New Delhi: Political Storm Over Alleged Defections A major political controversy has erupted after the Aam Aadmi party (AAP) accused the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) of engineering defections of its Rajya Sabha members. The party has formally written to the Rajya Sabha Chairman seeking disqualification of rebel MPs, including Raghav Chadha, alleging anti-party activities and…
On 27 February 2026, a Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi discharged all 23 accused, including former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, in the high‑profile Delhi excise (liquor) policy corruption case, holding that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) failed to produce credible evidence of criminal conspiracy or…
New Delhi: The supreme court of India on Tuesday raised a significant question while hearing petitions related to the Sabarimala gold theft case, asking whether any gold still remains at the temple. The observation came as the Bench reviewed the progress of the ongoing investigation and sought clarity on the extent of the alleged loss….
New Delhi: A Bangladeshi student leader, Ahmed Raza Hasan Mehdi, who is accused in the 2024 killing of a police officer in Bangladesh, was detained at Indira Gandhi International Airport on February 19, 2026, while allegedly attempting to travel to Europe. He was later deported to Bangladesh following immigration procedures. Background of the Case Mehdi…
New Delhi: A high-level delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC), led by Sun Haiyan, Vice-Minister of the International Department of the CPC, visited the headquarters of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi on 13 January 2026, marking the first party-to-party engagement with the BJP since the Galwan Valley clashes in…
New Delhi:Tensions flared in central Delhi on Wednesday morning when police personnel were attacked during an anti-encroachment drive carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) near Turkman Gate, close to the Faiz-e-Ilahi Masjid. The operation was undertaken following directions from the Delhi High Court to remove illegal constructions on government land. According to…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has delivered a detailed ruling in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, highlighting serious concerns over actions that, according to the prosecution, undermined the secular character of institutions like Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and allegedly involved religiously-oriented communication on WhatsApp. The order also discussed the evidence against Muslim…
NEW DELHI / WAYANAD — A Nigerian national identified as Mohammed Jamiu Abdur Raheem, a key operative in an international drug trafficking network supplying narcotics to Kerala and Karnataka, has been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. The arrest was carried out by a special investigation team of the Kerala Excise…
New delhi:A recent joint government survey has revealed large-scale illegal encroachments at Delhi’s iconic Ramlila Maidan, one of the capital’s most historic and widely used public spaces. The inspection, conducted in the second week of October 2025, has reportedly uncovered the unauthorized occupation of over 45,000 square feet of public land, raising serious concerns over…
NEW DELHI: A day after Diwali celebrations, air pollution levels in the national capital have spiked to critical levels, enveloping Delhi in a thick layer of smog and haze.On Tuesday morning, the air quality index (AQI) plunged into the “very poor” category. According to data recorded at 5:30 am, Delhi’s average Air Quality Index stood…
