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Ashutosh, AAP Till recently, I had not met Najeeb Jung, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. I was pleasantly surprised to see a different person from what I had expected - a man who loves his coffee strong, and enjoys welcoming his guests with a similar brew. He has a lovely cat that likes to sleep on the table where you are seated in his office. He is an extremely polite person, and his English, laced with Urdu, is impeccable. He comes across as a supremely well-mannered man, but the very next day, when I read the newspaper or switch on the TV, I see an entirely different person. When I hear that he has written a letter to the Delhi Chief Minister claiming that he, and only he is the government of Delhi, then I am reminded of his coffee with the cat. During our meeting, he gifted me his collection of articles and greatly appreciated my recent book on the 2014 elections. I have also been told that he had earlier taught at Oxford University. So I have no reason to beli

ANI: Accusing the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central Government of trying to meddle with the affairs of the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said the department is bound to follow the orders of vigilance department of the city government. "ACB is under Delhi Government's vigilance department. The ACB will function the way Principle Secretary of the vigilance department wants. Whoever works in ACB will have to follow the orders of the vigilance department," Sisodia told ANI. Array "Modi ji has not been able to stop corruption, and now they are meddling with the affairs of Delhi ACB. I want ask them why they are trying to ruin Delhi's ACB," he added. The Delhi Government had yesterday termed the appointment of M.K Meena as the Anti-Corruption Branch Chief as 'illegal', and threatened him of legal action over his statement accusing the Arvind Kejriwal-led Government of not transferring the call

New Delhi:  The Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi government today overruled an announcement made by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) chief MK Meena about a new helpline number, and threatened to take legal action if any such announcements are made in the future. Earlier in the day, Mr Meena said, "We have observed that for the past one month, no calls are being received on Anti-Corruption helpline number 1031 issued by the Delhi government. People were calling but calls were not directed to our office, so we've decided to issue new helpline numbers which will be received by our office." A statement issued later by the Chief Minister's Office said, "Mr SS Yadav, IPS, is the Chief of ACB. Any decision regarding the ACB as its chief is to be taken by Mr Yadav only. The anti-corruption helpline 1031 stands as the helpline for all anti-corruption complaints in Delhi. No other helpline is working for this purpose. Any attempt to send out

Google Lists PM Modi In The Most Stupid Prime Ministers In The World: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is en route to make India as the most desired destination to stay, by bringing in reforms and attracting a lot of foreign investment to the country. He was also featured on the cover page of the coveted TIME Magazine that projected his vision for the country. Well, with most Indians agreeing that Narendra Modi, is perhaps one of the best Prime Ministers of the country, Google completely thinks otherwise. In fact, Google considers Narendra Modi as one of the most stupid Prime Ministers in the world. Yes, you heard it right. Google has yet again done something very atrocious as it has placed Indian PM Narendra Modi’s photos under “Most Stupid Prime Ministers” list. The list has Thailand’s ex-prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, among others. This is the second time that Google has targeted Indian Prime Minister. Earlier,

NAGPUR: Thirty-four-year-old Nagpurian Abdullah Siddique has always firmly believed that 'To change the system, you have to be in the system', a thought advocated by Delhi's chief minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal. As soon as the Election Commission of India had announced Delhi elections, Abdullah made up his mind to lend a helping hand to his role model. Considering that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) might lack funds for publicity, Abdullah along with three other partners started working on production of short films for the party in November last year. Today, his films are the rare ones which were shortlisted by the AAP's social media and IT Team and were widely used for campaigning. Born and brought up in Nagpur, Abdullah works as an IT professional in Pune. Recalling the story behind these films, he shared, "I have always been a huge Kejriwal fan as I felt his movement was valid and much-needed in our country. When AAP started a helpline, I made numerous calls and

AAP, New Delhi: Tuesday 14th July Aam Aadmi Party made a scathing attack at the Modi Government controlled Delhi Police for harassing party MLAs. Senior Party leader Sanjay Singh said Delhi Police should concentrate on dealing with deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi instead of hatching conspiracies against Aam Aadmi Party at behest of Modi government. Addressing a press conference, Sanjay Singh said that the when the entire capital is shocked at the footage on TV showing a police officer raping a minor domestic help at gun point, the Commissioner of Police is busy hatching conspiracies to implicate Aam Aadmi Party MLAs in criminal cases and sending them behind bars. The latest in the series is Commando Surendra Singh, a decorated former NSG Jawan and AAP MLA from Delhi Cantonment constituency. Surendra Singh was one of the elite commandos para-dropped in Mumbai to flush out terrorists during 26/11 terror attack. Commando Singh had sustained serious injuries during th

