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Swati Maliwal joins BJP, cites governance concerns and policy alignment

Swati Maliwal joins BJP, cites governance concerns and policy alignment

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Maliwal, who previously served as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and held key responsibilities in Delhi’s governance ecosystem, confirmed that her decision to join the BJP was voluntary and driven by her long-standing observation of the party’s work Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Delhi: Over 60 went missing each day, including 16 children: Data

Delhi: Over 60 went missing each day, including 16 children: Data

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More than 20,000 persons (including close to 6,000 children) were reported missing in Delhi each year in the 2017-2023 period with the exception of 2020 | Photo Credit: Karma Bhutia The National Human Rights Commission on Monday issued notices to the Delhi government, Chief Secretary, Commissioner of Police seeking a detailed report on missing person complaints registered this year.  The Commission’s action comes in response to the recently released missing person figures which showed that over 800 persons went missing in the national capital in the first 15 days of January this year.  While the Delhi Police stated last Thursday that there is “no cause for panic or fear” as the figures actually reflected a decline compared to the same period in previous years, the NHRC observed that if these reports were true, it raised serious issues of violation of human rights.  While the recent figures have grabbed headlines, data points to a deeper crisis in the national capital: a mounting number of missing and unrecovered persons, with figures now rivaling those of the largest …

Delhi Red Fort Blast Live Updates: RDX Usage Suspected, 3 Detained In Kashmir

Delhi Red Fort Blast Live Updates: RDX Usage Suspected, 3 Detained In Kashmir

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Delhi Red Fort Blast News Live Updates: At least eight people were killed and several others injured on Monday evening after a Hyundai i20 car exploded near Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station in Delhi. Authorities are treating the blast, which occurred around 6:55 pm, as a suspected terror-related incident. As per sources, two people have been detained in Kashmir – Tariq Ahmed Dar from Samboora, Pulwama and Umar alias Amir. Tariq claimed he had handed over the car to Amir. Car traced to Pulwama man: Investigators have traced the car to a man from Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir, uncovering a potential terror link. According to CNN News18 sources, the car was originally registered in Gurugram under the number HR26 and first owned by Mohammad Salman. It reportedly changed hands four times – Salman to Devendra, Devendra to Sonu, and finally Sonu to Tariq from Shambhura village in Pulwama. Delhi Police have alerted Jammu and Kashmir authorities, with a special team dispatched to Srinagar to verify details about Tariq and …

Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Campaigning nears end as top leaders of all three parties gear up for final rallies | Delhi News

Delhi Election 2025 Live Updates: Campaigning nears end as top leaders of all three parties gear up for final rallies | Delhi News

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Delhi News Live Updates: For the BJP, Union ministers Amit Shah and other leaders are likely to address public meetings in Delhi on Monday. (Source: PTI) Delhi Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: With just days left for the high-stakes Delhi Assembly polls, campaigning will conclude on Monday. Leaders from BJP, Congress, and the ruling AAP are set to hold rallies. Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh will lead BJP’s public meetings, while senior Congress leaders will also address gatherings. AAP’s bid for third term vs BJP’s comeback attempt: The AAP is eyeing a third consecutive full term, banking on its governance record and welfare schemes. Meanwhile, the BJP is making a determined push to reclaim power in Delhi after 27 years, focusing on national leadership and local governance promises. The Congress, once the dominant force in Delhi’s politics before the AAP’s rise, is striving to regain its foothold and revive its influence among voters.

Delhi Assembly elections: At bottom of income ladder, AAP secure, wobbles as voters climb up | Delhi News

Delhi Assembly elections: At bottom of income ladder, AAP secure, wobbles as voters climb up | Delhi News

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What does the Delhi assembly election, voting for which is two days away, seem to be less about? The liquor excise scam that Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and other top AAP leaders were jailed for, and allegations against Kejriwal of using public funds to make a “sheesh mahal” for himself, don’t appear to resonate on the ground significantly. From strained Shaheen Bagh with a visible police presence and no parks, to which Muslim families from other parts of Delhi have relocated over the years in search of greater “security”, to the gated enclaves of Shalimar Bagh, from the sprawl of unauthorised colonies of Sangam Vihar in south Delhi to Burari on the outskirts almost cut off by traffic jams from the city, many voters The Indian Express spoke to dismissed the two controversies as only “political”. Story continues below this ad Lack of outrage on these two counts was more palpable among AAP’s supporters in jhuggi jhopri clusters where people live in cramped spaces, precariously. Here, many count out the ways in which they are …

Delhi Assembly Elections: Denied tickets, 7 AAP MLAs quit party, blame ‘corruption’ | Delhi News

Delhi Assembly Elections: Denied tickets, 7 AAP MLAs quit party, blame ‘corruption’ | Delhi News

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JUST FOUR days ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, seven sitting MLAs from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) resigned from the primary membership of the party giving the same reasons: “growing corruption in the party” and “deviation from the values and principles” on which the party was founded. All seven are outgoing MLAs and have not been given tickets this time. The seven are Bhavna Gaur from Palam assembly constituency, Bhupinder Singh Joon from Bijwasan, Pawan Sharma from Adarsh Nagar, Madan Lal from Kasturba Nagar, Rajesh Rishi from Janakpuri, Rohit Kumar Mehrolia from Trilokpuri and Naresh Yadav from Mehrauli constituency. Story continues below this ad Mehrauli’s Naresh Yadav was convicted and sentenced to a two-year term in November by a Punjab court in the 2016 Quran desecration case. While the AAP had announced him as its candidate despite the conviction, it changed its mind in December and replaced him with Mahender Chaudhary. Kasturba Nagar MLA Madan Lal, who has been replaced by Ramesh Pehelwan, said, “I lost faith in Arvind Kejriwal and the party… The …

