Kiran Bedi

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Having lost Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh after the last general elections and Goa without even getting to re-establish its rule there, the Congress is proving somewhat inept at keeping its flock together in the face of the allure of defections. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

AA Edit | Kiran Bedi pawn in BJP power games in Pondy

The removal of Kiran Bedi as lieutenant governor of Puducherry is only a subplot in a long political drama in the Union territory

18 Feb 2021 4:30 AM

Traditionally a Congress bastion, the former French colony has suddenly become the cynosure of the BJP’s eyes since the party in power at the Centre is piqued over its inability to make inroads into South India. (Photo: Twitter @CMPuducherry)

Is the BJP eyeing Pondy?

Besides poaching the Congress MLAs, the BJP has also used NR Congress and AIADMK, in its mission to storm the Congress citadel

18 Feb 2021 4:10 AM

Tamilisai Soundararajan receiving The Warrant of Appointment to discharge functions of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry from The Hon'ble President of India (Twitter@@DrTamilisaiGuv)

TS Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to be sworn-in as Pondy Lt Governor on Thursday

She was posted as Lt Governor incharge after former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was removed from office through a Presidential order

18 Feb 2021 12:36 AM

Stalin and Rahul Gandhi later came out with statements affirming that their alliance was intact. — PTI file photo

Congress government in Puducherry pushed to precipice on eve of Rahul Gandhi’s visit

Just as the Congress was planning grand reception to Rahul, two of its MLAs, Malladi Krishna Rao and John Kumar, submitted resignations

17 Feb 2021 4:33 AM

Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy (ANI)

SEC verdict: AIADMK demands Pondy CM's resignation

The Madras High Court dismissed a plea against recruitment process for the state election commissioner's post in the union territory

06 Mar 2020 4:42 PM

Brothers with a mission

Two Chennai-based teenagers blaze a trail of activism in support of nature and the underprivileged.

15 Jan 2020 1:11 AM

Puducherry lieutenant governor (L-G) Kiran Bedi (Photo: PTI)

Seniors must protect cops who do their duty, says Kiran Bedi

The lieutenant governor said it is the duty of seniors to ensure that “no one is prejudged and humiliated for doing their bonafide work.”

07 Nov 2019 7:33 AM

Bedi was referring to a similar incident that had taken place during her tenure as the deputy police commissioner in 1988. (Photo: File)

Men, women in uniform need to be protected by seniors: Kiran Bedi on police protests

Bedi faced similar situation in Jan 1988 when a lawyer arrested for theft was brought to Delhi's Tis Hazari court in handcuffs.

06 Nov 2019 11:10 AM

The protests in which families of the personnel also took to streets were withdrawn in the night after an assurance by senior officers that their grievances will be addressed. (Photo: PTI)

Tis Hazari clash: Protests by Delhi cops called off after senior officers' assurance

Golcha said the injured policemen will get an ex-gratia of at least Rs 25,000.

05 Nov 2019 9:47 PM

Bedi, the first woman IPS officer, on January 20 (1988) made a statement at a press conference justifying the police action and criticising the order of the Magistrate in discharging the alleged 'thief' (Photo: ANI)

Tis Hazari police-lawyer clashes reminiscent of 1988 Kiran Bedi incident

Many Delhi cops who were protesting on Tuesday in the crowd remembered Bedi who was then at the heart of the controversy.

05 Nov 2019 9:07 PM

Narayanasamy went on to accuse the NDA government at the Centre for adopting several "anti-people" measures that were affecting the country's economy and people's welfare. (Photo: File)

Puducherry CM attacks Kiran Bedi, says 'Centre posted a demon here'

'But the Centre has posted a 'demon' here and she has been hindering the implementation of the schemes,' Puducherry CM alleged.

01 Nov 2019 11:30 AM

The 40-year-old Mumbai man gave up his career to educate people about setting up economical rainwater harvesting systems to recharge groundwater and save rainwater for reuse. (Photo: Subhajit Mukherjee)

'First conserve, then consume': Mumbai man sets up novel way to save water

He explained that the process can keep a check on the various problem that an urban and coastal city like Mumbai faces.

09 Oct 2019 1:47 PM

Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi. (Photo: PTI)

Kiran Bedi loses iPhone while riding bullock cart to village, recovers it later

The phone had fallen off while Bedi was riding a bullock-cart on a bumpy, slushy road.

14 Sep 2019 9:17 PM

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked Bedi to approach a division bench of the high court against the order of the Madras High Court. (Photo: PTI)

SC refuses to intervene Madras HC order against Kiran Bedi

Bedi, in her defence, contended that the governance in the Union Territory came to a standstill following the order limiting her powers.

12 Jul 2019 5:49 PM

To prevent the terrace water from running down the drain, this system channels the water back to the soil.

Kits to conserve water

A Mumbaikar has come up with an innovative method of harvesting rainwater and has already installed the kit at six city schools.

07 Jul 2019 12:11 AM

‘Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi in a tweet has humiliated the people of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in such an outrageous manner that the House should adopt a resolution to remove her from the post. This is our demand,’ said Chowdhury while speaking in the Lok Sabha. (Photo: ANI)

Cong, DMK demand sacking of Puducherry Lt Guv Kiran Bedi over water crisis remarks

Following the tweet by Lt Guv Bedi, DMK president MK Stalin had accused Bedi of defaming the people of Tamil Nadu.

04 Jul 2019 6:34 PM

Chowdhury said it was the UPA government, which brought in the law, to which Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the NDA government gave legal status to Aadhaar. (Photo: File)

Opposition criticises govt on Aadhaar amendments

Opposing the bill, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, said the government used the ordinance route to bring in the legislation.

04 Jul 2019 3:38 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday informed members in Lok Sabha that Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi had expressed deep regret over her controversial tweet on people of Tamil Nadu and urged all to put the matter at rest. (Photo: File)

Kiran Bedi regretted about tweet on Tamil Nadu: Rajnath

Singh, who faced interruptions from opposition benches, urged members to put the matter to rest in the light of regret expressed by Bedi.

04 Jul 2019 2:56 PM

Agitators raised slogans against Bedi for her ‘unjustified and unwarranted comments against Tamil Nadu government and the people of the State.’ (Photo: PTI | File)

AIADMK stages protest against Kiran Bedi over remarks on TN govt

Leader of legislature wing of AIADMK A Anbalagan, urged Centre to recall Bedi as her remarks were ‘highly derogatory and demeaning.’

04 Jul 2019 1:25 PM

Uproar in LS over Kiran Bedi’s tweet on TN water crisis

TR Baalu gave an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha over “derogatory and insulting remarks” of Bedi.

04 Jul 2019 2:35 AM

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