Gayathri Mani is a Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express. She covers Delhi government, Aam Aadmi Party, transport and infrastructure. She tweets @gayathrireports

December 18, 2024 05:45 IST
As per officials, the highest number of inter-state buses run from Kashmere Gate -- it sees 1,500 to 1,600 buses a day, which increases to 1,750 a day during the festive months of October, November and March.
Wed, Dec 18, 2024
December 17, 2024 13:41 IST
All of them have been associated with the party since its inception. Eleven will contest from the seat they currently represent, while former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and Deputy Speaker Rakhi Birla’s constituencies have been shifted
Wed, Dec 18, 2024
December 15, 2024 14:04 IST
The list also featured Chief Minister Atishi, who will be running from the Kalkaji seat. With this list, AAP has declared names for all 70 seats in the Capital.
Mon, Dec 16, 2024
December 13, 2024 07:40 IST
By introducing a populist measure before the elections, the AAP is following a successful strategy it implemented in the last two Assembly elections.
Fri, Dec 13, 2024
December 12, 2024 14:34 IST
Arvind Kejriwal said the registration process for the Mahila Samman Rashi scheme will begin on Thursday.
Fri, Dec 13, 2024
December 12, 2024 04:20 IST
The Cabinet will meet Thursday morning to discuss the scheme.
Thu, Dec 12, 2024
December 11, 2024 05:55 IST
Sources said the AAP’s strategy in the seat is to take into account the diversity in the constituency.
Wed, Dec 11, 2024
December 10, 2024 05:15 IST
Sisodia has been fielded from Jangpura; Avadh Ojha, a UPSC coaching teacher who joined the party last week, is the Patparganj candidate.
Tue, Dec 10, 2024
December 09, 2024 05:30 IST
To boost its support base, especially among the poor, ahead of next year’s Delhi Assembly polls both parties are offering free electricity -- AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘first and popular revdi’ -- but bigger and better, say leaders.
Mon, Dec 09, 2024
December 06, 2024 07:38 IST
AAP is set to field Jitender Singh Shunty in the Delhi polls, who is known for his role in ensuring cremation of dead bodies during Covid pandemic.
Fri, Dec 06, 2024
December 06, 2024 05:00 IST
The government’s announcement that women will get a payout of Rs 1,000 a month -- which AAP chief and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal called his government’s seventh ‘revdi’ -- was first announced in the 2024-25 budget in March.
Fri, Dec 06, 2024
December 04, 2024 06:11 IST
The number of ticket aspirants increases between 12 and 2 pm, with Sachdeva dealing with at least 150-200 people daily during this time, said party insiders.
Wed, Dec 04, 2024
December 03, 2024 05:30 IST
The party also announced that during this campaign, it will tell people that ongoing public welfare schemes — free electricity, free bus tickets for women, and water subsidies — will continue, even if the BJP comes to power.
Tue, Dec 03, 2024
December 03, 2024 05:11 IST
Currently, all departments have this information available, but it is scattered.
Tue, Dec 03, 2024
November 30, 2024 05:15 IST
As per Delhi government’s schemes, treatment in any government hospital is free of cost.
Sat, Nov 30, 2024
November 28, 2024 02:45 IST
On November 17, the day Gahlot resigned from AAP, Atishi had written to the office of the Lieutenant Governor (L-G), proposing that Gahlot's portfolios be allocated to her. Shokeen was picked as Gahlot's replacement on November 18.
Thu, Nov 28, 2024
November 26, 2024 16:24 IST
Currently, the city has around 1.2 lakh to 1.5 lakh overage or end-of-life (ELV) vehicles, said officials.
Tue, Nov 26, 2024
November 25, 2024 05:15 IST
Three buildings — PWD headquarters, GST office and Vikas Bhawan I — are to be demolished.
Mon, Nov 25, 2024
November 22, 2024 05:05 IST
A draft report on a 2021 emission inventory by TERI pointed out that vehicles are the largest emitters of PM 2.5 in Delhi, making up around 47% or 9.6 kt/year (kilotonnes per year) of the total estimated PM 2.5 emission of 20.32 kt/year.
Fri, Nov 22, 2024
November 21, 2024 16:01 IST
AAP Candidate List for Delhi Assembly Election 2025: AAP Candidate List: After the AAP's list of candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections 2025 came out, the BJP criticised the ruling party for not picking its senior leaders.
Fri, Nov 29, 2024
November 21, 2024 04:20 IST
On August 15, Kejriwal was in jail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. He had conveyed that current CM and then minister Atishi should hoist the national flag in his absence. The L-G, however, had nominated Gahlot, citing his role as the Delhi Home Minister.
Thu, Nov 21, 2024
November 21, 2024 04:20 IST
"As I mentioned in my resignation letter, I left AAP were due to my disillusionment with the party's core values, its failure to fulfill the promises it made to the people, and lack of action taken to address those promises," says Kailash Gahlot.
Thu, Nov 21, 2024
November 18, 2024 14:12 IST
Raghuvinder Shokeen is a two-time MLA from Nangloi Jat constituency who joined the AAP in 2015
Tue, Nov 19, 2024
November 18, 2024 12:52 IST
Kailash Gehlot joins BJP: Gahlot's exit is being seen as a significant setback for AAP as it could influence Jaat voters in the Assembly polls and hamper the party’s efforts to roll out a crucial welfare scheme.
Mon, Nov 18, 2024
November 17, 2024 18:40 IST
The senior leader, who held key portfolios such as Home and Transport, is likely to join the BJP in the coming days and contest the Assembly elections from his current seat Najafgarh.
Mon, Nov 18, 2024




