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New Delhi, March 5 – Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta cautioned Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Atishi on Thursday not to insult or discredit the Assembly Committees for “narrow political gains”.The Speaker’s caution followed LoP Atishi’s critical public comments on the ongoing ‘Faansi...

New Delhi, March 3 Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to the Delhi Assembly's Privileges Committee on Tuesday, confirming his appearance before the panel on March 6 regarding the "Phansi Ghar" issue, and demanding the live-streaming of the proceedings.The committee is examining...

New Delhi, March 3 – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal confirmed on Tuesday that he will appear before the Delhi Assembly’s Privileges Committee on March 6 in connection with the “Fansi Ghar (Gallows Gallery)” controversy, and requested live streaming of the proceedings for...

New Delhi, March 1 – Attacking Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal over corruption, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Sunday, presented her government's one-year report card in the Chandni Chowk parliamentary constituency along with BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal and other leaders...

New Delhi, March 1 The BJP strongly criticized AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, saying that despite the failures of his 11-year rule in Delhi, he blamed others for the shortcomings in the national capital.After having the opportunity to govern Delhi for more than two terms and now running...

New Delhi, March 1 – Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva criticized AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday for his failed governance model, accusing the former Delhi chief minister of trying to portray himself as a clean and competent administrator after a recent court ruling in the...

New Delhi, February 28 Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra accused former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of "overacting" after receiving relief in the excise policy case, and said that the people of Delhi "know the truth."Addressing a press conference, Mishra said that Kejriwal had resorted to...

Mumbai, February 28 – The Shiv Sena (UBT) launched a strong attack on the Centre on Saturday, claiming that the discharge of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and 23 others by the Rouse Avenue District Court in the alleged liquor policy case is a "slap in the face" of what it termed as political...

Chandigarh, February 27 The Punjab unit of AAP on Friday hailed the court's acquittal of AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann exclaiming, "truth always triumphs."Mann also said the court order shows that central agencies...

New Delhi, February 27 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday that the discharge of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi excise policy case was a significant setback to what he described as the Centre's...

New Delhi, February 27 Delhi BJP leader Manoj Tiwari on Friday said the legal battle in the excise policy case was far from over and mocked former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, suggesting even his "tears should be tested in a lab".Earlier in the day, the Rouse Avenue Court discharged...

New Delhi, February 27 The Aam Aadmi Party, which was said to be facing an existential crisis after losing power to the BJP last year, received a boost after its national convener Arvind Kejriwal was discharged by a court in the excise policy case on Friday.Allegations of a scam in the AAP's...

New Delhi, February 27 The BJP said on Friday that while a court has acquitted AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for "lack of evidence" in a case involving the Delhi excise policy, the people of the national capital have already given him a "political response on political grounds," and the...

New Delhi, February 25 The Delhi Assembly has summoned Punjab officials, including the state Director General of Police (DGP), to appear before its Privileges Committee on Friday in connection with alleged remarks made by Leader of the Opposition Atishi against Sikh Gurus.The issue stemmed...

New Delhi, February 23 The Delhi government will work to resolve all the outstanding problems caused by previous governments, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday.Gupta was addressing a gathering of BJP workers at a 'Pravas' event organized in the North East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency...

New Delhi, February 23 The Delhi government will launch a week-long public outreach program across all seven Lok Sabha constituencies of the national capital on Monday to mark one year of the BJP regime here.According to the schedule released by the party, the outreach will involve public...

Kolkata, February 22 Alleging that her West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee had approached the Supreme Court to stall the SIR exercise to prevent the identification of infiltrators, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday claimed that the people of the state have made up their minds to...

Kolkata, February 22 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched a sharp attack on her West Bengal counterpart, Mamata Banerjee, on Sunday, alleging deterioration in law and order and claiming that the people of the state have made up their minds to remove the Trinamool Congress from power in...

New Delhi, February 22 – Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Sunday that the Aam Aadmi Party's new slogan and campaign – "Delhi in distress, remembering Kejriwal" – is a complete failure.The Delhi BJP President said that during its 11-year rule, Arvind Kejriwal's AAP left the city's...

Kolkata, February 22 West Bengal Minister of Information Technology and Electronics, Babul Supriyo, on Sunday criticised the recent "naked protest" by Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers at an AI summit in New Delhi, stating that political disputes should never come at the expense of the...