AYODHYA: On the bustling street, in the middle of din over the construction of the grand Ram Temple, travel operator Praveen Pandey can’t contain his joy. His is double. To handle a clutch of frenzied pilgrims who have been visiting Ayodhya following the landmark Supreme Court judgment in November 2019 and the excitement over the […]
WASHINGTON DC: Two men, including one having connections with Pakistani spy agency and possessing several Iranian and Pakistani visas, were arrested by the FBI here for posing as federal agents and ingratiating with federal law enforcement, secretive service, and defence community. Haider Ali, 35, claimed connection to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the spy agency of Pakistan, […]
KANPUR: IndiGo airlines co-founder Rakesh Gangwal has donated Rs 100 crore to his alma mater Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur for setting up the School of Medical Sciences & Technology at the IIT. “In an extraordinary gesture, our alumnus Rakesh Gangwal, Co-Founder of IndiGo airlines has made one of the largest personal donations with a […]
LUCKNOW: On March 10, Yogi Adityanath became the first chief minister to return to power in Uttar Pradesh in the last 37 years. He is also the first chief minister to complete a 5-year term and retain power in the next elections in the state. Yogi’s outstanding achievements are historic, not just because he set some records in […]
SRINAGAR: A city-based court has agreed to hear a petition seeking a report on the progress of the investigation against former JKLF terrorist Bitta Karate in the murder case of Kashmiri Pandit Satish Tickoo. Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karate had shot dead businessman Satish Tickoo outside his residence in Karfalli locality of Habba […]
LUCKNOW: Candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) set two national records on Thursday by winning their respective seats by the highest margin ever, as the party rode a strong wave of support to return to power in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh. BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Sharma beat his Samajwadi Party rival Amarpal Sharma by […]
DEHRADUN (UTTARAKHAND): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to form the government again with a comfortable majority in Uttarakhand, crushing Congress’ dreams to make a comeback in the state. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, however, lost to Congress candidate Bhuwan Chandra Kapri in Khatima assembly constituency. As per trends of the counting of votes […]
NEW DELHI: India’s full service carrier Vistara has called the allegations of corruption, bribery, bullying, and the demand of sexual favours as “rumours”, and has committed to carry a thorough and unbiased investigation. The company’s reaction comes days after German aviation vlogger Josh Cahill, in a YouTube video, shared messages and email screenshots allegedly of […]
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh will continue to remain in BJP’s basket, while Punjab will see Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) overthrowing Congress in the assembly elections widely covered by the reporters of The New Indian, exit polls surveys showed on Monday. As per most of the exit poll agencies, a tight race is expected between ruling BJP […]
LUCKNOW: The fifth and sixth phases of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections witnessed higher voter turnout of women than male voters, a close look at the polling data reveals, suggesting that BJP government’s women-centric schemes may lure them out to polling booths in the seventh phase on Monday as well. A total of 118 assembly […]