Madhya Pradesh: News

14 Jul 2023

Delhi

Price hike: Government begins selling tomatoes at Rs. 90/kg

In some relief to the common people, the government started the sale of tomatoes at a discounted price of Rs. 90 per kg in Delhi-NCR, Lucknow, Patna, and other identified urban centers from Friday.

09 Jul 2023

Indore

MP: 2 tribal brothers held captive, thrashed after road accident

The Madhya Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested three people for allegedly holding a tribal man and his teenage brother captive and assaulting them in Indore district, reported PTI.

08 Jul 2023

Gwalior

MP: Man forced to lick another person's feet, 2 held

While the outrage over the recent urination incident in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi has yet to subside, another unpleasant incident has reportedly taken place in the state.

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).

05 Jul 2023

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh urination case: Authorities bulldoze BJP MLA aide's house

The district administration of Sidhi bulldozed the house of the man who urinated on a tribal laborer in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.

04 Jul 2023

G Kishan Reddy

BJP gets makeover ahead of crucial Lok Sabha, state polls

Upset over the recent electoral setbacks, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday made big changes, appointing new state presidents and giving a chance to turncoats.

02 Jul 2023

Narendra Modi

Beware of false promises: Modi over opposition's 'freebies' in MP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday slammed the opposition over promises of "freebies" to the public, such as water and electricity, reported NDTV.

01 Jul 2023

Jyotiraditya Scindia

MP polls: Scindia faces heat with Congress eyeing 2023 payback

With the much-anticipated polls in Madhya Pradesh around the corner, top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jyotiraditya Scindia is under a lot of pressure, suggested a report by The Indian Express.

Hijab not forced: Hindu students after school demolished for 'conversion'

After the government bulldozed Ganga Jamna School in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh alleging forced religious conversion, the school's Hindu students and their parents said the allegations by hardline Hindu groups about the students being forced to wear hijab were false.

Why Congress workers reached a BJP leader's house with bulldozer

Youth Congress workers in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur reached Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Priyansh Vishwakarma's residence with a bulldozer on Wednesday and demanded his house be razed.

28 Jun 2023

Narendra Modi

After Modi's UCC push, Muslim Law Board begins consultation process

Hours after PM Narendra Modi pitched for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) began its consultation process over the sensitive issue.

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.

27 Jun 2023

Narendra Modi

One home can't have separate laws: PM Modi's UCC pitch

Addressing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi batted for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying that one home can't have two sets of laws.

Tamil Nadu: IMD forecast heavy rainfall in Chennai, other districts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast heavy rainfall in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, and some other districts on Tuesday.

19 Jun 2023

Honor Killing

Honor killing: Parents kill daughter, lover; dump bodies in river 

In a shocking incident of suspected "honor killing", a girl and her boyfriend were allegedly killed by her family, and their bodies were dumped in the Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, IANS reported.

Heatwave kills nearly 100 in UP and Bihar; warning issued 

Nearly 100 people have reportedly died in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar from heat-related causes in the past three days as an unprecedented heatwave persists in North India.

15 Jun 2023

Congress Party

MP polls: Baijnath Singh heads to Congress in 400-car convoy

A reported 400-car convoy from Shivpuri to Bhopal marked the return of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Baijnath Singh Yadav to the Congress on Wednesday.

13 Jun 2023

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Was it deliberate: Congress attacks BJP over MP building fire

A massive fire that broke out at the Satpura Bhawan in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on Monday was doused after a night-long operation by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indian Air Force (IAF), and Indian Army.

11 Jun 2023

Karnataka

Karnataka defeat in mind, BJP revisits strategy in poll-bound states

Following an embarrassing electoral defeat in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reportedly changed its strategy for the other poll-bound states in order to win the key assembly elections before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Hindustan Times reported.

03 Jun 2023

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh government suspends private school's license amid hijab row

The recognition of Ganga Jamuna Higher Secondary School in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district has been officially suspended, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Friday.

