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The Delhi High Court had on May 25 directed the CBI to investigate unauthorised commercial and industrial activities in the Shiv Vihar and Karawal Nagar area. (Photo: PTI)

No HC stay on AAP MLAs disqualification

The court said the matter required consideration, and hence it would hear it on a day-to-day basis from January 29...

25 Jan 2018 2:53 AM IST

The Delhi High ordered the Election Commission - which disqualified the 20 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs last week- to file its reply on the issue by February 6. (Photo: PTI)

AAP 'office of profit' row: HC asks EC to not announce bypolls till...

HC also refused to pass any interim order on staying the Centre's notification disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs for holding...

24 Jan 2018 4:28 PM IST

The Delhi High Court had on May 25 directed the CBI to investigate unauthorised commercial and industrial activities in the Shiv Vihar and Karawal Nagar area. (Photo: PTI)

Disqualified MLAs withdraw HC plea

AAP legislators to file fresh petition challenging EC after examining notification.

23 Jan 2018 2:32 AM IST

Akbar also accused the Raman Singh government of violating the Chhattisgarh high court order by not withdrawing all the facilities entitled to the parliamentary secretaries on a par with state ministers. (Photo: PTI)

Citing AAP case, Cong seeks disqualification of 11 BJP MLAs in...

Akbar said in 2017, he had filed a petition in the C'garh HC seeking quashing of the appointment of the MLAs as...

22 Jan 2018 9:23 PM IST

In July 2017, four chief parliamentary secretaries (CPSes) in the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government resigned nearly two weeks after the Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside their appointment. (Photo: ANI)

Office of profit: After Delhi, Haryana seeks removal of 4 BJP MLAs

However, Manohar Lal Khattar said the situation in Haryana and Delhi is different.

22 Jan 2018 7:02 PM IST

AAP chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. (Photo: AFP)

AAP MLAs withdraw petition from Delhi High Court seeking stay on...

AAP MLA's counsel told court that he will file an appeal after examining President's order disqualifying 20 MLAs in...

22 Jan 2018 5:46 PM IST

Election Commission helped' AAP by delaying action, says Congress

Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken also tried to suggest that the BJP had a role in the delay, but offered no evidence.

21 Jan 2018 6:21 AM IST

Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari addresses a press conference regarding the bribe allegation against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Activities hot up in BJP for likely bypolls

The Delhi BJP core committee, however, failed to make any consensus on the EC recommendation of disqualifying the AAP...

21 Jan 2018 6:18 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

Fate of 11 BJP MLAs in Chhattisgarh uncertain

In the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly, the BJP has 49 MLAs, while the Congress has 39.

21 Jan 2018 2:14 AM IST

Supreme Court judges (from left) Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Jasti Chelameswar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Madan Bhimrao Lokur address the media in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: File/AP)

A democracy in peril

The BJP/RSS has deliberately polarised the media, especially television into us media' and them media'.

21 Jan 2018 1:19 AM IST

This comes after rebel Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Kapil Mishra made new allegations of corruption against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleague Satyendra Jain on Saturday. (Photo: File/PTI)

Parliamentary secy issue: Let SC decide

If this case also goes against the AAP MLAs, the government would be perilously close to skimming the halfway mark.

21 Jan 2018 12:10 AM IST

AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj addresses the media at the party office in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

CEC repaying' debt to PM, says AAP leader

Hitting out at Joti, Mr Bharadwaj said the decision comes at a time when the Chief Election Commissioner is due to...

20 Jan 2018 2:00 AM IST