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BHOPAL: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi was promoting to make Madhya Pradesh the third most developed state of the country, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan surprised everybody by saying “You will miss me when I am gone”. This statement is being interpreted as an announcement that he will not continue in the office after election and possibly before polls.

Once again, the Government has approved the sale of 28th tranche of electoral bonds with effect from October4 lasting ten days and as usual, it is slotted few weeks before the assembly elections to the five states. As usual, the BJP will be getting another big bounty in their election campaign kitty since about 80 to 90 per cent of the funds go to the ruling party. The centre is shamefully allowing the present electoral bond rules to be used in favour of the BJP at the cost of the other opposition parties but still the Supreme Court is sitting on the petition which has been pending for long.

Can the split between the AIADMK and BJP be permanent? If so, this could hurt the BJP's chances of winning in Tamil Nadu since the AIADMK had supported them since J. Jayalalithaa's passing away in 2016. The decision to end its partnership with the NDA on a national and state level may put the BJP at a disadvantage.

The release of Bihar Caste Census Report has two immediate consequences: First, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has further raised his pitch for conduction of caste census at national level; and secondly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the opposition of “trying to divide the country in the name of caste”. Both were trying to attack each other where it hurts.

Rahul Gandhi calling for caste census has multiple political dimensions and also implications. Of course, its immediate move aims at estrangement of the OBC, EBC and other backward castes voters from the influence of the politics of Hindutva of RSS and Narendra Modi, but it has a far-reaching mission to transform the ideological and philosophical outreach and orientation of the Congress.

Hangzhou: A superb penalty corner conversion by Navneet Kaur in the 44th minute, enabled India to hold Korea to a thrilling 1-1 draw in their third Pool A match of Women's hockey at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou on Sunday.

New Delhi: Olympic steeple chaser Avinash Sable and defending shot put champion Tajinderpal toor led the charge winning a gold each in their respective events as it rained medals in the Indian athletic camp in the Asian Games at Hangzhou China on DSunday.

New Delhi: Injuries dented Indian chance as they squandered a 2-0 lead and lost Men's team Badminton final to China 2-3 to be content with a silver in the Asian Games at Hangzhou China on Sunday.

New Delhi: Seven-time winners Indian men's kabaddi will open their campaign against Bangladesh to regain the Gold, which they lost in Jakarta in 2018, at the 19th edition of the Asian Games in Hangzhou China on 3rd October.

New Delhi: Luck deserted Aditi Ashok when she needed it most as she hit a double bogey on the 16th hole, not only to surrender her huge lead but also the expected gold and had to content with a silver in women’s individual golf at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Sunday.