DCW chief accuses AAP government of harassing her

DCW chief accuses AAP government of harassing her

aapBarkha Singh, chief of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Wednesday accused the AAP government of “harassing” her after Hindi novelist Maitreyi Pushpa was named the panel’s new chief. Barkha Singh said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government took the step after she summoned Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti to explain his controversial campaign against […]

Delhi’s AAP government faces flak over minister’s vigilantism

Delhi’s AAP government faces flak over minister’s vigilantism

The three-week-old AAP government in Delhi faced all-round criticism after its law minister mounted a vigilante-style raid on African residents here, alleging that they were running a “sex and drug ring”. The minister’s post-midnight raid was widely condemned and could cast a shadow on India’s diplomatic and economic ties with Africa. The incident also triggered […]