Aam Aadmi Party (AAP): News

26 Apr 2017

Delhi

MCD 2017 Elections: BJP set for massive win

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi's election votes are currently being counted; 270 out of 272 wards went to polls on Sunday.

21 Apr 2017

Delhi

SC's liquor ban: 4 pubs in Gurugram may face closure

With the SC's ban on sale of alcohol within 500 metres of the highway, Sector 30 and Sohna Road in Gurugram may witness the closure of four pubs/bars.

20 Apr 2017

Delhi

MCD 2017: AAP manifesto promises corruption-free, transparent civic body

The Aam Aadmi Party released its manifesto for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls.

19 Apr 2017

Delhi

Ahead of MCD polls, former Delhi Cong chief joins BJP

In a surprise move, former Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely joined the BJP ahead of the municipal elections.

18 Apr 2017

Delhi

AAP Government, food labs tie up to ensure quality

The Food Safety Department of Delhi has collaborated with 18 private food-testing labs in the city to ensure the overseeing of food served in restaurants as well as streets.

17 Apr 2017

Delhi

Delhi could get its first, elevated cycle track by 2018

The Delhi government has proposed the construction of a 6-km long, 20-feet wide cycle track starting from Satpula Drain (Press Enclave Road, Saket) to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Barapullah.

13 Apr 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi: Legal action against publisher for defining women's body shape

The "Health and Physical Education" textbook for Class 12 authored by Dr. VK Sharma recently received flak for defining "36-24-36" as a female body's "best shape."

Gurugram: Some 5-star hotels may escape SC's liquor ban

According to sources in the excise department, five-star hotels along the Delhi-Gurugram expressway could escape the liquor ban implemented by Supreme Court.

12 Apr 2017

Delhi

Money Laundering: CBI's probe against Delhi Minister Satyendra Jain

A probe against Delhi's Health Minister, Satyendra Jain, has been initiated by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

07 Apr 2017

Delhi Police

6 jail-mates from Tihar can now work outside of prison

In a first, 6 inmates from Tihar jail will be allowed to look for employment outside of prison on the grounds of good behavior.

06 Apr 2017

Haryana

Delhi engineer developing hybrid plane in USA

A mechanical engineer from IIT-Delhi, Ashish Kumar, is currently developing hybrid airplanes in the United States of America and wants to sell the same in India for 1,100-km-long regional flights by early 2020s.

03 Apr 2017

Delhi

Noida: Parents to approach CM Adityanath as DPS expels students

Parents of students studying in Gautam Budh Nagar's Delhi Public School will be approaching CM Adityanath, Deputy CMs, and Amit Shah.

31 Mar 2017

Delhi

AAP Woes: Four Delhi MLAs wish to join Congress

Adding to the troubles of Aam Aadmi Party, the party's four sitting Members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly have expressed their wish to join the Congress party.

29 Mar 2017

Delhi

NewsBytes RTI: Did AAP conduct Mohalla Sabhas in Delhi?

AAP has to begin its campaigning for MCD elections by March-end.

27 Mar 2017

Delhi Police

Quality of education in Delhi's municipal schools diminishing

In the last 5 years, the Delhi Municipal Corporation has had a 98-100% success rate in improving toilet, drinking water and infrastructural facilities in their schools.

27 Mar 2017

Delhi

Kejriwal's residential tax waiver: A potential civic body paralysis?

Experts including ruling party leaders warn that residential tax waiver promised by Kejriwal could "effectively paralyze civic bodies".

21 Mar 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi, Jaipur to be linked by new 'super expressway'

The National Highways Authority of India has initiated the land-acquisition procedure for a new 'super expressway' between Delhi and Jaipur.

17 Mar 2017

Jharkhand

AIIMS nurses on strike, take 'mass casual leave'

Over 2,000 staff nurses from the All India Institute of Medical Services (AIIMS) went on a mass casual leave on Friday in the pursuit of better wages.

14 Mar 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi-Chicago Air India flight had no functioning lavatories

According to reports, an Air India flight from Delhi that took off for Chicago had only 8 out of 12 toilets functioning.

11 Mar 2017

Narendra Modi

Counting of votes begins in five states

Officials will begin counting votes today in Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Goa, Punjab and Uttarakhand after a month of polls.

10 Mar 2017

Mumbai

India's first rail ambulance makes debut in Mumbai

Mumbai's Central Railway displayed India's first air-conditioned rail ambulance, which aims to aid injured passengers during the crucial first-hour after the accident.

07 Mar 2017

South Korea

Indira Gandhi International Airport second best in the world

According to the latest Airport Service Quality (ASQ) report, Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has been declared the second best airport in the world.

06 Mar 2017

Delhi

Kejriwal: Will spruce up Delhi like London

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has promised to make Delhi look like swanky London within a year if voted to power in the upcoming municipal polls.

06 Mar 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi Police to use flash mobs for awareness

The Delhi Police would now use flash-mobs in regular intervals to spread the word about their initiatives.

28 Feb 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi inaugurates India's first integrated heliport

India's first integrated heliport was inaugurated on Tuesday by Civil Minister Gajapathi Raju.

27 Feb 2017

Delhi High Court

Now, mobile games will promote road safety in Delhi

New Delhi's traffic police will make use of mobile and computer games to promote road safety awareness among students of Classes VI to VIII.

22 Feb 2017

Delhi

Vigilance Department detects 'scam' in AAP's Mohalla clinics

Delhi Government's vigilance department has written to Directorate General of Health Services and Chief Medical District Officer and raised multiple "operational" issues concerning Mohalla Clinics.

21 Feb 2017

Delhi Police

India's first dedicated heliport to be launched in Delhi

India will get its first dedicated "heliport" in Delhi, for flying to nearby-areas, on February 28.

20 Feb 2017

Delhi Police

Delhiites gear up for hotter days

Delhi witnessed the hottest February 19 in five years with maximum temperature soaring to 30.8 degrees Celsius, six degrees above the normal 24.8.

10 Feb 2017

Delhi

Has AAP delivered on promise to modernize Delhi's public transport?

Aam Aadmi Party came into power in Delhi in February 2015.

10 Feb 2017

West Bengal

1.3 kg cocaine recovered from stomach of African-origin smuggler

1.3 kilos of cocaine was recovered from an African-origin smuggler who arrived in Delhi on February 6.

08 Feb 2017

Arvind Kejriwal

Jat agitation reaches Delhi

Hundreds of Jat community members gathered at Najafgarh in southwest Delhi and staged a peaceful protest.