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New Delhi, Feb 3: Exuding confidence that his party will come to power in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal today said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will reduce its Delhi CM candidate Kiran Bedi’s stature considerably, invoking former PM Manmohan Singh under Congress President Sonia Gandhi under IPA regime. He also added that BJP has pressed the ‘panic button’ and was now

New Delhi, Feb 2: Exuding confidence that his party will come to power in Delhi, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal today said the BJP has pressed the "panic button" and was now resorting to "politics of poison" to avoid a defeat. Five days ahead of the voting to the 70-member Delhi assembly, Kejriwal predicted that Congress will not win even a single seat which will obviate the need for him to take that

New Delhi, Feb 2: Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal today said that he will complain to the Election Commission against the BJP for allegedly attacking his community in an advertisement. "BJP in the past few days has been giving few advertisements personally attacking me. They attacked me and my children, I kept quiet because Anna used to say that if someone personally attacks you, you should

New Delhi, Feb 2: Just before the Delhi Assembly elections, Kiran Bedi's Election campaign assistant Narendra Tandon resigned from his post. Tandon blamed Kiran Bedi for his resgination and stated that her dictating attitude had become unbearable for him. He was upset with Bedi and thus resigned from his post. Narendra Tandon was an executive member of Delhi BJP and former Delhi Secretary. When

New Delhi, Feb 2: The Centre has indicated that it may order a fresh probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. This comes after a government-appointed panel recommended setting up a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate the killings following the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi October 31, 1984. The controversy surrounding several Congress leaders has not yet been put to rest

New Delhi, Feb 1: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, saying one was a "pracharak" and the other a "dharnebaaj", as she asked voters to save Delhi from those who make only "hollow promises". "While one party has a pracharak, who only does 'prachar' the other just has a dharnebaaj, who is all the time busy organising dharnas

Beijing, Feb 1: On her maiden visit to China, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today proposed a six point "template" to broad base Sino-India engagement with an action oriented approach to usher in Asian century. Addressing an India-China Media forum at the start of her visit here, Swaraj proposed the two countries should follow action oriented approach, broad base bilateral engagement

New Delhi, Jan 31: Doordarshan has transferred one of its assistant directors from Ahmedabad to Andamans after the national broadcaster's Gujarati channel aired a news item on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's estranged wife Jashodaben. VM Vanol, 58, who has just over a year to retire, was transferred in January second week while the less-than-two minute item was aired by DD Girnar on January 1. The

New Delhi, Jan 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday asked the people of Delhi to vote for a BJP government as it can work in tandem with the centre. "Elect a government with whom I can work shoulder to shoulder towards making a positive difference in your lives," Modi said at a rally in east Delhi's Karkardooma. Making an indirect attack on the Aam Aadmi Party, he said: "People can make a

New Delhi, Jan 31: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Saturday released its manifesto for the Feb 7 Delhi assembly elections, focusing on full statehood, women's safety and reducing electricity tariff. The AAP intends to enhance women's safety by installing CCTV cameras. The manifesto also promised to open 20 new colleges, a 50 percent reduction in power tariff, clean drinking water at affordable prices