- Gujarat model of using state machinery against adversary is in full swing in Delhi.   - People of Delhi are enraged by the insult done by BJP and its agencies to its overwhelming mandate for AAP. AAP, New Delhi : Continuing with its vendetta politics and efforts to score revenge with the people of Delhi for drubbing BJP in the assembly elections, Delhi Police under Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrested Aam Aadmi Party MLA Manoj Kumar. The party strongly condemns the action and terms it as below the belt politics of BJP losing ground support in Delhi and elsewhere in the country. “Narendra Modi’s Gujarat model of vendetta politics is in full swing in Delhi. With mandate slipping away Modiji is resorting to what he is best at, using state machinery to silence the opposition. Delhi police is now working in the lines of Gujarat Police,” senior party leader Sanjay Singh said. While Delhi Police under Narendra Modi deemed it fit to arrest a sitting MLA from Delhi under allege

Dispur, Assam:   65,000 people in over 155 villages have been affected due to the incessant rains and floods in the state. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its flood report today that the affected villages are in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Sonitpur districts. Sonitpur district bore the brunt of the disaster with nearly 50,000 people suffering, followed by Lakhimpur with over 13,000 people being affected, it said. Over 1,600 hectares of crop areas are under water. Authorities have opened seven relief camps in Sonitpur, where 7,712 people are taking shelter. The flood waters have also washed away two parts of a road and two embankments were breached in Lakhimpur, while five roads were damaged and several embankments were breached at four places in as many rivers in Sonitpur. At present, is flowing above the danger mark at NT Road crossing in Sonitpur, ASDMA said. Flood situation at Gohpur sub-division of Sonitpur district have worsened as heavy rains lashed adjoi

 Impartial probe of VYAPAM scam not possible in Madhya Pradesh Viscera examination of journalist late Akshay Singh must be done outside MP SC monitored SIT is the only way to establish truth behind VYAPAM AAP appeals to the judiciary to play a pro-active role in probing the scam AAP, New Delhi: Impartial probe into the Madhya Pradesh professional examination board (MPPEB) scam which is commonly known as the VYAPAM scam is not possible in that state. A free and fair probe can only take place if the inquiry is shifted out of Madhya Pradesh. The Aam Aadmi Party demands that only way to establish the truth behind this scam which is fast turning out to be an unending chain of state sponsored murders cane be through a Supreme Court monitored Special Investigation Team. The demand of the family of journalist late Akshay Singh that his viscera samples be examined outside Madhya Pradesh is perfectly justified and the state government should immediately accept this. The AAP fully supp

By Darpan Singh: The Aam Aadmi Party government will bring its Jan Lokpal Bill to set up an ombudsman to investigate corruption charges against politicians and civil servants in the Monsoon Session of the Delhi Assembly that is likely to take place in August. To recall, AAP had decided to end its 49-day rule and quit power in February 2014 when the minority government failed to table the previous version of the Bill in the Assembly. Both BJP and Congress had opposed the Bill saying its tabling was “unconstitutional” as the Centre had not vetted it. Centre’s nod awaited This time, the Bill has been tweaked to be stronger, and also more contentious, setting off fears of a bitter confrontation with the Centre, whose nod is a must for the half-state of Delhi to pass any such legislation. The revised version, apart from other provisions, also looks at greater powers over Delhi’s ACB (anti-corruption branch), an institution currently caught in legal and political battles between the Delh

New Delhi, by:-Tarique Anwar : As the tussle between the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government and the Union government refuses to die down, the question doing the rounds in several circles in Delhi is, what is Kejriwal fighting for? If it is about full statehood for the capital, it has not come out clear so far. If it’s about getting more effective administrative powers, it’s not clear either. What is visible so far is a series of skirmishes with no common link to a broader theme. That makes his battle look more like a private one. Experts believe that the ongoing confrontation between the CM and the L-G does is not one for full statehood to Delhi. A few of them argue that the “rhetoric war” is nothing beyond “political posturing”. "The fight with the Lieutenant Governor or the Centre is not at all a struggle for full statehood because this demand requires sustained popular agitation, dialogue with the Centre and building of political consensus," Abhay Kumar Dubey poli