Aam Aadmi Party (AAP): News

02 Sep 2017

Delhi

Delhiites can finally say goodbye to crowded buses!

Delhi's AAP government finally approved a proposal for the procurement of 2,000 buses on Delhi's roads after a three-year delay.

02 Sep 2017

Delhi

Delhiites will have to pay more for electricity from September

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has hiked the electricity charges in the city, introducing a surcharge of 3.7% from September, in addition to the existing 8% cess.

29 Aug 2017

Delhi

Delhi: Metro ridership witnesses sharp decline in June after price-hike

Following the fare hike in May, Delhi Metro witnessed a decline of nearly 1.5 lakh commuters a day in June.

03 Aug 2017

Delhi

Delhi witnesses sharp rise in teen pregnancy

A sharp increase in teenage pregnancies in Delhi has become a matter of grave concern. According to government's data, 3.10% of women who delivered babies in 2016 were 19-years-old or below. It was 2.75% last year.

30 Jul 2017

Delhi Police

AAP MLA Amarjit Singh Sandoa booked for molesting former landlady

AAP MLA Amarjit Singh Sandoa from Punjab's Ropar was booked for allegedly threatening his former landlady with dire consequences on Saturday.

30 Jul 2017

Delhi

Ghaziabad: Authorities looking for pregnant women to bust sex-determination centres

In light of plummeting sex ratio, Ghaziabad district health department is looking for pregnant women who can work as informers and blow the lid off illegal sex determination centres across Uttar Pradesh.

27 Jul 2017

Delhi

708 bungalows in Delhi's Lutyens zone vulnerable to earthquake

According to housing and urban affairs ministry, 708 government bungalows (built between 1912-1930) in Delhi's Lutyens bungalow zone (LBZ) are "considered structurally unsafe against earthquake".

25 Jul 2017

Delhi

Delhi: Tomatoes being sold at Rs. 100/kg, country facing shortage

With the onset of monsoon, Delhi has been witnessing a huge tomato shortage leading to hike in their prices.

06 Jul 2017

Delhi Police

3 AAP MLAs held for assaulting woman in Delhi Assembly

At least 3 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs namely Okhla AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, Malviya Nagar MLA Somnath Bharti and Tilak Nagar MLA Jarnail Singh were booked by the Delhi police over the alleged assault of a woman in Assembly premises.

05 Jul 2017

Delhi

DU: Third cut-off list to be released on 7th July

Many Delhi University colleges will release their third cut-off list on Friday, a drop of up to 2% in most courses is expected.

30 Jun 2017

Delhi

Reservation in DU: Assembly proposes 85% quota for local students

The Delhi Assembly passed a resolution unanimously to reserve 85% seats for the local students in government funded Delhi University colleges this Thursday.

29 Jun 2017

Delhi

Delhi Assembly ruckus: AAP workers thrashed for protesting against Satyendra

Two alleged AAP workers entered the Delhi Assembly and threw paper flyers at Delhi's Heath Minister Satyendra Jain and accused the latter of corruption.

18 Jun 2017

Delhi

Delhi: Crimes against women drop this year

According to police-figures, cases of molestation and rape have dropped in Delhi this year. 836 rape cases were reported till May 31 as against 924 in the same period last year.

17 Jun 2017

Delhi

Posters branding Kumar Vishwas 'traitor' surfaces at Delhi's AAP office

Controversies surrounding Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) refuse to settle and the latest is the posters touting Kumar Vishwas a traitor which have surfaced at the AAP's headquarters in Delhi.

16 Jun 2017

Delhi

CBI raids Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's residence

A CBI team reached Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's house at noon on June 16.

15 Jun 2017

Delhi

Parking prices to hike in Delhi, higher tax to be imposed

Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has approved the 'Parking Policy for Delhi', to keep pollution levels and car encroachment under check.

05 Jun 2017

Delhi

Delhi to have respite, showers expected on Tuesday

Delhiites can heave a sigh of relief from the scorching heat on Tuesday with rainfall to be expected across Delhi NCR.

