Arvind Kejriwal

Newborn Dies After 4 Hospitals In Delhi Refuse Admission

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 25, 2017

In wake of the death of a newborn refused admission into four government hospitals, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday ordered Health Minister Satyendar Jain to submit an action plan by month-end to ensure that family of patients in critical condition do not have to run around for life support.

A Superstar As Aam Aadmi: When Kamal Haasan Met Arvind Kejriwal

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 21, 2017

Arvind Kejriwal became the brand new addition to Kamal Haasan's "political tourism" sked as he flew down to Chennai today for lunch with a side of politics. "Kamal Haasan should join politics," said the Delhi Chief Minister after the meeting. The superstar, who recently confirmed that he just might join politics, said that they would together fight...

Amid Talk Of Political Debut, Kamal Haasan's Meeting With Arvind Kejriwal

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 21, 2017

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet Kamal Haasan in Chennai today and the two will have "political discussions", a member of the Aam Aadmi Party said today, amid indications the veteran actor may join politics soon.

AAP Fields Major General Suresh Khajuria For Gurdaspur Bypoll

Chandigarh News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 17, 2017

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today announced Major General Suresh Khajuria (retired) as its candidate from the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat where a bypoll is scheduled next month.

AAP Criteria For Gujarat Ticket Hopefuls: Clean Record, Good Character

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 16, 2017

Clean track record and willingness to serve people without availing "VVIP benefits" are the main pre-conditions being prescribed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for aspirants seeking tickets for upcoming Assembly polls in Gujarat.

Aam Aadmi Party To Contest Civic Body Polls In Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 15, 2017

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday announced it will contest the forthcoming municipal elections in Uttar Pradesh.

In Defamation Case Against Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi High Court Asks For Case Records

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 13, 2017

The Delhi High Court today summoned the trial court records of a criminal defamation case filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia.

No TV, News For Arvind Kejriwal As He Heads For 10-Day Vipassana Camp

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today left for Igatpuri in Maharashtra to attend a 10-day Vipassana meditation camp, days after the hectic campaigning for the Assembly by-polls in Delhi.

'Drink Every Day. So?' Says Man Accused Of Raping Child At Delhi School

Delhi News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday September 10, 2017

As Delhi grapples with the horror of the murder of a 7-year-old at Ryan International School, located in nearby Gurgaon, a five-year-old was raped in Shahdara by an employee of her school. The alleged assailant, who works as a peon, has been arrested.

Supreme Court To Hear AAP Leader's Plea In Arun Jaitley's Defamation Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 7, 2017

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea of AAP leader Raghav Chadha alleging that he has been made to face a criminal defamation case only for retweeting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's tweet against Union minister Arun Jaitley.

Ajay Maken Urges Arvind Kejriwal, Manoj Tiwari To Help Make Delhi Landfill Free

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 6, 2017

Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken today urged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP state president Manoj Tiwari to rise above politics to make the city landfill free and pitched for localised treatment of garbage.

New Ministry, Check. Now A Break: Arvind Kejriwal Off On Vipassana Course

Delhi News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Monday September 4, 2017

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who took over his first portfolio since the party came to power in Delhi two years ago, will take a 10-day meditation break starting Sunday. His destination is Igatpuri - a picturesque hill station in Maharashtra's Nashik -- where he plans to pursue another course in Vipassana, an ancient Buddhist meditation t...

Arvind Kejriwal Fined Rs 5,000 By Court In Arun Jaitley Defamation Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 4, 2017

The Delhi High Court today imposed another Rs 5,000 as cost on Arvind Kejriwal over delay in filing his reply to a fresh Rs 10 crore defamation suit filed by Union minister Arun Jaitley over use of an objectionable word allegedly by the Chief Minister's former lawyer.

In Tiny Reshuffle, Arvind Kejriwal Finally Takes Charge Of A Ministry

Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra and Sharad Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday September 4, 2017

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's major reshuffle yesterday comes Arvind Kejriwal's mini-rejig with just one change. The Delhi Chief Minister has taken over the Water Ministry, giving himself a department for the first time since he took charge in 2015. He was "unhappy" with the performance of current minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, say sources.

After Delhi Win, Buoyant AAP Plans A Challenge For BJP In Gujarat Polls

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Sunday September 3, 2017

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday announced that it will contest the Assembly elections in Gujarat which are to be held by the end of this year.

