As part of the national bureau, Sourav Roy Barman covers education and Opposition parties, while also closely tracking political developments in Northeast India. He tweets @Sourav_RB

August 09, 2021 15:08 IST
The colour-coded Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is intended to prevent administrative delays in announcing preventive measures such as the one seen during the second wave.
Wed, Aug 11, 2021
August 09, 2021 01:49 IST
As per the response shared in the House on July 29, 75.6% of healthcare workers and 87.17% of frontline workers have received one dose.
Mon, Aug 09, 2021
August 07, 2021 19:14 IST
The revised pay structure will come into effect after it is cleared in the Assembly.
Sun, Aug 08, 2021
August 07, 2021 18:03 IST
For the month of August, Delhi has been allotted 16,79,660 doses – 14.72 lakh Covishield doses and 2.06 lakh Covaxin doses – by the Union government, which falls far short of the demand, according to the government.
Sun, Aug 08, 2021
August 06, 2021 15:59 IST
The amendment to the GNCTD Act, which supplements the provisions of the Constitution related to the Delhi Assembly and the Delhi government, was cleared in both Houses of the Parliament in March despite stiff resistance by the Opposition.
Fri, Aug 06, 2021
August 03, 2021 01:38 IST
As per official records, out of the total, 13 PSA plants — seven in Delhi government hospitals and six in Centre-run hospitals — have been set up using the PM Cares fund. The rest have come up under various CSR initiatives.
Tue, Aug 03, 2021
July 31, 2021 19:48 IST
Recommends to apex court to permit construction of a stretch of the proposed corridor under Aravali Biodiversity Park in Vasant Kunj and extended ridge area as it does not involve felling of trees
Sun, Aug 01, 2021
July 31, 2021 11:15 IST
The services between Mayur Vihar I and Trilokpuri on the Pink Line are expected to be launched by next week.
Sat, Jul 31, 2021
July 30, 2021 20:11 IST
Leaders claim Delhi Assembly's powers were diluted by the Centre as one of its committees was close to "exposing" the "involvement of BJP leaders" behind the Northeast Delhi riots.
Sat, Jul 31, 2021
July 30, 2021 11:43 IST
The resolution states that given that Asthana “has faced multiple inquiries on serious charges”, the appointment will embroil the Delhi Police in controversies.
Fri, Jul 30, 2021
July 30, 2021 10:15 IST
The tabling of the motion will be followed by a discussion, which will primarily be targeted at boosting the party's prospects in Punjab which goes to polls in 2022.
Fri, Jul 30, 2021
July 29, 2021 19:30 IST
“Pained” by the passage of the law in Parliament, and repeated obstructions by BJP MLAs during question hour, Ram Niwas Goel asserted that he will only allot 20 minutes to opposition legislators out of the six hours of House proceedings from now.
Fri, Jul 30, 2021
July 29, 2021 15:26 IST
Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana, who was set to retire on July 31, has been given a year-long extension
Thu, Jul 29, 2021
July 27, 2021 21:12 IST
Delhi government sources said that the AAP plans to have discussions on issues related to farmers, including recommendations made by the National Commission on Farmers, chaired by M S Swaminathan.
Wed, Jul 28, 2021
July 25, 2021 04:02 IST
As the two came out, and expressed their desire to live with each other, their families expressed bewilderment. The refrain, the 18-year-old, who doesn't want to reveal her identity, says, was "How dare you love?"
Sun, Jul 25, 2021
July 24, 2021 22:45 IST
Says Centre "insulting" the people of Delhi by overturning the Cabinet’s decision on the appointment of lawyers in the Republic Day Red Fort violence case.
Sun, Jul 25, 2021
July 23, 2021 10:31 IST
Delhi chief secretary Vijay Dev had flagged the presence of the Delta Plus variant, which is a mutated version of the Delta variant, in 12 states.
Fri, Jul 23, 2021
July 22, 2021 19:18 IST
Timing of the Covid-19 third wave, however, remains uncertain, and it would be driven by factors outside the scope of modeling
Fri, Jul 23, 2021
July 22, 2021 10:38 IST
The DMRC plans to launch train services between Mayur Vihar I and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations by July 31. The long-awaited launch will turn the 58.6-km Pink Line, the Delhi Metro's longest line, into a continuous corridor, without breaks.
Thu, Jul 22, 2021
July 22, 2021 00:42 IST
While only 0.85 per cent beneficiaries managed to collect ration on Tuesday, when the distribution for July started, the number improved to 7.67 per cent on Wednesday.
Thu, Jul 22, 2021
July 21, 2021 01:21 IST
The committee was formed by the L-G on June 16 and its members were principal secretary (transport) Ashish Kundra, principal secretary (vigilance) K R Meena, and former IAS O P Agarwal.
Wed, Jul 21, 2021
July 20, 2021 11:02 IST
On Monday, Singh's notice under rule 267 seeking suspension of business was among the 17 notices rejected by Naidu.
Tue, Jul 20, 2021
July 19, 2021 10:16 IST
AAP Lok Sabha MP Bhagwant Mann has also moved an adjournment notice seeking suspension of other business in the Lower House to discuss the ongoing farmers’ protest
Mon, Jul 19, 2021
July 18, 2021 00:55 IST
In a four-page letter, Sisodia alleged that Baijal has been calling bureaucrats to his office, issuing directions, and “putting pressure” on them to implement his orders.
Sun, Jul 18, 2021
July 17, 2021 10:32 IST
The Supreme Court has fixed July 31 as the deadline for the implementation of the scheme in Delhi, West Bengal, Assam and Chhattisgarh.
Sat, Jul 17, 2021




