Madhya Pradesh

Rajya Sabha elections: BJP announces 5 more candidates; Sumer Singh Solanki named for Madhya Pradesh

The saffron party has announced two names for Haryana and one each for Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Scroll down to find out who made the cut.

Mar 12, 2020

Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP: This is how Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders reacted

In his first remark since the unfolding of drama in Madhya Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at PM Modi for focussing on destabilising an elected government and not on the economy.

Mar 11, 2020

MP govt crisis: Jyotiraditya Scindia likely to join BJP today; BJP chief JP Nadda to induct the leader

Jyotiraditya Scindia, who quit the Congress and led a revolt against the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh, is likely to take a saffron plunge on Wednesday, March 11 by joining the BJP.

Mar 11, 2020

Jyotiraditya Scindia to join BJP, quits Congress after 18 years: Key points

Jyotiraditya Scindia is expected to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) later today at party's Delhi headquarters.

Mar 10, 2020

MP govt crisis: 19 Congress MLAs, MPs lodged in Bengaluru resort seek police protection

As many as 19 Madhya Pradesh Congress rebel legislators (MLAs) and Members of Parliament (MPs) sought police protection during their stay in the city, a party source said on Tuesday, March 10.

Mar 10, 2020

Madhya Pradesh on edge: Jyotiraditya Scindia to pick saffron this Holi? Leader meets PM Modi, Shah in Delhi

Sources say that Scindia is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after some of his MLAs flew to BJP-ruled Karnataka, triggering a crisis in one and a half-year-old Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh.

Mar 10, 2020

Jyotiraditya Scindia jumps ship, quits Congress; says 'Time for me to move on'

Rebel Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has quit the Congress party, posting his resignation later on Twitter dated March 9.

Mar 10, 2020

WATCH | Women officials get into scuffle with rowdy BJP workers at pro-CAA rally in MP, get assaulted

In a video that has gone viral on social media, collector Nidhi Nivedita can be seen slapping a man and additional collector Priya Verma taking on some men.

Jan 20, 2020

NMDC lined up to mine multibillion-dollar diamond deposit in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh has asked NMDC to explore the Bunder deposits, which could contain millions of carats of diamonds.

Jan 12, 2020

Madhya Pradesh accident: 9 killed, 23 injured in bus-truck collision in Rewa

The accident took place near Gudh road, located around 25 km from Rewa when the bus was on its way to Sidhi district.

Dec 5, 2019

Modi distributes black money? SBI customer receives lumpsum amount, believes PM gave away recovered cash

Hukum Singh from Madhya Pradesh was freeloading the amount deposited in his account every month without questioning it, believing that PM Modi was fulfilling his election promise of distributing black money.

Nov 22, 2019

CJI Ranjan Gogoi recommends Justice SA Bobde's name to be next SC Chief Justice

Justice Rajan Gogoi, the 46th Chief Justice of India, who swore in on October 3, 2018, is retiring on November 17.

Oct 18, 2019

6 killed, 19 injured after bus falls into river in Madhya Pradesh

The injured are currently being treated at a local hospital. The number of casualties is expected to rise.

Oct 3, 2019

Madhya Pradesh sex scandal: Ex-Ministers, top babus, journalists under lens

The SIT is also probing the role of a Delhi-based Hindi television journalist for allegedly negotiating extortion deals with victimson behalf of the honey-trap syndicate.

Oct 1, 2019

Madhya Pradesh honeytrap scandal: Lynchpin tried to sell footage for Rs 30 crore during Lok Sabha polls

The Lok Sabha elections 2019 they thought was an ideal time when political parties and leaders were looking for dirt on each other and willing to pay through their nose to get it.

Oct 1, 2019

Madhya Pradesh sex scandal: After ministers, role of journalists emerges

After bureaucrats and politicians, the alleged involvement of journalists in the scandal has added more hype to the case.

Sep 27, 2019

Madhya Pradesh honeytrap scandal: College going girls forced to bed VIPs

Shweta admitted that the main objective of the honey trap was to procure lucrative government contracts, running into several hundred crores, from the targeted VIPs.

Sep 26, 2019

Call girls, Bollywood actresses were engaged in Madhya Pradesh blackmail scandal

High-quality videos, depicting bureaucrats and politicians in a compromising position, have been recovered from two laptops and several mobile phones of 5 women arrested on charges of a sex-blackmail and extortion racket.

Sep 25, 2019

Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape slits throat in Madhya Pradesh court

The convict, identified as 33-year-old Omkar Mehra, was convicted for 10 years in a rape case he committed back in 2016.

Sep 18, 2019

WATCH | MP sports minister turns traffic policeman for a day; helps clear congestion

Jitu Patwari, long with a few people, quickly helped clear the traffic jam.

Sep 11, 2019