Delhi BJP leaders are enraged after Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit attempted to shift the blame saying that the state police does not report to her. Angry BJP workers stage protest, demanding the resignation of the Chief Minister. The protesters are also ...
Scores of Arvind Kejriwal's AAP activists today tried to enter Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit's residence. They wanted to deliver around eight lakh letters the party claimed to have collected from Delhiites who have decided not to pay electricity bills, but were prev...
Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal's indefinite hunger strike enters day 10. He will meet Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and submit over six lakh letters to her in connection with corruption and high electricity bills in the capital city. In his addres...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will present the Delhi budget today. This will be her last budget before the general elections in 2014. Congress leader Dr Narendra Nath said that the budget will bring a smile to the citizens of the capital. But BJP leader ...
Arvind Kejriwal appears in court in connection to his comments on Sheila Dikshit's government. He had accused the government of being thieves in connection with the electricity and water charges in the capital. He said that he would rather be sent to jail than...
Ram Singh's suicide is all set to become a full-blown political issue. The BJP has decided to bring up the issue of lack of security in Tihar jail. They are also likely to question the Delhi Government as well as the UPA government. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila...
After the meeting with Home Minister, Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, told the reporters that they had not discussed the Ram Singh suicide yet. She said that according to the law, a magistrate inquiry has been set up to look into the matter, and once the...
On the occasion of International Women's Day, a group of women from the BJP party gathered at the Talkatora Stadium and shouted slogans against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The protesters demanded that she should come out and listen to their demands. T...
Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit expressed her disappointment at the way Delhi has been ignored in the budget for the past 10 years. She said that allocation for the capital hasn't been increased. She said that it was high time that the Finance Minister a...
Delhi Chief Minister Minister Sheila Dikshit faces flak from the Opposition parties for asking citizens to consume less electricity if they want to lower power tariff. slamming the Chief Minister, BJP says while the central government slaps the common people w...
In what seems to be a potshot at the Home Ministry, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit says women do not feel safe in the city. She makes this point considering that the law and order is under Centre's control.
A day after a man shoved an iron rod inside a girls mouth because she resisted rape, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit says that her city is not safe for women. She says that there is no security in the city in spite of the police being there. After listenin...
A comprehensive but super-fast look at what is making news across the country. Among top stories are the new ordinance against rape, Anna Hazare's call on Lokpal, weather wreaking havoc in northern India and Kejriwal's revelations against Sheila Dikshit.
Anti corruption crusader and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the power tariffs in Delhi were falsely inflated by the Delhi government and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. Kejriwal also claimed that power companies owned by Tata ...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has defended the hike in power tariff saying the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has no option but to increase the tariff in response to the increase in the price of diesel.
Aam Aadmi Party convener and social activist Arvind Kejriwal is ready with his new set of revelations. This time in his line of fire is Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. According to sources, Kejriwal will reveal the link between Dikshit and the Delhi elect...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit faces tough questions from youngsters as to why the Delhi government is unable to provide security for women in the capital. She says there is a need to abide by law and if the law needs to be changed to bring to book seriou...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit faces tough questions from youngsters as to why the Delhi government is unable to provide security for women in the capital.
The spirit shown in fighting for Damini and safer Delhi roads is showing no signs of dying down. In spite of Delhi reeling under the cold wave, people have been turning out in large numbers to show their support. The New Year saw many people coming forward and...
Playing to the galleries, the Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, announces financial aid of 50 lakhs and a job to the family of the Delhi gangrape victim. However, this selective compassion has led to question her intentions. Why hasn't the Delhi government announced an...
In a huge embarrassment for the Delhi government, the helpline number that was unveiled by chief minister Sheila Dikshit doesn't work. The number '181', launched to help women in distress in the Capital, faces a technical glitch putting the plan out of order. ...
Speaking to reporters earlier today, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condoled the death of the Delhi gangrape victim and assured people of his commitment of bringing the guilty to justice immediately. He further expressed hope that the entire political class and...
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit pays tribute to the deceased Delhi gangrape victim but says this is the time to sit up and analyse what is it about our society that such a heinous crime happened here. She also appeals to the public to maintain calm and pra...
The series of blame games has just heated up between the Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit and Police with the Chief Secretary PK Tripathi today saying that the Delhi Police has no authority to comment on SDMs.
In reply to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's letter to Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, the Delhi Police commissioner, Neeraj Kumar has replied back negating the claims made by Sheila Dikshit. This is nothing more than a nasty turf war being played out in the ...
Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has ordered a high level probe into the allegations of the Delhi Chief Minister. Sheila Dikshit has alleged that there was police interference while the rape victim's statement was recorded at the Safdurjung Hospital on S...
Delhi Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has ordered a high level independent probe into Sheila Dikshit's allegation against the Delhi police. She alleged that there has been meddling from the side of the police while taking the Delhi gangrape victim's statement...
The war of words and control intensifies between the Delhi Chief Minster-Sheila Dikshit and the Delhi Police Commissioner-Neeraj Kumar. The recent spat came in after the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Usha Chaturvedi alleged that the Delhi Police interfered while ...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has angered the police by asking for an inquiry into the alleged efforts of Delhi police to prevent a video recording of the gang-rape victim's statement. Sheila wrote a letter to the Home Minister, but Delhi police shot bac...
The Union ministry has announced the name of the retired judge who will probe the incident of the violence on Sunday between protesters and police at India Gate as also charges levelled by a SDM against police officers over issue of video recording of the vict...
The SDM who was tasked with taking the statement of the 23-year victim of the gangrape has said she was forced to ask questions handed to her by the police officials present at the hospital and when she refused to do so she was manhandled. Delhi Chief Minister...
In connections with the Delhi gangrape case, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde met the Delhi High Court Chief Justice. The latest news is that the Delhi gangrape case will be heard from 3rd January in the fast track courts. Dis...
The government has announced that a fast-track trial for the gangrape of the 23-year-old in a moving private bus would begin from the January 3, 2012. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit have met the Chief Justice of the...
The weekend saw violent protests in the capital city. The police had to resort to tear gas shells, water canons and lathicharge to dispel the crowd. To prevent a repeat of yesterday, precautions have been taken. Section 144 has been put in place and the media ...
While the protests intensified at India Gate, where police clashed with the protesters, top politicians of the Delhi as well as central government met to take stock of the situation. Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit met with the home ministry officials to a...
While protesters continue to lay siege at India Gate, Delhi chief minister has appealed to the citizens to maintain calm and take out peaceful protests. At the same time, she has appealed to the Delhi Police to be more sensitive towards the matter and not reso...
While protesters continue to lay siege at India Gate, Delhi chief minister has appealed to the citizens to maintain calm and take out peaceful protests. At the same time, she has appealed to the Delhi Police to be more sensitive towards the matter and not reso...
In the wake of the horrific gangrape of a 23-year-old girl in Delhi, protests have intensified against government's inability to provide security to women. However, the authorities seem to be out of touch with the ground situation as the home secretary has pra...
100 hours after the Delhi gangrape, the Delhi police claim that they have solved the case. But in reality only five of the accused have been arrested and one of the members is still absconding. The victim's friend has identified one of the accused, Mukesh, in ...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said that she has spoken to the Chief Justice of India, requesting him to institute fast-track courts to speed up the trial. She has also requested not to politicize the issue and assured to take every necessary step to ...
A large number of people are staging protests against Damini's gangrape in Delhi. Leaders from the Opposition were seen protesting and demanding justice for Damini in front of the Parliament. The people are also protesting against Delhi police, demanding their...
Protesters holding placards shout slogans and demand increased security for women, outside Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit's house. The protests come after a 23-year-old girl is gangraped inside a moving bus and then flung outside. The girl is now battling for her lif...
Protesters holding placards shout slogans and demand increased security for women, outside Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit's house. The protests come after a 23-year-old girl is gangraped inside a moving bus and then flung outside. The girl is now battling for her lif...
Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit promises action and says that tough action will be taken against the rapists. She also says that the transport license of the bus has already been cancelled. A girl and her friend were attacked and then raped by a group of men. The girl...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit says that the case of gangrape in New Delhi will be expedited by means of fast track courts. The Delhi CM refuses to comment on any other cases of eve-teasing or rape in the state. Over 550 cases have been registered in the ...
There has been an outrage in Parliament over the gangrape of a girl in Delhi with the BJP demanding capital punishment for rapists. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said that she has written to Home Minister and Chief Justice of India to expedite such c...
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj raises the issue of the New Delhi gang-rape in Parliament. Representing the voice of the BJP-led opposition, Sushma Swaraj demands that the Cabinet approve capital punishment to all those c...
Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit promises action and says that tough action will be taken against the rapists. She also says that the transport license of the bus has already been cancelled. A girl and her friend were attacked and then raped by a group of men. The girl...
According to Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, Rs 600 per month will be enough for a family of five. Under the Delhi government's Annashree scheme, family below poverty line will be given Rs 600 per month for their monthly food supplies. The Annashree schem...
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal was detained by the police for protesting outside Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit's residence. Kejriwal and his team were protesting the demolition drive in Shalin Bagh that razed down near 500 houses. The DDA claims t...
The Congress has released its manifesto for the Gujarat elections, which contain a slew of promises, including subsidised diesel and pipeline gas, irrigation projects for agriculture, free laptops and tablets for students, and filling up all vacant posts, in a...
Led by Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, the Gujarat Congress releases the party's manifesto in the state. The Congress has promises affordable housing for urban women, free laptops for students, SOPs for government employees and reduction of VAT on petrol...
BJP Spokesperson Nirmala Seetharaman slams the Congress' election manifesto for the state of Gujarat. She claims that the Congress has nothing new to offer, is not engaging constructively with the people and has not put forward any blueprint of their future in...
Gujarat Chief Minsiter Narendra Modi brought all his showmanship to the fore by bringing out the BJP manifesto and unveiling a three pronged strategy with focus on the new middle class, the youth and agriculture. And today all eyes are on the Congress. The par...
There are reports that suggest that DMRC is likely to take up Kochi Metro project. A final decision on this issue may be arrived at the meeting with Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit who met Chief Minister Oommen ...
The Delhi BJP led by Vijay Goel today organised a protest outside the house of the Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The BJP's demand was the enhancement of subsidised domestic LPG cylinders from the current six to nine per year.
Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy will meet his Delhi counterpart Sheila Dikshit on November 23 at 1pm to discuss the Kochi metro rail project. Chandy will also meet Union urban development minister Kamal Nath for the same. Central ministers from Kerala are ...
Union Minister Vayalar Ravi says that he will meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath and discuss the issue of DMRC taking up the Kochi Metro Project.
Union minister Ajay Maken has shocked supporters of his former senior colleague and Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit. In an interview to Headlines Today, Maken makes five damaging charges against Sheila's handling of the power crisis in Delhi.
India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal will make yet another revelation today. However, it is not clear as to who his latest target will be. Kejriwal, who launched his political party recently, has in the past targeted Congress chief Sonia Gan...
Sheila Dikshit makes a shocking statement, and shows the disdain she has for the issues facing the common man, and the utter lack of imagination on solving issues facing Delhiites. Sheila says if Delhiites can't afford power, they can as well cut off their cur...
Tamil Nadu is not the only State battling with the spread of dengue; the fever seems to have spread to the capital too. More than 600 cases of dengue have been reported from Delhi alone in the last one week. With the fever spreading very fast, the corporation ...
Dengue claims several lives across metros like Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai, but the politicians are still playing the blame game. On asked why the disease is spreading so fast, the Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit retorted 'Why ask me? Ask the BJP-run MCD'. The shocking...
Newshour | The Principal Secretary to the Delhi Chief Minister, Pawan Khera, serves a legal notice to IAC activist Arvind Kejriwal for defaming Sheila Dikshit and casting aspersions. Kejriwal has been given two days to reply to the notice that states that he ...
IAC activist Arvind Kejriwal says that the cut in power tariff in Delhi is only cosmetic. The reduction is more cosmetic than substantial, says Kejriwal. He also announced that he will continue agitation against the power tariff.
IAC activist Arvind Kejriwal points out that several people were out on the streets of Delhi protesting against the hike in electricity tariff. He says that he will continue his agitation against the government against the increased tariff and that he is not a...
Speaking about the legal notice served to India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's political advisor Pawan Khera says that this notice was served because of his derogatory remarks against the Delhi government and...
Arvind Kejriwal challenges Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who served a legal notice against the India Against Corruption activist, accusing him of maligning the image of her government. The activist-tuned-politician, who appears to have scant regard for ...
The Principal Secretary to the Delhi Chief Minister, Pawan Khera, serves a legal notice to IAC activist Arvind Kejriwal for defaming Sheila Dikshit and casting aspersions. Kejriwal has been given two days to reply to the notice that states that he used filthy ...
The Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit serves a legal notice to IAC activist Arvind Kejriwal for defaming her and casting aspersions. Kejriwal has been given two days to reply to the notice that states that he used filthy language against the CM. Kejriwal how...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit serves a legal notice to India Against Corruption member and activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of attempting to malign her government. The notice demands immediate withdrawal of all the accusations and...
Bollywood actor and host of the sensational reality show 'Satyamev Jayate', Aamir Khan has been conferred an award by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. The NCSC honoured Aamir Khan along with Star India CEO, Uday Shankar, for creating awareness aga...
When the Prime Minister shuffles his cards within the next fortnight, there's a chance that Delhi will also welcome a new Chief Minister. Sheila Dikshit's latest revelation has rattled the Delhi Congress. The Delhi Chief Minister, who is currently in her third...
Sheila Dikshit's revelation that she is getting feelers from the Centre for a role in Team Manmohan has sent shockwaves across Delhi's Congress circles. The successful Congress leader, who is currently in her third term, enjoys the massive support of Congress ...
After having served for 14 years as New Delhi's Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit is ready for a role at the Centre. Commenting on the 'buzz' about her shift, Dikshit said that she would abide by the decision of the leadership, triggering speculation about a poss...
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to cancel his tour to Pakistan, which was scheduled to be held in November, with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. Earlier in November, the exact date and time of the tour was not fixed. But now, reports claim ...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit appears to be confirming rumors that she is going be part of the Central government. It is merely a natural progression as she has certainly made her mark and proved herself. She has said that she is up for any challenge. Al...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit appears to be confirming rumors that she is going be part of the Central government. She says that she is ready to undertake any challenge. But she also says that it is up to the party leadership to assign a role for her and...
AITMC Chief Mamata Banerjee has asked all her party members and supporters to participate in a rally organised by her in Delhi's Jantar Mantar, on Monday, against the recent reforms made by the UPA, in the past one month. Issues such as FDI in retail, LPG and ...
After parting ways with Anna Hazare, India Against Corruption leader Arvind Kejriwal's break into the political foray seems an uphill task. The first signs of a political collapse showed in the meagre support that Kejriwal managed to garner for his first polit...
Delhi government has decided to raise the cap on LPG cylinders for people below poverty line. More than four lakh families that are below poverty line will receive nine LPG cylinders at a subsidized rate. Announcing the rollback, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Di...
Virbhadra Singh warns the Himachal Congress to distribute the election tickets judiciously in order to defeat Dhumal in the elections. This is also being viewed as a jibe at the screening committee headed by Sheila Dikshit. Virbhadra Singh had tendered his res...
Trouble brewing in the Himachal Pradesh Congress, as former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh resigns from the Campaign Committee ahead of the state Assembly elections. He's apparently peeved over Sheila Dikshit being made the head of the AICC screening committee...
Driving sustainable business through green economy is the theme at the 14th World Congress on Environment Management, hosted by the Institute of Directors and with an inaugural speech by the Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit. The Golden Peacock Award for...
Power outages result in citizens taking to the streets in NCR, Delhi. People protested on the roads, demanding an explanation for the power outages despite the increase in power tariffs. However, Sheila Dixit, Delhi Chief Minister, did not react to the protest...
In a new revelation, a list of names of Ministers comes up in the public domain for misusing subsidies given on LPG cylinders. Many names including those of Petroleum Minister Jaipal Reddy, Suresh Kalmadi and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit have come up. T...
Centre Stage | The water problem in Delhi is going out of control while citizens take to the road in critising the Chief Minister and burning effigies. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Harayana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda are at loggerheads abo...
Water problems in New Delhi have led Delhi residents and BJP party workers to take to the streets. Residents along with party workers marched with empty pots shouting slogans to hand over a memorandum to the water board.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda remarks that Delhi gets more than its share of water from his state even as Haryana is facing water scarcity. Despite the intervention of Prime Minister's Office and Water Resources Minister Union Water Resources Mi...
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda remarks that Delhi gets more than its share of water from his state even as Haryana is facing water scarcity. Despite the intervention of Prime Minister's Office and Water Resources Minister Union Water Resources Mi...
The meeting between Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda over sharing of water between the two states has ended without any conclusion. Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda has claimed that Delhi gets more than its s...
Finally there seems to be an end to water crisis in Delhi as Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda have decided to hold a meeting to discuss and resolve the issue. Recently Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had steppe...
As water scarcity in Delhi has intensified, protests have been broken out in several parts of the Capital City. Although the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had stepped in and had asked Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Sin...