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Madhya Pradesh Elections 2023: The crucial Assembly elections in the state of Madhya Pradesh are drawing close and simultaneously the intensity in exchanging barbs between Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress is also surging. In a straight out battle between both parties in Madhya Pradesh, neither Congress nor BJP is leaving stones unturned to ensure a victory. The Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections is part of the five state Assembly Elections that are being held in November- Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Mizoram.

Mint breaks down the situation. On Monday, Britain’s first Asian-origin premier fired his controversial Home Secretary Suella Braverman and brought former Prime Minister David Cameron back to frontline politics as foreign minister. Observers of British politics speculate that Sunak is trying to return his government to a policy of centrist pragmatism.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Oxygen supply continues, efforts underway to rescue trapped workers with steel pipe The authorities said that a platform is being prepared for an auger machine to drill horizontally and insert large 900 mm diameter MS pipes in between the debris so that the trapped workers can be taken out through the metal pipes. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday conducted an on-site inspection of the rescue operations.

Piyush Goyal has visited the manufacturing facility of US-based electric vehicle major Tesla at Fremont, California and said that the company would be doubling its auto components imports from India. The minister is in the US on a four-day visit. The world's largest electric car producer Tesla Inc's chief Elon Musk met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June in New York and after the meeting Musk had said that he planned to visit India in 2024.

Retail markets across India registered a record trade of Rs 3.75 lakh crore during this festive season so far, traders' body CAIT said on Monday. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) stated that festivals like Goverdhan Pooja, Bhaiya Dooj, Chhath Pooja and Tulsi Vivah are yet to be solemnised, which may attract additional trade worth Rs 50,000 crore.

World Cup fever, the season of the election has also begun in five Indian states. Both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have ramped up outreach to women voters who will be playing a crucial role in determining the outcomes of the Lok Sabha election due in 2024. The manifestos are clear evidence that both parties have kept women electors in mind, promising gas connection subsidies, and extra cash handouts among others.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has claimed that those behind Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal's murder last year were "BJP people", who had been freed from police detention days before the incident under the party's pressure. He levelled the charge during a meeting here on Sunday with Congress leaders and workers ahead of the November 25 Rajasthan assembly polls.

Congress on Monday accused the Modi government and the BJP of crushing the dreams and aspirations of India's youth. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, while referring to a recent incident in Telangana where a young woman climbed up an electricity pole and tried to convey something to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally, said «Young India is fed up with Modi Government's rank betrayal». Prime Minister Modi had to interrupt his speech at the rally last week after he noticed the young woman climbing a structure on which lights were fixed.

Karan Adani boasted that a newly inked $553 million US government financing deal toward a port terminal being developed by his family’s conglomerate was a “reaffirmation by the international community.” The announcement marked a welcome reprieve for India’s Adani Group following a damaging short-seller attack and a number of corporate fraud allegations leveled against it this year. It also signaled Washington’s endorsement for the port empire owned by Karan’s father and billionaire Gautam Adani — seen as a close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — that would help curb China’s maritime influence in the Indian ocean. Those waters account for more than one-third of the world’s bulk cargo traffic and two-thirds of oil shipments. Chakri Lokapriya, chief investment officer at TCG Asset Management Co. in Mumbai, called Adani’s port ambitions a “strategic” play, assisting India to counter China’s own string of ports in its backyard, stretching from Sri Lanka to Pakistan. Now Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd., seen as the conglomerate’s crown jewel, is eyeing further “opportunities in our neighboring countries,” Karan Adani, the operator’s chief executive officer, told Bloomberg News in the Sri Lankan capital. Those include potential ventures in Bangladesh, as well as East African and Southeast Asian nations, including Tanzania and Vietnam, adding to its existing Sri Lanka and Israel developments, he said. In a world that’s “looking beyond China — it is indeed a Chinese-styled expansion by Adani,” said Sanjiv Bhasin, director at Mumbai-based IIFL Securities Ltd.

