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AAP suspends ex-MLA Nitin Tyagi for 'anti-party' activities during LS polls

The AAP on Friday suspended former MLA Nitin Tyagi from the party for alleged "anti-party" activities during the just concluded Lok Sabha polls. In his response, Tyagi claimed the action was taken against him for "speaking the truth". In a communication to Tyagi, AAP Delhi state convener Gopal Rai said, "It has come to our notice that you have been involved in anti-party activities during the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The party has taken a decision to suspend you from its primary membership pending disciplinary proceedings." Responding to the news, Tyagi wondered if "speaking the truth in the party has become an anti-party thing?" Sharing Rai's letter on X, Tyagi said what is anti-party is "destroying its basic ideals". "It is anti-party to ask for votes for those against whom people had chosen you," he said tagging Rai, in an apparent reference to AAP-Congress alliance in Delhi for the Lok Sabha polls.

Delhi police files chargesheet against 6 in parliament security breach case

All the arrested accused have also been produced before the court as their Judicial Custody was ended. The court also extended the judicial custody of all the six accused till July 15

MP CM Mohan Yadav visits Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in Delhi

Official 'X' (formerly Twitter) account of the Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar posted, "CM Yadav called on Vice-President Dhankhar at Vice-President's Enclave today

Dust storm hits Delhi-NCR, maximum temperature reaches 41.2 degrees Celsius

A strong dust storm hit several parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday night, the weather department said. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), The city is experiencing a change in the weather due to the impact of a new western disturbance. Delhiites breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday as the scorching heat took a slight break with the maximum temperature dropping from 44 degrees Celsius a day ago to 41.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, according to the weather department. The minimum temperature settled at 24.6 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal while the relative humidity oscillated between 39 per cent and 57 per cent, according to the IMD bulletin. While Safdarjung, the city's primary weather station, noted a high of 41.2 degrees Celsius, Delhi's other weather stations such as Najafgarh and Narela recorded maximum temperatures of 44.4 degrees Celsius and 42.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. The Aya Nagar station noted a high of 43.2 degrees Celsi

SC tells Himachal to free 137 cusecs water, asks Haryana to supply Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Himachal Pradesh government to release 137 cusecs of surplus water available with it for Delhi, which is grappling with water crisis. A vacation bench of Justices P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan noted that the Himachal Pradesh government has no objection and is willing to release the surplus water available with it. The bench directed the Haryana government to facilitate the flow of surplus water released by Himachal Pradesh so that it reaches the national capital. The apex court made it clear that there should be no wastage of water by the Delhi government. It said the 137 cusecs of surplus water be released by Himachal Pradesh on June 7 with prior intimation to Haryana. During the hearing, the bench observed that there should be no politics on water and posted the matter for further hearing on June 10. The apex court was hearing a plea filed by the Delhi government seeking a direction to Haryana to release the surplus water provided by

IMD issues heatwave alert until June 9, 'yellow' alert for Goa, Maharashtra

IMD weather update: The weather department issued an 'orange' alert for heavy rainfall in Goa, Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra, Coastal Karnataka, Assam, and Meghalaya

'Short circuit' causes fire at Delhi hospital; 3rd such incident in 2 weeks

Officials stationed at the spot say that a short circuit in an air conditioner on the ground floor of the two-storey building may have caused the fire

Evening rain brings relief to Delhiites, max temp settles at 44 deg C: IMD

Delhi's weather experienced a sudden change on Wednesday evening as rain lashed several parts, providing relief to residents from the heat. The weather department has forecast thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speeds of 30 to 40 kmph over and adjoining areas, including isolated places in Delhi during the next 2 hours. The maximum temperature in the capital was recorded at 44 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Relative humidity oscillated between 22 per cent and 33 per cent on Wednesday. In Delhi, the other weather stations recorded the following temperatures: Najafgarh 46.4 degrees Celsius, Narela 46.3 degrees Celsius, Aya Nagar 45 degrees Celsius, Ridge 44.3 degrees Celsius and Palam 44.4 degrees Celsius. The weather office has predicted a partly cloudy sky with a dust storm or thunderstorm, along with very light rain, accompanied by strong surface winds with speeds of 30 to 40

Massive fire erupts at an eye hospital in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar, no injuries

A major fire broke out at a private eye hospital in southeast Delhi's Lajpat Nagar area on Wednesday, officials said. There are no reports of anyone being injured so far, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said. Police said it is suspected that a short circuit on the ground floor of the two-storey building caused the fire. The call regarding the fire at Eye7 Chaudhary Eye Centre was received at 11.30 am and 12 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Later, four more were pressed into service. The firefighting operation is underway, the DFS official said. According to the officials, those inside the hospital rushed out as soon as the fire broke out. Several videos of the hospital fire are doing the rounds on social media. One of the videos showed the hospital building engulfed in flames and thick plumes of smoke rising in the sky.

