Abhinav Rajput is a principal correspondent with The Indian Express. He covers Delhi civic bodies, city's politics. He is an alumnus of Asian College of Journalism. He tweets at @abhinavrt

June 23, 2022 16:34 IST
There are more than 1.64 lakh voters in Rajinder Nagar constituency, of which 92,221 are male, 72,473 are female, and 4 are categorised as ‘third gender’.
Thu, Jun 23, 2022
June 21, 2022 20:03 IST
There have been several violations of the election procedure reported in the area, with 36,390 cases of defacement being recorded since May 25. There have been police complaints in 23 cases, including 12 against AAP and nine against BJP, said Singh.
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
June 19, 2022 21:11 IST
Indumati Jamwal, head of the Nurses’ Welfare Association at Hindu Rao hospital, said salary has been delayed for three months for nurses and paramedical staff. “We have intimated authorities, but it is the same old story… even after the merger we do not see any relief,” she said.
Mon, Jun 20, 2022
June 17, 2022 01:57 IST
The seat fell vacant after erstwhile MLA Raghav Chadha was nominated by the AAP to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab.
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
June 15, 2022 12:20 IST
For someone who likes wading into political waters, the Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid has chosen to stay away from the Nupur Sharma row and the protests
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
June 15, 2022 12:10 IST
The corporation has released a phone number for receiving feedback from citizens regarding 'Jan Sunwaai' so that necessary improvements can be incorporated.
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
June 15, 2022 02:08 IST
BJP MPs including UP’s Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak, Manoj Tiwari, Gautam Gambhir and Hans Raj Hans have campaigned in the area for candidate Rajesh Bhatia. The seat fell vacant after erstwhile MLA Raghav Chadha was nominated by the AAP to Rajya Sabha.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
June 13, 2022 01:37 IST
Currently, the unified MCD is being run entirely by bureaucrats. Councillors across political parties, whose terms have come to an end, are in a fix as they continue to receive complaints from residents on problems in their areas.
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
June 12, 2022 18:28 IST
Two other BJP leaders take to social media to lend their support.
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
June 10, 2022 02:00 IST
A senior BJP leader said: “Senior leaders will hold jan sabhas while others will go door to door and organise nukkad sabhas. However, it is not possible that all 40 will come to the constituency.”
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
June 06, 2022 18:04 IST
Hindu is a second class citizen in this world, tweets Kapil Mishra
Tue, Jun 07, 2022
June 05, 2022 22:14 IST
A journalist with a career spanning over two decades, across Zee News, Sahara and Punjab Kesari, among others, Kumar had gradually gravitated towards politics and the BJP. In 2003, he even fought elections unsuccessfully on a BJP ticket.
Tue, Jun 07, 2022
June 05, 2022 21:05 IST
The seat fell vacant after area MLA Raghav Chadha was nominated by the AAP to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab. He had won the seat by a margin of 20,000 votes against BJP’s R P Singh in the 2020 Delhi assembly elections.
Mon, Jun 06, 2022
June 04, 2022 13:55 IST
A former general secretary of the BJP Delhi unit, he had earlier been a councillor from Rajinder Nagar and standing committee chairperson of North MCD.
Sun, Jun 05, 2022
June 02, 2022 11:52 IST
AAP banking on Arvind Kejriwal’s popularity to see it through in Rajinder Nagar, BJP hoping for local resentment against ruling party.
Thu, Jun 02, 2022
June 01, 2022 19:04 IST
Senior BJP leader says party ‘strongly against any ideology which insults or demeans any sect or religion’.
Fri, Jul 01, 2022
June 01, 2022 09:31 IST
The seat fell vacant after area MLA Raghav Chadha was nominated by the AAP to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab.
Wed, Jun 01, 2022
May 31, 2022 02:16 IST
Sharma, in a letter to state president Adesh Gupta, accused the MLA of issuing false statements against Gambhir to the media and of constantly speaking against the party.
Tue, May 31, 2022
May 27, 2022 01:38 IST
BJP Delhi chief Adesh Gupta said the focus of the outreach programme will be on water scarcity in the area, and the success of the Centre’s schemes.
Fri, May 27, 2022
May 24, 2022 01:46 IST
Nine senior civic officials have been allocated charge of additional commissioner in departments such as parking and finance, and five officials have been given charge of director/head of the department.
Tue, May 24, 2022
May 23, 2022 01:29 IST
Routine anti-encroachment drives in Delhi have taken a political hue ever since one was held in Jahangirpuri, days after communal violence there. Since then, what used to be a bureaucratic process has pitted AAP and BJP firmly against each other
Mon, May 23, 2022
May 20, 2022 18:08 IST
The Centre had on Wednesday issued a notification saying the three civic bodies of Delhi will be formally merged on May 22.
Sat, May 21, 2022
May 20, 2022 01:46 IST
Senior officials in the South civic body said the three corporations follow different slabs for property tax, factory licencing charges, health trade licences, and other facilities offered, but, so far, there is no clarity over which of these will be adopted.
Fri, May 20, 2022
May 19, 2022 19:17 IST
The first administrative step for the proposed unification of the MCDs would be to nullify their boundaries, which could be the "easiest task" in this process.
Fri, May 20, 2022
May 19, 2022 02:07 IST
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) said it was carrying out the exercise to reclaim its property.
Thu, May 19, 2022





