Politics

Ayodhya Land Scam: Sanjay Singh Says AAP First To Highlight It

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of Parliament Sanjay Singh on Monday said after first highlighting the issue in 2021, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has finally admitted to corruption in the purchase of land for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Singh was reacting to the report of Ayodhya Development Authority accusing a local MLA […]

Changing Sides? Nitish To Meet Sonia On Friday

NEW DELHI: Are the winds of change blowing in Bihar? Amid infighting in the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), sources told The New Indian that Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar spoke to Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Sunday evening. A source in the Congress also said that the Bihar CM has sought time from Sonia Gandhi […]

Cooperative Federalism Got Us Through COVID Pandemic: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: The collective efforts of all the states and the spirit of cooperative federalism got us through the COVID-19 pandemic, said Prime minister Narendra Modi at the 7th NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting in Delhi on Sunday. “Every State played a crucial role according to its strength and contributed to India’s fight against COVID. […]

Dhami Meets HM Shah; Sparks Talks Of Cabinet Expansion

DEHRADUN: Speculations were rife as Uttarakhand Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met with Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday. Sources in the Uttarakhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the government told The New Indian that Cabinet expansion is likely to happen soon. The meeting between Dhami and Shah is said to […]

Nitish Skips PM’s NITI Aayog Meet

NEW DELHI: In a clear indication that all is not well between National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United), Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar skipped the Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog chaired by Prime minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Sunday. Kumar, instead, participated in a government programme […]