Author: Anand Singh

NEW DELHI: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmers’ unions, on Saturday decided to postpone the tractor rally to Parliament, which was scheduled to take place on November 29. Addressing the media after the crucial meeting of the farmers’ body here, Samyukta Kisan Morcha leader Darshan Pal said, “We have decided to put […]

NEW DELHI: Jai Kisan Andolan leader, Yogendra Yadav, on Friday credited the sheer resilience of the farmers during the past one year of protest as the reason for the government agreeing to its demands of repealing the three contentious farm laws. He, however, insisted that for the farmers, the issue of Minimum Support Price (MSP) […]

NEW DELHI: As farmers observe one year of their agitation against the three contentious farm laws on Friday, Bharatiya Kisan Union Leader Rakesh Tikait spoke exclusively to The New Indian, questioning why the government was dragging its feet in getting the Minimum Support Price (MSP) law implemented. Tikait maintained that they have a number of […]

NEW DELHI: A day after 12 out of 17 MLAs of Congress including former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma switched to Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Congress remained unperturbed and said that it will work with opposition unity during the Winter Session of Parliament. The decision was taken during a Parliamentary party strategy meeting in Delhi on […]

GREATER NOIDA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the construction of Noida International Airport, which is also known as Jewar International Airport here and said that the double engine government of the BJP at the Centre and in state has ended the “mafia raj” in the state as it is […]

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with its probe into the Lucknow Al-Qaeda case. An NIA spokesperson here said that the agency carried out searches at five locations in Shopian and Budgam districts of Kashmir. The agency official refused to […]

LUCKNOW: In another twist ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Wednesday met former Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav here indicating at an alliance. The meeting between the two leaders lasted for about 30 minutes and comes a day after Akhilesh Yadav also held […]

NEW DELHI: Days ahead of the winter session of Parliament, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Bill to repeal the three farm laws in the country. The Cabinet decision to approve the Bill to repeal the three farm laws comes days after the PM addressed the nation and […]

SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said the arrest of human right activist Khurram Parvez was made after he was found to be in touch with some of the over ground workers (OGWs) of the Pakistan-based terror organisations. According to the agency, Parvez was arrested after the anti-terror probe agency carried out searches at his […]

SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Cracking its whip against terrorist sympathizers, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday evening arrested Khurram Parvez, a human right activist in connection with a terror funding case registered recently. His arrest comes after the anti-terror probe agency carried out searches at several locations in Jammu and Kashmir since morning, including his residence […]