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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that people have been taught about the slavery of Indians in schools as part of a conspiracy by foreign countries, and not about the great heroes of the country. Speaking on the occasion of the 400th birth anniversary of legendary Assamese warrior Lachit Borphukan, PM Modi said that such “unsung” […]

Amid growing concerns over the rampant use of narcotics in Kashmir, senior authorities on Tuesday issued an advisory for the sale of certain drugs in the Valley. In the advisory, the Kashmir divisional administration issued a set of dos and don’ts for the sale of drugs categorised by the Pharmacy Council of India under categories […]

The man seen in a viral video giving massage to jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain was not a physiotherapist, but another fellow prisoner lodged in Tihar jail in a rape case, officials sources said on Tuesday in contradiction of AAP leaders’ claims on the masseur’s identity. Last week, a video was widely circulated on social […]

In an exclusive interview with The New Indian Assistant Editor Urvashi Khona, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president and the party’s Delhi unit in charge Baijayant Panda accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of having links with “separatists” and “terror groups”, of trying to “fool” people of Delhi and exuded confidence about BJP’s victory in the ensuing elections for […]

‘Tradition is Contemporary- Danish Textile Craft in Art and Design’ started at National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy on November 16, Wednesday. While inaugurating the event, Union minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, Meenakshi Lekhi on Wednesday, said, academic research will be done on the Indian fabrics and the traditional ways of artisans […]