After scoring zero twice in Delhi, Congress seeks comeback ride on Pyari Didi scheme

IANS | January 7, 2025 1:30 PM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) After being rejected by the voters in Delhi in the previous two Assembly elections, the Congress party is desperately trying to register its presence in the upcoming polls. It has targeted the women electorate for whom it has announced the ‘Pyari Didi Yojana' promising Rs 2,500 financial assistance to those eligible.

BJP's Manjinder Singh Sirsa predicts AAP's defeat as ECI to announce Delhi Assembly poll date

IANS | January 7, 2025 1:27 PM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) As the Election Commission of India prepares to unveil the schedule for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, BJP candidate for Rajouri Garden, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, made a bold statement, claiming that the announcement of the poll date will signal the imminent defeat of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a clear path to victory for the BJP.

Delhi polls: BJP's Dushyant Gautam says people eager to end 'corrupt' rule

IANS | January 7, 2025 12:41 PM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Election Commission is likely to announce the Delhi Assembly election schedule on Tuesday, a development eagerly awaited by both political leaders and voters. Reacting to the anticipation, BJP National General Secretary and Karol Bagh candidate Dushyant Kumar Gautam expressed confidence and criticised the ruling party saying people are eager to end the 'corrupt' rule.

BJP confident of victory in Delhi polls, targets AAP's decade-long rule

IANS | January 7, 2025 12:33 PM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), expressing confidence that the people of Delhi are ready to end the "ten years of disaster" under AAP's governance and hand over the reins to the BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections.

Ahead of polls, AAP's freebie spree to save Kejriwal in Delhi

IANS | January 7, 2025 11:52 AM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Aam Aadami Party (AAP), which is finding its ground shaken after several leaders, including former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, were arrested in corruption cases, has been trying to woo the Delhiites with several promises. From playing religious cards to trying to shower women and senior citizens with specific welfare schemes, the AAP is trying everything to secure its base and another term in office.

US Congress certifies Trump winner of 2024 election (Ld)

Yashwant Raj | January 7, 2025 12:33 AM

Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) The US Congress on Monday certified President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the November 2024 election, peacefully wrapping up a ritual his supporters had tried to prevent in 2021 in the misleading belief that he had been cheated of a win.