MP Evening Wrap:PM Modi welcomes new BJP ‘boss’, calls himself a ‘party-worker’; Indore beggar owns houses, cars, runs moneylending racket more

Bhaskar English brings you the biggest news from Madhya Pradesh and around the world. Here are the top news headlines of the day:
1. PM congratulates BJP’s new national president Nitin Nabin, calls him ‘millennial’ with vast experience Nitin Nabin has been elected unopposed as the 12th national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The announcement was made today at the party headquarters in Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed him by garlanding him at the event. Read More 2. Indore beggar exposed- owned houses, cars, ran moneylending racket using fake illness Indore’s so-called millionaire beggar, Mangilal, was not active during daylight hours but operated quietly in the darkness of night in the Sarafa bullion market. Here, he not only begged but also collected interest from borrowers. Read More 3. Sarpanchs allege Khandwa District Panchayat president’s husband blackmailed them; CM helpline complaint filed Pinky Wankhede, President of Khandwa District Panchayat, who gained attention for posting letters on social media questioning officials and panchayat functioning, is now at the centre of a controversy herself. The allegations are directed at her husband, Sudesh Wankhede, accused of demanding money, exerting pressure, and threatening defamation. Sarpanchs have filed complaints on the CM Helpline and submitted audio recordings of phone calls as evidence. Read More 4. Rahul Gandhi launches sharp attack on Modi in Raebareli Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the BJP-led government is deliberately weakening welfare schemes to benefit industrialists like Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani on Tuesday. Read More 5. Rat poison found in unclaimed sweets, arsenic-laced food killed 3 at Chhindwara hotel The Food Department’s first investigation report on the infamous sweet incident in Junnardeo, Chhindwara, reveals that the sweets in an unclaimed bag contained a very high amount of arsenic (rat poison), making them completely poisonous. Read More 6. Mother dies, father abandons; child battles Thalassaemia major, 2.5-year-old girl lacks documents Sangeeta and her husband Daryav Singh live in Mandana village of Shujalpur. They have adopted their brother Lakhan Singh’s daughter, Nakshathra. When she was two and a half months old, her mother died. Father’s whereabouts have been unknown for a year. After her mother’s death, she was adopted by her aunt. She somehow turned one year old. Read More 7. US replaces H1B lottery with wage-weighted system Since Donald Trump became President of the United States, his administration has frequently introduced new policies. From repeated changes to immigration rules to deporting illegal immigrants in handcuffs, these decisions have kept him in the spotlight. Read More 8. Airbags fail in high-speed crashes as overspeeding, weak vehicles and poor driving negate safety features Two recent accidents in Indore and nearby areas of Madhya Pradesh have raised serious concerns over the effectiveness of car safety systems, particularly airbags. In both cases, the vehicles were moving at high speed, and despite airbags deploying, the occupants died on the spot. Read More 9. Children from 5 families lose mothers in Mandla; funerals held together 18-year-old Sukrati Uike, daughter of Gomata Bai, who was killed in the Jabalpur hit-and-run case, told Bhaskar that her parents were going to see a boy for her wedding on 20 January. She further said that the monster crushed and killed my mother. Since her mother’s death, Sukrati has been devastated and emotionally shattered. Read More 10. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli expected to suffer 57% pay-cut The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to introduce a revised central contract system, under which the Grade A+ category will be discontinued. And if the apex board approves the new model, Team India veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are expected to be placed in Grade B, according to BCCI sources. Read More