Delhi MCD election results 2022 LIVE updates: Aam Aadmi Party wins, crosses the half-way mark

New Delhi, December 7 The Aam Aadmi Party has crossed the majority mark of 126 in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls, while the BJP has got 97, the latest State Election Commission figures show. According to numbers available at 2pm, the AAP has won 130 seats and was…

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Delhi MCD election results: Aam Aadmi Party wins, crosses the half-way mark

New Delhi, December 7 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) poll results for all 250 wards were declared on Wednesday, with the AAP gaining majority by winning 134 while the BJP bagged 104. The Congress managed to win just nine wards. The MCD has 250 wards and the simple majority…

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As AAP ends 15-year BJP rule in MCD, Kejriwal seeks PM Modi’s ‘blessings’ to improve Delhi

New Delhi, December 7 The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday won the MCD polls with 134 seats, ending the 15-year rule of the BJP in the prestigious municipal corporation and reducing the Congress to just nine seats in a house of 250. In his first address after the victory, an…

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Nobody should sleep hungry, govt’s duty to ensure food for all: Supreme Court

New Delhi, December 6 Noting that it is part of our culture to ensure nobody goes to bed empty stomach, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to make sure that the National Food Security Act, 2013, was implemented effectively and foodgrain reached the last man. Grain…

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Just because demonetisation is an economic policy decision, we won’t sit with folded hands: SC

New Delhi, December 6Asserting its power of judicial review, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will not be a silentspectator and sit quietly with folded hands only because demonetisation was an economic policy decision.”Just because it is an economic decision, does not mean we will fold our hands and…

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UPSC declares results of Civil Services (Main) Examination 2022

New Delhi, December 6The results of Civil Services (Main) Examination 2022 were declared on Tuesday by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), according to an official statement.The civil services examination is conducted annually in three stages—preliminary, main and interview—to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS)…

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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister critical of India buying Russian oil

New Delhi, December 6In a strident critique of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s statement that India imports a fraction of Russian oil compared to what the Europeans import, his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba said the opportunity for India comes from the fact that Ukrainians are suffering from Russian aggression.”It is…

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Helicopter fails to takeoff on wedding day, Delhi firm told to pay compensation to Chandigarh groom

Ramkrishan UpadhyayChandigarh, December 6Not providing helicopter services on wedding day despite taking full amount cost dear to a Delhi-based aviation company as District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, has directed it to pay compensation amount of Rs 25,000 to bridegroom for causing him mental harassment.The commission has also directed the…

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Noted economist, former Union minister Yoginder Alagh passes away

Ahmedabad, December 6 Noted economist and former Union minister Yoginder K Alagh passed away here on Tuesday after prolonged illness, his family said. Alagh (83) was an emeritus professor at the Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research here and was not keeping well for some time, his son…

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Sidhu Moosewala murder case: Punjabi singers Babbu Maan, Mankirat Aulakh, Dilpreet Dhillon summoned by Mansa police

Sukhmeet Bhasin Mansa, December 6 Mansa police have summoned Punjabi singers Babbu Maan, Mankirat Aulakh and Dilpreet Dhillon, in connection with Sidhu Moosewala murder case. Also, the police have summoned slain Youth Akali Dal leader Vicky Middukhera’s brother Ajay Pal Middukhera. This was confirmed by Mansa SSP Nanak Singh on…

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Nobody should go to sleep empty stomach, govt’s duty to ensure foodgrains reach the last man: Supreme Court

New Delhi, December 6 It is our culture to ensure nobody goes to sleep empty stomach, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday and asked the central government to see to it that foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) reaches the last man. A bench of Justices MR Shah…

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Delhi-based woman YouTuber arrested for ‘extorting’ Rs 80 lakh from Gurugram man

Sanjay Yadav Gurugram, December 6 The Gurugram police have arrested a Delhi-based YouTuber for allegedly extorting around Rs 80 lakh from the owner of a private firm. Namra Qadir, 22, had allegedly honey-trapped Dinesh Yadav, 21, and threatened to implicate him in a false rape case, police said on Tuesday….

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Gang of 7 arrested for selling-buying infants in Patiala

Patiala, December 6 The Patiala police on Tuesday arrested seven persons, including two women, allegedly involved in the selling and buying of newborn babies. Two infants have also been recovered from the gang members, said police. SSP Varun Sharma said the accused include Baljinder Singh, Amandeep Kaur, Bhupinder…

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Charges framed against Ashish Mishra, 13 others in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case

Lakhimpur Kheri, December 6 A court here on Tuesday framed charges against Ashish Mishra and 13 others in connection with the October 2021 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri’s Tikunia in which four farmers were killed. Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra, is the main…

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