NEW DELHI: Except for academic-turned-politician Sandeep Pathak — once considered the ‘Chanakya’ of AAP for playing a key role in leading it to victory in Punjab — and two — Raghav Chadha and Swati Maliwal — who were estranged, the switchover of four AAP MPs to BJP caused just as much surprise as their nominations…
Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal meet BJP National President Nitin Nabin at the party headquarters, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Raghav Chadha’s exit from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) does not come as a surprise. Nor, perhaps, his decision to join the BJP. Raghav Chadha’s political…
NEW DELHI: Tensions rose in strife-torn Manipur on Saturday as thousands of protesters demanding lasting peace clashed with security forces after being stopped from marching towards the chief minister Y Khemchand Singh’s residence in Imphal.The state, which has been grappling with ethnic violence for nearly three years, witnessed fresh unrest as demonstrators attempted to push…
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has delivered both the Tehran’s demand and their reservations about the US demands as peace talks 2.0 continues to be uncertain. Delhi Police arrests YouTuber Salim Wastik, allegedly a fugitive convicted killer living under a new identity for 26 years. Raghav Chadha loses over 1 million Instagram followers within 24…
CM Revanth flags off India’s first pvt orbital rocket Vikram-1 at Skyroot Aerospace HYDERABAD: India’s first privately built orbital rocket moved yet another step closer to its historic mission with Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy flagging off Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 flight hardware to Sriharikota, where the company is hopeful of launching the rocket from…
CEC Gyanesh Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha on Friday submitted to RS secretary general a fresh notice seeking to move a motion to remove Gyanesh Kumar as chief election commissioner on the ground of “proven misbehaviour”.Earlier this month, notices submitted by opposition MPs in both LS and RS were rejected…
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the National Medical Commission over allegations that postgraduate medical residents, including persons with disabilities (PwD), are being made to work “inhumane and unregulated” duty hours across medical colleges, calling for an action taken report within two weeks.Acting on a complaint filed by Dr Lakshya…
Blow to Kejriwal’s ‘dictatorship’, Rekha Gupta on 7 AAP MPs’ joining BJP NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday that the exodus of seven Rajya Sabha MPs of the AAP is a “direct blow” to the “dictatorship” of party supremo Arvind Kejriwal.The AAP suffered a jolt on Friday as seven of its…
NEW DELHI: A day after seven AAP MPs, six from Punjab, switched to the BJP, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann sought an appointment to meet President Droupadi Murmu. He is expected to meet her along with party legislators from the state to seek the “recall” of these MPs.The development comes after AAP faced a major…