In Damage Control Mode, Delhi Lt Governor Bans Garbage Dumping In Ghazipur

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Saturday September 2, 2017

As Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party tried to corner the BJP-led municipal corporation and the centre over the two deaths in the Ghazipur landfill collapse on Friday, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal moved swiftly today to ban dumping of any more solid waste at this location.

In Arvind Kejriwal vs Lieutenant Governor, A 7-Hour Protest By Over 40 Lawmakers

Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Thursday August 31, 2017

In another big confrontation Aam Aadmi Party legislators camped at Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's house, asking him to sign off on files including one that okays the construction of Mohalla Clinics, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's pet healthcare project for Delhi. They left in the evening after spending over seven hours there.

Defamation Case: Arun Jaitely Accuses Arvind Kejriwal Of Creating Controversy

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 30, 2017

Union Minister Arun Jaitley today accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi High Court of "creating a false controversy in the media" with regard to allegations of irregularities in DDCA, leading a Congress MP to raise it in Parliament.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Dares BJP To Use VVPAT In Every Poll

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 29, 2017

Buoyed by a thumping victory in the Bawana bypoll, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday dared the BJP to use VVPAT, a paper trail audit which lets voters check if the vote has gone to the candidate they chose, in every election.

In Defamation Case, High Court Dismisses Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against Speedy Trial

India News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Tuesday August 29, 2017

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea, questioning the decision of a judge to expedite the hearing of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's defamation suit against him, was rejected by the Delhi High Court today. Five other AAP leaders have been accused in the case as well.

Bawana Bypoll: Will Review Reasons Behind Our Loss, Says Delhi BJP Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 29, 2017

Jolted by defeat in the Bawana Assembly bypoll by a margin of over 24,000 votes, the BJP on Monday said it will review the reasons behind its embarrassing loss.

AAP's Ram Chander, Who Won Bawana By-Election, Reveals Winning Formula

Delhi News | Edited by Arun Nair | Tuesday August 29, 2017

After a big win in Delhi's Bawana that has also delivered the first good news from an election in many months for chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's the Aam Aadmi Party, its candidate Ram Chander shared his winning formula that, he said, had "stalled the BJP's victory chariot."

Defamation Case: Delhi High Court Dismisses Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against Speedy Trial

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 28, 2017

The Delhi High Court today dismissed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea questioning the decision of a judge to expedite hearing of a defamation suit filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley against him and five other AAP leaders.

AAP's Bawana Victory Is Fitting Reply To Amit Shah

Opinion | Ashutosh | Monday August 28, 2017

AAP has risen once again like a phoenix. The election in Bawana has yet again proved the sceptics and critics wrong.

Arvind Kejriwal Catches Big Break, AAP Wins By-Election Easily

Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday August 28, 2017

The Aam Aadmi Party has retained the Bawana assembly seat in Delhi today in a booster shot for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Delhi's ruling party has won a by-election for the seat by a big 24,000 votes, leaving behind the BJP and the Congress, which had hoped to enter the Delhi assembly as it ran neck and neck with AAP in the early rounds of cou...

Delhi High Court Raps Arvind Kejriwal For Plea Against Speedy Trial

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 25, 2017

The Delhi High Court today rapped Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning the decision of a judge to expedite hearing of a defamation suit filed by Union minister Arun Jaitley against him and five other Aam Aadmi Party leaders.

12 AAP Legislators In Court Against Office-Of-Profit Proceedings In Election Commission

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 25, 2017

The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Election Commission on the plea of 12 AAP MLAs against the poll panel's decision to continue hearing a complaint against them for allegedly holding office of profit.

Did You Lie About Linking 'Crook' To Arun Jaitley, Arvind Kejriwal Asked

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Wednesday August 23, 2017

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been asked to explain if he lied in court by claiming that he did not ask for abusive language to be used against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who has sued him for criminal defamation.

A By-Poll In Delhi Is A Prestige Battle For Arvind Kejriwal's AAP

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma | Wednesday August 23, 2017

Voting began this morning in an assembly by-election in Delhi that is seen as career-altering for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party has been on a steep downward slide since it swept the elections in the national capital in 2015.

BJP Leader, Arvind Kejriwal Put An End To Civil Defamation Case

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 22, 2017

A bitterly-fought defamation suit filed by BJP leader Avtar Singh Bhadana against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for latter's alleged remarks, on Monday came to an end as the leaders decided not to pursue it in a court in New Delhi.