Al Jaber on Sunday praised India, the current hosts of the Presidency of the G20, for its energy transition vision even as he acknowledged the critical need for a «new paradigm» in climate finance to ensure every country across global south adopts low carbon development. The UAE and India shared a «vision for embracing an energy transition in line with sustainable socio-economic development,» Al Jaber said at the 'From G20 to COP28' special forum held at Abu Dhabi.

Narendra Modi said on Sunday that security forces have a big role in maintaining peace and keeping India's borders safe at a time of rising global expectations from the country, as he flew to Lepcha in Himachal Pradesh to spend his Diwali with soldiers. Keeping with his annual practice of spending time with personnel of the armed forces on Diwali, Modi also asserted that India is fast emerging as a big global player in the defence sector and the capabilities of its security forces are constantly rising. Global circumstances are such that the expectations from India are also constantly rising, the prime minister said.

security forces are constantly rising, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. Addressing soldiers here after celebrating Diwali with security personnel stationed near the border, Modi said the circumstances of the world are such that the expectations from India are constantly rising. «At such an important time, it is necessary that India's borders are protected and there is an environment of peace in the country and you have a big role in this,» Modi, dressed in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) fatigues, said.

Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday attacked the BJP-led central government and said it took 80 days for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to utter a word about the violence in Manipur. Vijayan, while releasing a book titled 'Manipur FIR' penned by Delhi-based journalist George Kallivayalil, said the union ministers did not even care to visit the northeastern state for at least three months into the violence which broke out in May this year. The senior Left leader, in an event held here, said at a time when «mainstream media were diluting or completely ignoring the reports on violence from Manipur», Kallivayalil has taken an initiative to document the crimes against humanity taking place there. «Manipur has been marred by violence for the past six months. It's noteworthy that some media outlets, which reached Israel within hours, yet have not covered the situation in Manipur.

Lepcha: India is fast emerging as a «big global player» in the defence sector and the capabilities of its security forces are constantly rising, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. Addressing soldiers here after celebrating Diwali with security personnel stationed near the border, Modi said the circumstances of the world are such that the expectations from India are constantly rising. «At such an important time, it is necessary that India's borders are protected and there is an environment of peace in the country and you have a big role in this,» Modi, dressed in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) fatigues, said.

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Sunday wished Happy Diwali to all who celebrate and shared top trending «why» questions about the Diwali traditions people searching globally. «Happy Diwali to all who celebrate! We're seeing lots of interest about Diwali traditions on Search, here are a few of the top trending „why“ questions worldwide,» Pichai posted on X.

Narendra Modi on Sunday reached Lepcha in Himachal Pradesh to celebrate Diwali with security forces. PM Modi donned a camouflage jacket and spent time with the security forces.

Nitish Kumar created a furore inside and outside the House. Not only did it bring embarrassment to his party, he faced criticism for his inappropriate words even from abroad. Right from African-American actress-cum-singer Mary Millben, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a whole lot of people slammed Nitish Kumar for his speech. Nitish Kumar may have made an inappropriate speech for the first time in his long political career of 46 years, but of late he has been making many errors during his speeches at public events. Last month he stunned everyone at a function by calling himself "Faltu Mukhya Mantri."

Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the Centre would soon form a committee which would adopt all possible ways for empowering Madigas. He said the committee would addressed their demand of categorisation of Scheduled Castes. PM Modi said this while addressing a rally which was organised by the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi, a community organisation of Madigas.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the Madiga Dalit community of Telangana at an election rally in Secunderabad, promising to form a committee that will look into their long-standing demand for sub-categorisation within the Scheduled Caste. In a surprise move, Modi also invoked former BJP Chief Bangaru Laxman- who was a Madiga- who was disgraced and later convicted for accepting a bribe of Rs 1 Lakh for an alleged defence deal. At the BJP rally on Saturday, Modi was effusive in his praise for Manda Krishna Madiga, leader of this community, and the latter got emotional a few times during the rally.

Narendra Modi became Prime Minister in 2019, he silently went for the bhumi poojan and now he will again visit the Ram Temple in January. Congress always asked about the announcement of dates.

S Jaishankar will travel to the United Kingdom on an official visit from November 11-15, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced in a press release. During his visit, Jaishankar will hold a meeting with his UK counterpart James Cleverly.