Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashish Khetan has quit the party, AAP sources said today, a week after another leader, Ashutosh, announced his resignation. Khetan, who did not deny the resignation, said he was not involved in “active politics at the moment” and was not interested in rumours. According to sources in the party, Khetan had […]
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The condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remains critical and he continues to be on advanced life-support system, sources said. The 93-year-old BJP veteran was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion. […]
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Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal said today the BJP government at the Centre had achieved nothing if Prime Minister Narendra Modi was talking about the “Hindu-Muslim” issue after four years in office. Kejriwal’s remarks came a day after the prime minister, during a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh, asked if the Congress […]
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The Delhi High Court closed the Rs 10 crore defamation suit filed by Union minister Arun Jaitley after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal apologised to him. Jaitley had filed this second defamation suit after Kejriwal’s former lawyer Ram Jethmalani allegedly “abused” him in open court during the proceedings of the original defamation suit against the […]
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal targeted the Centre alleging that never before had so many “bank scams” taken place under any regime since India’s independence even as he declared that his party would contest the next state Assembly polls in Haryana. Kejriwal asked the people of Haryana to reject the ruling BJP as […]
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari expressing regret over certain statements he made against the BJP leader, who had filed a defamation suit against him, a court here was informed today. Kejriwal and Gadkari also submitted a joint application before the court seeking withdrawal of the defamation case […]
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On the backfoot over tendering an apology to former Punjab minister and Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia, the AAP sought to pacify its party MLAs from the northern state to avert a split in the state unit. Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s apology letter to Majithia for accusing him of being involved in drugs trade, had […]
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The AAP’s central leadership has called the party’s Punjab leaders, including MLAs, for a meeting with its national convener Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi tomorrow, after a majority of its MLAs in the state yesterday discussed the option of splitting and forming a separate unit. Kejriwal’s apology to SAD leader and former Punjab minister Bikram Singh […]
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has tendered an apology for levelling charges of involvement in drugs trade against Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia following which the latter has decided to withdraw the court case against him. Disclosing this, Majithia claimed he was grateful that truth had won and Kejriwal had realized his mistake. […]
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V K Jain, the advisor to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has resigned citing personal reasons and family commitments, days after he was questioned by police in connection with the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, sources said. “Jain has resigned from the post of advisor to the Delhi chief minister citing personal reasons […]
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