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Congress candidate from Bhopal seat Digvijay Singh interacts with voters in Bhopal on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Digvijay Singh skips voting, tracks Bhopal poll

Singh expressed regret over not casting his vote in Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh which is 130 km away from Bhopal.

13 May 2019 5:22 AM

In ‘Hindutva lab’, Digvijay Singh outmatches Sadhvi Pragya

Digvijay visited as many as 83 mutts, Hindu temples, gurdwaras and mosques since March 26.

13 May 2019 1:02 AM

The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister also urged people to exercise their franchise in large numbers. (Photo: ANI)

Digvijay Singh skips voting in Rajgarh, tracks Bhopal polls

Throughout the day, he visited various polling stations in Bhopal to track the voting, sources said.

12 May 2019 7:53 PM

The former Union finance minister also dismissed as a non-issue the controversy over the alleged misuse of INS Viraat by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. (Photo: File)

Atal Bihari Vajpayee wanted to sack Narendra Modi in 2002: BJP's Yashwant Sinha

There is no talk about China, which must be feeling happy with the Pakistan rhetoric," claimed the former foreign minister.

11 May 2019 9:04 PM

Speaking at a meet-the-press programme in Bhopal, the former Union finance minister also dismissed as a non-issue the controversy over the alleged misuse of INS Viraat by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. (File)

Post Godhra riots, Atal Bihari Vajpayee wanted to sack Modi: Yashwant Sinha

Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha blamed PM Modi for lowering the language of the political discourse.

11 May 2019 8:44 AM

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Photo: PTI)

‘Crop loan waiver’ to Shivraj Singh Chouhan's kin sparks row

Congress president Rahul Gandhi waved documents to establish the state government’s claim at his election meeting in Sagar in the state on Thursday.

10 May 2019 1:09 AM

'We are here on duty for a road show conducted by Computer Baba. We have been made to wear this,' a police official said. (Photo: ANI)

Police personnel at Digvijaya's roadshow 'forced' to sport saffron scarves

Singh, performed a 'havan' in the presence of Computer Baba and other sadhus at a Maha Yagna organised in Bhopal.

08 May 2019 11:58 AM

'I appeal to the state government and Chief Minister Kamal Nath that they should satisfy the farmers rather than making me feel contended by paying money to the banks,' Chouhan said. (Photo: ANI)

Rahul Gandhi cheated farmers of Madhya Pradesh, claims Chouhan

Congress president Rahul Gandhi claimed to waive off farmer loans within 10 days after coming into power.

07 May 2019 2:29 PM

RJD elated by Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s lantern march

Former CM holds march to highlight power crisis in Madhya Pradesh.

07 May 2019 2:08 AM

Following a complaint by the Congress, a team of EC officials and personnel from MP Nagar police station stopped the screening, said Inspector Manish Rai. (Photo: File)

Screening of short film featuring Pragya Thakur stopped by EC in MP

Thakur is pitted against senior Congress leader and former chief minister Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal.

06 May 2019 9:28 PM

'The value of vote is the same either poor or rich,' Mayawati said. Among the early voters were Rajnath Singh and Yashwant Sinha. (Photo: ANI)

BJP will get full majority, Modi will become PM again: Rajnath after voting

Polling for the fifth phase began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, amid elaborate security arrangements.

06 May 2019 9:47 AM

'Digvijaya Singh had turned Madhya Pradesh into a state of darkness and that era is coming back,' Chouhan said. (Photo: ANI)

Shivraj holds lantern march to protest against Kamal Nath govt

Chouhan held a lantern protest rally over the issue of electricity shortage in MP.

06 May 2019 9:22 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Modi targets Rahul over alleged links to UK firm

The Prime Minister said since the matter has come to light, the “naamdar and his raagdarbaris” (sycophants) have gone silent.

06 May 2019 12:54 AM

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday accused Bharatiya Janata Party of being bereft of real issues and vision and fighting these elections on pseudo-nationalism. (Photo: File)

Modi 1st PM to not hold single press conference: Bhupesh Baghel

He also claimed that BJP is losing these elections and UPA government will come to power with Rahul Gandhi as prime minister after May 23.

05 May 2019 3:17 PM

'I'm a Sanyasi. My life's base is spiritualism, Indian cultural symbols and values. If somebody stops me from practising this, I will leave it to their wisdom,' said Thakur on the matter. (Photo: FIle)

EC issues notice to Sadhvi Pragya over 'campaigning despite 72-hour ban'

ECI debarred Thakur from campaigning for 3 days in LS polls for her Babri Masjid's demolition remark.

05 May 2019 11:51 AM

Babbar said that the credit for Masood Azhar being designated as a 'global terrorist' by the United Nations belongs to the previous UPA government. (Photo: ANI)

BJP's 'sin' led to Pulwama terror attack: Raj Babbar

Raj Babbar said that releasing Masood Azhar in 1999 was a 'sin' the BJP government committed.

04 May 2019 8:16 AM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday expressed uncertainty on whether the designation of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a 'global terrorist' had anything to do with the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country. (Photo: File)

Don't know if it's related to LS polls: Kamal Nath on UN listing of Masood

On March 13, China had fourth time blocked proposal by US, UK, and France, among others, to enlist Azhar as a global terrorist before UNSC.

02 May 2019 8:54 AM

Jyotiraditya Scindia had welcomed Lokendra Rajput in the Congress yesterday. (Photo: Twitter)

Mayawati threatens as SP-BSP candidate in MP joins Congress

Mayawati also said that the Congress is no different from the BJP as they both misuse power and resources.

30 Apr 2019 2:57 PM

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu (Photo: File)

Impossible to make PM Modi speak truth, says Sidhu

Sidhu repeated Congress president Rahul Gandhi's challenge to PM Modi for a debate on Rafale jet deal.

30 Apr 2019 12:57 PM

A poll staffer posted at Seoni in Balaghat Lok Sabha seat suffered brain hemorrhage and succumbed to it on Sunday evening. (Photo: Representational)

2019 Lok Sabha Elections: Three poll staffers die in Madhya Pradesh

Polling was underway Monday morning for elections in the state's six Lok Sabha seats.

29 Apr 2019 2:32 PM

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