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SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Terrorists on Tuesday shot dead Makhan Lal Bindroo, one of the well-known chemist shop owners in the heart of Srinagar city.  A snack vendor also was shot at in Botakadal, Lal Bazaar area of the city. He was rushed to the hospital but was declared brought dead during admission. Official sources told The […]

ANANTNAG: Extremists attacked the temple of Bargheshekha Bhagwati Mata temple in the Mattan area of Anantnag, in south Kashmir, last Saturday. In the attack, the idols of the goddess were desecrated. The extremists also tried to set the temple on fire. Even as the police registered an FIR in the case, the administration has not […]

In an exclusive interview with The New Indian’s Executive Editor Rohan Dua, Rani Rampal’s father talks about imposing no pressure on her to get married and paying no heed to society’s criticism over her moving in shorts and hockey jersey in a highly conservative region like Shahabad in Haryana.

Lakhimpur Kheri/Lucknow: There was little doubt that after Sunday’s violent clashes that broke out in Lakhimpur Kheri that Lucknow or the rest of Uttar Pradesh will not see any political action.  After all eight people including farmers, a driver, young political workers of BJP and a journalist died in the eye to eye physical confrontation. Every political […]

NEW DELHI: His father was the former President of India and one of the most respected politicians of the country, with reach across party lines. For Pranab Mukherjee’s son, Abhijit Mukherjee, politics comes easy. An engineer turned politician, Abhijit Mukherjee made his debut on a Congress ticket in 2011 Assembly elections. He went on to […]