Hours after Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Marlena on Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is attempting to manipulate the electoral process by getting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters removed from electoral rolls, BJP attacked the AAP saying that such statements reflect their “clear apprehension of defeat.” Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday disapproved of repeated doubts raised over Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), berating the tendency of political leaders to question the credibility of EVMs when they lose elections while conveniently accepting the system when they win. “When you lose, EVMs are tampered with; when you win, EVMs are fine,” a bench of...
The Narendra Modi government’s “zero-tolerance” policy against terrorism has been appreciated by the entire world and India has become a world leader in anti-terror initiatives, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday as he paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Mumbai terror attack. Shah said cowardly terrorists shamed humanity by...
Speaking on the matter, Sachdeva emphasised that for the past ten years, the AAP government had failed to issue any new pensions. He highlighted the existing pensioners were already facing significant delays in receiving their dues. “The announcement of 80,000 new pensions should have been an administrative decision from either the Chief Minister or the...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met his counterparts from several countries, including the UK, France and Ukraine, here and discussed ways to deepen cooperation in multiple sectors as well as regional and international developments. Jaishankar, who arrived here on Sunday on a three-day visit, started the day by meeting British Foreign Secretary David...
The Delhi government on Monday directed government, private and civic body-run schools to conduct classes in “hybrid mode” – online and offline – with immediate effect, after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) announced relaxations under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to mitigate educational disruptions caused by poor air quality in the National...
The suspense over who will become Maharashtra Chief Minister after the Mahayuti’s mammoth victory in the state polls has entered its third day. The tenure of the 14th state Assembly ends today and incumbent Eknath Shinde has resigned as Chief Minister. But the BJP-led alliance is yet to take a final call on who will...
The air quality index continued to fluctuate between the “severe” and “very poor” categories in Delhi. The city’s 24-hour average air quality index, recorded until 4 pm on Sunday, was 318 (very poor), improving rom the severe category recorded the previous day when it was 412, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board...
Gearing up for the upcoming Assembly elections, the Delhi BJP on Saturday announced its citywide Parivartan Yatra as part of its campaign strategy. Sachdeva announced the initiative along with key appointments to various election committees. A nine-member committee has been formed to oversee the Parivartan Yatra with former Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay serving as...
The Winter Session of parliament has begun. Three key bills are scheduled in this session. Coming on the heels of the NDA’s massive victory in Haryana and Maharashtra, the session is likely to see the government on a strong wicket. Addressing the media before the House met, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an all-out attack...