Victoria is the first Australian state to partner with the world’s biggest film industry with the launch of an Australian-first initiative to attract some of India’s biggest blockbusters to the state, reinforcing Victoria’s position as a premier production destination The $3 million Indian Cinema Attraction Fund will encourage large-scale Indian film and television projects to […]
Amethi, on Thursday, snapped its 39 years long relationship with the Gandhi family — a relationship that was filled with emotions and nurtured with emotions. The victory of BJP’s Smriti Irani and defeat of Rahul Gandhi is not just the result of an electoral battle — it is much more than that. Bechu Khan, a […]
New Delhi, Juveniles who are 15 years old too must get death penalty if they commit rape, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday. The chief minister made the announcement after a cabinet meeting which discussed issues related to women’s safety, with particular emphasis on incidents of rape. “There should be death penalty or […]
New Delhi Forty-nine days after he took charge of a minority Delhi government, Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal resigned following a tumultuous day in the assembly where combined Congress and BJP legislators “defeated” his AAP’s attempts to introduce its signal Jan Lokpal bill aimed to curb corruption in high places. After resigning from his post, Kejriwal, 45, […]
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Friday his government was determined to push through the Jan Lokpal bill in the Delhi assembly, saying it did not need a central government nod. In a communication made public, Kejriwal urged Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung not to bow down to pressures from the central government aimed at spiking what […]
Delhi’s AAP government and the Congress, which props it up, Friday seemed headed for a showdown over the Jan Lokpal bill, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying the central government’s okay was not needed to get it passed in the Delhi assembly. The Congress reiterated that it would not support the bill as it was […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday stirred a fresh controversy by naming over 20 top politicians including Rahul Gandhi, Nitin Gadkari, Mayawati and Sharad Pawar as “corrupt”. Hitting back, Congress questioned his commitment to a legal process while the BJP asked him to furnish proof or apologise. Union minister Farooq Abdullah, who was also among […]
The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Law Minister Somnath Bharti on pleas seeking cancellation of their election for exceeding the expenditure limit in last December’s assembly polls. The court sought their response by Feb 25 on petitions by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Vijender Gupta and Arti Mehra […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday handed over a cheque of Rs.1 crore to the widow of a police constable killed by suspected liquor mafia men when he was on a raid in the capital last month. On the eve of Republic Day, the chief minister presented the cheque to Savita Devi, widow of constable […]
kejChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday defended his 32-hour agitation in the heart of Delhi, saying the constitution did not stop a chief minister from holding an agitation. “The central government has called my protest against the constitution but there is no provision which says that a CM cannot sit on a dharna (sit-in),” he said […]