On Monday, a Delhi court discharged Abdul Rehman, the caretaker of the Batla House flat where the two suspected terrorists, who were allegedly involved in Delhi serial blasts were killed in an encounter in 2008. Rehman, who was accused of sheltering alleged terror activities was discharged by additional session Judge[Read More…]
Considering the rising cases of dengue and chikungunya outbreaks in the national capital, the Delhi High Court will hear the matter on Tuesday. Earlier, the HC pulled up the Delhi government over the increasing dengue and chikungunya nuisance. The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal issued instructions for an inclusive plan[Read More…]
After the government has maintained that it would bring a ‘law’ to regulate marriage and divorce among Muslims if the Supreme Court scrapped Triple Talaq, the Congress sidesteps itself from commenting on the ‘sensitive issue’ while expressing assurances over the apex court’s ‘ultimate’ decision. “We are yet to hear as[Read More…]
According to a municipal report released on Monday, at least 89 cases of chikungunya have been reported in Delhi this year despite CM Arvind Kejriwal’s direction to make a general plan for Delhi to fight the vector-borne diseases. The season for vector-borne diseases has however ended but reports of such[Read More…]
Soon after Delhi witnessed a scorching temperature 45.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, making it the hottest day in the capital, there was some relief on Monday as mercury dipped to two degrees. The maximum temperature on Monday would hover around 43 degrees Celsius and the minimum 29 degrees Celsius. “It[Read More…]
On Monday, the Apex Court said that due to the scarcity of time, it only will hear the issue of Triple Talaq at present. It added that it will keep issues of nikah halala and polygamy pending for now; though the Centre on Monday requested deliberations on the later two[Read More…]
Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken demanded a probe into the allegations levelled by sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra concerning illegal foreign funding received by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He also sought Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation. “The allegations are serious. Kejriwal should step down on moral and legal[Read More…]
On Sunday, BJP demanded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation, calling him “Mr Corrupt” after sacked Minister Kapil Mishra alleged “massive” financial irregularities in the AAP’s funding. Additionally, BJP national spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi also rejected the Aam Aadmi Party’s claim that Mishra was acting at its behest. She added that[Read More…]
A Delhi Court said that token sentences, in the case of sexual abuse is not fit as a punishment, even if the accused is an aged person. While dealing with a case of a six-year-old girl, who was molested by her 61-year-old neighbour, the court said that old age is[Read More…]
Former Water Resources Minister Kapil Mishra on Sunday slammed new allegations against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. He claimed that the party concealed the total money it received as donation. He also added that the party used fictitious donor names and shell companies to launder black money. However, Mishra also said[Read More…]
The Congress party as a part of its centenary celebrations of Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s birth anniversary has been carrying out various activities across the country. Congress leader Anand Sharma’s literary work, ‘India’s Indira’ will be released by the Honourable Vice President Md. Hamid Ansari in Nehru Memorial Museum[Read More…]
On Wednesday evening, sacked AAP leader Kapil Mishra, who has been in controversies for accusing party chief Arvind Kejriwal of corruption, has been attacked at the site of his hunger strike in the national capital. The attacker has been identified as Ankit Bhardwaj, who is allegedly from the BJP, claims[Read More…]
Amidst the ongoing debates and discussions on triple talaq, former cabinet minister Arif Mohammad Khan delivering a Public Lecture on Triple Talaq and Uniform Civil Code (UCC) said that calling the UCC is a constitutional obligation of the state and part of the directive principle of the Constitution. Addressing a[Read More…]
Sacked AAP minister Kapil Mishra, who alleges corruption charges against Arvind Kejriwal dares the AAP chief to fight an election against him. “You are trying to remove me from the assembly; I challenge you to contest the elections against me, from any seat. Let’s fight the election from my Karawal[Read More…]
After a report surfaced on a TV channel in link with the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar, the former Union Minister termed it as “misrepresentations and outright lies.” “Exasperating farrago of distortions, misrepresentations and outright lies being broadcast by an unprincipled showman masquerading as a journalist,”[Read More…]
Travelling in Delhi Metro, which is known as the lifeline of the nation’s capital, will become a bit more expensive from Wednesday. Notably, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) board has accepted a recommendation for an increase of fare on Monday. While the minimum fare from now will be Rs 10[Read More…]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has initiated a probe into bribery charges alleged by sacked Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Monday. Mishra has also appeared before ACB to hand over additional evidence in support of his claims on Monday. The probe began based on Mishra’s complaint[Read More…]
Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting with his ministers, all civic bodies and medical superintendents of hospitals on May 13 to review the measures taken to tackle dengue and chikungunya. This is the first meeting headed by the CM of its sort this year in the[Read More…]