Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Delhi

  • Tomar claims arrest illegal

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    Former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar moved his bail application in a sessions court here, alleging that Delhi Police did not comply with the requisite legal formalities before arresting him…..reports Asian Lite News. Seeking bail, Tomar told the court that he has been falsely implicated in the case. “The question of absconding of the…

  • Delhi law minister detained in fake degree case

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    Delhi Law Minister was detained  in a case relating to an alleged law degree, police said. An AAP leader, however, said the minister was arrested……reports Asian Lite News. “Tomar has been detained and not arrested. This is in regard to the complaint by the Bar Council of Delhi in connection to the alleged fake law…

  • AAP lists its 100 days of achievements

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    Delhi’s ruling AAP party listed its achievements in 100 days of power, highlighting the continuous supply of power in the capital despite acute summer. In tweets, the Aam Aadmi Party also outlined steps taken to fight pollution in Delhi, providing relief to traders, opening a water treatment plant at Dwarka and its move to issue…

  • Delhi the mall capital of India

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    By Aparajita Gupta With 95 operational malls in an around Delhi, the National Capital Region has emerged as the mall capital of India but only 12 of them are successful as people used its air-conditioned confines not just for shopping but often only to escape the heat, says a study. There are around 255 operational…

  • AAP Lokpal Ramdas also goes

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    In the throes of an internal war, Delhi’s ruling AAP  replaced its Lokpal, retired Admiral L. Ramdas, with a team of three ombudsmen including two former police officers. A day after it sacked dissident leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav, AAP leaders who met at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence also set up a new…

  • Yadav, Bhushan sacked from AAP

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      Dissident leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan were sacked  from the National Executive of the AAP, a party that had stormed to power in Delhi last month. Yadav’s supporters Anand Kumar and Ajit Jha were also removed from the Aam Aadmi Party’s 21-member National Executive, the party’s highest executive body that coordinates its activities…

  • Kejriwal accused of “horse trading”

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    AAP leaders Prashant Bushan and Yogendra Yadav  accused the party chief and the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of “horse trading” and said that he acted in an autocratic manner and refused to pay heed to opposing voices. Bhushan, who along with Yadav addressed the media, said that despite the party’s massive defeat in 2014…

  • AAP decides to go national

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    A month after it won a spectacular victory in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced that it has decided to go national. “We have decided to expand nationally,” party leader Sanjay Singh told the media after a meeting of AAP leaders at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here. The AAP’s Political…

  • Kejriwal responding to treatment

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      Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is responding to the naturopathy treatment he is undergoing for chronic cough and diabetes at a private hospital on the outskirts of Bengaluru, a medical officer said . “Kejriwal is responding to our treatment and feeling better than when he was admitted here on Thursday. There is improvement in…

  • Kejriwal offers to quit as AAP convenor

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    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has offered to resign as the convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a party source said. There were conflicting versions to Kejriwal’s offer to quit. In one, Kejriwal apparently wrote a letter on February 27 to party secretary Pankaj Gupta saying that he wants to quit as the AAP…

  • Internal tussle hurts Kejriwal

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    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on  said he was “deeply hurt and pained” by the ongoing tussle in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). “I am deeply hurt and pained by what is going on in the party. This is betrayal of trust that (the people of) Delhi reposed in us,” Kejriwal tweeted, adding that he…

  • Pray for me:Kejriwal on first working day

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      On the first day of office as Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal  said his health is better now and asked people to pray for him. Kejriwal was suffering from high fever when he took the oath of office Feb 14. “Fever gone. Feeling much better. Restarted daily morn walk and yoga, which had stopped…

  • Kejriwal promises a corruption-free Delhi

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      Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pledged to make Delhi the country’s first corruption-free city and urged his party colleagues never to be arrogant. Addressing thousands at the Ramlila Maidan after taking oath as chief minister, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader pressed the need to make Delhi a full state. In his second stint as…

  • Modi summons police chief after Christian school attack

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      A Christian school was ransacked and burgled here, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to summon Delhi Police chief B.S. Bassi and voice “deep concern” over rising crime in Delhi. Employees of Holy Child Auxilium School in Vasant Vihar in south Delhi told police that a few CCTV cameras in the premises were damaged, the…

  • Ramlila Maidan ready for Kejriwal

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      The sprawling Ramlila Maidan in the heart of the national capital is almost ready for Saturday’s swearing-in ceremony of Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal. A Delhi government official said all the arrangements were in place at the venue, which is likely to be thronged by thousands. Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and four Aam Aadmi Party…

  • Christian school ransacked in Delhi

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    Staff members of the Holy Child Auxilium school in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar told police that a few CCTV cameras installed in the school premises were damaged and the office of the principal was ransacked. “Some CCTV cameras were damaged and the office of the school principal was ransacked by some unidentified people early Friday,”…

  • Manish likely to be deputy CM

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      Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal is likely to appoint his trusted colleague Manish Sisodia as the deputy CM, sources said , adding that cabinet ministers in AAP’s Delhi government are almost decided. The decision was taken at a meeting of Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Political Affairs Committee (PAC) Wednesday night at Kejriwal’s residence in…