Delhi HC asks Centre to decide on AAP office space allotment in six weeks

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the AAP is entitled to space for a party office here like other political parties and asked the Centre to take a decision on the issue within six weeks. Justice Subramonium Prasad said "pressure" or non-availability of a house in the general pool cannot be a reason for rejection of the request. "They are entitled to a house from the general pool. Mere pressure or non-availability is no reason to reject because pressure is always there and houses have always been allotted to political parties," the court stated. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is seeking allotment of space for its office by the Centre on account of it being recognised as a national party. Considering that the AAP needs to vacate its current office in Rouse Avenue by June 15, the party's counsel had argued that a unit on Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Marg, which is presently with one of its city ministers, ought to be temporarily allotted to it. Justice Prasad, however, said the party ca

IMD weather today: Heatwave and rainfall alert in several parts of India

The weather office has predicted persistent heatwave-like conditions in parts of Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. Heavy rainfall is anticipated in Assam, West Bengal

Delhi-Toronto Air Canada flight gets bomb threat, nothing suspicious found

Panic gripped an Air Canada Toronto-bound flight after the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here received an email claiming a bomb had been planted on the airplane, officials said on Wednesday. The threat turned out to be a hoax. The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) office received an email at 10.50 pm on Tuesday stating that a bomb had been planted in the Delhi-Toronto Air Canada flight, the officials said. "Following standard security protocols, a thorough inspection was conducted and nothing suspicious was found," a senior police officer said. Legal action in the matter is being taken, he said.

Lok Sabha polls 2024: BJP wins with reduced margins in national capital

BJP's poll debutant Yogendra Chandoliya trounced Congress' Udit Raj by over 2.90 lakh votes in the North West Delhi Lok Sabha seat, registering the highest victory margin among the seven winning candidates of the party in the national capital. In 2019, BJP's candidates won by margins ranging from over 2.28 lakh votes to 5.78 lakh votes. But this time, three of the candidates, including late BJP leader Sushma Swaraj's daughter Bansuri Swaraj, won by a margin of less than a lakh votes while only Chandoliya breached the two-lakh mark. Swaraj recorded the lowest victory margin among all the candidates. A first-timer, she was fielded by the BJP in place of outgoing MP and Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi, and defeated AAP's Somnath Bharti by over 78,000 votes. Lekhi won the seat twice in a row in 2014 and 2019 by margins of 2,56,504 and 1,62,708 votes respectively. New Delhi is the smallest parliamentary constituency in the city in terms of the number of voters which is 15.25 lakh. Apa

Lok Sabha polls: Nitish Kumar to attend NDA meeting in Delhi on June 6

Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar will on Wednesday take part in the NDA meeting scheduled in the national capital, highly placed sources said here. Kumar, whose party is set to grab 12 out of the state's 40 seats, will be leaving for Delhi in the morning. Kumar had visited Delhi during the weekend when he met top BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With the BJP falling short of majority, Kumar is being seen as a key player whom the opposition INDIA bloc is also sending fillers.

LS polls: BJP's Manoj Tiwari wins from Northeast constituency of Delhi

The Bharatiya Janata Party's Manoj Tiwari defeated Congress' Kanhaiya Kumar in the Northeast Delhi Lok Sabha seat by over 1.38 lakh votes. Tiwari, the only candidate to be repeated by the party, clinched the crucial seat for a record third time. A Bhojpuri singer, the BJP leader trounced fellow Purvanchali Kanhaiya Kumar by a margin of 1,38,778 votes. The BJP won all seven seats in Delhi in the 2014 and 2019 general elections and is set to repeat the feat for the third time. In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress fielded candidates in three of the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi and the Aam Aadmi Party in four as part of a seat-sharing arrangement between the two constituents of the INDIA bloc.

