New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested four public officials in two separate bribery cases in the national capital, exposing alleged corruption within civic and heritage bodies, the agency said on Friday.”The CBI officials laid traps on April 1, resulting in the arrest of a junior engineer (JE) and a Beldar from Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) Shahdara North Zone, alongside a conservation assistant and a monument attendant from the Archaeological Su…
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New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The transgender community staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Thursday against the newly-introduced Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, alleging that it violates their rights and dignity. A large number of people from the community gathered to demonstrate against the government, claiming that the Bill undermines the principles of equality and self-identification. The protesters asserted that the Bill, which has already been passed by bo…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday said that last week’s court verdict relating to the excise policy case involving former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, among others, marked a historic victory of truth in Indian politics and affirmed that AAP has emerged stronger as a national force. Launching a political challenge, Mann said Punjab will deliver 100 seats in the 2027 Assembly polls to defeat authoritarian rule, adding the victory against such …
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday hit out at AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for his failed governance model, castigating the former Delhi chief minister’s bid to project himself as a clean and good administrator after the recent court reprieve in the liquor policy case.“The 11-year tenure of Arvind Kejriwal was identified with zero development, corruption, scams, and the ‘Sheesh Mahal’, whereas the one year of the BJP government has been mar…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Fresh from a morale-boosting reprieve from a Delhi court in the liquor policy case, AAP National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed that he is not corrupt as he loves India and hit out at the BJP and the Congress party for ‘duping’ the nation.Addressing a rally at Jantar Mantar, he said, “The day before yesterday, a Delhi court gave a historic verdict — in favour of the people of Delhi, in favour of the people of the country. I want to con…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi President Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday said the party’s rally at Jantar Mantar was aimed at raising the voice of thousands of dismissed contractual workers and to expose what he termed as “vendetta politics” of the BJP, asserting that the event is “a rally, not a protest”.This will be AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s first public rally since he was discharged by the court in the liquor policy case.Police personnel were deployed in…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a petition filed by Congress leader and All India Mahila Congress President Alka Lamba seeking quashing of an FIR, chargesheet and the order framing criminal charges against her in connection with a protest held at Jantar Mantar demanding implementation of women’s reservation. A single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought the response of the Delhi Police and listed the matter for further…
Patna, Feb 9 (IANS) The Bihar Assembly witnessed protests on Monday, the fifth day of the Budget Session, as opposition parties raised strong objections over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Darbhanga, the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant, and the arrest of Purnea MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav.Congress MLA Abhishek Ranjan arrived at the Assembly portico wearing a T-shirt bearing the slogan, “Today there will be jail, tomorrow there will be bail, and the day after tomorrow the sam…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A major protest was held at Jantar Mantar on Sunday as students, activists and concerned citizens gathered to demand accountability and justice over the death of a NEET aspirant from Bihar, an incident that has sparked outrage and raised serious questions about student safety and institutional responsibility. Holding placards and raising slogans, protesters called for a swift and transparent investigation into the case and strict action against those responsible. Several …
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday rejected Congress leader Alka Lamba’s revision plea challenging the framing of criminal charges against her in connection with a protest held at Jantar Mantar last year to demand implementation of women’s reservation in Parliament ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.Additional Sessions Judge Dig Vinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts dismissed the revision petition, holding that there was no “patent illegality, perversity or jurisdictional er…