U.P. court orders AAP’s Sanjay Singh to pay monetary compensation to BJP leader in defamation suit

U.P. court orders AAP’s Sanjay Singh to pay monetary compensation to BJP leader in defamation suit

A civil court in Lucknow found Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh guilty of defaming former U.P. Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mahendra Singh. The court ordered Mr. Singh to pay a compensation of ₹1 lakh to the plaintiff. “The defendant is directed to pay a compensation of ₹one lakh … Read more

AAP’s Satyendar Jain collapses in Tihar Jail, hospitalised

AAP’s Satyendar Jain collapses in Tihar Jail, hospitalised

Jailed AAP leader and Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain who has been arrested in connection with a money laundering case, was on Thursday, May 25, 2023, admitted to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital here after he collapsed in Tihar … Read more

Manish Sisodia | AAP’s Minister of everything

Manish Sisodia | AAP’s Minister of everything

Mr. Sisodia, a three-time MLA and Deputy Chief Minister of the AAP governments formed in Delhi in 2015, and 2020, is a member of the Political Affairs Committee. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On February 26, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Manish Sisodia — Number 2 in both the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) … Read more

In Punjab’s Jat Sikh-dominated politics, AAP’s Harpal Singh Cheema emerging as an ‘acceptable’ leader

In Punjab’s Jat Sikh-dominated politics, AAP’s Harpal Singh Cheema emerging as an ‘acceptable’ leader

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema. File | Photo Credit: PTI With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab inching close to completing nine months in power, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who has been dealing with the stiffest task of bringing the cash-strapped State back on track fiscally, has seemingly demonstrated an assertive … Read more

Gujarat Assembly elections | AAP’s promise of ‘Delhi model’ piques curiosity, stokes debate in BJP stronghold

Gujarat Assembly elections | AAP’s promise of ‘Delhi model’ piques curiosity, stokes debate in BJP stronghold

November 20, 2022 11:56 pm | Updated November 21, 2022 10:48 am IST – Rajkot/Surat Aam Aadmi Party National Coordinator and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal participates in a roadshow for upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections, in Rajkot district. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Can the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) entice Gujarat, known for its mercantile … Read more

Diamond workers in Surat evince interest in AAP’s promises

Diamond workers in Surat evince interest in AAP’s promises

Diamond workers at Gayatri society in Surat | Photo Credit: Abhinay Deshpande Workers in Surat’s famous diamond cutting and polishing sector, reeling under the twin problems of unemployment and low wages amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict that has snapped the supply of rough stones, appear to be looking at the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) manifesto … Read more

Decoding AAP’s ideological conundrum

Decoding AAP’s ideological conundrum

Dalit leader Rajendra Pal Gautam’s resignation from the Delhi Cabinet after the BJP kicked up a political storm over his renunciation of Hindu deities at an event to embrace Buddhism has revealed that AAP is walking an ideological tightrope. The party that once put very little premium on ideology is now trying to balance its … Read more

Ink thrown at AAP’s Sanjay Singh after he met Hathras victim’s kin; man detained

Ink thrown at AAP’s Sanjay Singh after he met Hathras victim’s kin; man detained

An unknown person hurled ink at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh where he had gone to meet the family of the 19-year-old who was allegedly gangraped last month. AAP MP Sanjay Singh (Photo: PTI) An unknown person on Monday threw black ink at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh in … Read more