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MP election 2018: High turnout in Assembly polls amid EVM snags perfectly captures paradox of Hindi heartland

Though voting is conducted electronically, hundreds of electors returned after waiting for hours, when Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) malfunctioned.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls: Of frogs, scales and why (upper) caste equations may not worry Shivraj Singh Chouhan

What makes Shivraj Singh Chouhan's task a bit easier is the clear distinction between the BJP and the Congress: while the former is firing on all cylinders, the latter is awaiting a windfall

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections: Defective EVMs send voters packing without casting ballot; EC replaces 250, many still to go

Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were first deployed by the Election Commission of India in 1999 during Goa Assembly elections. Two decades later, every time India votes, it still somehow begins with complaints related to faulty or malfunctioning EVMs which leads to loss of crucial voting hours.

Goa's lifeguard agency identifies 24 'no selfie' zones at beaches to curb drowning incidents

In the wake of several incidents of drowning while clicking selfies at the beaches in Goa, the state-appointed lifeguard agency has identified 24 'no selfie' points along the coast.

Four army trucks damaged in fire on moving goods train in Madhya Pradesh's Betul; reason of blaze not known yet

Four army trucks were burnt to ashes in a fire on a goods train, which was also carrying ammunition and explosives, on Thursday on the Bhopal-Nagpur stretch in Madhya Pradesh

Congress leader Chandrakant Kavlekar to be questioned on gambling slips found at residence

Goa crime branch has summoned leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar in connection with the seizure of matka (gambling) slips from his residence during the raid conducted at his house

Madhya Pradesh family fined Rs 75,000 for open defecation in Betul's Rambhakhedi village

A panchayat at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district has imposed a fine of about Rs 75,000 on a family for open defecation.

Madhya Pradesh man arrested for raping cow, charged under Section 377

In a horrifying incident in Madhya Pradesh, a man was arrested for raping a cow and has been charged under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.

Haryana police to conduct search of 'godman' Rampal's ashram in MP

A team of Haryana police has arrived in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district to conduct a search at an under-construction ashram of 'godman' Rampal.

After Rampal's arrest, followers move out of his ashram in Madhya Pradesh

With arrest of controversial godman Rampal in Haryana two days back, his under-construction ashram in Betul wore a deserted look as some of the followers left the place.