New Delhi: Asserting that the responsibility of protecting the Constitution lies with the country's citizens, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal read out the Preamble of the Constitution at the Republic Day celebration at Chhatrasal Stadium here on Saturday (January 25).
The Election Commission (EC) on Friday asked BJP leader Kapil Mishra to delete his controversial tweet in which he described the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections as a contest between India and Pakistan.
New Delhi: Defending his government's decision to dole out freebies Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday (January 24) said freebies in limited dose are good for the economy as they make more money available to the poor and boosts demand.
The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the abrogation of Article 370 allowed the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to the Indian union and said that the move is irreversible.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday (January 22) said Indian values consider all religions equal, and that is why the country is secular and never became a theocratic state like Pakistan.
Speaking at the NCC Republic Day Camp in Delhi, Singh said, "We (India) said we would not discriminate among religions. Why did we do that? Our neighbo...
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday raised questions over the construction of classrooms and purchase of anti-pollution masks in Delhi by the AAP government and demanded answers for alleged financial irregularities.
Another Congress leader Sharmistha Mukherjee alleged that Delhi had become the "rape capital" under the Modi and Kejriwal g...
New Delhi: Over 1000 FIRs have so far been registered in connection with various violations since the model of code conduct came into force for the Delhi Assembly polls.
Talking to reporters, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh said action had been taken against 2,078 public vehicles, including autorickshaws and e-rickshaws, for carrying political m...
New Delhi: Dense fog in the national capital on Wednesday (January 21) morning disrupted flight and train operations with five flights diverted and 22 trains delayed by up to eight hours, officials said.
Heavy fog engulfed parts of the city with the minimum temperature settling at a notch below normal.
“Five flights diverted as the captain was not train...
On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on Friday (January 24), University Grants Commission (UGC) announced the establishment of 10 women-centric academic chairs in various universities.
Melbourne: World number one Rafael Nadal routed fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta for the loss of just seven games on Saturday while two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep avoided becoming the latest big casualty in the third round of the Australian Open.
Rejecting the contention of the counsel representing the Nirbhaya convicts that the prison authorities were not handing over certain documents required to file mercy and curative pleas, a Delhi court on Saturday said no further directions were required in the rape and murder case, and disposed of his plea.
New Delhi: Following the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan, boxing's Olympic Qualifying Tournament scheduled next month was on Friday pushed to March, a couple of days after it was cancelled.
New Delhi: Asserting that the responsibility of protecting the Constitution lies with the country's citizens, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal read out the Preamble of the Constitution at the Republic Day celebration at Chhatrasal Stadium here on Saturday (January 25).
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday played the role of an 'aam aadmi' (common man) and chose to wait for over six hours to file his nomination for the upcoming assembly elections in Delhi. Tuesday was the last day for filing nominations for the February 8 polls.
New Delhi: After the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) has now declared that it will not fight the Delhi Assembly election in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The JJP, which is in alliance with the BJP in Haryana, had earlier announced that it will contest the Delhi assembly elections.
However, Haryana Deputy Chie...
New Delhi: As the national capital is gearing up for assembly polls on February 8, its chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said while the opposition parties aim to defeat him in the upcoming polls, his aim is to beat corruption and take Delhi forward.
As the board examination is just months away, Delhi police on Monday appealed to protesters at Shaheen Bagh to unblock the road after parents and schoolchildren are facing hardships to reach schools and coaching centres.
New Delhi: Ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls on February 8, the BJP on Tuesday (January 21) released the second list of candidates, fielding state Yuva Morcha president Sunil Yadav from the New Delhi constituency against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
New Delhi: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), an all-weather ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has decided not to fight the Delhi assembly elections after the BJP asked it to change its stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which it said it refused. The SAD has following in many Sikh-dominated seats in the city.
New Delhi: The BJP has agreed to a seat-sharing deal with the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) ahead of the Delhi assembly elections, scheduled to be held on February 8. Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari on Monday said the JD(U) will contest on two seats and LJP on one seat.
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday could not file his nomination for the upcoming assembly election since he failed to reach the venue on time. However, he said he would get it done on Tuesday, which is the last day for filing nominations for the February 8 election.
The National Security Act allows preventive detention of an individual for months if the authorities feel that the individual is a threat to the national security, and law and order.
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released the names of 57 candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, scheduled to be held on February 8. Of these 57 candidates, 11 are from the SC community and four are women, said Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari at a press conference.
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday (January 15) granted bail to 12 people arrested in connection with violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act in Seelampur here.
Additional Sessions Judge Lalit Kumar granted the relief on furnishing a bail bond of ₹15,000 each and a surety of the like amount.
On December 18, the court had sent 11 people, ...
AAP has declared the names of all 70 candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled to be held on February 8. Of these, 46 legislators have been fielded for re-election while the rest are new faces. CM Arvind Kejriwal is fielded from New Delhi constituency while his deputy Manish Sisodia from Patparganj.
New Delhi: Delhi Police is following the policy of persuasion rather than force to clear the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch which had become a popular site for protests in the national capital against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) since last month.
New Delhi: Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) has appealed to Chief Justice of India S A Bobde to take cognizance of the alleged police brutalities during recent protests against the CAA and the NRC in various parts of the country.
Zafarul Islam Khan, DMC chairman, in a letter to the CJI, said police behaviour in various states has been “highly objectionabl...
New Delhi: The Delhi BJP slapped the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with a defamation notice and sought ₹500 crore as compensation after the ruling party tweeted a video that featured Manoj Tiwari, its Delhi unit chief, dancing to an AAP campaign song.
New Delhi: Ahead of the Delhi Assembly election, Congress leader and former MLA Ram Singh Netaji and three others on Monday (January 13) joined the AAP in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Vinay Kumar Mishra, who is the son of senior Congress leader Mahabal Mishra and unsuccessfully contested from the Palam Assembly seat, also joined the Aam ...
Senior Union Home Ministry and Delhi Police officials will appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on Monday (January) to discuss rising crimes in Delhi, according to details available with the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
New Delhi: Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has sought details of employees from all ministries by Wednesday, (January 15) as the government launched an exercise to formulate an accommodation action plan under its ambitious project to redevelop Central Vista in Lutyens Delhi.
In his letter to secretaries, Gauba has asked them to appoint a nodal officer not be...
The Delhi Police has issued notices to nine students identified as suspects in the violence in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on students and teachers that left 36 injured.
