NEW DELHI: Congress leader and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday recalled having managed elections for mother Sonia Gandhi and brother Rahul for in Amethi and Raebareli for “many years”.Addressing the party workers in Malappuram, Kerala, Priyanka said, “For many years, I managed the elections of Sonia ji and Rahul ji in Raebareli and…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi on Sunday tendered her resignation as Delhi chief minister to lieutenant governor VK Saxena at the Raj Niwas, following her party’s crushing defeat in assembly elections.The 43-year-old leader was serving as the Delhi chief minister since September 2024. She was elevated to the top post after the…
In a historic political shift, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to form government in Delhi after 27 years, securing a commanding two-thirds majority in the assembly elections 2025. The BJP’s resounding victory ends over a decade of governance by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by Arvind Kejriwal.The last BJP government in Delhi…
OLD SPACE, NEW USE: Surface, an exhibition at Toorji ka Jhalra, uses the heritage setting dating back to the 1740s to showcase the country’s rich textile traditions On a typical afternoon at Jodhpur’s Toorji ka Jhalra, an ancient stepwell within the walled part of the old city, one can spot local teens flinging themselves off…
MUMBAI: In a decisive move to eliminate corruption and streamline the accreditation process, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has announced an immediate halt to physical inspections of colleges. Accreditation teams will now conduct evaluations entirely online, replacing on-campus visits with virtual assessments.For universities, though, the transition will be hybrid – most inspections will take…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi has once again proved that he can pull out big wins, this time by leading BJP to a historic victory in the Delhi assembly elections.This triumph not only marks BJP’s return to office in the Capital after a gap of 26 years, but it also shatters the “myth” that PM…
NEW DELHI: After BJP’s emphatic win, the spotlight has turned to the all-important question of who is going to be the next chief minister.While many names, including those of party MPs from Delhi, were doing the rounds, there were indications that the party brass may pick someone from among the winning MLAs to avoid two…
Delhi’s is among the smallest of many elections held in the world’s largest democracy – but on Saturday, the national capital sent out some massive national political messages.First, BJP’s post-Lok Sabha elections loss of lustre is now a firmly closed chapter. Modi is back again as a political super-force and the most saleable political brand….
NEW DELHI: With all states in National Capital Region now having BJP govts, a slew of projects will be taken up for improving mobility and infrastructure across the region, PM Narendra Modi said on Saturday.The PM’s announcement is likely to give the long-awaited push to the two Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors – connecting…
NEW DELHI: Delhi government officials rubbished rumours that the secretariat in the national capital was being sealed after an order went out on Saturday from the general administration department (GAD) that barred the removal of any important document and computer hardware from the premises.GAD cited safety concerns, and said that documents, files and hardware like…
