Delhi News Live Updates: AAP leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia being brought to Rouse Avenue Court in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, in New Delhi, Friday, March 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)Delhi News Highlights: A Delhi court sent former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to seven-day ED custody over his alleged involvement in Delhi’s excise policy case. The Enforcement Directorate had sought 10-day custody of Sisodia, who was arrested from the Tihar jail by the agency on Thursday over money laundering charges. The court also said that it will hear Sisodia’s bail plea in the CBI case on March 21.
The ED alleged that there was a “conspiracy” in the framing of the Delhi Excise Policy to “provide illegal benefits to certain people”. The ED has argued that Manish Sisodia conspired with Vijay Nair and K Kavitha along with the South Group for the new liquor policy, which resulted in “extraordinary” profits for wholesalers. Meanwhile, opposing ED’s remand, Sisodia’s lawyer said, “It has become a fashion these days that the agencies take arrests as a right. It’s time for the courts to come down heavily on such arrests”.
The hearing by the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi comes a day after Sisodia was arrested by the ED. Sisodia was questioned by ED officials before his arrest in Tihar jail where he has been lodged following his earlier arrest on February 26 by the CBI over the same policy.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal 'prays for the country', in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Twitter/@AamAadmmiParty)
The Delhi government on Friday inaugurated a three-day food festival here to promote tourism in the city and nurture the country's culinary heritage, an official statement said. Foodies will get a chance to relish mouth-watering gastronomical delights from across the world, including Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Australia, and China among others at the festival, it said.
The 'Delhi Tourism Food Festival-2023' at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium was inaugurated by newly appointed Tourism Minister Atishi. The timings are from 11 am to 11 pm and entry is free, it added. (PTI)
Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh lashed out at the BJP-led Centre on Friday, alleging that its "only objective is to defame" his party. Addressing a press conference here, Singh claimed that former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has been jailed in connection with the excise policy case, despite "no evidence of corruption" against him.
"The Centre has only one objective and that is to defame Aam Aadmi Party leaders and keep Manish Sisodia in jail by hook or by crook. Sisodia has been sent to jail but the central agencies have no evidence of corruption against him," he said. (PTI)
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the trial court’s proceedings against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal in the Delhi Police Anti-Corruption Branch’s case concerning graft allegations for appointing persons acquainted with her or those associated with the AAP between July 2015 and August 2016. Read more
The father of the OYO founder died after allegedly falling from the 20th floor of his house at a society in Gurgaon on Friday afternoon, said police. Police said they have initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of CrPC. Police said around 1 pm, information was received from DLF Security that a person had fallen from 20th floor in DLF The Crest society in Sector 54 and the person was rushed to a private hospital for treatment. Read more
Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal's father Ramesh Agarwal passed away after falling from a high-rise building in Sector 54, in Gurgaon on Friday. At around 1pm, police received information from DLF The Crest's security guard that a person had fallen from the 20th floor of the building. Soon after his fall, Agarwal was taken to the hospital and declared brought dead.
Releasing a statement, Ritish Agarwal said, “With a heavy heart, my family and I, would like to share that our guiding light and strength, my father, Shri Ramesh Agarwal passed away on 10 March. He lived a full life and inspired me and so many of us, every single day. His death is a tremendous loss for our family. My father’s compassion and warmth saw us through our toughest times and carried us forward. His words will resonate deep in our hearts. We request everyone to respect our privacy in this time of grief.” -- Pavneet Singh Chadha reports
The Delhi Police Friday said they are investigating a video wherein a woman of foreign origin is seen being harassed by a group of men on Holi, and have also written to the Japanese embassy requesting help in establishing her identity.