02 Jun 2023

Karnataka

RSS worker posts cartoon showing Muslim women as 'baby-making factory'

A worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was arrested from Karnataka's Raichur for posting a WhatsApp status depicting Muslim women as a "baby-making factory."

30 May 2023

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

MP: Condoms, birth control pills in government's unexpected 'wedding kit' 

Condoms and birth control pills were unexpectedly discovered inside make-up boxes given to brides at a mass wedding event in the Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, reported NDTV.

27 May 2023

Jabalpur

MP: NIA busts ISIS-linked terror module, arrests 3 in Jabalpur

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday busted a terror module allegedly linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in an intelligence-led joint operation with the Anti Terror Squad (ATS) of police in Madhya Pradesh, reported ANI.

27 May 2023

Indore

Indore: Mob manhandles Hindu man, Muslim woman; stabs rescuers 

A Hindu man and a Muslim woman were reportedly manhandled by a mob when they came out of a hotel in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday night.

25 May 2023

India

Why cheetah cubs are dying at MP's Kuno National Park

In a setback to Project Cheetah, two more cubs of Namibian cheetah Jwala died inside Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district on Thursday.

Chouhan-Sharma rift worries BJP ahead of Madhya Pradesh polls

Flagging issues that could significantly impact the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s electoral fate in Madhya Pradesh, a section of party leaders have reportedly urged the saffron brigade's high command to intervene and set the house in order.

16 May 2023

Murder

MP: 3 minors allegedly strangle 12-year-old friend using cycle chain

A 12-year-old boy was allegedly killed by his three minor friends, the youngest of them only 11 years old, in the Magarkatha village of Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district on Sunday, PTI reported, quoting police officials.

12 May 2023

Bhopal

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.

09 May 2023

Indore

MP: 22 killed as bus falls from bridge in Khargone

At least 22 people died and several others sustained injuries after a bus fell from a bridge in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday, reported NDTV.

09 May 2023

Uttar Pradesh

'The Kerala Story': Yogi Adityanath declares film tax-free in UP

The controversy surrounding Sudipto Sen's The Kerala Story, featuring Adah Sharma in the lead, continues to make headlines.

MP: 5 more cheetahs to be released in Kuno

The Union Environment Ministry on Monday said that five more cheetahs, including three females and two males, would be released into the wild in Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh before the beginning of the monsoon in June, reported PTI.

06 May 2023

Bollywood Films

'The Kerala Story': MP government waives tax on Adah Sharma-starrer

Despite the blazing controversies Adah Sharma starrer The Kerala Story has been entrapped in since its trailer was released, the film released on Friday seems to be growing due to excellent word of mouth.

05 May 2023

India

Madhya Pradesh: 6 family members shot dead over land dispute

At least six family members, including three women, were killed in gunfire after a violent scuffle broke out between two groups in the Lepa village of Madhya Pradesh's Morena on Friday, reported India Today.

28 Apr 2023

Rahul Gandhi

Indore: 60-year-old arrested for sending death threat to Rahul Gandhi

A 60-year-old man was arrested on Thursday from Indore, Madhya Pradesh for allegedly sending a letter with death threats to former Congress President Rahul Gandhi amid the Bharat Jodo Yatra in November last year.

27 Apr 2023

India

MP: 22-year-old woman shot dead by stalker in broad daylight

In a shocking incident, a 22-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead in broad daylight by a man in the residential area of Brahmakund in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday, reported NDTV.

19 Apr 2023

India

Madhya Pradesh: Loco pilot dead as 2 goods trains collide

One locomotive pilot was killed and four others suffered injuries after a goods train collided with a stationary goods train near Singhpur Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol on Wednesday, reported Times of India.

12 Apr 2023

Travel And Tourism

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12 Apr 2023

Bharti Airtel

Airtel launches 5G in Ladakh: Check which states have coverage

Bharti Airtel has launched its 5G services in the union territory of Ladakh. The telco's 5G network is now live in over 500 cities across India.

07 Apr 2023

India

Namibian cheetah which fled, rescued and brought back to Kuno

Remember the eight cheetahs brought from Namibia to Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park last year?