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Srinagar, Mar 28: AAP today drew flak over the infighting from other parties which asked it to put its house in order and focus on delivering on its election promises made to the people of Delhi. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said it is the people of Delhi who are suffering the most due to the AAP's internal turmoil. "First AAP should set its house in order and start delivering in

Varanasi, Mar 28: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the AAP government must not lose opportunity to work for the people of Delhi due to "political immaturity". "People voted for this government with high hopes and they expect the promises to be fulfilled. Because of political immaturity, they should not lose this opportunity," Jaitley said in response to a question on Saturday. He

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 28: The central government was considering the possibility of airlifting stranded Indians including Keralites from strife-torn Yemen, External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj has informed Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Swaraj has informed the state that two ships have been sent to Yemen to rescue the Indians, including Malayalees, who have been stranded in that country. But

New Delhi, Mar 28: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be holding its National Council meeting on Saturday to decide the fate of two of its dissident leaders -- Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav. They have accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of suppressing democracy within the party that now rules Delhi. Talking to reporters ahead of the meeting on Saturday, Yadav said today is an important day

Lucknow, Mar 28: The conferring of Bharat Ratna on Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Delhi on Friday has come as a special moment of glory for residents of Lucknow, with the general feeling that it is an honour for a gentle soul the likes of which are becoming rarer in public life. Not only among leaders and workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party, but among people across party lines the sentiment is that of

New Delhi, Mar 28: A pigeon ‘detained’ with a chip on one leg, a ring with a code on the other leg and some writings on its wings near Indo-Pak coastal border in Gujarat has forced the local administration to inform the Union home ministry about its ‘mysterious’ landing. According to two-page report sent to the home ministry, the coast guard, forest department, forensic experts and state’s Anti

New Delhi, March 27: Rejecting the dialogue offer on the controversial land bill, Sonia Gandhi on Friday alleged it was a mockery of the consensus building tradition by a “myopic” Modi government which was “bending backwards” to favour industrialists and demanded that UPA’s legislation be brought back in totality. “Proposition of a post-facto debate after unilateral imposition of anti-farmer law

New Delhi, March 27: In further escalation of infighting, AAP dissident leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav today mounted a no-holds-barred attack on party chief Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of stifling internal democracy and adopting unfair means to capture power. Addressing a press conference, the two leaders alleged that any issue raised by them was being projected as questioning

New Delhi, Mar 27: Amid speculation that dissenting founder members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan could be shown the door in the AAP's national council meeting on Saturday, Kumar Vishwas said on Friday that the "rebel duo" should "quit and exit the party gracefully". Another AAP leader Ashutosh on Friday said the possibility of a truce with dissident leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant

New Delhi, Mar 26: Reconciliation talks between the two warring factions in AAP have collapsed following which two prominent leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan today accused Arvind Kejriwal camp of trying to force them to resign from the national executive and not heeding to any of their concerns. In an open letter to Kejriwal two days ahead of AAP's crucial national council meeting