Politics

EXCLUSIVE | I’m shocked at Priyanka Gandhi’s height comment: Jyotiraditya Scindia  

NEW DELHI: The atmosphere in Madhya Pradesh is charged with the state eagerly awaiting the declaration of election results. The fate of the state will be decided on December 3. The New Indian’s Executive Editor, Rohan Dua, spoke to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia about Priyanka Gandhi’s disparaging remarks towards Scindia and his response to […]

Chhattisgarh polls: Raipur constituency sees all-women managed polling booths

KOLKATA: In a first in State Assembly election history, Raipur North’s constituency in Chhattisgarh had all of its polling booths managed by female personnel on Friday. “These all-women managed polling booths provided a sense of comfort and security for all voters, especially the female and third gender voters for more inclusive election” said an Election […]

CEO directs state police to probe into bogus voter ID cards used in Youth Cong elections

Thiruvananthapuram: The Youth Congress elections in the state landed in a controversy after the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) directed the state police chief to inquire into complaints that bogus Voter ID cards were used by electors as proof of identity to fraudulently exercise their franchise in the organisational polls, on Friday. CEO’s office in its […]

Want BJP in Kota, they will stop student suicides: MA Chaiwali

KOTA: The New Indian team reached the heart of Kota city, the hub of coaching centres in India, to understand whether residents want the Congress or the Bharatiya Janata Party to come to power in Rajasthan to gauge the electoral nerve of the city. Among the residents was a Master of Arts in Hindi, Anita […]

Chhattisgarh’s second phase polling: BJP highlights scams, Congress emphasises schemes

KOLKATA: Chhattisgarh is witnessing the culmination of its high-stakes second and final phase of polling today, determining the fate of prominent candidates such as CM Bhupesh Baghel, Deputy CM T.S. Singh Deo, and BJP State President Arun Sao. Voting is underway across 18,833 booths in Chhattisgarh. As per the latest data from the Election Commission […]