DCP (Central) Sanjay Kumar Sain said a tweet was posted from a Twitter handle purportedly showing a few people playing Holi with the woman. “The girl seems uncomfortable with their actions. Cognizance of the video has been taken and the video is being analysed to ascertain the requisite details,” the DCP said. Read more
A Delhi court sent former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to a seven-day custody over his alleged involvement in Delhi’s excise policy case. The Enforcement Directorate had sought 10-day custody of Sisodia, who was arrested from the Tihar jail by the agency on Thursday over money laundering charges. The court has said that it will hear Sisodia’s bail plea in the CBI case on March 21.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is organising a two-day G20-themed flower festival from Saturday at Central Park, Connaught Place, in the national capital. The festival is aimed at highlighting the vibrancy of G20 members and guest countries, said officials.
“The four G20 countries – China, Japan, Singapore and the Netherlands – are participating in the NDMC G20 Flower Festival. The flower plants and any other plants of the guest countries may showcase various varieties of potted plants either locally produced or of their home country,” said an NDMC official. Read more
A Delhi court will pronounce its order on the Enforcement Directorate's plea seeking 10-day custody of jailed AAP leader Manish Sisodia arrested in a money laundering case related to excise policy case.
Here are four top developments of the case:
? ED's counsel Zoheb Hossain claimed a 'conspiracy' and said that Sisodia destroyed his phone, an important piece of evidence in the investigation. The ED alleged Sisodia made false statements about the 'scam' and that it wanted to unearth the modus operandi of the perpetrators and confront him with the other accused. The ED also said that there was a political understanding between BRS MLA K Kavitha and Sisodia.
? Senior advocates Dayan Krishnan, Mohit Mathur and Siddharth Aggarwal said the excise policy was accepted by the Lieutenant Governor who must have examined it. The lawyers have argued that it is now a 'fashion for agencies to take arrests as a right'. They also termed the PMLA act as 'draconian' law. They also said that it is the executive's job to make policy which goes through several layers of scrutiny.
? There was heavy security outside the Rouse Avenue Courts where Sisodia was produced amid protests by AAP and BJP. The supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a protest outside the court premises and raised slogans in Sisodia's favour, while those of the BJP demonstrated demanding Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's resignation over the case.
? The hearing by the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi comes a day after Sisodia was arrested by the ED. Sisodia was questioned by ED officials before his arrest in Tihar jail where he has been lodged following his earlier arrest on February 26 by the CBI over the same policy.
The Rouse Avenue court reserved its order on Enforcement Directorate's plea seeking 10-day custody of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, arrested in a money laundering case related to the excise policy. Special judge M K Nagpal heard arguments of the ED and Sisodia's lawyers and said he will pronounce the order in some time, PTI reported.
The Rouse Avenue court will pronounce its order on ED's remand of Manish Sisodia shortly. The Enforcement Directorate has sought for 10-day custody of Sisodia in his alleged involvement in the Delhi liquor policy case.
A Delhi court will hear Manish Sisodia's bail application in connection with his arrest by the CBI earlier last week on March 21.
The Delhi High Court stayed lower court proceedings against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal in connection with the case of alleged appointments of Aam Aadmi Party leaders to DCW.
Earlier, the trial court had framed charges against Maliwal after an investigation by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Delhi Police alleged that Maliwali appointed 87 persons to the DCW, who had an association with the Aam Admi Party. The HC, while staying the trial court proceedings, said that the essential ingredients of the provisions of the prevention of corruption act were evidently missing in the ACB’s chargesheet and the trial court’s order of charge which requires “closer consideration”. -- Malavika Prasad reports
Appearing for Manish Sisodia, Dayan Krishnan told the Rouse Avenue court that time has come for "courts to come down heavily on such arrests," news agency PTI reported.
Jailed AAP leader Manish Sisodia termed the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as 'draconian' and added that the former deputy chief minister was arrested "only to be kept in jail"
While seeking 10-day custody of Manish Sisodia to probe the alleged money laundering in the Delhi liquor policy case, Advocate Zoheb Hossain said that there was a conspiracy behind the policy coordinated by Vijay Nair, along with 'South cartel'.
As the ED read out the allegations against Sisodia, it told the court that the South cartel, which comprises Telangana MLC K Kavitha, got control of 9 zones and became a serious stakeholder in the excise business in Delhi.
