Aligarh Muslim University on Wednesday suspended a professor who referred to examples of "rape" in Hindu mythology during a forensic science class, provoking accusations of hurting religious sentiments.
Jethmalani said, "The reason behind it is he (Kejriwal) has spoken a lie. He has gone and said that I have not given any instructions, but fact is he did and I have them recorded."
Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh on Friday broke down on national television when deceased farmer Gajendra Singh's daughter posed questions to him about her father's death at a rally which the party had organised.
"We agree with the Supreme Court that this matter is complicated and this requires a serious and experienced judge. Court has said the district court will look into it. We agree with the Supreme Court," he said.
In the wake of bitter feud in Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, some Maharashtra leaders of the party have threatened to quit.
Aam Aadmi Party, set to form a government after its Delhi assembly election win, may keep three of its former ministers out of its new cabinet and is likely to give a "more prominent" role to senior party leader Manish Sisodia, sources said on Tuesday.
Jaitley had filed the complaint alleging that the accused had defamed him in a controversy regarding Delhi and District Cricket Association when he headed it for over a decade.
The school also said they have discontinued the practice of reciting verses from different religions, including Sikhism, Hinduism and Islam, in the assembly, and now only the National Anthem will be sung.
A Delhi court on Wednesday reserved for April 15 its order on a plea filed by the CEO of a news portal challenging a magisterial court's judgement dismissing his criminal defamation complaint against Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders, including Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal came under attack for "utter insensitivity" in going ahead with his rally.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking stay on trial court proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Unlike in the past, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad is not celebrating any "Shaurya Diwas" (Bravery Day) on Tuesday and there are no plans by the Muslim community to observe a "Black Day".
Can un-democracy be the foundation for a democratic party that aspires to be different from all other parties in India.
Sources said the CD contained some wrongdoings by Kumar and Kejriwal did not approve of it.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said that they will put up a strong candidate against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday came out with its manifesto for the December 4 Delhi polls, promising to enact Jan Lokpal Bill in 15 days if voted to power.
Family members came out in support of Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor's new film together, Street Dancer 3D, at its special screening in Mumbai. It has been directed by Remo D'Souza.
Skirting any comments on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (demonstration on the streets of Delhi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi chose to train his guns at the Uttar Pradesh government for neglecting Amethi, the Gandhi family's political bastion.
'In its short life, AAP has distinguished itself in many, many, governance spheres.' 'But party democracy is not one of them,' notes Aditi Phadnis.
Hitting back at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for making "false and defamatory" statements against him, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is slapping criminal and civil defamation cases against him and five other AAP leaders in Delhi courts on Monday.
A special screening of Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan was held for his cast, their families and their friends.
AAP will have to learn to be patient as such electoral changes do not happen in a hurry, asserts Ramesh Menon.
His cavalcade was stopped by authorities citing protests and tension in the village.
The ceremony on Friday will be attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and chief ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states.
Non-BJP chief ministers are retaliating. If the Centre can use its agencies to threaten, intimidate and jail its rivals, so can they. The fightback will get more intense, observes Shekhar Gupta.
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to inform it within a week the specific time frame by which it will "take over" entire investigation into the Vyapam scam cases so that the issue of monitoring can be decided.
Singh said the court also gave a week's time to both Hindu and Muslim sides to file objections to the report of a court-mandated videography survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises.
Ramakant Pandey, who was questioned four months ago, over alleged fraudulent recruitments was found hanging from a ceiling fan.
The government on Friday extended he deadlines for various income tax compliances and said the amount paid by an employer to employees for Covid-19 treatment would be tax exempt.
Sena adds to BJP's woes saying that the loss could be seen as PM's defeat
Calling Jaitley a "master of half truth and beautiful lies", AAP leader Ashutosh made certain fresh allegations against the finance minister and said his comments that there was no specific charges against him was "misleading".
'Is it because they perceive India as a soft state?'
After the alteration of the boundaries, the BJP assessed the wards afresh to see what changes in strategy were needed
A war of words broke out between Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Smriti Irani and Preeti Sahay, the public relations officer of Priyanka Gandhi, after the former objected to Sahay's presence at a booth in Jagdishpur in Amethi.
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Firing a fresh salvo at Narendra Modi, Aam Aadmi Party National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his decision to enter the electoral fray from Varanasi was not a "symbolic gesture" but to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate.
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Talking about the donation received by VHP from President Kovind, Alok Kumar said, "He is the first citizen of the country. So we went to him to initiate this drive and he met us with his family and donated a sum of Rs 5,00,100 and gave his good wishes for the success of the mission."
'I only pray that no other Indian should go through such harassment and distress. Am I not a citizen of India?'
The court also asked Kejriwal and other leaders of his party to file original documents related to the allegations levelled in the suit against them in one week.
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