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Apologise to Delhiites for calling them thieves: AAP tells LG Saxena

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday accused Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena of calling Delhiites "thieves" and demanded an apology for asking people to pay taxes honestly

Punjab: Nod to 600 units of free power to every household per billing cycle

The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday accorded approval to giving 600 units of free power to every household per billing cycle in the state with effect from July 1

CM Mann expands Punjab cabinet, five AAP MLAs take oath as ministers

Five AAP MLAs on Monday were inducted as ministers in the Punjab government as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expanded his cabinet. It was the first cabinet expansion of the Mann-led government after AAP stormed to power in the state during the Assembly elections earlier this year. Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to the MLAs at Guru Nanak Dev Auditorium of Punjab Raj Bhawan here on Monday evening. Barring two-time Sunam MLA Aman Arora, four others were the first-time legislators. Arora was the first one to take oath, followed by Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar, who is the MLA from Amritsar South seat. Later, Fauja Singh Sarari, who represents Guru Har Sahai, Chetan Singh Jourmajra, MLA from Samana, and Kharar legislator Anmol Gagan Mann were administered oath as cabinet ministers. Anmol Gagan Mann is the second woman who became the cabinet minister in the Mann-led cabinet. All of them took oath in Punjabi. Of the five new faces, four MLAs a

Kejriwal promises to visit Gujarat every week, raise people's issues

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday promised to visit Gujarat every week and raise people's issues related to education, power, health sector, etc

LIVE: India achieves complete vaccination of 90% of its adults, says govt

Live news updates: From Delhi Assembly Monsoon Session, Punjab cabinet expansion to ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, catch all the latest new updates here

Delhi Assembly passes Bill to increase salaries, allowances of its members

The AAP government has increased the salary of its MLAs from Rs 12,000 to Rs 30,000 per month

Those not satisfied with BJP must vote for AAP: Kejriwal in Gujarat

With just a few months left for the Gujarat Assembly election, AAP national convenor Kejriwal urged the Gujrati people to vote for AAP saying 'those who are not satisfied with BJP should vote for us'

Lucknow: AAP sends Rs 420 to PM Modi in protest against Agnipath scheme

AAP on Sunday protested here over Agnipath and said it has sent a cheque for Rs 420 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing his government of cheating the youth with the new military scheme

Punjab CM Mann to expand cabinet on Monday, 5 MLAs expected to get inducted

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will expand his cabinet on July 4 as five MLAs are expected to be inducted as ministers, said party sources on Sunday. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at Punjab Raj Bhawan at 5 pm on Monday, said an official here. It will be the first cabinet expansion of the Bhagwant Mann-led government more than three months after the Aam Aadmi Party stormed to power in Punjab. With the induction of five more ministers, the strength of the Mann-led cabinet will reach 15, including the chief minister. Several names of MLAs, including Aman Arora -- two-time MLA from Sunam, Sarvjit Kaur Manuketwo-time legislator from Jagraon, Baljinder Kaurtwo time MLA from Talwandi Sabo, Budh Ram - two-time MLA from Budhlada, Inderbir Singh Nijjar who is an MLA from Amritsar South and Anmol Gagan Mann, legislator from Kharar, are doing the rounds for the ministerial positions. However, there is no word from the party on the names of MLAs who will be inducted as minister

Punjab CM endorses Oppn's suggestion of resolution against Agnipath

Opposition leader Partap Singh Bajwa demanded the CM to bring a joint resolution in the current assembly session against the Agnipath scheme

AAP govt presents first budget in Punjab; to provide 300 units free power

A day after a humiliating electoral defeat in its stronghold parliamentary seat, the govt in Punjab in its first Budget on , and also provisioned for supplying 300 units of free electricity

Punjab: In AAP govt's 1st budget, health, agri, education are focus areas

Presenting the AAP government's first budget, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday announced providing 300 units of free electricity to households from July 1

Punjab budget 2022-23 will take state towards 'golden future': Kejriwal

After the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government presented its first budget, AAP National Convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said it will take the state towards a "golden future".

AAP presents 1st budget in Punjab; provision for 300 units of free power

Punjab FM Harpal Singh Cheema said budgetary provisions have been made for giving 300 units of free electricity to the households from July 1, as the AAP govt presented its first budget for FY23

Punjab: Raghav Chadha reveals reason behind AAP's loss in Sangrur bypoll

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Sunday blamed the downfall in the vote share of other political parties including Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP behind his party's loss in Sangrur bypolls, saying that others loss became gain of winning candidate Simranjit Mann.Taking to Twitter, Chadha, who was instrumental in AAP's landslide victory in Punjab Assembly elections held earlier this year, said though AAP has lost the seat, it retained its vote share with a meagre fall from 37 per cent to 35 per cent.It was a battle of prestige for both AAP, the ruling party in Punjab, and Bhagwant Mann who represented the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat since 2014 and resigned after taking over as the Chief Minister earlier this year."We humbly accept Sangrur's verdict. We will certainly work harder. While AAP retained its vote share with a meagre fall from 37% to 35%, all other parties INC, SAD & BJP lost deposits! Vote share: SAD from 24% to 6% INC from 27% to 11% Others ..

Bypolls: BJP wrests Rampur, Azamgarh from SP; AAP suffers jolt in Sangrur

The BJP consolidated its position in Tripura winning 3 of the 4 assembly seats; In Delhi's Rajinder Nagar, AAP's Durgesh Pathak defeated BJP candidate Rajesh Bhatia by a margin of over 11,000 votes

Simranjit Mann: Khalistan advocate back in Parliament after two decades

His assertion proved prophetic on Sunday as he wrested the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat from the Aam Aadmi Party -- his first electoral victory in 23 years

Delhi govt provides tablets to 260 mohalla clinics to prevent data fudging

'All the processes will now be digital, and this data can be analysed and disease-wise policies can be formulated. We will also know the exact number of patients who visit the clinic'

Delhi traders, transport groups protest move to ban heavy vehicles in Oct

The decision to ban the entry of medium and heavy goods vehicles to the national capital from October 1 to February 28 was aimed at curbing vehicular pollution

Delhi bans entry of medium, heavy vehicles from Nov-Feb to curb pollution

The request was made to deal with the problem of vehicular pollution in the city, which officials here indicated, is contributed to in part by vehicles coming from the neighbouring state of Haryana