Rajasthan: News

12 Feb 2023

Narendra Modi

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: PM Modi inaugurates Rs. 12,150cr-worth 246km Sohna-Dausa-Lalsot stretch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the 246-kilometer-long Sohna-Dausa-Lalsot section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway at Dausa, Rajasthan.

11 Feb 2023

Narendra Modi

PM Modi to inaugurate first stretch of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway tomorrow

Commuters will be able to travel from Delhi to Jaipur in approximately two hours starting next week instead of four-five hours as the first section of the 1,386km greenfield Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, linking Rajasthan's Dausa to the national capital, becomes functional.

10 Feb 2023

Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan: Budget not leaked, claims Gehlot after reading old one

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot reportedly read the old budget for seven minutes by accident while presenting the state budget before being interrupted on Friday.

09 Feb 2023

India

Celebrate February 14 as 'Cow Hug Day': Animal Welfare Board

While February 14 is usually celebrated as Valentine's Day across the globe, the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI)has reportedly requested that it also be celebrated as 'Cow Hug Day'!

09 Feb 2023

Smriti Irani

Smriti Irani's daughter Shanelle to get hitched in Rajasthan today 

The wedding season is currently going on in all its glory in India's favorite nuptial venue: Rajasthan.

08 Feb 2023

Weddings

Sidharth Malhotra-Kiara Advani wedding: Everything about the venue Suryagarh Palace

Another Bollywood wedding, another extravagant location!

07 Feb 2023

Bollywood

Sidharth Malhotra-Kiara Advani wedding: Menu details to 'mandap' pictures out 

Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani's wedding has become the talk of the town. From the starry affair of guests to the palatial wedding at a fortress in Rajasthan, fans of the couple are eager to know details about their wedding.

31 Jan 2023

Asaram Bapu

Asaram Bapu sentenced to life imprisonment in 2013 rape case

The Gandhinagar Sessions Court on Tuesday sentenced self-styled godman Asaram Bapu to life imprisonment in a 2013 rape case filed by a woman, his former disciple who stayed at one of his ashrams near Gujarat's Gandhinagar.

28 Jan 2023

Narendra Modi

Rajasthan: PM Modi to attend Lord Devnarayan's birth anniversary celebrations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district on Saturday to attend the 1,111th birth anniversary celebrations of the local deity Lord Devnarayan, who is worshiped by the Gujjar community across the nation.

22 Jan 2023

Cold Wave

Cold wave returns North India with rainfall on Tuesday: IMD

The North India including the national capital Delhi will again witness cold wave conditions in the last week of January days after a brief respite.

16 Jan 2023

Delhi

Cold wave: Delhi temperature likely to drop to 1°C tomorrow

Delhi experienced the season's coldest temperature in the early hours of Monday as the minimum temperature nosedived to 1.4 degrees Celsius amid a fresh cold wave spell.

11 Jan 2023

Travel And Tourism

5 cultural fests in India you must attend in 2023

Time to soak in the country's rich culture.

18 Dec 2022

Murder

Jharkhand: Man murders wife, chops her body into 12 pieces

While the entire nation is still getting to grips with the bone-chilling murder of Shraddha Walkar, who was killed and then chopped into 35 pieces by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawalla, another similar case has come to light.

18 Dec 2022

Murder

Rajasthan: Nephew kills aunt, chops body into 10 pieces

In what can be described as a fairly similar incident to the Shraddha Walkar murder case, a Rajasthan man reportedly murdered his aunt, chopped her body into pieces, and dumped her in the jungle.

04 Dec 2022

Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan: 5 arrested for murder of gangster Raju Theth

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Sunday that all five accused in the gang war shooting in Sikar, which took the life of gangster Raju Theht and one other individual, had been arrested.

01 Dec 2022

Rajasthan Police

Rajasthan: 9-year-old girl strangled to death, cops suspect rape angle

A minor girl from Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan was reportedly strangulated to death, the cops revealed on Wednesday.

30 Nov 2022

Ashok Gehlot

Gehlot, Pilot appear together days after Rajasthan CM's 'gaddar' remark

Congress MLA Sachin Pilot and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot shared the stage during a press meeting on Tuesday in Jaipur, which has become the talk of the town.

25 Nov 2022

Ashok Gehlot

Rift widens in Rajasthan Congress as Gehlot calls Pilot 'gaddar'

After Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot launched a full-blown attack on the purported second-in-command of the state's Congress unit, Sachin Pilot, calling him a traitor—to fizzle out his chief ministerial claim—the latter has hit back, saying it was unbecoming of the veteran to make such remarks.

25 Nov 2022

Weddings

5 overrated honeymoon destinations to avoid in India

As weddings are lighting up every nook and cranny of the country, newlyweds are looking for some honeymoon destinations to spend some quality time.

