NEW DELHI: Rekha Gupta has joined a growing band of BJP members who have risen through the ranks of RSS-affiliated outfit Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad to hold key positions in govt and the party. For her to be chosen from a crowded field of CM aspirants would have been gratifying in any case, but now…
NEW DELHI: Catching party heavyweights and hopefuls off-guard, the BJP on Wednesday named first-time MLA Rekha Gupta as Delhi’s new chief minister. Gupta, a three-time councillor from Shalimar Bagh, will lead the party’s government in the capital, marking the BJP’s return to power in Delhi after 27 years. She will be the fourth woman to…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Alka Lamba congratulated newly elected Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday, expressing hope that her leadership would ensure a cleaner Yamuna and improved women’s safety. Sharing an old photo from 1995, Lamba recalled taking oath alongside Gupta—Lamba as DUSU President from NSUI and Gupta as General Secretary from ABVP. “Congratulations…
NEW DELHI: Catching heavyweights and hopefuls in the party off-guard, BJP Wednesday chose a first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, Rekha Gupta, as Delhi chief minister.The fourth woman to get the top job in Delhi after Sushma Swaraj (BJP), Sheila Dikshit (Congress) and Atishi (AAP), Gupta, 50, will steer BJP’s govt in the city, 27 years…
NEW DELHI: Catching heavyweights and hopefuls in the party off-guard, BJP Wednesday chose a first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, Rekha Gupta, as Delhi chief minister.The fourth woman to get the top job in Delhi after Sushma Swaraj (BJP), Sheila Dikshit (Congress) and Atishi (AAP), Gupta, 50, will steer BJP’s govt in the city, 27 years…
<p>A stampede on Saturday night resulted in 18 deaths as thousands of devotees rushed to board trains for the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj, leading to chaos at the overcrowded railway station. (Picture credit: Anindya Chattopadhyay)<br><br><br></p> NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the Railways to assess the regulation of maximum passenger limits…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to alleged middleman Christian Michel James, who has been in custody for six years, in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper scam investigated by the CBI.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta noted that James had spent six years in jail while the investigation was…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday described Ranveer Allahabadia’s remarks in comedy show ‘India’s Got Latent’ as condemnable, reprehensible and dirty.A bench led by Justice Surya Kant rebuked Allahbadia, stating, “In the name of free speech, no one has the licence to speak whatever they want against the norms of the society.”The court further…
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar (file photo) NEW DELHI: The prosecution has sought the court to award the death penalty to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, according to news agency ANI. Kumar was convicted for the murder of a father-son duo in November 1984 in Delhi’s Saraswati Vihar.On Tuesday,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh authorities in response to a contempt petition alleging a violation of its November 13, 2024, order, which barred demolitions across the country without prior notice and a fair hearing, according to Live Law.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih, while…
