Politics

BJP has registered a clinching victory in Adampur bye-elections helping Bhajan Lal’s grandson Bhavya Bishnoi retain the family seat. Bhavya won the seat by a lead of over 16,000 and securing 51.32 per cent of the vote share. His nearest opponent Congress’ Jai Prakash got 39 per cent of the votes. The seat was left […]

Bharatiya Janata Party will introduce Uniform Civil Code in the state of Himachal if voted to power, announced National Party President JP Nadda on Sunday at its manifesto release. It also promised to conduct survey of Waqf properties in the state to check their illegal use. #HimachalPolls: BJP releases manifesto for hills state. BJP national […]

Congress and its breakaway Trinamool Congress (TMC) may be fighting it out for leadership of the Opposition bloc and have aired their differences in the public on several issues, but they stand united at least on one issue: promise of freebies in elections. The debate over promises of providing certain goods and services to the […]

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted fresh raids and questioned Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s personal secretary (PA) Devendra Sharma alias Rinku in connection with the alleged corruption in the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22. ED officials conducted searches at five locations, including at the properties of Sisodia’s close associates, sources in the […]

As part of its coverage of the Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, The New Indian caught up with Chhattisgarh chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel for an exclusive interview. Baghel, who spoke to Assistant Editor Anand Singh soon after launching the party’s manifesto for the state polls along with other senior leaders, spoke on a range of issues […]