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When Will Kejriwal Government Fall?

When Will Kejriwal Government Fall?

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

For someone who is such an indefatigable litigant, what is stopping Mr Saxena from using the law to depose Mr Kejriwal? Maybe we will get the answer after May 25, notes Aditi Phadnis.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India

Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India

Rediff.com11 Nov 2024

Justice Khanna, who will serve as CJI for a little over six months, will demit office on May 13, 2025.

Slapped 7-8 times, kicked in chest, stomach: Swati Maliwal In FIR

Slapped 7-8 times, kicked in chest, stomach: Swati Maliwal In FIR

Rediff.com17 May 2024

The details of the alleged assault on Maliwal, which took place at Kejriwal's official residence on Monday, emerged on Friday as the Rajya Sabha MP appeared before a magistrate to record her statement in the case.

Bribe money 'passed on' as poll funds to AAP, claims ED

Bribe money 'passed on' as poll funds to AAP, claims ED

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday alleged that bribe money generated from corruption in a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) contract was 'passed on' as election funds to the Aam Aadmi Party that rules the national capital.

Atiq killers shifted from Prayagraj jail

Atiq killers shifted from Prayagraj jail

Rediff.com17 Apr 2023

The assailants -- Mohit alias Sunny (23) of Hamirpur, Lavlesh Tiwari (22) of Banda and Arun Maurya (18) of Kasganj -- were arrested soon after the dramatic shootout outside the Prayagraj hospital where policemen were escorting the brothers for a medical check-up Saturday night.

DJB contract bribes transferred to officials, AAP: ED

DJB contract bribes transferred to officials, AAP: ED

Rediff.com3 Apr 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday levelled fresh allegations of corruption against the Aam Aadmi Party, saying a former Delhi Jal Board chief engineer had 'transferred' Rs 2 crore of bribe money to his colleagues in the department and the ruling party in Delhi as election funds.

She's dead for us, says father after news of Anju's marriage to Pak pal

She's dead for us, says father after news of Anju's marriage to Pak pal

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

The father of Anju, a married Indian woman who travelled to Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and married her Facebook friend there on Tuesday, said she was as good as dead for her family back home.

Atishi's indefinite fast for water ends with hospitalisation

Atishi's indefinite fast for water ends with hospitalisation

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

Delhi Water Minister Atishi ended her indefinite fast over the water scarcity in the national capital after she was hospitalised early Tuesday, Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said.

AAP reacts to minister's exit: 'It's our agnipariskha'

AAP reacts to minister's exit: 'It's our agnipariskha'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday claimed that the resignation of Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand vindicated its stand that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest was aimed at finishing the party.

2024's 10 Best Web Series

2024's 10 Best Web Series

Rediff.com9 Dec 2024

The year was rich in content as far as Web series were concerned.

Movies COMING UP In September

Movies COMING UP In September

Rediff.com3 Sep 2024

It's going to be a party on OTT this September, with a string of interesting releases but the theatre scene looks bare.

Vinai Kumar Saxena appointed as 21st Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

Vinai Kumar Saxena appointed as 21st Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

Rediff.com24 May 2022

Saxena, 64, will succeed Anil Baijal who resigned from the post last week citing "personal reasons".

Atishi snubbed, Delhi LG picks Gahlot to hoist flag on I-Day

Atishi snubbed, Delhi LG picks Gahlot to hoist flag on I-Day

Rediff.com13 Aug 2024

The choice that bypasses several other senior government leaders is likely to set a stage for another round of tussle between the AAP dispensation and the LG Secretariat.

Will Phase 6 Stun BJP?

Will Phase 6 Stun BJP?

Rediff.com28 May 2024

In Phase 6, indications are that the BJP, which is defending 40 seats, will lose in double digits and gain in single digits. Not good, if you are the ruling party scrambling to earn a working majority, with just one phase left to go, argues Prem Panicker.

AAP 'passed on' bribe money as poll funds: ED chargesheet

AAP 'passed on' bribe money as poll funds: ED chargesheet

Rediff.com30 Mar 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed its first chargesheet in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), official sources said on Saturday.

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

Rediff.com3 Oct 2024

Gandhi will now be seen in two upcoming OTT series -- Hansal Mehta's Gandhi, starring Pratik Gandhi in the title role, and Freedom at Midnight by Nikkhil Advani.

ECI Factor Gives BJP Poll Advantage!

ECI Factor Gives BJP Poll Advantage!

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

'Unlike in the sporting arena, where sports federations moved from partisan to impartial referees, in Indian democracy's biggest festival, it appears we are moving backward from unbiased and objective to one-sided and partisan,' observes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

ED seeks FCRA probe into AAP's Rs 7-cr foreign funding; party says BJP plot

ED seeks FCRA probe into AAP's Rs 7-cr foreign funding; party says BJP plot

Rediff.com20 May 2024

The Aam Aadmi Party dismissed the allegation as "baseless" and claimed it was "another conspiracy hatched by the BJP" to tarnish AAP's image ahead of voting for Lok Sabha seats in Delhi and Punjab.

Kejriwal not allowed in-person meeting with family in Tihar: Sanjay Singh

Kejriwal not allowed in-person meeting with family in Tihar: Sanjay Singh

Rediff.com13 Apr 2024

Addressing a press conference, Singh said, "There is an attempt to break the morale of CM Kejriwal.

Modi's aide, ex-IAS officer AK Sharma makes it to UP ministry

Modi's aide, ex-IAS officer AK Sharma makes it to UP ministry

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Considered a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Arvind Kumar Sharma kicked off his political innings after taking voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service and became a member of the UP legislative council.

