Watch: Delhi minister Atishi breaks down after Supreme Court grants bail to Manish Sisodia | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Delhi education minister and Atishi hailed the Supreme Court verdict granting bail to party leader Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case.While addressing a gathering at Nasirpur Road near Durga Park in New Delhi, Atishi broke down while remembering the senior party leader. “The leader who revolutionised the education system in Delhi was…

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SC rejects plea against election of jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh as Lok Sabha MP | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme court dismissed a plea against the election of Amritpal Singh, a jailed radical Sikh preacher, as an MP from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib. The petitioner argued that Singh, who allegedly does not owe allegiance to the Constitution of India, should not qualify for membership of Parliament under Article 84 of the Constitution….

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Delhi liquor policy corruption case: Supreme Court grants bail to Manish Sisodia | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to AAP leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in corruption and money laundering cases related to the alleged scam in the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy.However, the Supreme Court directed the AAP leader to surrender his passport and not to influence witnesses after being…

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Excise policy CBI case: Delhi court extends Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody till August 20 | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday extended Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s judicial custody till August 20 in a case filed by the CBI in connection with the state’s now-scrapped excise policy.The Delhi high court recently upheld the arrest of Kejriwal by the CBI in connection with the alleged excise policy scam. Kejriwal was…

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal writes letter from Tihar jail, urges LG to allow Atishi to hoist tricolour on Independence Day | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has informed Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena that cabinet minister Atishi will hoist the national flag on his behalf at the city government’s Independence Day function on August 15, according to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Kejriwal is currently in Tihar jail due to corruption and money laundering…

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Excise policy CBI case: Delhi HC dismisses Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against arrest | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the corruption case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam, dealing a massive blow to the AAP leader. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest, holding that it cannot be…

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Waqf board amendment row: ‘Waqf system must come out of touch me not syndrome’ | Delhi News – Times of India

BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi NEW DELHI: Former minority affairs minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has urged the Waqf system to move beyond its “touch-me-not” syndrome, following the government’s plan to introduce a Bill to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards. This amendment aims to ensure more accountability and transparency in…

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