  • Kejriwal discuss statehood with Rajnath Singh

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    A day after the AAP registered a historic victory in the Delhi assembly polls, chief minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday sought the centre’s cooperation to ensure full statehood for the national capital. Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) convenor, meanwhile, declined to take the Z security cover accorded to him, party sources told IANS after he…

  • Z security cover for Kejriwal

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    Delhi Police will provide Z category security cover, with at least 30 armed commandos, to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal after he is elected the leader of the legislative party, an officer said Tuesday. “He will be given Z category cover which includes Delhi Police armed commandos. They will be around 30 in number,” a Delhi…

  • BJP looks lost and isolated this morning

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    Virtually targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray  termed the sweeping AAP win in Delhi a ‘tsunami’ and congratulated AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for the historic victory. “This is a great day for democracy. It was not just a wave. It was a tsunami which swept Delhi,” a jovial Thackeray told media-persons.…

  • Bedi apologises after big loss

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      BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi  apologised to BJP leaders and workers for letting them down after the party suffered a huge loss in the Delhi election. “I want to thank BJP leadership which reposed trust in me,” said Bedi who herself lost from Krishna Nagar. “I apologise to everyone…I could not fulfill their…

  • AAP celebrates in Delhi

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      A shower of petals, white and green balloons, tri-colours and posters of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal dominated the scene as euphoric supporters celebrated the party’s victory in the Delhi assembly elections. The biggest celebration was witnessed at the AAP headquarters in east Patel Nagar in west Delhi, where thousands of party supporters and workers…

  • Its a cakewalk in Delhi for AAP and Kejriwal

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    In one of the most stunning comebacks in Indian political history, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of Arvind Kejriwal  scored a landslide win in Delhi, delivering to the BJP its first electoral defeat since its historic Lok Sabha triumph and reducing the Congress, that had ruled the capital for 15 years till 2013, to a…

  • Upbeat AAP readies for celebrations

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      They smell victory and are ready for a carnival. Preparations are in full swing Monday outside the AAP headquarters in central Delhi. Expecting to return to power again as predicted by exit polls, the Aam Aadmi Party has planned a massive celebration Tuesday when votes polled in the Saturday ballot will be counted. In…

  • BJP, AAP claim victory as Delhi votes

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    Hundreds of thousands voted enthusiastically across the Indian capital  in assembly elections that both the BJP and the AAP claimed they will win. While balloting was initially slow in many middle and upper middle class areas, polling stations in low income localities witnessed virtual mobs right from the time the exercise began at 8 a.m.…

  • AAP questions BJP’s page one adverts

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      The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) raised objections to the full-page newspaper advertisements of the BJP, a day ahead of Delhi assembly polls Saturday, and questioned how the party funded them. The AAP also said the advertisments were a clear violation of the code of conduct. “Today, Delhi has seen that every paper has a…

  • High-decibel Delhi poll campaigning ends

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    The aggressive campaigning by political parties for the Feb 7 Delhi assembly polls – a virtual battle between the BJP and the AAP – ended  with many leaders holding road shows and public meetings in a final attempt to woo the voters. Leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress…

  • AAP predict 40- 50 seats in Delhi

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    The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to win about 40 seats and could even cross the 50-mark in the Delhi assembly election, party leader Yogendra Yadav said. Yadav, however, told CNN-IBN in an interview that the AAP was not over confident but was sure that the pro-AAP sentiments in the capital couldn’t be reversed…

  • Protests against Delhi church attacks

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      At least 200 people, including an AAP leader, were detained while marching towards Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence here protesting against the attacks on churches in Delhi, police said. The demonstrators, most of them from the Christian community, gathered at the Sacred Heart Cathedral. They shouted slogans saying “We want justice” and held banners…

  • Modi terms AAP shameless

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         The gloves came off  as Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the AAP of “shamelessness” for allegedly accepting dubious election funds, while AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal challenged the government to arrest him if he was indeed guilty. With three days left for electioneering to end ahead of the Feb 7 assembly polls and pollsters…

  • Kejriwal ‘bribery’ case to be heard

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      A court here  posted for April 9 hearing in the case against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly asking voters to take bribes from other parties but to vote for his party. Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Gusain Solanki said evidence against the former Delhi chief minister will be recorded that day. Arun Kumar, a lawyer…

  • BJP releases vision document for Delhi

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      The BJP  released its vision document for the 2015 Delhi assembly polls, promising to address fundamental issues like power, water, health care and the transport system in the capital. “If we want to make Delhi a smart and a world class city, we have to address the basic issues like electricity, water and transport,”…

  • AAP denies bogus funding

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    The AAP  denied the allegation levelled by a breakaway group of receiving donations from bogus companies and termed it “malicious and false”. “The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and some mysterious fronts created by it close to the Delhi assembly elections have unleashed a malicious and false propaganda on the funding of the AAP,” said a…

  • Court to hear criminal case against Kejriwal

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    A court here deferred the hearing on a plea for action against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for exhorting voters in his election speeches to take bribes if offered by the BJP and Congress but to vote for his party. The hearing was postponed for Feb 3 as the Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Gusain Solanki was on…

