pradesh

MP plans law for online gaming after 11-year-old kills self

The Madhya Pradesh (MP) government is planning to bring a law to regulate online gaming for kids.

31 May 2021

Madhya Pradesh

A murder investigation leads police to another five-year-old killing

Bhopal Police stumbled upon a five-year-old murder case while probing an alleged killing of a 30-year-old-man, whose body was recovered two days ago, with the accused woman confessing to both the crimes, officials said on Sunday.

14 May 2021

COVID-19

Bhopal: COVID-19 patient raped by nurse, died within 24 hours

A coronavirus patient was raped by a male nurse at a government hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, and died within just 24 hours of that incident, the police said on Thursday.

30 Apr 2021

India

COVID-19: Bhopal autorickshaw driver turns his vehicle into free ambulance

In a heart-warming story that restores our faith in humanity, an autorickshaw driver from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh has converted his three-wheeler vehicle into an ambulance, complete with oxygen support.

13 Apr 2021

Madhya Pradesh

Week-long 'corona curfew' imposed in Bhopal

A week-long "corona curfew" was imposed in Bhopal city on Monday night to curb the rising cases of COVID-19 in the Madhya Pradesh capital.

11 Mar 2021

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: Man gets life imprisonment for raping minor daughter

A special court in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his five-year-old daughter.

10 Mar 2021

India

Bhopal: Suspecting infidelity, man axes wife's leg and hand

A 32-year-old man allegedly attacked his wife with an axe over suspicion of an extramarital affair in Madhya Pradesh's capital city Bhopal on Tuesday night.

15 Feb 2021

Love Jihad

Bhopal: 17, including former BJP MLA arrested, over V-Day ruckus

Police in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, arrested 17 people for creating a ruckus on Sunday, Valentine's Day. Among those arrested is a former MLA of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Surendra Nath Singh.

21 Jan 2021

Madhya Pradesh

ED arrests two people in MP's e-tendering money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested two people on money laundering charges in the alleged over Rs. 3,000 crore e-tender rigging racket of Madhya Pradesh.

09 Jan 2021

Madhya Pradesh

Days after participating in vaccine trial, man dies in Bhopal

A 42-year-old volunteer named Deepak Marawi, from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh died nearly ten days after he participated in the clinical trial for COVAXIN held at a private hospital, its vice-chancellor said on Saturday.

06 Dec 2020

HBO

Ronnie Screwvala planning series on Lapierre-Moro's Bhopal gas tragedy book

The Bhopal gas tragedy is a disaster no one can forget, ever.

18 Jul 2020

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: Man approaches cops after tailor stitched underwear "too short"

In an odd incident, a man in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, went to cops against a tailor, accusing him of stitching his underwear "too short."

30 May 2020

Madhya Pradesh

Pragya Thakur in AIIMS, reveals BJP after 'missing' posters emerge

In Bhopal, the parliamentary constituency of BJP's controversial politician Pragya Singh Thakur, several "missing posters" were spotted on Friday, taking a swipe at her absence from the area when it is struggling with the coronavirus pandemic.

26 May 2020

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: Doctors claim homeopathy cured coronavirus patients, experts unhappy

At a time when the world is scrambling to produce a vaccine for coronavirus, a state-run homeopathy hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, claimed it has treated six patients, drawing fire from health experts.

18 Apr 2020

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: Amid lockdown, bank manager raped inside her home

A lockdown has been imposed across the nation to curtail the spread of coronavirus but that has clearly not stopped crimes against women.

05 Apr 2020

Madhya Pradesh

Coronavirus: All Bhopal shops closed until further orders, says DM

The Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh will now face a stricter lockdown as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise.

28 Mar 2020

India

MP: Coronavirus warrior kept working despite learning of mother's demise

Nothing but dedication will help India defeat COVID-19, the fatal disease caused by the novel coronavirus, which has taken the lives of 20 and infected 902.

26 Dec 2019

SpiceJet

Terrorist, go back: NSUI workers, students tell BJP's Pragya Thakur

Pragya Thakur, the parliamentarian from Bhopal, was on Wednesday greeted with unsavory words by students and the workers of National Students' Union of India (NSUI).

On SpiceJet flight, passenger confronts Pragya Thakur, video goes viral

BJP's Pragya Thakur, infamous for finding her way to controversies, is back in the news. The parliamentarian from Bhopal filed a complaint against SpiceJet claiming its crew misbehaved with her.

22 Dec 2019

SpiceJet

Pragya Thakur files complaint against SpiceJet crew over seat allotment

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Saturday filed a complaint against private airline SpiceJet alleging misconduct.

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