Hossain reads out accused Butchibabu Gorantla, Kavitha's Hyderabad-based chartered accountant (CA) statement," There was a political understanding between K Kavitha and the Deputy Cm. Vijay Nair was trying to impress Kavitha..."
Senior Advocate Dayan Krishnan, appearing for jailed AAP leader Manish Sisodia told the Rouse Avenue Court, "When bail application is listed and one day before the hearing of the bail application I am arrested. The ECIR is August 2022. This kind of conduct must concern the court".
During his bail hearing at the Rouse Avenue court, arrested AAP leader Manish Sisodia, through his Advocate Dayan Krishnan said "not a single penny is traced to me".
"In money laundering you are expected to look at concealment, possession, use...it has to be traced ..not a single penny is traced to me. They say Vijay Nair representative of Sisodia....it is laughable. Premier investigative agency...They have not traced a single rupee to me", Krishnan said.
Opposing the Enforcement Directorate's remand of arrested AAP leader Manish Sisodia, senior Advocate Dayan Krishnan, told the court that it was the executive's job to lay down policy.
"Please see when a policy is made it goes through several layers, goes through layers of bureaucracy...policy then goes to LG. The LG is the central government in Delhi. He has applied his mind, he sends back three recommendations. Not 12 percent, eligibility criteria? He must have examined the policy and everybody else," Krishnan told the court.
Seeking 10-day custody of jailed AAP leader Manish Sisodia, Advocate Zohed Hassain, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate, said, "We want to confront him with other persons who are summoned for questioning. Some of the officers are summoned. We are hence seeking 10 days".
During the hearing, the ED alleged that there was massive destruction of evidence by the AAP. "Only two phones could be recovered. Sisodia used sim cards registered on other persons name," Advocate Zoheb Hossain alleged.
The Enforcement Directorate has alleged that the conspiracy surrounding Delhi's liquor policy was coordinated by AAP's communication-in-charge Vijay Nair. Advocate Zoheb Hassain, appearing for the ED, read out a statement by BRS leader Kavitha's accountant: "There was a political understanding between K Kavitha and the Deputy CM. Vijay Nair was trying to impress Kavitha."
According to Hossain, the accountant was in possession of the GOM report two days before it was released. "He had it because of access to Nair, who was close to the Deputy CM," he said.
"Expert committee not taken into consideration. The committee said no private wholesalers, this was deviated from, profit margin was deviated. It was conspiracy to allow the south group to recoup the kickbacks," Advocate Zoheb Hassan said.
"There was a conspiracy to frame the policy in a way it provides illegal benefits to certain people, no suggestion by public to fix 12 percent profit margin for whole sales which was given to private entities," he added.
"We can show there was dilution done under the instance of Sisodia. Diluted definition (of excise policy)created by the GOM in their report encouraged cartelization," he went on to say.
A day after his arrest, Delhi's Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has arrived at the Rouse Avenue Court for his bail hearing.
During bilateral talks with Australian PM Anthony Albanese in New Delhi on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alerted him of the growing number attacks on temples in Australia in the recent past. Albanese assured PM Modi that the safety and security of Australia’s Indian community is a “priority for them”.
“I have seen reports of attacks on temples in Australia. I have conveyed this to PM Albanese and he has assured me that the safety and well-being of the Indian community in Australia is a priority for them,” PM Modi said during a press conference following a meeting of the two leaders at Hyderabad House on Friday afternoon, news agency ANI reported. India and Australia exchanged MoUs linked to sports and audio-visual co-production as well as the terms of reference for Solar Taskforce.
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Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha on Friday began a day-long hunger strike in Delhi demanding passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill providing for the reservation of one-third of the total number of seats in state assemblies and Parliament for women.
Telangana ministers Sabitha Indra Reddy and Satyavathi Rathod are accompanying Kavitha, who is the daughter of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.The BRS said 12 political parties have so far confirmed participation in the event – the Congress was not among them."BJP in its manifesto 8 years ago said they will pass women reservation bill but no such bill was passed. Why is that? What happened? BJP is blaming Congress and Congress is blaming BJP," AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said.
