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Who is Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal

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Who is Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is about to complete his first five-year term in the office soon, as the NCT of Delhi goes for polls on February 8th. The Aam Aadmi Party won 67 out of the 70 seats in 2015 Assembly elections. In the past five years, his government has majorly worked on the education and healthcare sector. In a bid to make the daily commute cheaper, he tried getting metro rides for women free, but that failed. Instead, the Delhi government made DTC bus travel for women free. It will be interesting to see if Arvind Kejriwal and
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CBI didn't arrest me for 2 yrs, insurance arrest made after bail: Kejriwal

Seeking bail for the jailed Delhi CM, Singhvi submitted that Kejriwal is a constitutional functionary and was not a flight risk

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Updated On : 05 Sep 2024 | 12:51 PM IST

Highlights: Piyush Goyal likely to attend Brics trade ministers' meeting in Moscow on July 26

Latest news updates: Catch all the news updates from around the world here

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Updated On : 22 Jul 2024 | 10:06 PM IST

Delhi liquor policy 'scam': Setback for AAP as ED names party as accused

Delhi liquor policy scam updates: Enforcement Directorate says it will file the prosecution complaint today, naming the AAP as an accused

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Updated On : 17 May 2024 | 6:09 PM IST

Slippery road: India's clean energy drive faces a tricky patch of taxation

The elephant in the room is Rs 7.5 trillion a year in revenues to the exchequer

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Updated On : 27 Mar 2024 | 3:25 PM IST

Supreme Court bench set to hear Arvind Kejriwal's plea against arrest

Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud

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Updated On : 22 Mar 2024 | 12:53 PM IST

Delhi excise policy scam: ED arrests Kejriwal, SC likely to hear

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 following his plea for relief against coercive action by the ED in the Delhi High Court was denied

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Updated On : 22 Mar 2024 | 12:09 PM IST

Saurabh Bharadwaj, Atishi detained by police

ED arrests Delhi CM Kejriwal updates: Catch all the latest development on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by Enforcement Directorate officials

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Updated On : 27 Mar 2024 | 12:24 PM IST

Over 1 mn signatures collected against Sisodia, Jain's arrest: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday said it has collected more than 10 lakh signatures during its door-to-door campaign against the arrests of its leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain.

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Updated On : 10 Apr 2023 | 2:01 PM IST

Lawyers' delegation meets Delhi CM Kejriwal, seeks law for their protection

Expressing concern over their safety, a delegation of the city's lawyers on Saturday met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and pressed for an act for their protection

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Updated On : 08 Apr 2023 | 11:37 PM IST

Kejriwal slams BJP over alleged demolition of school adjacent to its office

BJP's name will be etched in history if it demolishes its office to build schools but is doing the opposite which is very painful, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday

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Updated On : 08 Apr 2023 | 4:46 PM IST

Kejriwal responds to BJP leader, says will host extra classes for students

If some children are weak in studies, extra classes will be organised for them, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday, responding to a BJP leader who posted mark sheets of students

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Updated On : 08 Apr 2023 | 3:42 PM IST

Sisodia the reason behind transformation of Delhi govt schools: Kejriwal

Corrupt leaders don't go visiting schools for inspection at 6 am, he said

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Updated On : 08 Apr 2023 | 3:01 PM IST

Delhi govt 'misled' HC on transfer of schools, alleges L-G's office

As a matter of fact, the file was deliberately kept pending with the government and was sent to the LG on March 28 this year, over four months after the high court was misled with false assertions

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Updated On : 07 Apr 2023 | 10:15 PM IST

Punish schools for forcing parents to buy books from specific shops: Atishi

Delhi Education Minister Atishi on Friday directed the officials to initiate action against private schools that allegedly forced parents of students to buy expensive books

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Updated On : 07 Apr 2023 | 4:22 PM IST

Amid rising temperatures, Delhites struggle to find favourite beer brands

Liquor shops in Delhi have limited stocking space, and a low number of shops in the city naturally means a low total stock holding

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Updated On : 07 Apr 2023 | 2:55 PM IST

MCD school to be upgraded on lines of Delhi govt schools in 5 yrs: Kejriwal

During the meeting, Kejriwal said even the best schools of MCD fail to match the standard of Delhi government schools

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Updated On : 06 Apr 2023 | 9:58 PM IST

Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann launch 'CM di Yogshala' programme in Punjab

Kejriwal was referring the AAP government's 'Dilli ki Yogshala' programme that offered free yoga classes and was launched in the national capital in 2021

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Updated On : 05 Apr 2023 | 7:02 PM IST

Contracts of MCD teachers to be renewed soon: Delhi Education Minister

Addressing the concerns of the teachers, Atishi said that empowering government school teachers has always remained the topmost priority for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

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Updated On : 04 Apr 2023 | 11:35 PM IST

Modi is PM not for his degree but authorities must respond: Jayant Patil

On Monday, his party colleague Ajit Pawar said people voted for Modi in the 2014 general elections as he created a charisma that the BJP did not have and not his degree

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Updated On : 04 Apr 2023 | 10:20 PM IST