Reported By Harsha Kumari Singh Edited By Debjani Chatterjee

Face of the Gujjar quota protests, Kirori Singh Bainsla, joined the BJP today. A former soldier, Colonel (retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla, has been spearheading the protests, demanding five per cent quota in educational institutions and government jobs for Gujjars across Rajasthan.

Kirori Singh Bainsla, who led the Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan, joined the BJP today days before the country goes to polls. The Gujjar leader and his son Vijay Bainsla were welcomed into the party by BJP chief Amit Shah and senior leader Prakash Javadekar in Delhi.

Farmers and youth are on top of the agenda in the Rajasthan Congress manifesto, released on Thursday, by state unit chief Sahin Pilot in Jaipur. Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and chairman of the manifesto committee, Harish Choudhary shared the stage with Mr Pilot, who said, the poll promises were made after taking opinions through multiple pla...

After an elaborate roadshow and a visit to the Shiv temple, Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot on Monday, filed his nomination papers for the Assembly elections due in the state on December 7. The 41-year-old Congress leader will be contesting from Tonk, set to see pitched poll battle as the BJP, in a last minute change of strategy, replaced Aji...

After quitting the party, with the slogan "Kamal Ka Phool, Hamaari Bhool", BJP veteran Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra Singh, launched a scathing attack on the style of functioning of the party, both at the state and the central level. "There is a problem with the culture of governance and there is rampant corruption," he told NDTV on Saturday...

Manvendra Singh, son of BJP veteran Jaswant Singh, has quit the party on Saturday, at his Swabhiman rally in Rajasthan's Barmer. Joining the BJP was his "mistake" said Mr Singh while quitting the party.

A speeding SUV ran over four labourers sleeping on the pavement in Jaipur on Friday night. Two of the four labourers have died, said the police. A local BJP leader's son, who was behind the wheels, has been arrested, after passers-by handed him over to the police.

A man was beaten to death at Alwar in Rajasthan on Friday night by villagers on suspicion of cow smuggling. The police have identified the man as Rakbar Khan.

Seven people have been arrested and another six booked under the SC/ST Act for forcing a Dalit groom, in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district, to get down from the horse at his own wedding procession.

The death of three teenagers, two girls and a boy has sent shock waves in Barmer district of Rajasthan. The bodies of the three were found hanging from a tree in the remote village on April 12. The two girls were from Dalit families, aged 12 and 13 while the boy was a 17-year-old, from a minority community.

Cricketer Hardik Pandya is in trouble over a tweet on BR Ambedkar, the architect of the constitution, which was posted from a parody account. A court in Rajasthan's Jodhpur has directed the police to file a First Investigation Report against the cricketer, but a copy of the complaint shows that the comment was never posted from his verified Twitter...

A popular upmarket entertainment park and banquet hall was reduced to ashes within 20 minutes in the heart of Jaipur this afternoon. Police officials have told NDTV that a "major tragedy was averted as it was morning hours and only a few people were present."

Face of the Gujjar quota protests, Kirori Singh Bainsla, joined the BJP today. A former soldier, Colonel (retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla, has been spearheading the protests, demanding five per cent quota in educational institutions and government jobs for Gujjars across Rajasthan.

Kirori Singh Bainsla, who led the Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan, joined the BJP today days before the country goes to polls. The Gujjar leader and his son Vijay Bainsla were welcomed into the party by BJP chief Amit Shah and senior leader Prakash Javadekar in Delhi.

Farmers and youth are on top of the agenda in the Rajasthan Congress manifesto, released on Thursday, by state unit chief Sahin Pilot in Jaipur. Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and chairman of the manifesto committee, Harish Choudhary shared the stage with Mr Pilot, who said, the poll promises were made after taking opinions through multiple pla...

After an elaborate roadshow and a visit to the Shiv temple, Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot on Monday, filed his nomination papers for the Assembly elections due in the state on December 7. The 41-year-old Congress leader will be contesting from Tonk, set to see pitched poll battle as the BJP, in a last minute change of strategy, replaced Aji...

After quitting the party, with the slogan "Kamal Ka Phool, Hamaari Bhool", BJP veteran Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra Singh, launched a scathing attack on the style of functioning of the party, both at the state and the central level. "There is a problem with the culture of governance and there is rampant corruption," he told NDTV on Saturday...

Manvendra Singh, son of BJP veteran Jaswant Singh, has quit the party on Saturday, at his Swabhiman rally in Rajasthan's Barmer. Joining the BJP was his "mistake" said Mr Singh while quitting the party.

A speeding SUV ran over four labourers sleeping on the pavement in Jaipur on Friday night. Two of the four labourers have died, said the police. A local BJP leader's son, who was behind the wheels, has been arrested, after passers-by handed him over to the police.

A man was beaten to death at Alwar in Rajasthan on Friday night by villagers on suspicion of cow smuggling. The police have identified the man as Rakbar Khan.

Seven people have been arrested and another six booked under the SC/ST Act for forcing a Dalit groom, in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district, to get down from the horse at his own wedding procession.

The death of three teenagers, two girls and a boy has sent shock waves in Barmer district of Rajasthan. The bodies of the three were found hanging from a tree in the remote village on April 12. The two girls were from Dalit families, aged 12 and 13 while the boy was a 17-year-old, from a minority community.

Cricketer Hardik Pandya is in trouble over a tweet on BR Ambedkar, the architect of the constitution, which was posted from a parody account. A court in Rajasthan's Jodhpur has directed the police to file a First Investigation Report against the cricketer, but a copy of the complaint shows that the comment was never posted from his verified Twitter...

A popular upmarket entertainment park and banquet hall was reduced to ashes within 20 minutes in the heart of Jaipur this afternoon. Police officials have told NDTV that a "major tragedy was averted as it was morning hours and only a few people were present."