New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday mourned the death of his predecessor Sheila Dikshit, saying her contribution to the city will always be remembered. “Just now got to know about the extremely terrible news about the passing away of Sheila Dikshit. It is a huge loss for Delhi and her contribution will always […]
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Kejriwal, Sisodia granted bail in defamation case
New Delhi: A Special Court in Delhi on Tuesday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia in connection with a defamation case filed by BJP leader Vijender Gupta. Gupta had filed the case alleging Kejriwal of tweeting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wanted to get him killed after he was […]
Would rather quit than see Kejriwal’s face: Sapna Choudhary
New Delhi: Noted Haryanvi singer Sapna Choudhary, who joined the BJP on Sunday, said she will rather quit her seat than contest elections against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as she does not want to be near him or even “see his face”. Choudhary also said she will obey her party and will accept whatever it […]
Delhi court frames charges against Kejriwal, 3 others in 2014 dharna case
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday framed charges against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and three others in connection with a case related to violation of prohibitory orders and obstructing public servants. The case relates to a dharna staged by Kejriwal and others outside the Rail Bhawan on January 20, 2014, demanding action against […]
Arvind Kejriwal for hike in Delhi’s share in central taxes
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here on Thursday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and asked her to enhance the city state’s allocation in the central taxes from Rs 325 crore. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Kejriwal said he asked the Finance Minister to invest more in Delhi and the national […]
Sreedharan writes to Modi asking to reject Kejriwal’s free metro rides for women
New Delhi: Former Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Chairman E Sreedharan has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him not to agree to the Delhi government’s proposal of free rides for women in the Metro. Sreedharan said such a decision would set an alarming precedent for all Metros in the countries. He […]
Women can travel free in DTC buses, Delhi Metro: Kejriwal
New Delhi: The Delhi government plans to allow women to travel free in DTC buses, cluster buses and Delhi Metro in the national capital within the next three months. “Women can avail free rides on all DTC buses, cluster buses and Delhi Metro. The plan is to encourage women to use public transport, which is considered […]
Arvind Kejriwal blames ‘atmosphere’ for AAP’s defeat in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday blamed the political “atmosphere” and the perceived Modi-Rahul fight for his own party’s poor showing in the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi. In an open letter to party volunteers, he, however, claimed that even those who did not vote for the Aam Aadmi […]
With slogan ‘Kejriwal in Delhi’, AAP gears up for Assembly polls
New Delhi: Days after suffering a whitewash in the Lok Sabha polls in the national capital where it drew a blank, Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday launched its new slogan – ‘Kejriwal in Delhi’ – to gear up for the upcoming Assembly polls in the city. The slogan on banners ‘Delhi mein toh Kejriwal…’ […]
AAP MLA blames Kejriwal for loss in LS polls
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party’s MLA Alka Lamba on Saturday blamed the party’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal for the party’s rout in the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, saying he “failed badly”. The party, in response, called her “attention seeker”. “As the party convenor, he has failed badly, because of which the party has suffered […]