India

Zeal Runs High As Congress Kicks Off Bharat Jodo Yatra

A day after addressing a massive rally here, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday morning commenced the 3,570-km padyatra, which will go on for 150 days.

Ankita Horror Case: Hospitals Ill-Equipped To Handle Burn Cases, Says NCW Report

Could Ankita, the Jharkhand youngster who was burned alive by a man, have been saved had the hospital where she was treated had the proper infrastructure? The question comes into mind as the two-member fact-finding team from the National Commission for Women (NCW) found that Dumka’s Phulo Jhano Medical College and Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of […]

Bangladesh PM Breaks Into A Jig With Folk Artists At Jaipur Airport

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the folk artists and matched to their steps as she alighted from the flight at the Jaipur airport on Thursday.

Sept 8 Is Meaningless: Netaji’s Family On Skipping Statue Unveiling

The family members of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose will not be there as Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils the statute of the iconic freedom fighter at the India Gate on Thursday evening. “There would be no official representation from our family,” Netaji’s kin in Kolkata confirmed the speculations to The New Indian. Explaining the reasons, […]

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi Says Country Is Divided; Needs To Unite

At the ambitious launch of its 3,500km Bharat Jodo Yatra on Wednesday, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Sangh) for dividing India on the lines of religion and language. “This country cannot be divided. This country will always remain united,” the Gandhi scion said at a […]