
Amidst fatwas and criticism from minority groups, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan performed surya namaskar along with lakhs of students on Thursday to mark Swami Vivekanand's birth anniversary. It was an attempt by the state govt to set a world record. ...

09:02 AM, Jan 13, 2012

Bhopal: A unique village provides a strong support system to the orphans in Bhopal. The SOS village is not just a school but also home attracting women from across India to turn caregivers and help the children realise their dreams. Anudeep, abandoned when she was 3 months old, is one of the 100 differently abled children, living and studying in the SOS village in Bhopal. Her mental faculties are underdeveloped...

09:26 AM, Dec 22, 2011

Bhopal: A 12-year old swimming champion from Bhopal, Ira Parihar, has accomplished what most swimmers have not even attempted, despite suffering from Down syndrome. Ira Parihar has been swimming since she was 3-year old. At the age of 8 she crossed the breadth of Bhopal's Historic Upper Lake. This is nothing unusual, except that Parihar has Down Syndrome, a genetic disorder associated with learning disabilities. Now, the 12-year-old can swim...

08:40 AM, Nov 21, 2011

In Madhya Pradesh, the government is finding itself helpless against the tragedy of hunger deaths among tribal children. ...

08:40 PM, Nov 14, 2011

Shivpuri: The government in Madhya Pradesh is finding itself helpless against the tragedy of hunger deaths among tribal children. Hundreds of tons of foodgrain was allowed to rot in the state thanks to government apathy. That grain could have saved many children's lives. CNN-IBN met one such child in Shivpuri district, 4-year-old Deepu. For months now, he has been too weak, and too ill to respond to his parents. His...

07:13 AM, Nov 14, 2011

Dantewada: What is the identity of Soni Sori, who has been for allegedly being a Maoist leader? In an exclusive report, CNN-IBN travels to the conflict zone in Dantewada to track the family of Soni Sori. The report tries to find out the Soni Sori's real identity. Is Soni Sori a Maoist, conduit for Maoists or a teacher? Living in a conflict zone brings no reward at all and the...

06:28 PM, Oct 19, 2011

Eight persons were killed and several others injured in fire at a cracker factory at Rau near Indore. ...

02:42 PM, Oct 06, 2011

Bhopal: There are many Indians who are living examples of courage and decency, and who believe in doing constructive work for a better future. Bhagwan Das is one such Indian. He has worked as a railway attendant since 1984 and every time a towel or bedsheet goes missing from the AC section of the train, the cost is deducted from his salary. On September 15, Bhagwan Das got a chance...

08:33 AM, Sep 27, 2011

Bhopal: A month after RTI activist Shehla Masood was murdered outside her house in Bhopal, CNN-IBN has accessed a letter she wrote to the CVC. The letter alleges misuse of state funds to the tune of crores of rupees by top state officials including the Chief Minister. Shehla's letter named BJP leader LK Advani as having been entertained at the expense of the tax payer. Giving details of Advanis's pachamarhi...

07:24 AM, Sep 17, 2011

CNN-IBN has accessed a letter that slain RTI activist Shehla Masood wrote to the CVC alleging misuse of state funds to the tune of crores of rupees by top officials including the Chief Minister. ...

08:55 PM, Sep 16, 2011

Bhopal: Slain social activist Shehla Masood had complained to the Madhya Pradesh Chief Vigilance Commissioner against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and top state government officials accusing them of misusing state funds. A letter written by Shehla and dated August 1, 2011, just two weeks before she was killed in Bhopal, was recovered from her personal documents by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which is probing the case. CNN-IBN...

03:02 PM, Sep 16, 2011

Sandeep Dikshit says the money belongs to a friend who was travelling in the same train with him from Bhopal. ...

09:03 PM, Sep 15, 2011

Bhopal: A Bhopal police official has admitted that civil and environmental rights activist Shehla Masood's mobile phone was used by the investigators after her murder. But the official claims that the mobile phone was used only to ascertain her identity. The Kohefiza police station in-charge Dharmendra Tomar accepted that police officials made calls from Shehla Masood's phone after she had been murdered, and that senior officers are to be held...

11:18 AM, Sep 09, 2011

Bhopal: RTI activist and Bhopal Team Anna member Shehla Masood was shot dead outside her house a little after 11 am on August 16. When the police reached the spot later at noon, they seized her car and two mobile phones for examination. Phone call records accessed by CNN-IBN show that calls were made from her number six hours after her death. On August 17, a day after her murder,...

09:37 PM, Sep 06, 2011

Bhopal: Bhopal police allegedly tampered with civil and environmental rights activist Shehla Masood's mobile phone, CBI sources have told CNN-IBN. CNN-IBN has accessed Shehla's mobile call details that show that someone from Bhopal police fiddled with her phone as well. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while searching Shehla Masood's car for the first time on Monday also exposed instances of shoddy investigations by the police. CBI officials found Shehla's ...

10:58 AM, Sep 06, 2011