31 May 2017

Delhi

Gautam Gambhir moves Delhi HC against restaurant using his name

Cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court against a restaurant chain using his name in the tagline.

31 May 2017

Mumbai

RTI Query: 1 of 3 BMC's school children is malnourished

An RTI reply revealed that despite the introduction of midday meals in schools over 2 decades ago, 1 out of every 3 school kids studying in a municipal school is malnourished.

25 May 2017

Arvind Kejriwal

Will AAP suffer the same fate as Asom Gana Parishad?

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is on the verge of a split, due to deepening internal differences following its embarrassing defeat in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls.

AAP's funding under scanner, EC writes to Home-Ministry to investigate

The Election Commission (EC) wrote to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), soliciting a probe into the "irregularities in funding to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)".

23 May 2017

Delhi

Delhi- Fire in Chandni Chowk guts down 40 shops

On the night of 22nd May, a major fire broke out in Old Delhi's Chandni Chowk area; albeit there were no casualties reported, goods worth crores may have been lost.

21 May 2017

Arvind Kejriwal

'Who funded Ashutosh's Russia tour?'- Mishra rakes up number-plate scam

Amid the ongoing Kapil Mishra-AAP tussle, the sacked minister has now sent nine questions to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to divulge the source of funding for the Russia trip of party leaders Ashutosh and Sanjay Singh.

17 May 2017

Arvind Kejriwal

AAP crisis- Kejriwal hosts dinner to unite party MLAs

In an attempt to bring unity amid a severe internal crisis, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal hosted a dinner for party MLAs at his residence on May 14.

17 May 2017

India

Massive social media influence helped BJP in 2014: Stanford Study

A Stanford Study on BJP's social-media strategy revealed that the party's massive social-media influence helped it comeback to power in 2014, thwarting a decade-long Congress rule.

Not part of Botswana EVM hackathon: Bharat Electronics

Indian EVM manufacturer Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has denied that it has been invited to participate in a challenge to hack EVMs in Botswana.

12 May 2017

Delhi

Snake found in Faridabad school's mid-day meal

On Thursday, a 'snake' was discovered in the mid-day meal served to students at a Government Girls' Senior Secondary School in NIT-2 in Faridabad.

AAP in more trouble- IT department wants party deregistered

AAP seems to be digging its hole deeper and deeper. Amid several controversies surrounding the party, the Income Tax (I-T) department has now suggested to the Election Commission (EC) that its registration should be cancelled.

11 May 2017

Delhi

Home Min asks BJP, Cong, AAP to disclose foreign funds

The Home Ministry has asked the BJP, Congress and other political parties to furnish details of the funding they have received including those from foreign sources.

10 May 2017

Arvind Kejriwal

Former AAP Punjab convenor quits over Mann's appointment

Former AAP convenor in Punjab, Gurpreet Singh Waraich, aka Ghuggi quit the party after the appointment of Bhagwant Mann as the convenor of the party's Punjab wing.

I-T dept sends notice to AAP for fudging books

The Income Tax department has sent a show cause notice to the AAP, for allegedly falsifying its accounts and wilfully attempting to evade tax obligations.

08 May 2017

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal wanted to buy cable network to "control" media: Republic

The crisis in AAP is far from over: the same day sacked minister Kapil Mishra alleged Arvind Kejriwal had taken hefty bribes, Arnab Goswami's Republic broadcast an expose on how he reportedly demanded crores of rupees from MLAs.

28 Apr 2017

Delhi Police

2 Delhi students stand among top 3 in JEE-Mains 2017

The results of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main were declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday.

28 Apr 2017

Delhi

MCD Election: New AAP councilors take "pledge of loyalty"

After a humiliating defeat in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls, Delhi CM and AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal interacted with the party's newly-elected councilors at his residence.

26 Apr 2017

Delhi

MCD 2017 Results: Who said what

Three hours after counting for the MCD elections started, the BJP was gaining massive ground, ahead from its rivals AAP and Congress in 180 seats out of 272.