LIVE news: Atishi will succeed Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi chief minister, says AAP
Latest news: Atishi is set to become the next chief minister of Delhi after AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal nominated her during a key meeting
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Atishi will take over as the Delhi chief minister after Arvind Kejriwal resigns from the top post (Photo: PTI)
Delhi minister Atishi will succeed as Arvind Kejriwal as chief minister after he resigns from the post after a meeting with Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena this afternoon. The decision was taken by AAP MLAs at a meeting at Kejriwal's residence. Kejriwal had announced his decision to resign from the post of chief minister on Sunday. Kejriwal also sought polls in the national capital in November. Kejriwal had stated that he will only sit on the CM's chair when people give him a "certificate of honesty". The AAP supremo had said he would become chief minister and Manish Sisodia his deputy "only when people say we are honest". On Monday, the party held a series of meetings as Kejriwal sought feedback from members of the political affairs committee, the party's highest decision-making body, on his successor in one-on-one meetings at his official residence. He had met senior leaders, including former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha, about the party's choice for chief minister.
Atishi holds several portfolios, including finance, education and PWD. AAP unanimously agreed to back the minister today after Kejriwal proposed her name as his successor in a meeting of the party's legislators.
Against the backdrop of ongoing protests by junior doctors in the city, the Supreme Court on Tuesday will resume its suo motu hearing over the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate doctor inside RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in the city on August 9. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which which took over the case from Kolkata Police as per the Calcutta High Court's instructions, is set to present a confidential progress report to the Supreme Court. In addition to the rape and murder, the probe agency is also investigating former principal of RG Kar Sandip Ghosh and others in relation to the crime and alleged financial irregularities in the hospital under their watch.
West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. In a self-made video, Majumdar said that his party will continue its fight to fulfil the demand of the public. "The people of Bengal have lost faith in the Chief Minister, which is why BJP is demanding that Mamata Banerjee resign. She herself had said that if the public wants, she will resign, so BJP will continue its fight for the public's demand that Mamata Banerjee should resign," BJP president Sukant Majumdar said.
Four persons, including a three-year-old girl and a woman, were killed in a sudden explosion at a firecracker godown-cum-factory in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district, police said on Tuesday. Six persons were injured in the incident, which took place in the factory located in the Naushera area under Shikohabad police station limits on Monday night, a senior police official said. The bodies of the deceased have been sent for postmortem and the injured have been hospitalised, the official said.
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SC asks CBI to file status report on alleged financial irregularities
The West Bengal government also informed the Supreme Court that it will withdraw its notification for women doctors limiting duty hours to 12 hours and night duty avoidance.
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Govt talking to Meitei, Kuki communities for 'permanent' peace in Manipur: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday said the government is talking to both the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur to ensure lasting peace and has begun fencing the country's border with Myanmar to check infiltration. Addressing a press conference on the achievements of the 100 days of the Modi 3.0 government, Shah said barring three days of violence last week, the overall situation in Manipur has been calm and the government has been working to restore peace in the restive Northeastern state.
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Suspected mpox infection reported from Kerala, samples sent for testing
A suspected case of monkeypox infection has been reported from Malappuram district of Kerala after a man who recently returned from abroad showed symptoms of the disease. A district health official said that the patient arrived in Kerala a few days ago and, after falling sick, was first admitted to a private hospital. "From there he was admitted to the Manjeri Medical College. On suspecting that it might be a case of monkeypox, we sent his samples to the Kozhikode Medical College for testing. The results are awaited," the official said.
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Delhi records minimum temp of 24.4 deg C; light rain likely
The minimum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 24.4 degrees Celsius, weather officials said. The weather department has forecast a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle during the day. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 34 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Solicitor general SC that Wikipedia is still showing name and photo of victim
The Supreme Court told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing CBI, that it will pass order directing Wikipedia to remove name and photo of victim.
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India to conduct national census soon: Home Minister Amit Shah
India will conduct its much-delayed national census soon, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday, after a delay of about three years. The once-in-a-decade survey was due in 2021 but was delayed by the pandemic and technical and logistical hurdles.
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CM Arvind Kejriwal proposes Delhi minister Atishi as his successor, says AAP
Atishi to be new chief minister of Delhi, all AAP MLAs unanimously accept Arvind Kejriwal's proposal forwarding her name.
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Atishi is next Delhi chief minister, says AAP
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expected to resign later today. Kejriwal is likely to meet Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena at 4.30 pm and tender his resignation. The decision was taken by AAP MLAs at a meeting at Kejriwal's residence. Kejriwal had announced his decision to resign from the post of chief minister on Sunday.
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Kolkata rape-murder case LIVE: Will not stop streaming of proceedings as it is in public interest, says SC
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Kolkata rape-murder: Have looked at CBI report, disclosing status will jeopardise investigation, says SC
The top court perused the status report of CBI on progress made so far in probe.
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Kolkata case LIVE news: Supreme Court commences hearing on plea related to rape-murder case of doctor
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for West Bengal govt in SC, seeks stopping of live proceedings in Kolkata rape-murder case.
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Delhi CM Kejriwal wishes PM Modi on his birthday
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal extended birthday wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who turned 74 on Tuesday. "Heartiest wishes to honourable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji on his birthday. I wish you a long and healthy life," Kejriwal said in a post on X in Hindi.
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Buchs' answers raise more questions, 'facts' on their financial dealings not contradicted: Cong
The Congress on Tuesday said the "answers" being provided by SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch and her husband raise even more questions and asserted that "the facts" that have been put out on their financial dealings have not been contradicted so far by anyone. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh also asked whether Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were aware of these "facts" since 2022 at least and do they really think that these "facts are trivial" and do not, in any way, compromise the functioning of the capital markets regulator.
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Schools, colleges in Manipur to reopen from Tuesday
The Manipur government has said that schools and colleges, which have remained closed due to the prevailing law and order situation, will reopen on Tuesday and normal classes will resume. Schools and colleges were closed on September 7 after rocket attacks killed one person and injured several others. The institutions continued to remain closed as students hit the streets demanding the return of peace to the ethnic strife-torn state. They clashed with security forces, prompting the imposition of curfew in several districts.
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Home Minister Amit Shah greets people on Hyderabad Liberation Day
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday greeted the people of erstwhile Hyderabad region on the Hyderabad Liberation Day saying their fight will always be cited as a glorious manifestation of patriotism, where people led an uprising against the tyrant Nizam to be united with India. On September 17, 1948, the then Hyderabad state, which was under the rule of Nizam, was annexed into the Union of India following military action, initiated by the then Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. "On #HyderabadLiberationDay, I extend my greetings to the people of the erstwhile Hyderabad region, comprising Telangana, Karnataka, and Marathwada.
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First Published: Sep 17 2024 | 9:01 AM IST
