President Droupadi Murmu, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir, Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi were among those who exercised their voting rights on Saturday, as voting in the penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha elections began in six states and two Union Territories. 25.76 percent of voters cast ballots till 11 a.m., with … Read more
New Delhi, Sitting under a tree, Suman Mandal strenuously fans her two-year-old son on a hot summer afternoon near a construction site in southeast Delhi’s Sewa Nagar. The mercury has soared to 46 degrees Celsius and Mandal, 37, and her two children the other aged four are visibly sluggish. “It is very difficult to work … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today announced AAP’s ’10 guarantees’ if his party wins the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Mr Kejriwal’s assurances encompass a broad spectrum of public welfare initiatives, including pledges for free electricity and improved healthcare. “BJP has always failed on its promises; my guarantees have proven track record,” Mr Kejriwal said. “People have to take … Read more
A Delhi court on Monday refused bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha in the case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding the alleged irregularities in the Delhi liquor excise policy 2021-22 case. Special judge Kaveri Baweja dismissed the two bail applications moved by the … Read more
As a result of favourable meteorological/ weather conditions coupled with consistent, comprehensive and concerted efforts by Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) and various stakeholders to control air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), Delhi recorded maximum number of ‘Good to Moderate’ air quality days in April, 2024 as compared … Read more
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday said Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who worked “like a son and a brother for the country and the people of Delhi”, sent out a message from Tihar hail. “My name is Arvind Kejriwal and I am not a terrorist,” Sanjay Singh said at a press conference. … Read more
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a meeting to review preparedness for the ensuing heat wave season. Prime Minister was briefed about the temperature outlook for the period from April to June, 2024 including the forecasts for the upcoming hot weather season (April to June), the likelihood of above normal maximum temperatures over most parts … Read more
Delhi Traffic Police has released an advisory ahead of the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) proposed ‘gherao’ of prime minister Narendra Modi’s residence on Tuesday to protest the arrest of the party’s national convenor and Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the liquor policy case. To be sure, the advisory, which … Read more
According to a new assessment, Begusarai in Bihar is the world’s most polluted metropolitan region, with Delhi being the capital city with the worse air quality. According to the World Air Quality Report 2023 by Swiss organization IQ Air, with an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre, India had the third … Read more
On March 1, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Minister Atishi said that the Delhi inflation rate was 2.81 percent between January and December 2023, which was lower than the national inflation rate of 5.65 percent during the same time. Delhi’s income surplus increased from ₹3,270 crore in 2021-2022 to ₹14,457 crore in 2022-2023, making Kejriwal’s administration … Read more
Vakeel Hasan, a rat-hole miner who played a major part in the Uttarakhand underground rescue effort last year, owned one of the homes demolished by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) recently. The DDA stated that the destruction on Wednesday was part of a larger attempt to remove illegal encroachments in northeast Delhi’s Khajuri Khas region. … Read more
Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party has declared its candidates for Delhi and Haryana, only days after reaching a seat-sharing arrangement with Congress. The Grand Old Party, which is running for three seats in the national capital, appears to be focused on Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. The AAP, which is 11 years old and … Read more
The Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress have agreed on a 4:3 seat-sharing arrangement for Delhi to contest together in the next Lok Sabha elections. They’ve also established an agreement for Gujarat, Haryana, Goa, and Chandigarh. In Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal’s party will run for four of the seven seats: West Delhi, South Delhi, East Delhi, … Read more
On Friday, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj stated that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-Congress coalition was on track for the 2024 Lok Sabha election and that they were not frightened of the investigating agencies, despite the fact that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be detained this week. Saurabh Bhardwaj told a press conference that … Read more
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made an alliance offer to the Congress on Tuesday in Delhi, only days after declaring that it will fight all 13 seats in Punjab. However, the offer was accompanied by a scathing criticism from the party, which said that the Congress did not deserve a single seat in Delhi based … Read more