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NEW DELHI: With all states in National Capital Region now having BJP govts, a slew of projects will be taken up for improving mobility and infrastructure across the region, PM Narendra Modi said on Saturday.The PM’s announcement is likely to give the long-awaited push to the two Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors – connecting […]

Delhi’s is among the smallest of many elections held in the world’s largest democracy – but on Saturday, the national capital sent out some massive national political messages.First, BJP’s post-Lok Sabha elections loss of lustre is now a firmly closed chapter. Modi is back again as a political super-force and the most saleable political brand. […]

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, while accepting the party’s defeat in the Assembly elections on Saturday, mentioned that its govt had brought change in Delhi in health, education and other utilities and would continue to work as a constructive opposition.“My party did a lot of work in the last 10 years […]

The BJP, ending its nearly three-decade wait in the national capital, won 48 seats out of 70, with the ruling AAP down to 22 from the high of 62 seats in 2020 polls. The Congress failed to win any seat in the Delhi polls for the third straight time.  AAP’s massive fall took down its top […]

The Delhi assembly election results have proved yet again that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is incapable of defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao said on Saturday. Taking a swipe at Mr Gandhi, whose party once again failed to open an account in the Capital, Mr Rao […]

The family of Parvesh Verma, the man who defeated Arvind Kejriwal, is expectedly thrilled and grateful as voters backed the BJP, ending its nearly three-decade wait to come back to power in Delhi. Parvesh Verma beat Arvind Kejriwal in the New Delhi constituency, a seat that the former Delhi Chief Minister has been winning since […]

The big headline in this Delhi election is BJP’s Parvesh Verma defeating Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. But behind the story is a subplot of how Congress’s Sandeep Dikshit, former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s son, managed to ensure Mr Kejriwal’s defeat even though he finished third. For the […]

Having returned to power in Delhi after a 26-year gap, the BJP, which campaigned without declaring a chief ministerial face, will now have several contenders for the post. While it could spring a surprise like it did in Rajasthan with Bhajan Lal Sharma, in Madhya Pradesh with Mohan Yadav and in Chhattisgarh with Vishnu Deo […]

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday (February 8, 2025) said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “resounding victory” in Delhi reflects the people’s enduring trust in the saffron party and the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He congratulated PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the party’s victory in the Delhi Assembly […]

The attempt to acquire fertile lands to set up an industrial estate in the Koradacherry Panchayat Union domain in the Tiruvarur district was condemned by the Thamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam. In a statement on Saturday, association general secretary P.R. Pandian said that when a similar attempt was made to measure the agriculture land for acquisition by […]

Literature lovers in the city sampled different genres of writing and listened to authors sharing insights into their work at the Tiruchi Literary Festival that was launched by women’s organisation The Aura on Saturday. The day-long programme was inaugurated by retired Madras High Court judge Prabha Sridevan, in the presence of festival curator Rugmani Prabhakar, […]

Delhi Election Results 2025 LIVE Updates: Results will bring conclusion to a fiercely-fought political battle in Delhi, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), smarting from many criminal cases, facing a BJP buoyant on the recent Lok Sabha election victory. The latest stand-off was on the eve of counting of votes, when the AAP alleged the […]