Author: Alok Singh

In an interesting twist, a senior leader and two newly-elected councillors – all Muslim – returned to Congress hours after joining the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi, terming their decision to switch sides “a big mistake”. Delhi Congress vice president Ali Mehdi along with two councillors Shabila Begum and Nazia Khatoon joined the AAP […]

At least 10 police personnel were present inside the police station when the attack took place at around 1 am on Saturday.  In May this year, a similar RPG was fired at the Punjab Police’s intelligence headquarters in Mohali.

AAP had got 134 seats in the MCD elections. With this it's representation in the civic body will be 136. AAP sources said there are are more Congress councillors likely to join the party.

Though its claim of a big win in the Gujarat elections fell flat, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) did manage to impress a section of voters in PM Narendra Modi’s home state – bagging five seats and securing a vote share of 13 per cent. Several AAP leaders like its chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi […]

Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh thanked the people of Gujarat for making it a national party. Speaking to The New Indian he said, “I am sure we will at least get 15 percent of vote share. We have breached the citadel of Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is a big achievement […]

Gir, Somnath: The residents of over forty villages that fall within the radius of Gir National park share a deep bond of love and care for lions of the forest. They look at these magnificent creatures as an extension of their own family and are adept at tackling village sightings of the lions without being unnerved […]

The New Indian special correspondent Alok Singh, who was in Gujarat’s Anand district for the assembly election coverage, caught up with Amul Dairy managing director Amit Vyas for a quick chat. Edited excerpts: Alok Singh: Welcome to The New Indian, Mr Vyas. To begin with, please tell us about the origin of the brand name […]

Delhi Police Economic Offence Wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested conman Sukesh Chandrashekar’s aide who allegedly helped him in befriending Bollywood divas including Jacqueline Fernandes and Nora Fatehi. Chandrashekhar and his wife are behind bar in connection with the extortion of Rs 200 crore from a business. Investigation has found that the extortion money was used […]

The head priest of the Somnath temple, one of the holiest sites for Hindus, follows a unique ritual that’s not just confined to his spiritual duties that he offers to lakhs of devotees on a daily basis but directed at political ends. At the centre of his ritual is the trinity of Modi-Yogi-Shah.”For the last […]

Quinquagenarian Vikram Bhai has been voting for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for more than two decades, but in this election, he is caught in a dilemma. With just three days left for voting in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar, he is still undecided on whether to continue with the tradition or a new party – AAP. “Overall, […]