News for 'Congress MP Kamal Nath'

Is It G-23 Or G-46?

Is It G-23 Or G-46?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

The G-23 group seems to have expanded with several senior Congressmen attending Wednesday's meeting.

BJP fields 3 Union ministers, general secretary Vijayvargiya in MP 2nd list

BJP fields 3 Union ministers, general secretary Vijayvargiya in MP 2nd list

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released its second list for the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, fielding three Union ministers.

Ex-MP CM Shivraj moves SC seeking floor test

Ex-MP CM Shivraj moves SC seeking floor test

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

The plea, mentioned before the mentioning officer of the apex court for urgent hearing, said the Speaker, the Chief Minister and the Principal Secretary of the Assembly be directed to 'hold the floor test in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly within 12 hours of the passing of the order by this court and as directions...issued by Governor'.

MP: Collector, SP transferred after 9 children die in wall collapse

MP: Collector, SP transferred after 9 children die in wall collapse

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday night ordered the removal of the Sagar district collector, superintendent of police and sub-divisional magistrate following the deaths of nine children on Sunday, an official said.

'Around 100' MLAs attended MP CLP meet: Minister

'Around 100' MLAs attended MP CLP meet: Minister

Rediff.com10 Mar 2020

However, two Bahujan Samaj Party and one Samajwadi Party MLA who support the government skipped the CLP meeting, he added.

2 Scindia loyalists return as ministers in MP

2 Scindia loyalists return as ministers in MP

Rediff.com3 Jan 2021

Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of office to Tulsiram Silawat and Govind Rajput, who returned to the cabinet after a gap of more than two months.

Jyotiraditya Scindia: Like father, like son

Jyotiraditya Scindia: Like father, like son

Rediff.com10 Mar 2020

Madhavrao Scindia briefly left the Congress in 1996 and was later pacified to rejoin ranks

Now, MP home minister says he won't allow Vir Das to perform

Now, MP home minister says he won't allow Vir Das to perform

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

If he tenders an apology, we are going to think over it, said Madhya Pradesh HM Narottam Mishra.

BJP names Scindia as its Rajya Sabha candidate from MP

BJP names Scindia as its Rajya Sabha candidate from MP

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

Scinida quit the Congress on Tuesday. He is an influential leader of Madhya Pradesh where 22 Congress MLAs, most of whom loyal to him, have resigned from the assembly in a bid to topple the Kamal Nath-led government.

'North-South Divide Is Very Worrying'

'North-South Divide Is Very Worrying'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

'Every Indian who is concerned about the unity, integrity and the map of India should be worried about this growing divide.'

SC orders for floor test in MP by 5 pm on Friday

SC orders for floor test in MP by 5 pm on Friday

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud also ordered video recording and possible live streaming of the assembly proceedings when the Kamal Nath led Congress government would undertake the floor test.

Chouhan breaks Raman Singh's record to become longest-serving BJP CM

Chouhan breaks Raman Singh's record to become longest-serving BJP CM

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

On Thursday, he broke a record which had been held by former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh.

'Who contests elections is decided by BJP, not RSS'

'Who contests elections is decided by BJP, not RSS'

Rediff.com22 Oct 2018

'The RSS guides us, never dictates.'

Will ban Salman Khurshid's controversial book: MP home minister

Will ban Salman Khurshid's controversial book: MP home minister

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

The minister also hit out at Khurshid over the book on the Ayodhya verdict, titled Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood in Our Times, which was released on Wednesday.

Rahul vs Scindia, royals over 'Maharaja' remarks

Rahul vs Scindia, royals over 'Maharaja' remarks

Rediff.com28 Jan 2025

Addressing a rally in Mhow on Monday, Gandhi said Dalits, backwards and tribals had no rights before Independence, when "only maharajas and rajas enjoyed rights".

Cops stop MP minister from meeting rebel Cong MLAs in Bengaluru

Cops stop MP minister from meeting rebel Cong MLAs in Bengaluru

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

Jitu Patwari, was briefly detained along with a few Congress supporters as he sought to enter the resort in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Karnataka.

Faux pas by Treasury Bench on a Food Security Bill clause

Faux pas by Treasury Bench on a Food Security Bill clause

Rediff.com27 Aug 2013

It was a faux pas by Treasury Benches members when they voted against a clause in the Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday night, thinking it was a division on an amendment moved by the Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj.

MP proposes up to 5-yr jail for violence by cow vigilantes

MP proposes up to 5-yr jail for violence by cow vigilantes

Rediff.com27 Jun 2019

The development to tweak the 2004 law, cleared during the previous Bharatiya Janata Party government, has come following the thrashing of a Muslim man and a woman on suspicion of carrying beef in MP's Seoni district last month.

Congress Can't Afford To Lose Karnataka Poll

Congress Can't Afford To Lose Karnataka Poll

Rediff.com8 May 2023

The new chief minister, if from the Congress, will have little or no time for political administration, to ensure that he does not lose the voter's goodwill even before the Lok Sabha polls. He can count only on one thing. That the BJP may not want to upset him too early lest an early failure should become an added problem for the party in all the polls to follow, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.

MP BJP leaders worried party may replace whole cabinet

MP BJP leaders worried party may replace whole cabinet

Rediff.com18 Dec 2022

Though different voices are emerging from within the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh over the issue, several saffron party MLAs, including senior leaders, appeared worried about a possible repeat of the 'Gujarat formula' to overcome anti-incumbency in the central state, where Assembly elections are due in end-2023.

