National

Atishi Holds on to Her Kalkaji Seat

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1 year ago

February 8, 2025

In the 2025 Delhi assembly elections, Chief Minister Atishi successfully retained her Kalkaji seat, despite the BJP’s overwhelming win in the national capital, which included surprising losses for prominent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) figures such as former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Atishi, who won her seat in 2020, faced competition from BJP’s former MP Ramesh Bidhuri and Alka Lamba from Congress.

With the defeat of key AAP leaders Kejriwal and Sisodia, Atishi is poised to play a significant role in the future direction of the Delhi assembly.

Atishi made history on September 17 last year by becoming the youngest Chief Minister of Delhi, following Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation after he received bail related to a corruption case tied to the now-abolished 2021-22 liquor policy. She is the city-state’s third female Chief Minister, following in the footsteps of Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit.

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Actively involved with AAP since 2013, Atishi is a member of the Political Affairs Committee, the party’s highest decision-making body. Before becoming Chief Minister, she held multiple portfolios, including Minister of Education, Public Works Department, Culture, and Tourism in the Delhi government.

From July 2015 to April 17, 2018, she served as an advisor to former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, focusing primarily on education and significantly contributing to the improvement of government-run schools in the capital. Atishi was later appointed as a Cabinet Minister alongside Saurabh Bharadwaj after the resignations of Sisodia and Health Minister Satyender Jain.

Although she ran for the Lok Sabha from East Delhi in 2019, Atishi came in third, losing to BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir by a substantial margin of 477,000 votes. However, she rebounded in the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, securing her position as a first-time MLA by defeating BJP’s Dharambir Singh by a notable margin of 11,422 votes. Following this, she took charge of AAP’s operations in Goa and managed the Mohalla Sabha Project for the Delhi government.

Born to Delhi University academics Vijay Singh and Tripta Wahi, Atishi found herself at the center of an unexpected controversy in 2018 concerning her surname. Ahead of the 2019 general elections, she discarded ‘Marlena,’ a name given by her parents, to streamline her identity. Her party has explained that the name is a combination of Marx and Lenin.

A well-educated individual, Atishi grew up in Delhi, attending Springdales School before graduating in history from the esteemed St Stephen’s College. She then earned her master’s degree in history from the University of Oxford on a Chevening scholarship, later studying as a Rhodes Scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford.

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National

Killers Travelled 1,400 Km to Murder Delhi Professor

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5 days ago

June 7, 2026

Namma Kudla

New Delhi: Delhi Police solved the murder case of Delhi University professor Debosmita Paul within three days.

Investigators found that the accused had travelled nearly 1,400 km from West Bengal to Delhi to carry out the crime.

Police used CCTV footage, cab booking records, and GPS data to trace the suspects.

Seven special teams conducted raids across four states and arrested the accused in Bardhaman, West Bengal.

The investigation revealed that the murder was linked to a property dispute involving Paul’s ancestral property.

The swift and technology-driven investigation has been widely praised.

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Ex-IAS Officer Dhanendra Kumar Dies in Delhi House Fire

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2 weeks ago

May 29, 2026

Namma Kudla

New Delhi: Former IAS officer and the first chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), Dhanendra Kumar, died after a fire broke out at his house in Delhi’s Hauz Khas area on Thursday night. He was 80.

According to police, the fire was suspected to have started after an air conditioner blast inside the house. At the time of the incident, five people, including family members and domestic staff, were present in the house.

Firefighters and police teams rushed to the spot and rescued the people trapped inside. Dhanendra Kumar and his son were taken to a nearby hospital. Kumar died during treatment due to smoke inhalation. His son suffered injuries and is now out of danger.

Police said no foul play is suspected in the incident. The house was badly damaged in the fire.

Dhanendra Kumar was a 1968 batch IAS officer. During his long career, he served in several important positions in the central and Haryana governments. He worked in ministries such as Defence, Road Transport, and Culture.

He also served as the first chairman of the Competition Commission of India from 2009 to 2011. He played an important role in strengthening competition laws and economic reforms in the country.

Even after retirement, he remained active in public policy and corporate affairs.

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Woman Found Dead Six Months after Marriage

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2 weeks ago

May 27, 2026

Namma Kudla

Lucknow: A young woman was found hanging at her in-laws’ house just six months after her marriage in Lucknow. The deceased has been identified as Shweta Singh.

According to her family, Shweta married Bhupendra Singh on November 22, 2025. Her father, Umesh Kumar Singh, alleged that her husband and his family harassed her regularly for dowry and demanded a car. He also claimed that Shweta faced mental torture from her husband and in-laws after marriage.

The incident took place at her in-laws’ house in the Thakurganj area of Lucknow. Shweta was rushed to a hospital, but doctors declared her dead.

Her parents suspect murder and alleged that the family tried to present the death as suicide by hanging the body. Based on the complaint, police registered a case against Shweta’s husband and his family under Sections 80 and 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act.

Police said the accused family members are absconding, and a search operation is underway. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and further action will be taken after the report arrives.