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In Communal Kairana, Iqra Hasan Bats For Brother Nahid, Who Is Lodged In jail

KAIRANA (UTTAR PRADESH): On Monday, Samajwadi Party (SP) nominated Nahid Hasan as their candidate from Kairana for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. The sitting MLA from this constituency, Nahid was arrested by the UP Police under Gangster Act on January 16. SP’s decision to give him a ticket to contest the poll has drawn […]

Farmers Divided On Riding Bicycle? Tikait’s Son Drops Hint On UP Polls

MUZAFFARNAGAR (UTTAR PRADESH):In  Muzaffarnagar city in the upper Ganga-Yamuna Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, reside the Tikaits. A family known to speak up and lead the cause for the farming community that they belong to, they are not new to the politics of the state. The New Indian team travels from Delhi to speak to […]

Congress Releases Youth Manifesto For UP; Promises 20 Lakh Jobs

NEW DELHI: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Congress General secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday launched the manifesto favouring the youth of Uttar Pradesh with a promise of employment to 20 lakh youth and setting up of a world level cricket academy. While launching a booklet, titled ‘Bharti Vidhan’, for Uttar Pradesh ahead of assembly […]

UP Polls: In Mathura, Peda Makers, Patrons Want Dash Of ‘Saffron’, Milk Crime-Free Trade

MATHURA/VRINDAVAN: Ambling into the winding lanes of Chowk Bazar in Mathura — the land of Krishna Janmbhoomi — the team of The New Indian reaches the factory where aroma of boiling milk, saffron, cardamom greets with hundreds of halwais squatted before the flames. In a few hours, as milk turns into khoya, which further becomes […]

In Rae Bareli, Cong Needs Proper Planning, If It Wants To Take On BJP, SP

RAE BARELI: As Congress MLA from Rae Bareli Aditi Singh resigned from her membership today, political analysts watching the state elections sounded their concern on the way Congress appears to be handling the party so close to the elections. At this rate, the grand old party would not be able to win a single seat […]

Congress Second UP List Out; 41 Candidates Include 16 Women Leaders

NEW DELHI: Days after Congress released its first list of candidates for Uttar Pradesh, the grand old party on Thursday released its second list of 41 candidates, including 16 women candidates and social activists. The Congress has till date released the list for 191 assembly constituencies in the politically vital state. As per the new […]

Cong Top Brass Still “Mulling” Induction Of Expelled BJP Min, Harak Singh Rawat: Gourav Vallabh

DEHRADUN: There appears to be delay in the much anticipated induction of rebel BJP Minister Harak Singh Rawat into the Congress. Even as the political analysts keep a close watch on this ‘Will he? Wouldn’t he?’ situation, the Uttarakhand Congress party media incharge Professor Gourav Vallabh on Wednesday clarified that the decision on induction of […]

Actor Sonu Sood’s Sister Malvika Sood Joins Congress

CHANDIGARH: After months of keeping the political watchers in suspense, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood’s sister on Monday joined Congress in presence of Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi. CM Charanjit Singh Channi tweeted: “Welcoming Malvika Sood Sachar, sister of Social Worker & Actor, @SonuSood , into the party-fold. I […]

4 Punjab Mantris Discuss Poll In Delhi, Keep Sidhu Out

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the scheduled Screening Committee meeting later in the day to discuss candidates for upcoming Punjab assembly elections, four state ministers on Tuesday met Congress General Secretary (Organisations) KC Venugopal to discuss the election strategy in the state. Punjab Home Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Pargat Singh and two other ministers were also […]

Uttarakhand Congress Chief Ganesh Godiyal To Be Party’s Face In The State: Devendra Yadav

NEW DELHI: Days after former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi played a major role to douse the tensions in poll bound Uttarakhand, state party in-charge Devendra Yadav on Monday said that state unit chief Ganesh Godiyal will be the grand old party’s face in the state. Speaking to the media after launching the party theme song […]