The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB ) started investigations into the alleged medicine scam involving Delhi government on the allegations by sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra. Reportedly, a probe has been ordered and searches are being carried out at different places since Wednesday. The anti-graft body may write to the Delhi Government[Read More…]
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Man arrested carrying 18kg of hash gets 10 years jail-term
A man was sentenced to 10 years in jail for possessing 18kg of the drug hashish, or hash, a concentrated form of marijuana. The Delhi-based man was detained in 2011 for carrying the drug into the city. He was planning to sell it, said police. Now, the Thane court has[Read More…]
Delhi HC forms committee to work on regularisation of unauthorised colonies
On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court established a committee including officials from the Centre and the city government to come to a conclusion concerning the issue of regularisation of unauthorised colonies, including the posh Sainik Farms at New Delhi. A bench consisting of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Navin Chawla[Read More…]
Delhi: More rain in the evening, temperature to cool down
As rain lashes the streets of the national capital on Wednesday, Delhiites got some relief from the scornful heat. The rain accompanied by thunderstorm dipping the mercury to 30 degree Celcius. Delhi, Noida and Gurugram on Wednesday afternoon received intermittent rains. The thunderstorm accompanied rainfall occurred in various parts of[Read More…]
AAP govt must compensate for losses after GST: Vijender Gupta
Opposition leader in Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta on Tuesday demanded the AAP government to declare coverage for Delhi’s municipal corporations which would lose revenue after the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). He said the BJP would raise the issue in the special session of the Delhi Assembly,[Read More…]
Delhi: Man beaten to death for stopping men from urinating in public
It’s a common sight in India to see men peeing against walls and trees in public, a problem that is older than the country’s democracy. And while this phenomenon largely stems from a lack of public toilets, a lack of a culture of sanitation could also be a problem. Although,[Read More…]
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Intelligence agencies issue terror alert in Delhi, Mumbai
The Indian intelligence agencies have issued alerts about a possible terror attack by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Delhi and Mumbai, or in border areas of Punjab and Rajasthan. The agencies said a group of 20-21 LeT terrorists may have entered the country from Pakistan, and have subdivided themselves into smaller groups.[Read More…]
Delhi Metro’s Heritage line to be launched on Sunday
The anticipated ‘Heritage Line’ stretch of the Delhi Metro will be active from May 28, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on Friday. This project was to be operational last year, however, after failing deadlines it is ready to begin its commercial operation. An extension of the Violet Line[Read More…]
Rs 40k maintenance for two kids not high in place like Delhi, says Court
A Delhi court has refused to lessen the maintenance amount of Rs 40,000 for two daughters from their father in a domestic violence case filed by their mother. The court said the amount is not high for maintaining two kids in a city like Delhi. The Additional Sessions Judge Lokesh[Read More…]
How the BJP’s Tacit Support is Fanning a Lynching Movement in India
The Sangh Parivar excels in camouflaging. The ruling dispensation basically thrives upon promoting intolerance emanating out of exploiting identity based societal fault lines. The mandate it won in 2014 was a vote for the chimera of ‘development’ and aspirational pandering rather than identity based mobilization. After winning the elections that[Read More…]
Delhi BJP demands renaming of Babar Road
The Delhi BJP wants Babar Road in the city to be renamed after Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz, a Rajputana Rifle soldier. Fayaz had been commissioned into the Indian Army in 2016.The slain soldier was abducted from a wedding at a relative’s house and shot dead in Shopian in Kashmir on May 10. In[Read More…]
Our machines far more secure than voting machines used abroad: EC
On Saturday, the Election Commission (EC) held a demonstrator of voting machines to prove that they cannot be tampered with. This comes in the backdrop of the all-party meeting which was held last Friday with the EC to debate the upcoming ‘EVM hackathon’ after allegations that the voting machines were[Read More…]
BJP councillor Kamaljeet Sehrawat elected South Delhi mayor
BJP councillor Kamaljeet Sehrawat, who had recently won the civic polls was elected unchallenged as the mayor of South Delhi as the new team of the area’s civic body also took charge on Friday. Sehrawat represents the Dwarka-B ward. Sehrawat defeated AAP’s Sushma Bansal in Dwarka-B ward by a record[Read More…]
Kapil Mishra’s big expose: Slams Kejriwal over Rs 2 cr donation
Sacked Aam Aadmi Party leader Kapil Mishra who has been in news for slamming corruption charges against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal claims to expose ‘big truth’ on Friday. As he took to twitter to articulate, he said he will produce the ‘evidence’ relating to this issue at the press conference.[Read More…]
No pre-censorship in a democracy: Delhi HC
The Delhi HC told the AAP government on Thursday that, in a democracy, there cannot be pre-censorship. Responding to the policy on display of an advertisement on auto-rickshaws a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Pratibha M Singh said, “In a democracy, it (pre-censorship) should not be done. What[Read More…]
Batla House encounter: Court drops charges against caretaker
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…]
Delhi: Dengue, chikungunya cases rising; HC to hear matter today
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…]
Delhi: Thunderstorm expected on Wednesday
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…]
SC: Will address only Triple Talaq for now
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…]
Congress demands probe into illegal foreign funding received by AAP
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…]
BJP calls Arvind Kejriwal ‘Mr. Corrupt’
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…]
Old age can’t be a ground for token sentence in sexual offence says Delhi Court
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…]
Fire breaks out at Antriksh Bhawan in Delhi
Justice Karnan, run-ins with the judiciary
Ending all speculations, the Apex Court on Tuesday declared that Justice CS Karnan was guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 6-month imprisonment. It is to be noted that he is the first sitting judge to be charged with contempt in the history of Indian judiciary. Justice Karnan[Read More…]
Triple Talaq is oppressive and anti-human: Arif Mohammad Khan
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…]