Meanwhile amid all the drama, BJP launched a massive protest against AAP this morning. Take a look at some pictures.
Newly sworn-in AAP Ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Atishi have taken charge of their respective departments.
The two newly-appointed Ministers have replaced Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, both of whom resigned after being arrested in connection with corruption allegations.
Australia PM Anthony Albanese has a pretty jam packed day ahead of him. He began his day at Rajghat, where he paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, and then he received a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
He is now at Hyderabad House for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Rouse Avenue Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to produce Sisodia before it at 2PM this afternoon. The ED had sought 10-day custody of Sisodia in connection with the Excise Policy case. (ANI)
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Addressing a press conference at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Australia PM Anthony Albanese spoke about bilateral ties between India and Australia.
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Albanese arrived at the Rashtrapati Bhawan this morning, where he met PM Modi and was accorded a ceremonial welcome. "Australia & India are great friends. We are partners and we are building that partnership even stronger each and every day," he said during a press conference. (ANI)
Today is the second day of his India visit, the first since he assumed office. Yesterday, PM Modi and Albanese watched Day 1 of the Australia-India Test match in Ahmedabad.
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?? A day after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate, Manish Sisodia's bail plea will be heard by a Delhi court this afternoon.
?? Australian PM Anthony Albanese is in the Capital today.
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Here are the top five stories that made news across Delhi-NCR region today.
? The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with its probe into alleged money laundering in the Delhi government’s liquor policy. Before arresting him, the agency had questioned him inside Tihar jail where he is lodged after he was arrested by the CBI which is probing alleged irregularities in the excise policy.
Remember: A Delhi court will hear Sisodia's bail plea tomorrow in relation to the same case.
? In other big-news, shortly after being sworn-in as ministers in the Delhi Cabinet, Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj said that in the absence of Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, they would shoulder the responsibilities given to them by CM Arvind Kejriwal like “Bharat did when Lord Ram was sent away on exile.” While Atishi has been given the charge of Education, Women & Child Development, PWD, Power, Art and Tourism departments, Bharadwaj will head Health, Urban Development, Irrigation & Flood Control, Vigilance, Services, Water and Industries. Read
? Meanwhile, AAP launched a scathing attack on the BJP, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “corruption, conspiracy and dictatorship” and alleging that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was hatching a conspiracy “to murder Manish Sisodia in Tihar Jail”.
? On the health front, With more awareness and more diagnostic tools such as CT scan, pulmonary function testing machine and bronchoscopic procedures, more people in Delhi are being diagnosed with bird breeder’s lung disease also known as Bird Fanciers’ Lung (BFL) or hypersensitivity pneumonitis, say doctors.
? A husband and wife allegedly suffocated to death in the bathroom of their house on Holi in Ghaziabad, police said. The incident happened in Muradnagar town’s Agrasen colony in Ghaziabad when Deepak Goyal (40) and Shilpi (36) went to take a bath after playing holi on Wednesday and died due to gas leakage from the geyser, police said.
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has turned down a request by a man to prosecute Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for “hurting his religious sentiments” by “comparing herself to Lord Ram”.
Chatter Singh Rachhoya, who had filed a complaint to this effect on August 20, 2019, and followed up on it vigorously over the last years according to government records, had submitted an application to the District Magistrate (West), the Union Home Secretary and the Office of the L-G requesting prosecution sanction under Section 196 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to prosecute Mayawati after he learnt of an affidavit filed by her in the Supreme Court. Read more
A day after a speeding Thar rammed into several vehicles and roadside carts in South Delhi’s Vasant Vihar area, killing 12-year-old Sameer Khan and 28-year-old Munna Mahto, their families are still in shock.
Khan’s uncle, Tasdik, told The Indian Express that the boy and his sisters were standing near their vegetable cart and talking to their father when the car mowed them down. Read here
The High Court has directed the Delhi University to admit a candidate in 2023-24 academic year who challenged the cancellation of his allocated seat in DU’s Kirori Mal College for 2022-23 on the ground that it did not meet certain criteria as per the university’s bulletin of information. Read more
In his first official communication with the outside world since he was sent to jail by a Delhi court earlier this week, former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said it was easier to throw political opponents in jail as compared to giving quality education to children.
