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BJP spent Rs 2,212 cr in FY24, double of all national parties combined: ADR

Total income of all national parties in 2023-24 was Rs 5,820.91 crore. At Rs 4,340.47 crore BJP accounted for 75% of this income: ADR

Mamata Banerjee questions Maha Kumbh's 144-year cycle; BJP reacts

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari slammed Mamata Banerjee's remark, accusing her of trying to undermine the 'holy events of Sanatana Dharma'

BJP wants to take false credit: Punjab min Harpal Cheema on Sajjan Kumar

Cheema also accused the BJP of taking false credit, asserting that it was the Supreme Court that had constituted the committee for the case

BJP's Mithun Chakraborty refutes Mamata Banerjee's remarks on Maha Kumbh

Mamata Banerjee had earlier stated on Tuesday that the claim of Maha Kumbh occurring after 144 years was untrue

News updates: FinMin defers first review meeting post-Union Budget with PSB heads to March 5

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Special focus on roads, corruption, women, and welfare of poor: Delhi LG

He said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mantra of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas, sabka prayas, sabka samman' would be the guiding factor for the state government

Delhi liquor policy blunder? CAG report points to Rs 2,000 crore loss

The report, one of 14 audits on the previous AAP government, flagged licencing violations and was presented by the Rekha Gupta-led administration

Will uncover extent of AAP's corruption today: Parvesh Verma on CAG report

Verma stated that the report would reveal the extent of the party's wrongdoings and emphasized that the people of Delhi and taxpayers had been taken advantage of

Atishi among 12 AAP MLAs suspended on Day 1 of Delhi Assembly session

Following the expulsion, Atishi accused the BJP of dishonouring BR Ambedkar by taking down his portrait from the chief minister's office

Govt should focus on governance: AAP leader ahead of tabling of CAG reports

The present government should focus on governance and the promises which were made to be passed in the first cabinet meeting, AAP's Priyanka Kakkar said

Woman faces perjury probe over false rape claims against Shah Nawaz Hussain

The court was hearing Hussain's plea under Section 340 of the CrPC regarding false evidence and perjury

Shashi Tharoor's article sparks row, BJP says his marginalisation certain

Shashi Tharoor wrote an article in an English newspaper, where he appreciated Kerala's investment growth under the left-front government. But Congress leaders criticise his views

CAG reports to be tabled today; Delhi CM house, Mohalla clinics under lens

CAG reports will highlight alleged issues in the renovation of the Chief Minister's residence and Mohalla clinics under the earlier AAP government

Congress govt's mishandling dried up coffers: BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai

Bommai also claimed that the state was suffering from rising prices due to what he referred to as the Congress government's bankruptcy

Delhi BJP’s Rs 2,500 poll promise to women: Reality or hoax?

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta has alleged that the AAP government has emptied the state exchequer. But what about the BJP's promise of providing Rs 2,500 per month to women

First session of Delhi's 8th Assembly begins post BJP's return to power

The first session of the newly constituted Delhi Assembly commenced on Monday, marking the BJP's return to power after 26 years and its shift to the right side of the Speaker's chair. BJP MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely was sworn-in as the pro-tem Speaker and administered the oath by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena at the Raj Niwas before the session began. As the senior-most legislator, Lovely will oversee the swearing-in of all newly elected MLAs. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was the first to take the oath, followed by her six Cabinet ministers. The remaining MLAs were sworn in thereafter. The proceedings began with legislators singing Vande Mataram. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva was present in the Speaker's gallery to witness the session. The election for the new Speaker is set to take place later in the day, with BJP MLA Vijender Gupta likely to assume the position. The BJP secured a decisive victory in the February 5 Assembly elections, winning 48 of the 70 seats and .

'BJP's focus on water, sewage, cleanliness': Delhi minister Ashish Sood

Ashish Sood outlined the party's commitment to addressing the longstanding water shortage and infrastructural issues in the national capital

BJP leader PC George surrenders before Kerala court in hate speech case

BJP leader P C George surrendered before a court in Erattupetta in this district, on Monday in connection with a hate speech case. "We have received information that George has appeared before the court," a police officer told reporters here. George's move came as the police sought to take him into custody after the Kerala High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea. On Saturday, George had requested the police for an extension until February 24 to appear before them for investigation in connection with the hate speech case. Dismissing his petition, the High Court observed that granting bail in such a case would send the wrong message to society. George, a former MLA, was accused of delivering a hate speech against a minority community during a TV channel discussion. He approached the High Court after the Kottayam District Sessions Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in the case registered by the Erattupetta police. The case was based on a complaint by Muhamed Shihab, a

Cong slams BJP after FinMin says USAID projects not linked to voter turnout

Amid the ongoing row over USAID funding, the Congress on Monday claimed that the Union finance ministry has "thoroughly exposed" the BJP's "lies" with its annual report for 2023-24 stating that the US agency is currently implementing seven projects in collaboration with the Government of India and none of them has anything to do with voter turnout. The BJP has also rejected allegations of the Congress and accused Rahul Gandhi as well as the party of colluding with foreign forces in a bid to weaken India. The latest annual report of the finance ministry has disclosed that the agency funded seven projects worth USD 750 million in 2023-24. "Currently, seven projects worth a total budget of USD 750 million (approx) are being implemented by USAID in partnership with the Government of India," as per the finance ministry's annual report for 2023-24. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "None other than the Union Finance Ministry has thoroughly exposed th

'No shortage of money but lack of intentions': Atishi slams Delhi govt

Atishi highlighted the unfulfilled promise of providing Rs 2,500 per month to every woman in Delhi, which was supposed to be passed in the first cabinet meeting