Gave tough fight to BJP in Delhi; people voted against dictatorship: AAP

AAP on Tuesday said despite adverse circumstances, their candidates gave a tough fight to the BJP in Delhi while asserting that the people have voted against the saffron party's politics of "hatred and dictatorship". Early trends of the Lok Sabha poll results on Tuesday threw up disappointing results for the BJP-led NDA, which appears to be losing big in its strongholds of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, although it is expected to form the government with about 290 seats. However, the BJP is leading in all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, with three of its candidates leading by a margin of over a lakh votes. Addressing a press conference here, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said,"I want to bow down before the country's voters. Today, the election results are coming in. The picture is becoming clearer." "These elections are a message from the public that they are tired of the 10-year rule of BJP and want to oust them. They are tired of inflation. It is the beauty of India's ..

BJP leading on all 7 seats in Delhi; eyes to repeat 2019, 2014 verdicts

The BJP is leading in all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi as of 1.45 pm on Tuesday. Manoj Tiwari leading with over 100,000 votes in North-East Delhi against Congress' Kanhaiya Kumar

BJP party workers celebrate as saffron party leads in early trends

Celebrations erupted at BJP headquarters here as party workers and supporters sounded 'shankha', rejoiced to 'dhol' beats and chanted Modi slogans as trends started trickling in showing BJP candidates leading on all seven seats of Delhi. According to Election Commission trends, the BJP was leading in all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi on Tuesday, with Manoj Tiwari leading by a margin of over 79,000 votes. Beaming with joy, party supporters were seen offering veneration to a huge cut-out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Clad in saffron attire and turban and carrying flags and posters bearing Lord Ram's image, supporters danced to dhol beat in anticipation of good omens. BJP's Praveen Khandelwal was initially trailing Congress's Jai Prakash Agarwal but has since secured a lead of over 19,120 votes in Chandni Chowk, EC data showed. BJP's North East Delhi candidate Manoj Tiwari pitted against Congress's Kanhaiya Kumar, led by a margin of 79,071 votes. BJP's West Delhi candidate Kamal

BJP leading in all 7 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi: Election Commission trends

The BJP is leading in all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi on Tuesday, according to trends on the Election Commission (EC) website. The BJP's Praveen Khandelwal was initially trailing the Congress' Jai Prakash Agarwal in the Chandni Chowk seat but has now moved ahead to secure a lead of 27,041 votes, EC data showed. The BJP's North-East Delhi candidate Manoj Tiwari, who is pitted against the Congress' Kanhaiya Kumar, was leading by a margin of 73,781 votes. BJP West Delhi candidate Kamaljeet Sehrawat, who is up against AAP's Mahabal Mishra, was ahead by a margin of 69,296 votes, and the BJP's North-West Delhi candidate Yogender Chandoliya was leading by 1,05,266 votes against the Congress' Udit Raj, the data showed. On the East Delhi seat, AAP's Kuldeep Kumar was trailing by a margin of 14,134 votes against the BJP's Harsh Malhotra. The BJP's Ramvir Singh Bidhuri was ahead by a margin of 63,675 votes against AAP's Sahi Ram Pahalwan from South Delhi, while in the New Delhi constituen

BJP ahead in six Lok Sabha seats, Congress in one in Delhi: EC trends

The BJP was leading on six seats and the Congress on one in Delhi on Tuesday, according to Election Commission trends. Congress's Jai Prakash Agarwal was leading by a margin of 624 votes, EC data showed. BJP's North East Delhi candidate Manoj Tiwari, who is pitted against Congress's Kanhaiya Kumar, was leading by a margin of 31,547 votes. West Delhi candidate Kamaljeet Sehrawat, up against AAP's Mahabal Mishra, was ahead by a margin of 31,315 votes and North West Delhi candidate Yogender Chandoloya was leading by 42,922 votes, the poll panel's data showed. On East Delhi seat, AAP's Kuldeep Kumar was trailing by a margin of 9,407 votes to BJP's Harsh Malhotra. BJP's Ramvir Singh Bidhuri was ahead by a margin of 13,201 votes against AAP's Sahi Ram Pahalwan from South Delhi, while in New Delhi constituency, BJP's Bansuri Swaraj -- daughter of late veteran leader Sushma Swaraj -- was in the lead by a margin of over 12,000 votes. The BJP is in a direct contest with the Congress-AAP ..