AAP's Reshma Nadeem wins Maujpur bypoll. Here's all you need to know about her

May 23, 2017

New Delhi, May 23: After the poll debacle in the recently concluded Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, Aam Aadmi Party’s Reshma Nadeem managed to win a seat for her party in the bypoll, which was contested for the Maujpur ward.

Her victory came as a surprise for many, as people hadn’t expected the AAP to win and also a few had heard the name of Nadeem, before the elections. Hailing from Ghaziabad, Nadeem had shifted to the national capital a few years back. Here’s all you need to know about the AAP leader:

• Before coming into the mainstream politics, Reshma Nadeem was an Area Sales Manager at Stanwell Corporation, according to her Facebook profile.

• Earlier she was reportedly into the real estate business.

• She did her MBA for North India Engineering College, New Delhi. Apart from completing her MBA, Reshma Nadeem has done Masters of Science and Bachelors of Education course.

• Born on December 18, 1986. She did her schooling from Seth Bhagwan Das School and later Sandhya Senior Secondary Public School, New Delhi. She got married in 2014.

• In Maujpur (ward 40 E), AAP Reshma, who got 9374 votes won the seat. She defeated Congress candidate Rekha Sharma by a margin of 699 votes. Sharma managed to get 8675 votes.

• Interestingly, the Maujpur ward was held by the BJP’s Sanjay Jain (outgoing leader of house, EDMC) who had won the MCD elections in 2012 with 12,652 votes.

After Nadeem’s win, AAP now has 49 wards. The Delhi Civic polls completed a washout of the AAP that began with humiliating defeats for the party in assembly elections earlier this year in Punjab and Goa, where Kejriwal was sure his party would form its next government after Delhi.

The bypoll took place on two seats on May 14 (Maujpur) and 21 (Sarai Pipal Thala) due to the death of two Samajwadi Party candidates.

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India’s Tougher Pilot Fatigue Rules: Why IndiGo’s Operations Crashed Into Turbulence

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December 6,2025

New Delhi: IndiGo, India’s largest airline, faced major operational turbulence this week after failing to prepare for new pilot-fatigue regulations issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The stricter rules—designed to improve flight safety—took effect in phases through 2024, with the latest implementation on November 1. IndiGo has acknowledged that inadequate roster planning led to widespread cancellations and delays.

Below are the key DGCA rules that affected IndiGo’s operations:

1. Longer Mandatory Weekly Rest

Weekly rest for pilots has been increased from 36 hours to 48 hours.

The government says the extended break is essential to curb cumulative fatigue. This rule remains in force despite the current crisis.

2. Cap on Night Landings

Pilots can now perform only two night landings per week—a steep reduction from the earlier limit of six.

Night hours, defined as midnight to early morning, are considered the least alert period for pilots.

Given the disruptions, this rule has been temporarily relaxed for IndiGo until February 10.

3. Reduced Maximum Night Flight Duty

Flight duty that stretches into the night is now capped at 10 hours.

This measure has also been kept on hold for IndiGo until February 10 to stabilize operations.

4. Weekly Rest Cannot Be Replaced With Personal Leave

Airlines can no longer count a pilot’s personal leave as part of the mandatory 48-hour rest.

Pilots say this closes a loophole that previously reduced actual rest time.

Currently, all airlines are exempt from this rule to normalise travel.

5. Mandatory Fatigue Monitoring

Airlines must submit quarterly fatigue reports along with corrective actions to DGCA.

This system aims to create a transparent fatigue-tracking framework across the industry.

The DGCA has stressed that these rules were crafted to strengthen flight safety and align India with global fatigue-management standards. The temporary relaxations are expected to remain until February 2025, giving IndiGo time to stabilise its schedules and restore normal air travel.

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