In a three-page note titled ‘Education, Politics and Jail’, he wrote that while the politics of jail may have an upper hand at present, the politics of education will ultimately succeed. Here's the full text of his letter
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “corruption, conspiracy and dictatorship” and alleging that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was hatching a conspiracy “to murder Manish Sisodia in Tihar Jail”.
Alleging that the BJP was “harbouring corrupt leaders and protecting them from justice”, the AAP questioned the BJP’s stance towards its leaders such as Himanta Biswa Sarma, Suvendu Adhikari, Mukul Roy, Narayan Rane, Ajit Pawar, Yeddyurappa and the Reddy brothers who had been accused of corruption. Read more
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the alleged money laundering probe into Delhi government’s now-scrapped liquor policy. Here's what the ED chargesheet says:
? The ED case was registered based on the CBI FIR filed last year. Last month, the ED filed a supplementary chargesheet and claimed that the policy was created by top leaders of AAP to continuously generate and channel illegal funds to themselves.
? The chargesheet states: “C Arvind, secretary to Sisodia, in his statement (to the ED), said that the draft Group of Members (GoM) report was given to him mid-March, 2021, when he (Arvind) was called by Sisodia to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence where Satyender Jain was also present. The conspiracy of GoM to give wholesale business to private entities and fix 12% margin (to get 6% kickback from the same) is clear from the statement of C Arvind, wherein he disclosed that there was neither any discussion in the GoM meetings about giving wholesale to private entities nor fixing 12% profit margin for them.”
? It added: “C Arvind also told the ED also that Vijay Nair (AAP communications in-charge) and Sisodia used to meet frequently during the period of implementation of the Excise Policy 2021-22. They used to conduct these meetings in the Secretariat, in the retiring room of Sisodia which is attached to his chamber… On one occasion, he had gone to Sisodia’s residence to get a file signed, where a meeting was going on which was attended by excise officials of Punjab, (AAP Punjab MP) Raghav Chadha and Nair.”
Manish Sisodia has been accused of corruption in the liquor policy that was scrapped after L-G V K Saxena called for a CBI probe. AAP has alleged the CBI is “mentally torturing and harassing” Sisodia to accept “baseless” allegations made against him.
Reacting to the arrest of Manish Sisodia, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a tweet: “Manish was first arrested by the CBI. CBI did not find any evidence, no money was found in the raid. There is a bail hearing tomorrow. Manish would have been released tomorrow. So today ED arrested him. They have only one aim - to keep Manish inside at all costs. By creating new fake cases everyday. The public is watching. public will answer.”
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the alleged money laundering probe into Delhi government’s liquor policy, a day before a CBI court is likely to hear his bail plea. Before arresting him, the ED questioned him inside Tihar jail.
The Delhi High Court has allowed three players to participate in various international equestrian events, along with other selected candidates, leading up to the Asian Games in consideration for a spot in the national team, expressing its dismay at the lack of professionalism in the Equestrian Federation of India overseeing the participation of the players. Malavika Prasad reports
The Saharanpur police Tuesday arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly sodomising his seven-year-old daughter and then strangling her to death on March 7. The police said that the accused had a row with his wife following which he sodomised his daughter and subsequently killed her. The man initially told the locals in the village that his daughter died due to high fever but her maternal uncle lodged an FIR and claimed she was killed by her father.
Congratulating newly-appointment Education Minister Atishi, and Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said "people have high expectations from you".
In a tweet, Kejriwal said, "Many many congratulations and best wishes to Atishi ji and Saurabh ji on assuming the new responsibilities. You both have to take forward the good work of Manish ji and Satyendra ji. People have high expectations from both of you".
