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Deep Mukherjee

Deep Mukherjee is a senior correspondent based in Jaipur. He covers Rajasthan for The Indian Express. Follow his tweets @manwithaquill

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In power play over paper leak protests, BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena takes on party Rajasthan chief Satish Poonia

February 06, 2023 16:32 IST

Meena, who held a protest over the paper leaks, says state leadership did not do enough; gets backing of former rival Vasundhara Raje

Mon, Feb 06, 2023

BJP Rajasthan yatra enters last leg, claims success despite Vasundhara Raje, other bumps

January 12, 2023 18:05 IST

Party leaders run into protests at different places, while Vasundhara Raje, who is in a power tussle with BJP leadership, stayed largely away after the inauguration.

Thu, Jan 12, 2023

Newsmaker | Alwar MP who threatened police official: Who is ‘Baba’ Balak Nath?

January 11, 2023 14:56 IST

The BJP leader, for whom Yogi Adityanath campaigned in 2019, heads the Baba Mastnath Math in Rohtak and is said to harbour chief ministerial ambitions.

Wed, Jan 11, 2023

The bulldozer fix: Ashok Gehlot govt now uses it as exam paper leaks rock its boat

January 11, 2023 07:30 IST

BJP has been snapping at its heels since a string of recruitment exam troubles starting from September 2021

Tue, Jan 10, 2023

Question paper leak case: Congress govt in Rajasthan demolishes institute run by accused, BJP welcomes move

January 09, 2023 11:38 IST

In April last year, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had criticised the demolitions in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone saying that no PM or CM can demolish houses without a probe.

Tue, Jan 10, 2023

Rajasthan Congress seeks to use Yatra momentum to set house in order

January 07, 2023 18:27 IST

Fills vacant party posts, prepares to go down to grassroots with the Hath Se Hath Jodo Abhiyan

Sun, Jan 08, 2023

A topper, she never doubted herself: kin of first woman Army officer at Siachen

January 05, 2023 03:24 IST

Captain Chauhan, 25, an officer of the Bengal Sapper who was commissioned into the engineering regiment in 2021, was deployed at the Kumar post at an altitude of around 15,600 ft in Siachen on Monday for a period of three months after undergoing rigorous training.

Thu, Jan 05, 2023

Vaibhav Gehlot readies for second innings in RCA, once Lalit Modi’s bastion

December 22, 2022 18:04 IST

The cricket association has always been at the centre of Rajasthan politics. Vaibhav, CM Ashok Gehlot’s son, lost the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and will look to get re-elected as its president on Saturday to kickstart his political career

Thu, Dec 22, 2022

‘Went into burning house to save Quran’: Hero of Longewala battle, Bhairon Singh Rathore, dies

December 19, 2022 16:54 IST

A BSF spokesperson said Bhairon Singh Rathore's body is being taken to a training centre of the force in Jodhpur where a wreath-laying ceremony will be held after which cremation will be conducted in his village with full military honours.

Tue, Dec 20, 2022

Dogged by tussle with Pilot, Gehlot marks four years at the helm, eyes another shot at power

December 17, 2022 21:18 IST

After CM Gehlot called Sachin Pilot a ‘gaddar’, Congress leadership again mediated between them to ensure a truce so that Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra could cross Rajasthan without running into any internal rows

Sat, Dec 17, 2022

Biometric attendance, psychology workshops: Kota tries to cope with suicide reality, again

December 15, 2022 01:52 IST

Experts flag reduced cognitive speed, imbalance between mental, physical energy of students after Covid.

Thu, Dec 15, 2022

‘Shocked & clueless’: Kin of students who died by suicide in Kota

December 13, 2022 22:36 IST

Families of both the students said though the kids stayed in the same building, they were not close friends.

Wed, Dec 14, 2022

BJP’s bane, a former ally consolidates Jat votes in Rajasthan

December 13, 2022 08:30 IST

Like in previous bypolls, the Hanuman Beniwal-led RLP did enough to damage the BJP’s chances in the recent Sardarshahar by-election. It may play a significant role in next year’s Rajasthan Assembly polls.

Tue, Dec 13, 2022

Behind Uniform Civil Code Bill in Parliament, a perennial protester from Rajasthan

December 10, 2022 13:42 IST

Kirodi Lal Meena is a fierce and popular orator, who unlike other tribal leaders bats for Hindutva, and has emerged as a strong voice for BJP in the state

Sun, Dec 11, 2022

Rajasthan Congress: New in-charge comes in, faces old mess

December 06, 2022 14:50 IST

Ajay Maken had once been brought in to tackle Gehlot-Pilot conflict; replacement Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa's entry is at cusp of another crisis, with crucial appointments still pending

Tue, Dec 06, 2022

Jalore Dalit boy death: Rajasthan Police file chargesheet against accused teacher, say probing ‘matki’ angle

December 06, 2022 10:37 IST

The police have chargesheeted, which was filed last month, Chail Singh, the accused teacher, for offences under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), relevant sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and the Juvenile Justice Act.

Wed, Dec 07, 2022

Gangs, castes and Rajasthan politics: Now Jat leaders rally over Raju Theth killing

December 05, 2022 12:12 IST

Theth was sworn rival of Anandpal Singh, whose killing in 2017 had triggered a massive anti-BJP campaign by Rajputs, helped by Cong.

Mon, Dec 05, 2022

Sikar gangster killing: A farmer, he took loans to educate his four kids: kin of man killed in crossfire

December 04, 2022 23:04 IST

But hours later, Kadwasra’s lifeless body was lying just metres away from the coaching centre in Sikar, while his daughter kept trying to revive him but to no avail.

Mon, Dec 05, 2022

In Rajasthan bypoll, Congress banks on sympathy vote, draws strength from past success

December 04, 2022 13:19 IST

BJP says Congress infighting and "lack of development" will help it win Sardarshahar even as Hanuman Beniwal’s RLP looks to upend poll equations.

Sun, Dec 04, 2022

BJP Rajasthan in-charge: ‘War in Congress but we are united… no one in our party will call fellow leaders gaddar’

December 02, 2022 19:14 IST

Rajya Sabha MP Arun Singh dismisses reports of a tussle between Vasundhara Raje and state BJP chief Satish Poonia, says there is “no quarrel over the CM face”.

Fri, Dec 02, 2022

In Rajasthan, JP Nadda launches ‘Jan Aakrosh Yatra’, slams Ashok Gehlot for ‘putting brakes’ on development

December 01, 2022 16:49 IST

BJP president JP Nadda urges people to think of ‘double engine’ and accuses Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot of stalling development in the state.

Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Mention of ‘two finger test’, ‘victim habituated to sex’ in medical examination reports of POCSO cases: Study

November 30, 2022 05:27 IST

In October, the SC had termed the two finger test regressive and held that anyone indulging in it will be guilty of conduct

Wed, Nov 30, 2022

Sachin Pilot is a ‘kaddawar’: No let-up in Rajasthan Congress strife

November 28, 2022 21:05 IST

State minister Murari Lal Meena, a Pilot loyalist, and Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena, who is in the Ashok Gehlot camp, continue the war of words between the two rival groups.

Mon, Nov 28, 2022