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Delhi Confidential: Pitch-Perfect
October 6, 2023 03:19 IST
With the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs discussing the new criminal law Bills, which seek to replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, the BJP, it seems, wants to ensure that its best speakers are pushing its case.
Delhi Confidential: Website Revamp
October 5, 2023 03:26 IST
The Supreme Court has invited suggestions from all stakeholders for revamping its official website. Sources say the existing one was designed more than a decade ago and Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud had been thinking of giving the website a new look even before he assumed office of the CJI.
Delhi Confidential: BJP’s TN-sionSign In to read
October 4, 2023 08:09 IST
The AIADMK's exit from the NDA has triggered speculation over the BJP's next move in Tamil Nadu. The party's state chief, K Annamalai, has been camping in the national capital to discuss the future course of action, but has not been able to meet the BJP's top leadership so far.
Delhi Confidential: Doctor MinisterSign In to read
October 3, 2023 02:52 IST
During a meeting with Dr Eric J Rubin, Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine, Dr Singh raised an issue close to his heart.
Delhi Confidential: In AbsentiaSign In to read
October 2, 2023 04:05 IST
In April, too, when a TMC delegation led by Abhishek Banerjee had reached Krishi Bhawan, Singh was not present.
Delhi Confidential: Call for support
September 30, 2023 02:01 IST
Mobilisation of beneficiaries has been a significant strategy of the BJP in its electoral politics. Party leaders admit that “beneficiary politics” has helped the BJP reach out to people beyond the caste lines and the party now wants to take it to a different level.
Delhi Confidential: Presence On RecordSign In to read
September 29, 2023 07:53 IST
The Supreme Court witnessed an interesting exchange during the hearing of a PIL that challenged the rules of Delhi municipal council elections.
Delhi Confidential: Secret Behind SuccessSign In to read
September 28, 2023 08:27 IST
With Indore adjudged cleanest city for the 6th year in a row, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan has revealed the secret behind this achievement.
Delhi Confidential: Bharat At UNSign In to read
September 27, 2023 07:06 IST
“Namaste from Bharat” — External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar opened his address at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly with these words. Earlier in the day, he had shared a picture on social media of him sitting for UNGA with a digital placard reading 'India'.
Delhi Confidential: Photo FilterSign In to read
September 26, 2023 03:56 IST
The Central Public Works Department has told officials to make sure no plastic waste, like water bottles, is generated during the events being planned.
Delhi Confidential: Noble InitiativeSign In to read
September 25, 2023 04:00 IST
The top court has been quite sensitive on issues related to differently abled ever since Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud took office. Earlier the CJI had directed an audit of the court’s premises to assess its disabled friendliness.
Delhi Confidential: Back To Front
September 23, 2023 05:05 IST
Usually at a government event, VIPs like ministers and top officials sit in the front rows, near the podium. However, the scene was different during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with ground-level functionaries of the G20 Summit at Bharat Mandapam on Friday.
Delhi Confidential: ‘I am sure… Shashi ji has never been anti-women’Sign In to read
September 22, 2023 07:04 IST
A remark from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor that ISRO had a number of women scientists and engineers and they did not need reservation to be in the sector, during a discussion on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, irked Union Minister Anupriya Patel who said the statement was “not very appropriate”.
Delhi confidential: What’s eating MP Karti Chidambaram?Sign In to read
September 20, 2023 08:19 IST
When many party colleagues were struggling to figure out the entry and seating arrangements, among others, on the first day in the new Parliament building, Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram had something else in his mind: he was looking for the new canteen.
Delhi Confidential: Quip Well-TimedSign In to read
September 19, 2023 05:03 IST
Dhankhar, not letting go of the Opposition member's quip, was quick to reply, “You have grown accustomed to not participating in debates because of the frequent walkouts (by the Opposition).”
Delhi Confidential: On EC’s Aadhaar linking drive, concerns in various quartersSign In to read
September 18, 2023 07:28 IST
The Election Commission's voluntary drive to collect Aadhaar numbers to link with voter IDs till June 2024 has triggered concerns in various quarters.
Delhi Confidential: Political Pitch
September 16, 2023 03:33 IST
A former IFS officer, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri seems to have picked up some new skills in his political innings.
Delhi Confidential: A Little Help From KinSign In to read
September 15, 2023 07:18 IST
Although Mansukh Mandaviya has adopted all TB patients in his hometown — Palitana in Gujarat — under the Centre’s Ni-Kshay mitra programme, he is not always able to be home and distribute the monthly nutritional kits. In his absence, his brothers and their children take over the responsibility.
Delhi Confidential: Doctor No
September 14, 2023 02:17 IST
Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said he has been honoured with seven D.Lit degrees but has never used the title of Doctor before his name.
Delhi Confidential: Happy Chief
September 13, 2023 04:20 IST
Happy with the just-concluded G20 Summit, Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora has decided to host a dinner on Wednesday for all chiefs of other security agencies, and officers from the rank of Additional DCP to Special CPs of Delhi Police.
Delhi Confidential: Giving The JittersSign In to read
September 12, 2023 03:00 IST
The Lok Sabha seat has been with the Sena since 1996, when party founder, late Bal Thackeray, had insisted that the seat be handed to his party during discussions with late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan.
Delhi Confidential: Security Net
September 11, 2023 02:00 IST
Addressing students in Nagpur recently, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat narrated an interesting anecdote. He said when he was given Z-plus security cover, initially he felt very good.
Delhi Confidential: India Roots
September 9, 2023 03:28 IST
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was greeted with “Jai Siyaram” by Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Ashwini Kumar Choubey upon his arrival for the G20 summit on Friday.
Delhi Confidential: On The Sidelines
September 8, 2023 01:14 IST
As the heads of states of G20 countries start arriving in Delhi, there is little possibility of their engagement with leaders of the main opposition party, the Congress.
Delhi Confidential: First Visit
September 7, 2023 01:07 IST
President Droupadi Murmu is yet to visit the new Parliament building, but that could change soon. The meeting of the speakers of legislature from G20 countries — Parliament 20 — in October could see Murmu grace the occasion.
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