India

On the sixth anniversary of demonetisation, the Congress slammed the central government dubbing it as “six years of organised loot and legalised plunder”.

Since its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, last month, the AIIMS, Bilaspur has become an important landmark of the town. On Tuesday, The New Indian talked to the people of Bilaspur to learn how the hospital has changed their lives.

It was a case of the lesson not learned as Delhi continued to choke with poor air quality while Punjab failed to stop its farmers from stubble burning. Shockingly, almost 2500 stubble-burning cases were reported on Monday, and the cases have now crossed a whopping 32,000.

Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the issue of inflation, unemployment and others.

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.