Kejriwal snubs ex-Pak minister; says won’t tolerate interference by sponsors of terrorism

New Delhi, 25/5: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday chastised former Pakistan minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain after he called for the defeat of ‘forces of hate and extremism’ in the Lok Sabha elections, saying the polls are India’s internal matter and it won’t tolerate interference by the ‘biggest sponsors of terrorism’. In the sixth…

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Will ensure full statehood for Delhi when I.N.D.I.A. bloc forms govt, says Kejriwal

New Delhi, 19/5: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed the BJP is rattled since the I.N.D.I.A. bloc would come to power at the Centre after Lok Sabha polls and the AAP, a constituent of the alliance, would ensure full statehood for the national capital.   Addressing a street meeting in Kalkaji in support…

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Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody extended to May 30

New Delhi, 15/5: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Wednesday (May 15) adjourned the arguments on CBI’s charges involving prominent leaders including Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia along with BRS leader K Kavitha, in the Delhi Excise Policy case. An application for postponement of arguments on charge is pending before the High Court….

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No more the heir, Akash Anand hails Mayawati as role model for Bahujan community

Lucknow, 9/5: Divested of responsibilities as the BSP’s national coordinator, Akash Anand on Thursday said he fully respects the decision of his aunt and party president Mayawati whom he described as a role model for the entire Bahujan community. He also said that he will continue to fight for the Bhim Mission till his last…

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Terrorists open fire on two security vehicles in J-K’s Poonch, 5 soldiers injured

Poonch, 4/5: Five security personnel were injured after terrorists opened fire on two vehicles, including one belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF), in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. The attack took place near Shashidhar in the evening when the vehicles were moving towards Sanai Top in the district’s Surankote area,…

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Denied party funding, Congress Puri candidate Sucharita Mohanty returns ticket

Bhubaneswar, 4/5: Congress candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha constituency Sucharita Mohanty has declined to contest the elections and returned the party ticket alleging lack of funding from the party. Mohanty, daughter of former Congress MP Brajamohan Mohanty in a mail to AICC general secretary (organization) K C Venugopal on Friday claimed that her campaign…

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