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Amar Jawan Jyoti Immortalised At War Memorial; Opposition Singed, Veterans Breathe Fire

NEW DELHI: The Amar Jawan Jyoti or the “eternal Flame” for Soldiers at India Gate was put out after 50 years, merging with the torch at the National War Memorial in a ceremony today. The merger triggered a  huge controversy in the country, with several Army veterans, in support of the BJP, and Opposition leaders coming […]

UP Polls: In Mathura, Peda Makers, Patrons Want Dash Of ‘Saffron’, Milk Crime-Free Trade

MATHURA/VRINDAVAN: Ambling into the winding lanes of Chowk Bazar in Mathura — the land of Krishna Janmbhoomi — the team of The New Indian reaches the factory where aroma of boiling milk, saffron, cardamom greets with hundreds of halwais squatted before the flames. In a few hours, as milk turns into khoya, which further becomes […]

Blow To Cong In Punjab As Ex Min Phillaur, Son Damanvir Join BJP, SAD Rebels

CHANDIGARH: In a major political development ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, former Jail Minister in the SAD-BJP government Sarwan Singh Phillaur and his son Damanvir Singh Phillaur resigned from the Congress on Monday and joined the SAD (Sanyukt). The move is expected to boost the poll prospects of the SAD (Sanyukt)-BJP-PLC (Punjab Lok Congress) […]

BJP’s 1st List Symbolises Social Justice, Akhilesh Throwing Western UP Into Fire: CM Yogi

GORAKHPUR/NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) first list of candidature “symbolises social justice”.  This is how Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reacted to the first list of 107 names that was released for the first and second phase of elections as he took a swipe at the Samajwadi Party’s list, accusing Akhilesh Yadav of […]

If Baba Knew How To Play Cricket, He Would Have Still Missed The Catch: Akhilesh On Desertions In BJP

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav took a swipe at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the desertions in the BJP saying that had Yogi known how to play cricket, he would have still missed the catch. Addressing a virtual rally at Party headquarters here after inducting rebel BJP […]

Big Jolt To BJP In Poll Bound UP As Minister SP Maurya Quits Party, Joins SP

LUCKNOW: In a massive jolt to ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, state minister Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday resigned from the party. And no sooner was it done, Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav welcomed Maurya to the party fold. In his resignation letter […]

PM To His Men: 100 Jute Footwear Pairs To Kashi Vishwanath

NEW DELHI: Attention is in the details, they say. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sent over 100 pairs of jute footwear to the workers working at Kashi Vishwanth Dham who performed their duties barefooted in this cold. The workers who got footwear include priests, people performing seva, security guards and sanitation workers and others. […]

Unfazed, Channi Govt Files FIR In Ferozepur Row With IPC Sec That Has ₹200 Penalty, Skips Ref to Modi, Convoy Halt

FEROZEPUR/NEW DELHI: Barely hours before the Supreme Court was to hear a plea seeking court-monitored probe into breach involving PM Narendra Modi’s convoy on a flyover in Punjab’s border district of Ferozepur, the Channi government on Thursday registered an FIR on the incident. The FIR, however, skips any reference to presence of Modi in the […]

The Truth Behind PM’s Security Breach In Punjab

FEROZPUR/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi was left stranded at a flyover for over 15 minutes on Wednesday while he was going to address a rally at Hussainiwala in Punjab. The grave security lapse has resulted in an all out information war with the Congress accusing the Prime Minister of insulting Punjab. Congress […]

EXPOSED: “Make Traffic Diversion Plan In Advance, Dharna May Result In Road Block”, Channi Govt Was Thrice Told In Internal Memos On Jan 1, 2, 4 On PM

FEROZEPUR/NEW DELHI: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his trip to Ferozepur to launch Rs 42,000-crore projects in poll-bound Punjab on Wednesday following a security breach on a highway amid a stand-off,  three explosive internal missives by Punjab Police  on January 1, 2 and 4 on his rally had clearly directed state cops to […]