The counting of votes for the elections of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) begins. The counting of votes is taking place at 35 centres across the national capital. A total of 53.58 per cent voter turnout was recorded in all three municipal corporation including East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC),[Read More…]
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Lead by example to prevent dengue: Delhi HC to AAP
AAP will go back to its roots if BJP wins: Arvind Kejriwal
Soon after the MCD polls got over and the results are just around the corner, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that he will launch a “movement” if BJP wins in the MCD elections as per the exit polls. Notably, the exit poll predicted a landslide victory for[Read More…]
MCD Election 2017: Turnout to cross 54%
On 23rd April, MCD elections are to be held in Delhi. It began at 8 AM and will continue till 5 PM. The main parties fighting the elections are Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC), Swaraj India, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and Samajwadi Party[Read More…]
‘LG fires one bullet at me everyday’
Delhi HC rejects AAP’s plea to use VVPAT EVMs in MCD elections
Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed its plea for using Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)-enabled EVM machines in the municipal polls scheduled for April 23. Justice A K Pathak rejected the petition saying no such direction can be issued at the “eleventh hour” as it could amount to “stalling the elections”. During[Read More…]
Cabinet clears EC proposal to buy VVPAT-enabled EVMs
Following the Opposition’s protest over alleged EVM tampering,the Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Election Commission (EC) proposal to buy new Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)-enabled EVM machines. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the Centre will allot Rs 3174 crores for 16 lakh odd machines to BEL ECIL,[Read More…]
‘All good people should come together’
SAD-BJP has demolished AAP: Sukhbir Singh Badal
Bypolls: BJP wins in Delhi, Assam, MP and Himachal
Ankit Lal: A regular engineer who decided to fight corruption
Just like most of us who are active users of social media and end up following pages of social causes, Ankit Lal started his activism by clicking on the ‘Like’ button of India Against Corruption’s Facebook page during its initial days. It gave him an opportunity to connect with like-minded[Read More…]
EC’s only aim is to bring BJP to power: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the Election Commission’s only aim was to bring the BJP to power at any cost. Kejriwal said 18 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) had surfaced in Dholpur in Rajasthan which voted only for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) no matter which button[Read More…]
BJP demands judicial probe into lunches at Kejriwal’s residence
On Sunday, the BJP demanded a judicial inquiry into two luncheons at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence last year which allegedly cost around Rs 11 lakh. Although the charges have been denied by AAP, the leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta claims that Deputy Chief Minister Manish[Read More…]
Delhi by-poll: Voting underway for Rajouri Garden
Polling for by-election of Srinagar Lok Sabha seat and ten assembly constituencies in eight other states is being held Sunday. In the latest development, voting has begun in Delhi only by-election at Rajouri Garden constituency to choose its new MLA. Votings began at 8 AM and will continue till 6[Read More…]
EVM accuracy beyond doubt, says EC
MCD election: Sidhu holds road show in Delhi
Ajay Maken alleges serious corruption charges against Kejriwal
Taking a jibe at the Kejriwal government, Congress leader Ajay Maken tweeted on Wednesday evening claiming that he has proof of the corrupt practices of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. He took to twitter to reveal that he has got the Shunglu Committee Report through RTI that examined 404 files of[Read More…]
Jethmalani-AAP fee controversy: Why should Kejriwal pay the bills, asks Sisodia
AAP government in Delhi has defended its decision to pay from the state exchequer the fees of senior advocate Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday. Jethmalani is handling the defamation case filed by none other than union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley against CM Arvind Kejriwal in the court. After much controversy over[Read More…]
AAP leader Ashish Khetan accuses FM Arun Jaitley of corruption
Stirring up controversy, senior journalist and AAP leader Ashish Khetan shares a series of tweets directly amplifying the allegations of corruption against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. This comes soon after senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani agreed to fight the defamation case against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for ‘free’. Senior AAP leader[Read More…]
Delhi government denies admission to ‘terrorist’ children
EC should consider paper ballots instead of EVMs: Congress
The Congress party on Monday asked the Election Commission to introspect and explore possibility of shifting voting from EVMs to the alternative system of paper ballots. The party also added that EC should not be an advocate for electronic voting machines (EVMs) and should conduct polls to the satisfaction of[Read More…]