Delhi News Live Updates: ‘Sheesh Mahal’ vs ‘Raj Mahal’ row intensifies between BJP & AAP amid run-up to Assembly polls | Delhi News

Delhi News Live Updates: ‘Sheesh Mahal’ vs ‘Raj Mahal’ row intensifies between BJP & AAP amid run-up to Assembly polls | Delhi News

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Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal (PTI Photo) Delhi News Live Updates: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued to spar over the alleged modifications done in the chief minister’s residence during Arvind Kejriwal’s tenure. BJP on Wednesday released a video titled ‘Kejriwal ka Sheesh Mahal’, which was a short tour of Kejriwal’s former residence at 6 Flagstaff road. Meanwhile, AAP hit back at BJP, alleging that the prime minister’s residence was built at a cost of over Rs 2,700 crore, dubbing it ‘Raj Mahal’. Delhi weather today: The mercury in Delhi witnessed a significant drop on Thursday morning, with a minimum temperature recorded at 6 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in Delhi is expected to go up to 19 degrees Celsius today. The national capital also recorded a steep rise in the air quality index on January 9, recorded at 332 at 8:30 am. Thick fog across the city continued to impact flight and train operations. According to the IMD forecast, dense fog will continue in Delhi for the …

Fraudulent payments, fake measurements: CBI books 11 PWD engineers, contractor for Delhi flyovers scam | Delhi News

Fraudulent payments, fake measurements: CBI books 11 PWD engineers, contractor for Delhi flyovers scam | Delhi News

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Fraudulent payments made by manipulating records, bills for undelivered consignments, work awarded to new contractor before completion of the existing contractor’s liability period – these are among CBI’s key findings over which it recently booked 11 engineers and a contractor of the Delhi Government’s Public Works Department (PWD). The PWD’s vigilance unit found that payment was made to the contractor against false or fake measurements by the department’s officials to stop the vibration and noise caused by the flyovers at Outer Ring Road, Ber Sarai, Munirka and Vasant Vihar. The complaint was filed by V K Parashar, the Chief Vigilance Officer in the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Nirman Bhawan on August 6, 2021, against three executive engineers, four junior engineers and four assistant engineers posted with South West Road-I Division of the PWD and a registered contractor. “…A regular case of criminal conspiracy, cheating and several sections of Prevention of Corruption was registered against them on November 12 last year (2024),” the FIR by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said.Parashar said the CPWD’s …

Delhi News Live Updates: Arvind Kejriwal Claims ‘Raids Would Take Place On AAP Leaders Amid Schemes Row

Delhi News Live Updates: Arvind Kejriwal Claims ‘Raids Would Take Place On AAP Leaders Amid Schemes Row

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Delhi Latest News Live: Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the BJP is “badly upset” with the schemes launched by his party AAP. This came after BJP and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj accused Arvind Kejriwal of misleading Delhiites with false promises under the ‘Sanjeevani’ and ‘Mahila Samman’ schemes. Some advertisements in newspapers by Delhi government’s Women and Child Development (WCD) Department and the Health and Family Welfare Department warned Delhi residents saying that no such schemes had been officially notified. Catch all LIVE updates here LIVE FEED AAP vs BJP Delhi News Live Updates: What Arvind Kejriwal Has Said On The Row So Far In an X post, Arvind Kejriwal wrote, “These people are badly upset by the Mahila Samman Yojana and Sanjeevani Yojana. They have planned to arrest Atishi ji in the next few days by making a fake case. Before that, raids will be conducted on senior AAP leaders.” AAP vs BJP Delhi News Live Updates: Bansuri Swaraj Slams AAP Government In Delhi Bansuri Swaraj called the Aam Aadmi Party government a …

15-year-old dies after doctors remove 56 objects from his stomach in Delhi – India TV

15-year-old dies after doctors remove 56 objects from his stomach in Delhi – India TV

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Image Source : VIDEO SCREENGRAB Teen dies after doctors remove 56 objects from his stomach in Delhi In a tragic incident, a 15-year-old boy lost his life after undergoing surgery to remove a shocking 56 objects from his stomach. According to information released, the boy died a day after doctors at Safdarjung Hospital removed items including watch batteries, blades, nails, and other metal objects from his body. Sanchit Sharma, the boy’s father and a medical representative based in Hathras, shared details about the ordeal, saying the death of their only son, Aditya Sharma—a Class 9 student—after the removal of these objects had left the family devastated. He explained that Aditya died a day after the surgery at Safdarjung Hospital. “His heart rate spiked and his blood pressure dropped alarmingly,” Sanchit remarked. About the discovery Sanchit Sharma shared that multiple medical examinations were conducted on Aditya at various hospitals across Uttar Pradesh, Jaipur, and Delhi, which confirmed the presence of 56 objects inside his stomach. Speaking on how the issue was detected, the family mentioned that …