It has been a matter of some speculation as to how a farmers protest, localized at the borders of Delhi, ended up making news around the world. But after the protest toolkit was accidentally tweeted out by Greta Thunberg, and its creators have begun singing, details are beginning to emerge. […]
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Delhi Has Used Only 1.6% Of The Rs. 883 Crore Environmental Cess Collected To Fight Pollution
The Delhi government might have banned crackers on Diwali, but hasn’t quite shown the same alacrity in figuring out other ways to fight pollution. The Delhi government has used only 1.6% of the Rs. 883 crore “environmental cess” that it has collected over the last four years to fight pollution, […]
Illiterate Voters Voted For AAP, Those With Professional Degrees Supported BJP: India Today Post Poll Survey
The Aam Aadmi Party might’ve swept the Delhi polls, but its support didn’t quite extend to all sections of the population. As education levels among voters rises, the support for BJP in the Delhi elections grew, the India Today Axis post poll survey showed. Nearly 70 percent of illiterate voters […]
37 Of 70 Newly-Elected Delhi MLAs Have Serious Criminal Charges Against Them Including Murder And Rape
The Aam Aadmi Party might have swept the Delhi polls by winning 62 of the 70 seats on offer, but it hasn’t quite brought in the clean politics that it claims to uphold. 43 of the 70 newly elected Delhi MLAs have criminal charges against them, while 37 have serious […]
Losing BJP Candidate Says Will Fulfil Manifesto Promise Anyway, To Start Self-Defence Classes For Women
A BJP candidate is showing that you don’t have to be an elected representative to make a difference in the lives of the people you intend to serve. BJP’s Tajinder Singh Bagga, who’d lost the Delhi Assembly elections from Hari Nagar constituency by a margin of 15,000 votes, has said […]