'Congress will win 150 seats in MP'

'Congress will win 150 seats in MP'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2018

'Never has this happened in the state's political history -- that every class of people is unhappy.'

MP: 9 held for beating 2 tribals to death over cow slaughter suspicion

MP: 9 held for beating 2 tribals to death over cow slaughter suspicion

Rediff.com4 May 2022

The police have arrested nine persons in connection with the death of two tribal men who were allegedly assaulted by a group of people over suspicion of cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district, an official said on Wednesday.

13 of 22 rebel Cong MLAs won't quit Cong: Digvijaya

13 of 22 rebel Cong MLAs won't quit Cong: Digvijaya

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

Singh said nobody anticipated that Scindia would quit the party.

MP: 12-yr-old girl raped, bitten, rod inserted in private parts

MP: 12-yr-old girl raped, bitten, rod inserted in private parts

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

A 12-year-old girl was raped, bitten multiple times and brutalised allegedly by two men working for the trust managing a famous temple in Maihar town of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Friday.

MP: Tribal man dies in police firing during protest

MP: Tribal man dies in police firing during protest

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

Orders prohibiting gathering of people were clamped down in Mhow tehsil of Indore district on Thursday after a 25-year-old tribal man died in police firing during a protest over the death of a young woman, officials said.

Sonia not among Cong star campaigners for UP Phase 6

Sonia not among Cong star campaigners for UP Phase 6

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and chief ministers of Congress-ruled states of Rajasthan, Punjab and Chhattisgarh are among those named by the party as its star campaigners in Uttar Pradesh.

BJP LS list: Shivraj, Scindia included; Pragya Thakur left out

BJP LS list: Shivraj, Scindia included; Pragya Thakur left out

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party's first list of 24 candidates for Lok Sabha from Madhya Pradesh featured former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, while Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur was replaced by another candidate.

Shivraj's rule ends, Mohan Yadav is picked as MP CM

Shivraj's rule ends, Mohan Yadav is picked as MP CM

Rediff.com12 Dec 2023

Springing a surprise, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday picked Mohan Yadav, a leader of Other Backward Classes (OBC) and a three-time MLA, as the next chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, state party president VD Sharma said.

Police complaint against Assam CM Himanta for Sonia 'hate speech'

Police complaint against Assam CM Himanta for Sonia 'hate speech'

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

Senior Assam Congress leader Debabrata Saikia has filed a police complaint against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his alleged "hateful statement" such as Lok Sabha MP and former party president Sonia Gandhi's "residence should be burnt".

MP to withdraw 'politically motivated' cases; Gehlot backs Maya

MP to withdraw 'politically motivated' cases; Gehlot backs Maya

Rediff.com1 Jan 2019

"Cases were lodged against the Dalits and how many of them were guilty is a matter of investigation," Gehlot said.

Vikas Dubey's arrest scripted, dubious: Congress

Vikas Dubey's arrest scripted, dubious: Congress

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

Dubey was arrested outside the Mahakal temple at Ujjan in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday morning.

In MP, everything hinges on MLAs' resignations

In MP, everything hinges on MLAs' resignations

Rediff.com19 Mar 2020

The Kamal Nath-led Congress government plunged into crisis after the resignations of 22 rebel MLAs of the ruling Congress earlier this month.

Yet another African male cheetah dies in Kuno park, 8th this year

Yet another African male cheetah dies in Kuno park, 8th this year

Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

Suraj was found lying still in Palpur East Forest Range's Masavani beat by a monitoring team on Friday morning.

MP govt scraps circular on sterilisation, shifts official

MP govt scraps circular on sterilisation, shifts official

Rediff.com22 Feb 2020

The circular asked MPHWs to get at least one man sterilised in the current financial year, which ends on March 31 or else their salaries would be withheld and they would be given compulsory retirement.

MP: 8-yr-old sits with dead brother in lap as dad looks for ambulance

MP: 8-yr-old sits with dead brother in lap as dad looks for ambulance

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

An eight-year-old boy sat holding the body of his younger brother in his lap for a couple of hours outside a hospital while his father looked around for an ambulance to take the dead child home in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, an incident which led to an outrage with people blaming authorities for being 'insensitive'.

TDP MP Venugopal Reddy denies carrying knife inside Lok Sabha

TDP MP Venugopal Reddy denies carrying knife inside Lok Sabha

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

Telugu Desam Party MP Venugopal Reddy, who was involved in a fracas over Telangana bill in the Lok Sabha today, termed as a "lie" the allegation that he was carrying a knife inside the House and claimed that he was assulated by 10 members.

Contests That Startled India

Contests That Startled India

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

Lok Sabha constituencies that sprung a surprise in the 2024 polls.

Congress may align with BSP to oust BJP in Madhya Pradesh

Congress may align with BSP to oust BJP in Madhya Pradesh

Rediff.com27 May 2018

Earlier, when reporters asked Nath about his party's strategy for the elections in the central Indian state, he had said the party had not started talks of alliance with anyone.

Tough test for BJP, Cong: Stage set for poll results in 4 states

Tough test for BJP, Cong: Stage set for poll results in 4 states

Rediff.com3 Dec 2023

Counting of votes will be held on Sunday in assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana in what is seen as a semi-final contest ahead of the general elections in less than six months.

One day left for Congress nominations to close, leaders go into huddle

One day left for Congress nominations to close, leaders go into huddle

Rediff.com29 Sep 2022

The discussions are mostly one-on-one, party insiders said on Thursday, a day of many meetings.