Sheila Dikshit, former Delhi chief minister, dies at 81

Sheila Dikshit, senior Congress leader and three-time chief minister of Delhi, passed away. She was 81. Dikshit breathed her last soon after she was admitted to a Delhi heart hospital after she suffered a cardiac arrest earlier in the day. Read More
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Congress declares Delhi LS picks, Dikshit to contest against Tiwari

The Congress released the names of its candidates for six out of seven Delhi constituencies for the Lok Sabha election. Three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit will contest from Delhi Northeast, where she faces the BJP’s Manoj Tiwari. Read More
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Air pollution killed 1.2 million people in India in 2017: Global study

Air pollution is the third-highest cause of death in India among all health risks, claimed a global study. The study has revealed that bad air quality alone has contributed to over 1.2 million deaths in India in 2017. Read More
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Kejriwal: ‘Rahul refused to Cong-AAP alliance in Delhi’ for LS poll

Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal put an end to days of speculation over AAP and Congress alliance in Delhi. He claimed the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, has refused to forge an alliance with his party for the Lok Sabha election. Read More
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Congress rules out tie-up with AAP, says ‘no alliance in Delhi’

Sheila Dikshit, Delhi Congress chief and former chief minister, said there will be no alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Read More
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OIC slams India on J&K ‘atrocities’, New Delhi says ‘internal matter’

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation adopted a resolution which condemned “atrocities and human rights violations” in Jammu & Kashmir a day after external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj attended the OIC foreign ministers’ summit in Abhu Dhabi. Read More
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AAP names candidates for 6 Delhi LS seats, no alliance with Congress

The Aam Aadmi Party, on Saturday, announced names of the candidates for six of the seven Delhi seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. It also blamed the Congress for the breakdown of coalition talks between the two parties. Read More
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Mizoram assembly speaker Hiphei quits Congress, joins BJP

In a sudden development with assembly election at the doorstep, Mizoram legislative assembly speaker and senior Congress leader Hiphei has resigned from his post, party and also from the house and joined the Bhartiya Janata Party. Read More
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