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The Congress on Monday created history in Delhi by winning Assembly elections for a third consecutive term, overcoming anti-incumbency and fear of Mumbai terror attacks costing it votes.
"I congratulate the people of Delhi and many thanks to them for their support and affection for the Congress," the 77-year-old leader said in her residence as jubilant party supporters danced to drumbeats and burst firecrackers.
Some 34 cases of a rare form of meningitis has been reported from Delhi. The government has said there is no epidemic.
Delhi government on Wednesday exempted life-saving medicines from taxation under the value added tax regime and decided to approach the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers for reduction in sales tax on diesel.
The politician claims that he bought the car.
Constructed at a cost of Rs 1.76 crore, the centre in jail number 3 will help the prison administration provide better treatment under one roof to all the addicts.
The Olympic torch relay, which was supposed to start at 3 pm, was delayed by the absence of Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi and other officials. The Chinese officials, however, said that they were ready for the relay.
A decision in this regard was taken at a Cabinet meeting held in New Delhi chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. "There will be no tariff hike this year. We first want the discoms to improve the services to the satisfaction of the people," Power Minister A K Walia told reporters.
While the national population explosion places nearly intolerable strains on India's physical and social infrastructure, the country's democracy is so dysfunctional that it is reasonable to ask whether it can rise to the looming economic and demographic challenges.
Attacking Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on power issue, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that if he fails to provide uninterrupted electricity supply and slash rates as promised during elections, he has no right to stay in office.
The government on Tuesday said the rollout of conditional access system in the rest of Delhi would depend upon its success in South Delhi
The announcement came as part of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Sisodia had been staying at the AB-17 bungalow on Mathura Road, which was earlier with former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
He has been washing the clothes of MPs all his life. But now, he has entered the electoral fray against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit saying that he wants to 'wash away' discrimination against the poor.
For those worried about rising fuel prices and low mileage of cars, relief may be closer than you think.
The government, however, refused to unveil the new fare structure.
The decision to decrease VAT on diesel from 20 per cent to 12.5 per cent was taken at a cabinet meeting today presided over by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off the 30 motorcycle enthusiasts from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi.
Deluded by their visions of a grand future, Delhi's rulers seem incapable of bridging the gap between illusion and ground reality
Union Labour Minister and a prominent BJP leader from Delhi Sahib Singh Verma, however, said the subject of law and order will remain with the Centre.
The rally was kicked off from Meerut's Kranti Park by Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mani Shankar Aiyar on May 7
The capital on Saturday received a shot in the arm in its efforts to match the IT hubs of Bangalore and Hyderabad with the inauguration of the city's first Information Technology Park designed for software development and computer based services.
Polling was held on Sunday for 59 Lok Sabha seats in the sixth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha polls. Elections are being held in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 seats in Haryana, eights constituencies each in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, seven seats in Delhi and four in Jharkhand. Take a look at the famous faces who exercised their democratic right.
In a relief to hundreds of small industrial unit owners and their employees, the Centre on Wednesday decided not to relocate industries from areas with more than 70 per cent of manufacturing activity in the national capital.\n\n\n\n
In her death, the Congress has lost a leader who brought old world grace to politics but was open to new ideas.
Expressing concern over the verdict in the Jessica Lal case, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday said, "justice does not appear" to have been done in the case.
Son of the late Sanjay Gandhi and Maneka, Varun has demanded an apology from Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who hosted a function at the memorial to commemorate the leader.
The centre had earlier announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of those killed in the pre-Diwali terror strikes.
The Delhi Cabinet on Monday decided to increase the rates of land acquisition in the capital by 12 to 13 per cent.\n\n
Sources said the Congress leadership is also in talks with AAP leaders and senior leaders within the party are trying to convince Delhi Congress leaders for an alliance.
Former Union minister Ajay Maken, considered close to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, will be the party's face in the coming Delhi assembly polls.
The 3, Motilal Nehru Place type VIII bungalow, spread over 2.5 acres, was vacated by former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit recently.
The AAP has been batting for tie up with Congress citing the need to defeat the BJP and replace the Modi government in the national interest.
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