Alleging tampering of electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Congress on Tuesday said it “cannot accept the Haryana Assembly polls verdict”. After the BJP sprung a major surprise by overcoming anti-incumbency and clinching a hat-trick, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera said “democracy has been defeated in the state”. Addressing a press conference here, both...
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Roy raped, killed doc: CBI files chargesheet
Civic volunteer in the Kolkata police Sanjay Roy had raped and killed the junior doctor in the seminar hall at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, the CBI has alleged in its first chargesheet in the sensational case filed on Monday while ruling out gangrape. In the chargesheet filed before a Sealdah...
Oct heatwave surprises Delhi residents with unseasonably high temp
In an unexpected turn of events, Delhi residents are experiencing a heatwave this October, with temperatures soaring above 36°C. After briefly enjoying a respite from the heat, many have been forced to turn their air conditioners back on, as the sweltering conditions leave residents pondering the unpredictable weather patterns this year. Following the withdrawal of...
Delhi BJP chief Blames Kejriwal of deceiving public
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva and South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of deceiving the public with pre-election promises to repair Delhi roads. Both leaders criticised the recent announcement by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and CM Atishi, calling it an attempt to gain votes ahead of the upcoming Assembly...
Delhi BJP organises “Thank You Modi’ event” for giving two gifts to Delhiites
A “Thank You, Modi Ji” rally was organized in Mukundpur, Burari under the leadership of Delhi BJP President Shri Virendra Sachdeva. In September, Delhi BJP President and all seven Lok Sabha MPs submitted a memorandum to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, highlighting some critical demands of the people. The LG brought this memorandum to the...
Kejriwals Janta ki Adalat ‘flop’ show : Delhi BJP
Public not backing AAP now Delhi BJP Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor has said that Janata ki Adalat organised by Former CM Arvind Kejriwal was a flop show. The Adalat scheduled for 10 am could not start on time as not even few hundred people turned up even till 12 noon. Thereafter they panicked ly called...
FIR against minister Saurabh, 3 AAP MLAs for ruckus over bus marshal issue
Delhi Police on Sunday registered a case against AAP minister Saurabh Bharadwaj and three party MLAs for the ruckus at the Secretariat and Lt Governor’s House over the issue of reinstatement of bus marshals. According to the FIR registered based on a complaint by Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta, the AAP...
“UN Like Old Company, Not Entirely Keeping Up With Market”: S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday took a critical view of the United Nations, saying it was “like an old company”, not entirely keeping up with the market but occupying the space. During an interaction at the Kautilya Economic Conclave here, he also said that two very serious conflicts are going on in the...
560 kg cocaine worth ₹2,000 crore seized as Delhi Police bust drug syndicate
Delhi Police on Wednesday busted an international drug syndicate and seized 560 kg of cocaine. The cocaine is worth more than ₹2,000 crore and said to be the biggest drug bust ever seen in the city. Based on a tip-off, police arrested four people along with the consignment from South Delhi’s Mehrauli. Pramod Singh Kushwaha, Additional CP of...
Iran awaits Israeli retaliation as Khamenei blames US, Europe for regional instability
Iran lashed out at the United States and Europe Wednesday as Israel looked to retaliate against the Islamic Republic for its missile attack and the region braced for the possibility of a third confrontation between the two arch-foes. “In our region, the root cause of problems, which leads to conflicts, wars, concerns and hostilities and such like, results from the...