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Rakesh Dixit
Rakesh Dixit is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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It’s cow politics all the way as BJP, Congress engage in one-upmanship in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh
Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s counter to the Congress promise of cow shelters in every village was a cow ministry.
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Opinion polls give Congress a clear majority in Madhya Pradesh – but they don’t tell the whole story
The opposition party may fritter away its best chance yet of unseating the BJP unless it puts an end to internecine feuds.
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Vyapam scam: Shivraj Singh Chouhan is not out of the woods yet despite the CBI’s clean chit
It is a political setback for the Congress, though.
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Trending
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BBC is independent, says UK on documentary about Narendra Modi
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How did the Hyderabad Police race against time to recover stolen artefacts from the Nizam’s Museum?
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India is now the world’s most populous nation – but there’s no reason to be worried
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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‘I turned my impatience into something useful’: Ruth Ozeki, winner of 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction
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Fact check: That ‘astro-OPD’ that MP is planning to open? It’s in a yoga centre, not a hospital
Even though astrologers won’t be assisting doctors, the government is backing the claim that the stars can cure medical problems.
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Burhanpur sedition case fits the larger pattern of MP police acting under prejudice and RSS pressure
Police officers have been transferred for standing up to Hindutva organisations.
Rakesh Dixit & Mridula Chari
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Firing on Madhya Pradesh farmers: Is judicial commission a sure way of burying the case?
The state has seen several such inquiries whose reports are yet to be made public or acted upon by the government.
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Video
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Watch: Indian women’s cricket team take on the ‘Tum Tum’ dance challenge in the dressing room
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‘Journalism is not a crime’: Siddique Kappan after being released on bail after more than two years
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Caught on CCTV: Man steals gorilla statue kept outside a shop
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Watch: Tiger walks freely in tea garden, unbothered when car comes up close
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Watch: Students climb gate to enter exam centre because they were late
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MP farmers’ stir: How Shivraj Singh Chouhan pulled a fast one (and not for the first time)
In the past, when under fire for the plight of farmers in his state, Chouhan has successfully deflected the blame.
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Why the BJP is rattled and blaming the Congress for the farmer agitation in Madhya Pradesh
The agitation is led by the Patidar community, which bankrolls the ruling party.
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Farmers protest: Madhya Pradesh was supposed to be an agriculture success story. What went wrong?
Five farmers are dead in firing in Mandsaur as they press for their loans to be waived and remunerative prices for their produce.
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The Reel
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Bowing out in style: Soumitra Chatterjee’s late-career gems ‘Bela Seshe’ and ‘Mayurakshi’
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‘Lost’ trailer: Yami Gautam Dhar plays a journalist investigating a disappearance
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‘The Romantics’ trailer: Docuseries pays tribute to the Yash Raj Films legacy
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Film ‘Follower’ crawls inside the mind of a social media troll in Belgaum
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Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Pathaan’ success: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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Vyapam scam: Stripped of their qualifications by SC, students ask why big fish are roaming free
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the disqualification of more than 1,000 students under the medical entrance exam racket.
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After a decade of investigations, it appears no one killed RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and seven others were acquitted in the case. Along with it, the case against Hindutva terror also grows fainter.
Rakesh Dixit & Ipsita Chakravarty
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Anger in Madhya Pradesh after police officer probing a multi-crore scam is transferred
The Opposition Congress has alleged that Gaurav Tiwari was shunted out of Katni to protect BJP leaders who were close to the accused in the scam.
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The Field
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Football: Attempted rape charges against Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood dropped
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Football: French World Cup winner Raphael Varane announces international retirement
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Davis Cup: Against Holger Rune’s Denmark, India opt not to play it by the book
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Tri-series final, IND vs SA blog: Chloe Tryon’s 57 takes South Africa to a win in low-scorer
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Thailand Masters: Sai Praneeth sole India in QFs; Kiran George, Ashmita Chaliha lose thrillers