24 Nov 2022

Ashok Gehlot

'Traitor can't be CM': Ashok Gehlot on Sachin Pilot

As Sachin Pilot loyalists continue to push the Congress high command to make him Rajasthan's chief minister, his rival and incumbent CM Ashok Gehlot said, "A gaddar (traitor) cannot be chief minister."

16 Nov 2022

Ajay Maken

Ajay Maken quits as AICC's Rajasthan in-charge

Upset over inaction against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's loyalists for rebelling ahead of the Congress's presidential elections, Ajay Maken has resigned as the All India Congress Committee's (AICC) Rajasthan in-charge.

14 Nov 2022

Udaipur

'Act of terror': Rajasthan Police on Udaipur railway track explosion

The Rajasthan Police has said that the recent explosion on a railway track in Udaipur was "an act of terror" to create an atmosphere of panic among people, reported India Today.

09 Nov 2022

Education

Rajasthan school teacher undergoes sex-change operation to marry student

How far will you go for love? This school teacher from the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan may have raised the bar slightly higher.

09 Nov 2022

Travel And Tourism

5 fascinating bird sanctuaries you must visit in India

Winter is almost here and it marks the arrival of a wide range of migratory birds across the country.

02 Nov 2022

Ashok Gehlot

Follow discipline: Gehlot after Pilot calls PM Modi's praise 'interesting'

In a veiled attack at fellow party leader and rival Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said that "everyone" should follow discipline.

21 Oct 2022

Diwali

5 traditional Diwali recipes from different Indian states

One of the most anticipated festivals of the country, Diwali is almost here and we are already getting all the festive vibes with lit-up streets and decorated homes.

30 Sep 2022

Alwar

Rajasthan: Minor gang-raped in Alwar, 8 accused on the run

In a heart-wrenching incident, a minor girl was raped by eight men in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, reports said on Friday.

28 Sep 2022

Ashok Gehlot

Ashok Gehlot to meet Sonia Gandhi, won't resign today: MLA

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will be meeting Indian National Congress (INC) chief Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Wednesday evening, reports said.

Meet the world's 'oldest living siblings' as per Guinness

Aging is not about fine lines, but about fine wines when it's celebrated.

28 Sep 2022

Sachin Pilot

Have faith in Sonia Gandhi: Rajasthan CM Gehlot tells MLAs

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday held a crucial 'confidence building meeting' with Congress lawmakers, including ministers, at his residence urging them to have faith in Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

After Rajasthan drama, will Ashok Gehlot quit Congress president race?

A front-runner in the Congress president race, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot is likely to drop out soon, reports said on Monday.

26 Sep 2022

Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan: 90+ Gehlot loyalists resign to stop Pilot's CM bid

The political crisis in Rajasthan worsened late on Sunday after an unsuccessful Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting as MLAs loyal to CM Ashok Gehlot kicked up a storm over the possibility of Sachin Pilot succeeding him.

Rajasthan Congress MLAs meet today to discuss Ashok Gehlot's successor

The Congress has called for a meeting of its Rajasthan legislators in Jaipur on Sunday evening with next chief ministerial candidate as top agenda.

19 Sep 2022

Jodhpur

Rajasthan: Doctor drags dog chained to car on road; booked

A doctor in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, was booked for chaining a stray dog to his car and driving around dragging the canine on Sunday.

04 Sep 2022

Travel And Tourism

5 things to bring back home from Rajasthan

One of the most popular tourist destinations in the country, Rajasthan is well-known for its ancient palaces, forts, historical temples, and rich culture.

02 Sep 2022

Kerala

All for Kuwait visa: 4 held for surgically altering fingerprints

The police on Thursday arrested two persons in Hyderabad, who allegedly conducted surgeries to alter fingerprints in an attempt to facilitate the re-entry of job seekers deported from Kuwait.

30 Aug 2022

Bihar

Race for 2024: Amit Shah to visit Bihar, Rajasthan

As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections inch closer, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to pull out its big guns in the opposition-ruled states.

28 Aug 2022

Jammu And Kashmir

Heavy rainfall causes Ganga to rise; flash floods in J&K

Monsoon continues to wreak havoc across the country. While flash floods were reported in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), rivers are flowing above the danger mark in Uttar Pradesh (UP).

25 Aug 2022

Madhya Pradesh

Incessant rains batter MP, Rajasthan; red alert in Himachal districts

Heavy monsoon rains have thrown life out of gear in several districts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where people are facing a flood-like situation.

16 Aug 2022

Dalit

'Distressed' by Dalit boy's death, Rajasthan Congress MLA resigns

Saddened by the demise of a nine-year-old Dalit boy in an alleged caste crime, Rajasthan MLA Pana Chand Meghwal sent his resignation to CM Ashok Gehlot on Monday.