Delhi Confidential

Delhi confidential: Nepal Visit Unlikely

February 29, 2020 5:40:40 am

The Nepal government has invited the SAARC countries and China, and there was expectation that it would provide an opportunity for the top leadership of India and Pakistan to gather at a venue in Kathmandu.

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Delhi Confidential: Filling In

February 28, 2020 2:28:19 am

As the packed auditorium kept waiting, the organisers tried to fill in the gap with a speech by former Union minister and former Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik.

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Delhi Confidential: Face of Protests

February 27, 2020 2:54:48 am

On Tuesday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led the Congress’s peace march in Delhi.

Delhi Confidential: All eyes on Amit Shah

February 26, 2020 9:57:16 am

Even as Home Minister Amit Shah convened a series of meetings to restore peace and normalcy in Delhi, some BJP leaders suggested a potential future course of action.

Delhi Confidential: Tongues Wagging

February 25, 2020 3:19:30 am

Thackeray has supported CAA and NPR, and with the recent meetings it is clear that he hasn’t burnt his bridges with the BJP.

Delhi Confidential: The Beeline

February 24, 2020 3:37:09 am

PM Modi had “litti chokha” at Hunar Haat last week, many other leaders as well as their family members too visited the same stall to have the Bihar delicacy.

Delhi confidential: Office Space

February 22, 2020 1:47:40 am

Some bureaucrats feel that a section of the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) secretariat might move to the new building, but others believe it was just a slip of tongue on the Defence Minister’s part.

Delhi Confidential: Making A Beeline

February 21, 2020 3:06:27 am

First, it was Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu who went to the fair along with his wife. Later in the day, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani, too, visited the fair.

Delhi Confidential: Green Cause

February 20, 2020 2:46:32 am

Three months into his tenure, Chief Justice of India S A Bobde has already emerged as a champion of greens, with the bench headed by him batting for sustainable development, which takes into account environmental concerns, too.

Delhi Confidential: Work Cut Out

February 19, 2020 2:23:06 am

J P Nadda on Tuesday appointed party general secretary P Muralidhar Rao as the Centre’s observer to elect a Leader of Opposition in Jharkhand Assembly.

Delhi Confidential: Prime Position

February 18, 2020 2:34:59 am

Nadda’s photo has replaced Amit Shah’s in party posters, banners, on the cover of the party manifesto for Delhi Assembly polls, and even on the banner placed at the backdrop of the hall where press conferences are held at party headquarters.

Delhi Confidential: Selfie Demands

February 17, 2020 10:11:10 pm

Anurag Thakur may have been publicly reproached by former BJP chief Amit Shah for his controversial remarks during the Delhi election campaign but Thakur appears to have become a much sought-after leader after the controversy.

Delhi Confidential: The Long Wait

February 15, 2020 6:14:54 am

THE LOK Sabha seems to have finally caught up with the changing times and done away with the age-old system of members marking their attendance in a register.

Delhi Confidential: Sparring Over Nehru

February 14, 2020 2:34:45 am

S Jaishankar and historian Ramchandra Guha were engaged in a Twitter spat over the claim in a new book that Jawaharlal Nehru did not want Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in his Cabinet in 1947, and omitted Patel’s name from the initial Cabinet list.

Delhi Confidential: Patna Via Ranchi?

February 13, 2020 2:30:35 am

Some Opposition leaders maintain that a new political equation will take shape in Bihar before the polls scheduled later this year.

Delhi Confidential: Missing After Debacle

February 12, 2020 1:44:01 am

He did not show up even for the Finance Minister’s reply to the debate on the Union Budget

Delhi Confidential: Strange Compliment

February 11, 2020 3:04:12 am

On Monday, Rudy was liberal in making comments on the ministers.

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Delhi Confidential: The Pilgrim

February 10, 2020 2:47:35 am

On his India trip, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is on a pilgrimage after holding bilateral talks with the Indian leadership.

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Delhi Confidential: On The Move

February 8, 2020 1:44:26 am

When the BJP picked Ram Nath Kovind as its presidential candidate, Sharma had to leave that house for him so that he could prepare for the presidential election.