Author: Anand Singh

While the Indian cricket team is busy preparing for their ICC World Cup T20 semi-final against England Down Under, a war of words erupted between the BJP and Congress over the latter’s Bharat Jodo Yatra posters at the tournament.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is campaigning aggressively in the state, on Monday took a dig at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the Congress general secretary said that the saffron party had failed to fill fuel in its "double engine" despite ruling the state for five years.

Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday slammed the BJP over the old pension scheme saying that the ruling party’s silence on the issue indicates that they are not in favour of the scheme.

In the absence of Congress’s traditional face Virbhadra Singh,  Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has emerged as a popular leader in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh The three-time MLA from the Nadaun constituency is considered to be a frontrunner for the Chief Minister’s position in case Congress emerges victorious, along with the wife of the late leader and Mandi […]

A close aide of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is set to turn a state witness in the Delhi excise policy scam case. He said he wanted to turn approver without any coercion. The CBI has sought permission from the court to make Dinesh Arora, who got anticipatory bail, an approver in the case. […]

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 […]

On a day when the Prime Minister is in Himachal addressing political rally amid massive fanfare, the Congress today released its manifesto for the upcoming elections making promises that ranged from free electricity to jobs for youth. The New Indian Assistant Editor Anand Singh caught up with Congress Himachal in-charge Rajeev Shukla on the sidelines […]

With just eight days left for crucial Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls, the Congress on Saturday released its manifesto promising to bring back old pension scheme (OPS), give 300 units of free power to each household, 680 crore StartUp fund and one lakh jobs for youth, besides Rs 1500 per month for all women between 18 […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government’s decision to give Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Hatti Community in Himachal Pradesh could swing the community votes in at least five assembly constituencies.

Congress reiterated on Friday the promise of implementing the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) if elected to power in Himachal Pradesh. The party also slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Agniveer scheme.