NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Saturday said that BJP’s chief minister will not occupy the “Sheesh Mahal”, a govt official bungalow where Arvind Kejriwal used to live when he was the chief minister.The 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow in Civil Lines was mired in controversy over the past year for the allegedly costly…
NEW DELHI: With AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and his former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia losing their seats, the party faces its biggest challenge ever as it will now have to step into the role of an opposition for the first time in the face of a raging BJP that has come to office with…
NEW DELHI: Ayushman Bharat-PM Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), a flagship health scheme of BJP-led Centre, may finally be made available in Delhi.AAP, which was in power earlier, had vehemently opposed its implementation saying that the state’s own scheme – Delhi Arogya Kosh – was far more robust than the central scheme.BJP had promised in the…
NEW DELHI: The 2025 assembly elections have ushered in a new generation of legislators in Delhi. In the list of winners on Saturday are several first-time candidates whose victories ranged from nail-biting finishes to commanding leads.These successful debuts reflect the dynamic nature of Delhi’s political landscape, where the established parties have signalled that fresh talent…
In a four-cornered fight at Okhla, AAP‘s Amanatullah Khan achieved a hat-trick, notching up 88,943 votes. BJP‘s Manish Chaudhary was the runner-up with 65,304 votes. Delhi riots accused and AIMIM candidate Shifa Ur Rehman, in jail since April 2020, was third with 39,558 votes while Congress councillor Ariba Khan, daughter of veteran neta Asif Khan,…
While most of AAP’s top leadership received a jolt, CM Atishi secured a consolation victory, defeating BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri by 3,580 votes in Kalkaji. She polled 52,154 votes compared to Bidhuri’s 48,633. Congress’ Alka Lamba, with 4,367 votes, stood third. Atishi’s win wasn’t without its share of hiccups though. She lagged when the counting started,…
The Delhi election results, which have brought BJP back to government after 27 years, can be summed up in one line: the aam aadmi voted against the leadership of Aam Aadmi Party, but not necessarily against the idea of AAP. There can be no other explanation when many top leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, who made…
NEW DELHI: BJP scored a spectacular victory in all parliamentary constituency areas to win 48 of the 70 assembly seats in the capital. In particular, it was the party’s performance in outer Delhi, areas bordering Haryana, that helped it rout AAP and storm back to power after 27 years. AAP, for its part, continued its…
BHOPAL: A Muslim man from Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur was assaulted by alleged members of Hindu outfits in Bhopal district court complex Friday after he arrived to register his marriage with an 18-year-old Hindu woman. Police filed a case against him after the woman and her mother filed a complaint claiming he had been ‘harassing her’…
CHENNAI: Madras high court has made it clear that a male accused of sexual harassment cannot compulsorily be made to undergo a potency test.A division bench of Justice N Anand Venkatesh and Justice Sundar Mohan made the observation while hearing a batch of cases, including an incident in Chidambaram involving a male student and a…
