After BJP’s impressive victory in the Delhi MCD polls, a number of AAP party members along with Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra called for introspection over the party’s overthrow in the polls saying that the loss cannot be blamed only on EVMs even as the party leadership alleged “rigging” of voting[Read More…]
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PM Modi to flag off first regional flight under UDAN scheme today
PM Narendra Modi will flag off the first regional flight under the ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN)’ scheme on Thursday. The flight will be between Shimla and Delhi, the aviation ministry announced on Wednesday. “The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the first UDAN flight under RCS on[Read More…]
CBI Court reserves verdict in 2G spectrum
Watch: Twitterati reactions on AAP’s defeat in MCD polls
Twitter had a field day with users mocking the Aam Aadmi Party’s dismal performance in the recently held MCD elections. Hilarious tweets and memes targeting the party are doing the rounds, Newsd has compiled a few of them. Watch the video:
Spoof: Kejriwal’s first reaction after MCD results
The BJP has swept the recently held Delhi municipal polls with 183 seats. Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party managed to get less than 50 seats in the elections, in the backdrop of accusations of EVM tampering directed towards the BJP. Following the decimation of AAP, Newsd presents to you the[Read More…]
PM Modi thanks Delhi for believing in BJP
Delhi MCD polls: Counting of votes begins
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…]
Delhi: Rain and thunderstorm cools the city down
Just when the Delhiites were struggling with soaring temperatures, on Tuesday evening the national capital witnessed thundershowers and rain, relieving many. These showers also gave a satisfying change in weather, as mercury dropped by several notches. As per reports, the light rain was observed at various locations in the city[Read More…]
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…]
‘Go to Pakistan’: Elderly Muslim man humiliated in Delhi metro
As religious discrimination continues to grow within a secular country like India, another shocking incident resurfaced in this context last week. In Delhi metro, a group of youth not only denied a Muslim old man a seat but also abused him for the way he looked. This incident happened in[Read More…]
Kalkaji ‘gaurakshak’ terror: PFA member arrested
Delhi Police on Monday arrested Shashank Sharma, a resident of Rohini in New Delhi, in connection with the assault on three youth who were transporting cattle. Sharma has claimed to be a member of People For Animals, an NGO chaired by BJP leader and Union Minister Maneka Gandhi. On Saturday[Read More…]
CM K Palaniswami raises NEET, Cauvery issues at Niti Aayog meeting
Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday said that he has raised issued, insisting on the exclusion of NEET test at the Niti Aayog meeting held in Delhi headed by PM Modi on Sunday. Notably, Tamil Nadu has been resisting the National Entrance Cum Eligibility Test (NEET) for MBBS and BDS[Read More…]
Verdict on Chhota Rajan fake passport case today
Tamil Nadu farmers call off protest in Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee skipped Niti Aayog meeting
On Sunday, two Chief Ministers namely, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal skipped the third Governing Council meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan. “West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal could not come to attend the Governing Council meeting today at Rashtrapati Bhavan,”[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…]
Tamil Nadu CM meets protesting farmers in Delhi
‘LG fires one bullet at me everyday’
2 men jailed for raising funds for ISIS
Congress expels Barkha Shukla Singh
Barkha Shukla Singh has been expelled from Congress on Friday for 6 years, soon after she attacked INC vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi unit head Ajay Maken and quit as local women’s wing chief. She has been removed from the party for being involved in ‘anti-party activities’ ahead of the[Read More…]
Delhi expecting thunderstorms over the weekend
As heatwave intensifies across India, the temperature at the national capital soars as high as 42.5 degrees Celsius. However giving some relief to Delhiites, the India Meteorological Department predicts a possible thunderstorm or a dust storm on Saturday. According to the officials, favourable wind movements on the western horizon could[Read More…]
Car runs over people on footpath in Kashmiri Gate
Home minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate two-day ‘Civil Services Day’ today
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a two-day Civil Services Day event in New Delhi on Thursday. The opening session will be followed by a plenary session. Chaired by Minister of State, Ministry of Personnel Jitendra Singh, the plenary session will be on creating value through human capital management[Read More…]