  • Church ransackings continue in Delhi

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    A few sacred items and a DVD player were stolen from a church here, police said. But the church’s administration claimed it did not seem to be just an incident of theft. The ransacking took place at St. Alphonsa’s church in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area. A few sacred items, including a ciborium (receptacle) and…

  • AAP promises full statehood for Delhi

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    The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Saturday released its manifesto for the Feb 7 Delhi assembly elections, focusing on full statehood, women’s safety and reducing electricity tariff. The AAP intends to enhance women’s safety by installing CCTV cameras. The manifesto also promised to open 20 new colleges, a 50 percent reduction in power tariff, clean drinking…

  • Uber rape victim files lawsuit in US court

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    By Arun Kumar  A Delhi woman allegedly raped by an Uber driver last December has filed a lawsuit in a US court accusing the web-based US taxi firm of focusing on profits over the safety of its passengers. In a 36-page complaint filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California ,…

  • Rahul Gandhi hits Delhi campaign trail

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    Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi sought to strengthen the party’s campaign for the Delhi assembly polls through a road show where he accused Prime Minster Narendra Modi of promoting his “PR” (public relations). Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government of doing nothing for the poor people, Gandhi said it was only the Congress…

  • Kiran Bedi sends legal notice to Kejriwal

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    BJP’s chief ministerial nominee Kiran Bedi sent a legal notice to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for using her photograph in the party’s poster campaign without her permission. “Yes, she has sent a notice to Kejriwal. He has been asked to ensure that the posters are removed,” Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) media convener Praveen Shankar Kapoor…

  • Delhi turned into a fortress for R-Day

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    Delhi celebrated the 66th Republic Day with a heavy deployment of policemen on the roads and at Rajpath where President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi watched the parade with chief guest US President Barack Obama. At least 45,000 policemen, including over 1,000 NSG (National Security Guard) snipers and paramilitary personnel guarded the venue…

  • With Modi occupied, his lookalike campaigns in Delhi

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    By Rahul Vaishnavi   His striking resemblance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, augmented by a close-cropped grey beard, rimless spectacles and a trademark half-sleeved kurta and Nehru jacket, leaves many Delhiites bewildered as whenever he ventures out a crowd gathers around him requesting for autographs and selfies – while some are left wondering. Fifty-two-year-old Abhinandan Pathak,…

  • The Beast is back in Delhi

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      The Beast is back in Delhi for the second time in five years – but there’s nothing to panic about. That’s the moniker of the armoured limousine US President Barack Obama will travel in during his visit here Jan 25-27. “Obama’s vehicle has arrived to Delhi and has been parked at the Indira Gandhi…

  • Indian security agencies face heat over Obama visit

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    By Rajnish Singh  An advance team of US Secret Service agents who are in the capital to ensure the security of President Barack Obama during his three-day India visit are reportedly “bullying” their Indian counterparts on every aspect of the security. Well-informed sources said that around 25 Secret Service agents arrived in the capital Jan…

  • Kejriwal explains money for vote comment

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    AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, seeking to defend his comment asking Delhi voters to accept money from political parties but not to vote for them, said it would ultimately lead to cleansing politics. “The biggest problem is that these parties use black money to give bribe, distribute alcohol, and buy tickets. I am saying take money…

  • Kejriwal, Bedi, Maken file nominations

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    The main contenders for the post of Delhi chief minister – Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal and Ajay Maken  filed their nomination papers in the riveting political battle for the Feb 7 assembly polls. The three leaders entered the fray on the last day of filing nominations and made claims about good performance of their parties.…

  • Kejriwal files nomination

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    AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal  filed his nomination from New Delhi assembly constituency for the Feb 7 polls. The former Delhi chief minister met with protests by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers as he reached the district magistrate office on Shahjahan Road at 11.20 a.m. The BJP workers standing outside the district magistrate office shouted anti-Kejriwal…

  • Kejriwal invites Bedi for debate

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      Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party  invited the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi to a public debate. But, the BJP turned it down. The Bharatiya Janata Party called it a popularity stunt of Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Kejriwal, in a message on Twitter, congratulated Bedi for her…

  • Ajay Maken takes on Dikshit

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    By Gaurav Sharma  Their mutual animosity was not unknown. Now, after becoming the Congress face for the assembly polls here, former union minister Ajay Maken has hit out at former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit. Faced with two formidable foes in the BJP and the AAP, Maken now admits that Dikshit’s 15 long years as…

  • Kiran Bedi joins BJP

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    Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Kiran Bedi  joined the BJP and will be fielded in the Feb 7 Delhi assembly elections. Flanked by Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah and union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Bedi became a member of the party by dialling the toll-free number started for the BJP’s mass membership drive.…

  • Another Delhi church vandalized

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    A church here was vandalized before dawn, the fourth such incident in the capital in seven weeks, police said. The incident, which took place around 4.20 a.m., was captured by a CCTV camera installed inside the premises of Our Lady Of Graces Church at Vikaspuri in west Delhi. “The CCTV footage shows that two people…