Swati Maliwal assault case: Bibhav Kumar arrested by Delhi Police from CM’s residence
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar was arrested Saturday in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal, even as the party claimed she was ‘blackmailed’ by the BJP as she faces a corruption case. Kumar was picked up from the chief minister's residence by...
Read moreAssault case: CCTV footage shows Swati Maliwal exiting CM Kejriwal’s house
New Delhi: A new video showing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal leaving the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has surfaced Saturday. The CCTV footage of May 13, taken from two cameras, shows a female security personnel escorting Maliwal out of the Delhi CM's residence. Maliwal can be seen pushing the security personnel to free herself from her 'grip'. Maliwal, in her FIR, had claimed that...
Read moreIndian embassy in Kyrgyzstan urges students to stay indoors amid mob attacks
New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan, Saturday, urged Indian students to remain indoors following a series of mob attacks on foreign students. This advisory came in the wake of several attacks on students from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, sparked by videos of a fight between Kyrgyz and Egyptian students that surfaced online May 13. The Embassy shared a message on its official X handle: "We are in touch with our...
Read moreNaxalite killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh
Sukma: A Naxalite was killed in an exchange of fire with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district Saturday, police said. The gunfight took place in the morning on a forested hill between Tolnai and Tetrai villages when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, a police official said. The operation was launched Friday night based on inputs about the presence of Naxalites in the area, he said....
Read moreNot too many more vibrant democracies in the world than India: White House
Washington: There are not too many more vibrant democracies in the world than India, the White House has said, applauding the people of India for exercising their right to vote. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby was responding to a question on the ongoing Indian elections in which more than 969 million people are exercising their right to franchise at one million polling stations to elect 545 Members of...
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Assault case: CCTV footage shows Swati Maliwal exiting CM Kejriwal’s house
New Delhi: A new video showing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal leaving the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has surfaced Saturday. The CCTV footage of May 13, taken from two cameras, shows a female security personnel escorting Maliwal out of the Delhi CM's residence. Maliwal can be seen pushing the security...
Swati Maliwal assault case: Bibhav Kumar arrested by Delhi Police from CM’s residence
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar was arrested Saturday in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal, even as the party claimed she was ‘blackmailed’ by the BJP as she faces a corruption case. Kumar was picked up from the chief minister's residence by a Delhi Police team, a senior police...