Politics

SHIMLA: Ahead of the assembly elections in the state, scheduled to be held at the end of this year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to take on the challenge posed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The BJP has planned a public relations campaign to counter the roadshow of AAP in Mandi […]

NEW DELHI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi led a protest against rising fuel prices by party MPs – from both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha – at Vijay Chowk near the Parliament in Delhi on Thursday, kicking off a nationwide agitation against the increase in prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas. Speaking to media […]

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing war with Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will arrive in New Delhi for a two-day visit to India starting on Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced. This will be the first visit of any high-level Russian leadership since the beginning of the war in Ukraine and the […]

AHMEDABAD: In an exclusive interview, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel spoke to The New Indian’s Assistant Editor Anand Singh on the prospects of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the crucial assembly election scheduled to be held by the end of this year. He said the ruling party would not face any formidable Opposition […]

LUCKNOW: Yogi Adityanath was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time in a grand ceremony at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers of some BJP-ruled states and other senior BJP leaders attended the oath-taking ceremony. Keshav Prasad […]