Paris Olympics: Panwar bags India's first quota in rowing

Paris Olympics: Panwar bags India's first quota in rowing

Rediff.com21 Apr 2024

Balraj Panwar secured India's first Paris Olympics quota in rowing by finishing third in the men's single scull event of the 2024 World Asian and Oceanian Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regetta in Chungju, South Korea, on Sunday.

CBI sleuths probing Bengal violence among 29 awarded Prez medals

CBI sleuths probing Bengal violence among 29 awarded Prez medals

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

Joint Director Ramnish Geer, who led the probe in cases like housing scam allegedly involving the then Union minister Sheila Kaul, Naval war room leak case, kidnapping of an NRI businessman and his release besides other high profile anti-corruption cases, received the coveted President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.

VVIP inmates must be kept with 'great caution' in Tihar: Delhi ex-chief cop

VVIP inmates must be kept with 'great caution' in Tihar: Delhi ex-chief cop

Rediff.com6 Apr 2024

Several high-profile people, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his former cabinet ministers Satyendar Jain and Manish Sisodia, are lodged in Tihar jail.

What happened to me was...: Swati Maliwal on 'assault' at Kejriwal's house

What happened to me was...: Swati Maliwal on 'assault' at Kejriwal's house

Rediff.com16 May 2024

She said crucial elections are going on now, and stressed that she is not important but the issues of the country are.

Tihar doctors monitor Kejriwal as sugar level falls

Tihar doctors monitor Kejriwal as sugar level falls

Rediff.com2 Apr 2024

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been remanded in judicial custody till April 15 in the excise policy case, paced up and down his 14x8 feet cell on his first night in Tihar jail, managing only to sleep for a while, a prison official said.

Atiq's killing: Attackers came with media IDs, cameras, mics

Atiq's killing: Attackers came with media IDs, cameras, mics

Rediff.com16 Apr 2023

The three assailants who killed gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf posed as journalists, carrying video cameras, mics and media identity cards, the Uttar Pradesh Police said on Sunday.

Here Comes Kejriwal Ki Guarantee!

Here Comes Kejriwal Ki Guarantee!

Rediff.com13 May 2024

Campaigning continues for the final three phases of the Lok Sabha election.

Delhi govt will not be run from jail: Lt Governor

Delhi govt will not be run from jail: Lt Governor

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

The Delhi government will not be run from jail, Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena said on Wednesday in the backdrop of statements by Aam Aadmi Party leaders that Arvind Kejriwal will continue as chief minister even if he is behind bars.

Top Manipur police officer shoots self, condition serious

Top Manipur police officer shoots self, condition serious

Rediff.com18 Jul 2020

The officer, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Arvind Kumar's condition is serious but he is responding to the treatment.

Not James Bond movie ....: HC on repeated pleas for Kejriwal's removal as CM

Not James Bond movie ....: HC on repeated pleas for Kejriwal's removal as CM

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

Observing that the petitioner was "making a mockery of the system", the court said, "Rs 50,000 costs on you. We will pass the order."

Central vigilance commissioner appointed after a year, Murmu swears in Suresh Patel

Central vigilance commissioner appointed after a year, Murmu swears in Suresh Patel

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N Patel was on Wednesday appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, a year after the post fell vacant.

'Nitish Could Come Back To INDIA'

'Nitish Could Come Back To INDIA'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

'Nitish may take such a decision because he was the first person who was with the INDIA front.' 'He went back only because he did not get proper encouragement from the Congress.' 'Nitish will take a decision provided there is a strong alternative.' 'If he feels ours is a weak coalition, he will not come.' 'Then, this government will continue for five years.'

The Reinvention of Arvind Kejriwal

The Reinvention of Arvind Kejriwal

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

'Brand Kejriwal-AAP have a long way to go even if they win another Delhi election...'
'It is a force nobody can ignore, not even Mr Modi, because it will keep punching above its weight,' notes Shekhar Gupta.

Like Rashmika's Look In Pushpa 2? VOTE!

Like Rashmika's Look In Pushpa 2? VOTE!

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

Rashmika's Pushpa 2 look totally contrasts with her look in her other film, The Girlfriend, which was also released on the occasion of her birthday.

BJP banks on Modi factor to defeat Kanhaiya Kumar

BJP banks on Modi factor to defeat Kanhaiya Kumar

Rediff.com24 Apr 2019

'The BJP supporters assert that the appeal of Modi remains a big draw for voters.' 'While the Opposition's alliance is hoping to counter it with its social arithmetic.'

3 students die as IAS coaching centre's basement floods

3 students die as IAS coaching centre's basement floods

Rediff.com28 Jul 2024

Students held a protest over the deaths of the civil services aspirants, raising slogans against authorities.

AAP rubbishes Patna poster praising Kejri, running down Nitish

AAP rubbishes Patna poster praising Kejri, running down Nitish

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

The poster, which has been put on a prominent road crossing in the city, is signed by one Vikas Kumar Jyoti, who, the party claimed, was not associated with the AAP.

'We Are Lucky To Have Modi'

'We Are Lucky To Have Modi'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

'We don't have to go abroad for anything.' 'Anyone who thinks we have a lot to learn from the US needs to have his head examined.' 'We are in a new era.'

Order granting bail to Kejriwal 'perverse', ED tells HC

Order granting bail to Kejriwal 'perverse', ED tells HC

Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday told the Delhi high court that the trial court order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was based on 'perverse' findings as it did not consider the material demonstrating his 'neck deep involvement' in the offence of money laundering linked to the alleged excise scam.

Excise case: ED names K Kavitha in fresh charge sheet

Excise case: ED names K Kavitha in fresh charge sheet

Rediff.com10 May 2024

The federal agency had arrested 46-year-old Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, from her Banjara hills residence in Hyderabad on March 15.