Delhi MCD election live updates | 18% voter turnout recorded till 12 p.m. across the 250 municipal wards in the Capital

Delhi MCD election live updates | 18% voter turnout recorded till 12 p.m. across the 250 municipal wards in the Capital

Over 1.45 crore electors will decide the fate of 1,349 candidates today in the first civic polls since the merger of the three erstwhile municipal corporations — North, South and East — in May, and after the total number of municipal wards were reduced to 250 from the previous total of 272.. The high-stakes poll … 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

CBI arrests liquor businessman in Delhi Excise Policy case

CBI arrests liquor businessman in Delhi Excise Policy case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested one more person ¬ a liquor businessman, Abhishek Boinpally ¬ in connection with case alleging irregularities in the Delhi government’s now-withdrawn excise policy, in which Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is also an accused, officials said Monday, October 10, 2022. The accused is an associate of Arun … Read more

BJP dismisses Sisodia’s claim of receiving offer to join party

BJP dismisses Sisodia’s claim of receiving offer to join party

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday dismissed Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia‘s claim of having received an offer to join the BJP and get all cases against him closed. Addressing a press conference at party headquarter here, BJP’s national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his DyCM Manish Sisodia … Read more

Manish Sisodia claims BJP offered to close CBI, ED cases against him if he splits AAP and joins them

Manish Sisodia claims BJP offered to close CBI, ED cases against him if he splits AAP and joins them

Delhi’s deupty chief minister Manish Sisodia made a sensational claim on Twitter saying that the BJP asked him to split the party and in return offered to close all the cases registered by the CBI and ED. “Got a message from BJP – Split AAP and join BJP and in return we will close all … Read more

‘How can the country progress? Game of CBI, ED’: Kejriwal on LOC to Sisodia

‘How can the country progress? Game of CBI, ED’: Kejriwal on LOC to Sisodia

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday raised questions on the country’s progress and accused the Centre of working against the country at a time when it should be battling unemployment. “Instead of fighting inflation and unemployment, the Centre is fighting with the country at a time when it … Read more

Delhi BJP protests outside Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, demands Manish Sisodia’s expulsion from Cabinet

Delhi BJP protests outside Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, demands Manish Sisodia’s expulsion from Cabinet

Delhi BJP leaders on Sunday staged a protest outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s residence demanding his deputy Manish Sisodia‘s expulsion from the Cabinet over charges of corruption Delhi BJP chief alleged that Sisodia “colluded with the liquor mafia to rob the city exchequer of crores of rupees”. “Sisodia has now understood that the CBI is … Read more

Delhi govt to open 100 more mohalla clinics across city

Delhi govt to open 100 more mohalla clinics across city

The Delhi government will open 100 more mohalla clinics across the national capital to provide “world-class” primary healthcare services to all residents, an official statement said on Monday. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia took stock of the mohalla clinic project and said the government is working to completely digitise the clinics and doctors will be … Read more

BJP doing ‘politics of riots’, AAP of providing quality education: Manish Sisodia in Himachal Pradesh

BJP doing ‘politics of riots’, AAP of providing quality education: Manish Sisodia in Himachal Pradesh

AAP senior leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday attacked the Himachal Pradesh government saying the education system in the state is “in shambles” and also claimed that while his party delivers quality education, the BJP indulges in “politics of riots” Sisodia, who is also the deputy chief minister of Delhi, is visiting the northern state ahead … Read more

Delhi: Temporarily close specific wing in school or classroom where Covid case is detected, says Manish Sisodia

Delhi: Temporarily close specific wing in school or classroom where Covid case is detected, says Manish Sisodia

ÇDelhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said a specific wing in schools or classrooms where a COVID-19 case has been detected should be closed temporarily and clarified that the entire school should only be closed in specific cases. The comments by Sisodia, who is also the Education Minister, came against the backdrop of … Read more