Speaking to the media after the oath ceremony, Atishi said the AAP leaders have been jailed on false charges. "When Lord Ram was exiled, his brother Bharat placed his slippers on the throne and ruled on his behalf. We will shoulder the responsibility of Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain till they return. We will not let work in Delhi stop," she said.
The Saharanpur police Tuesday arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly sodomising his seven-year-old daughter and then strangling her to death on March 7.
The police said that the accused had a row with his wife following which he sodomised his daughter and subsequently killed her. The man initially told the locals in the village that his daughter died due to high fever but her maternal uncle lodged an FIR and claimed she was killed by her father. Read more
“Many people joined the anti-corruption movement in 2011 and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) when it was launched a year later. Several of those left after differences emerged between them and Arvind Kejriwal. But Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia stuck together,” an AAP insider said, talking about the glaring gap in command left behind by Sisodia after the CBI arrested the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister in connection with a case of alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy.
With two of his senior-most ministers in jail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal finds himself without an all-important second-in-command, in a year the party is looking to contest Assembly polls in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Mallica Joshi writes
Delhi's new Education and PWD Minister Atishi said that the Centre has put Manish Sisodia and Satyendra Jain inside prison in "false cases", and added that due to the government's responsibility to citizens of Delhi, she said, "we will take care of their roles".
After swearing-in as Delhi's new Health Minister, Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "I and Aatishi will take care of the work of Satyendra Jain and Manish Sisodia in the same way when Sri Ram was in vanvas and Bharat took care of his kingdom".
An engineer by qualification whose early career took him to Milwaukee and Massachusetts in the United States, Saurabh Bharadwaj is a close aide of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who has, over the years, entrusted him with significant responsibilities both within the government as well as the party.
This will be the second time that the Greater Kailash legislator, born and brought up in Delhi, will serve as a member of the Delhi Cabinet after having been a part of it as Transport Minister during the 49-day AAP government in 2013-14. Find out more about your new Health Minister
Since the time that the Aam Aadmi Party formed its first full majority government in the city in 2015, Atishi has stood alongside Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the several changes that were implemented in the city’s schools and classrooms.
Daughter of Delhi University professors Vijar Kumar Singh and Tripta Wahi, she attended Springdales School and went on to study history at St Stephen’s College. She then went to Oxford University for her Masters in history on a Chevening scholarship and joined the Magdalen College, Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. Who is Atishi? Read to find out more about your new Education Minister
While newly appointed Delhi minister Atishi has been allotted Education, PWD, Power and Tourism portfolios; Saurabh Bharadwaj gets Health, Water and Industries and Urban Development.
AAP MLAs Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj were sworn in as the newest ministers to the Delhi cabinet in the presence of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, and L-G VK Saxena.
With more awareness and more diagnostic tools such as CT scan, pulmonary function testing machine and bronchoscopic procedures, more people in Delhi are being diagnosed with bird breeder’s lung disease also known as Bird Fanciers’ Lung (BFL) or hypersensitivity pneumonitis, say doctors.
Bird breeder’s lung disease is an immunologically mediated lung disease due to repetitive exposure to air-borne avian antigens. Bouts of cough, and lung conditions like fever, cough, and shortness of breath are some of the symptoms. What is it? We explain
At 4 pm on Thursday, AAP MLAs Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj are likely to be sworn in as ministers to the Delhi cabinet. This comes after the resignations of former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and former health minister Satuendar Jain last week.
In case you missed out, here's the story so far
Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has turned down a request from one Chatter Singh Rachhoya to grant prosecution sanction against BSP President and former UP CM Mayawati for allegedly “hurting his religious sentiments”.
On August 20, 2019, Rachhoya submitted an application to DM (West), Union Home Secretary and the L-G requesting protection sanction u/s 196 CrPC to prosecute Mayawati for “comparing herself to Lord Ram”. In his complaint, he stated that he came across an affidavit filed by Mayawati before the Supreme Court to the effect that if the ruling UP Government can make a tall idol of Lord Ram in Ayodhaya measuring 221 metres by using government funds, then why couldn't she make her own idol. This, he alleged, hurt his religious sentiments. -- Jatin Anand reports