A Delhi court on Friday exempted former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak from personally appearing in a excise case as they were campaigning for upcoming assembly elections.
Special judge Kaveri Baweja allowed the reprieve after the three AAP leaders said they were unable to personally appear in court as they were "actively engaged" in campaigning for the elections.
"In view of the above said submissions, personal appearance of the applicants are exempted for today only through counsel... The case is adjourned to February 3, 2025," the judge said.
The money laundering case stems from a CBI case lodged after Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena recommended a probe into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of the excise policy.
According to the CBI and the ED, irregularities were committed while modifying the excise policy and undue favours were extended to the licence holders.
The Delhi government implemented the policy on

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The money laundering case stems from a CBI case lodged after Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena recommended a probe into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of the excise policy

A voter turnout of over 19 per cent was recorded in the first four hours of the Delhi Assembly elections on Wednesday.
Polling began at 7 am and will continue until 6 pm.
According to Election Commission data, 19.95 per cent voters cast their votes till 11 am.
The highest voter turnout was recorded in the North East district at 24.87 per cent and Babarpur was leading among constituencies at 31.30 per cent.
Central Delhi district recorded the lowest voter turnout at 16.46 per cent with only 11 per cent voters exercising their franchise in Karol Bagh constituency.
East Delhi district recorded 20.03 per cent polling, New Delhi 16.80 per cent, North 18.63 per cent, Northwest 19.75 per cent, Shahdara 23.30 per cent, South 19.75 per cent, South East 19.66 per cent, South West 21.90 per cent and West 17.67 per cent, according to the data.
There are around 1.56 crore eligible voters in Delhi.
Polling is underway at 13,766 stations across all of Delhi's 70 assembly constituencies to deci

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The highest voter turnout was recorded in the North East district at 24.87 per cent and Babarpur was leading among constituencies at 31.30 per cent

In a swipe at the AAP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged people of Delhi to remember while voting who committed the biggest scam in Delhi by talking about practising clean politics.
The former Congress president said people's vote for his party will protect their rights, strengthen the Constitution and put Delhi back on the path of progress.
Gandhi cast his ballot in the morning in the New Delhi constituency at the Nirman Bhawan polling centre.
With voting underway for the Delhi Assembly polls, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha issued an appeal to voters on X.
"My dear brothers and sisters of Delhi. I appeal to all of you to go and vote today. Your every vote for the Congress will protect your rights, strengthen the Constitution and put Delhi back on the path of progress," he said in his post in Hindi.
"While voting, remember who is responsible for polluted air, dirty water, and broken roads. Who committed the biggest scam in Delhi by talking about practising

Gandhi cast his ballot in the morning in the New Delhi constituency at the Nirman Bhawan polling centre

I have been an early voter...I think the public is in a mood for change, EAM Jaishankar said

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AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal also appealed to the voters to come out in large numbers

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Delhi is on high alert for the assembly polls on Wednesday with over 30,000 police personnel and 220 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed  across the national capital for peaceful elections.
The voting for the high-stakes Assembly elections began, with the Aam Aadmi Party eyeing a third straight term, banking on its governance record and welfare schemes, while the BJP and the Congress look at resurgence.
There are over 1.56 crore voters eligible to cast their ballots from 7 am onwards on Wednesday.
Voting will be taking place across 13,766 polling stations in all the 70 Assembly constituencies to decide the fates of 699 candidates in a contest that could reshape the political landscape of the capital.
Nearly 3,000 polling booths have been identified as sensitive, and special security arrangements, including drone surveillance, Quick Reaction Team, Striking Team and one company of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) have been deployed to maintain law and order.
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Nearly 3,000 polling booths have been identified as sensitive, and special security arrangements, including drone surveillance, Quick Reaction Team, Striking Team and CAPF

Polling for 70 assembly seats began on Wednesday morning in Delhi, as voters cast their ballots for the 8th Assembly amid tight security

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A turnout of 8.10 per cent was recorded in the Delhi Assembly polls till 9 am on Wednesday with President Droupadi Murmu, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union minister S Jaishankar among the early voters.
Around 1.56 crore voters are eligible to cast their votes. Polling began at 7 am and will conclude at 6 pm.
According to Election Commission data, 8.10 per cent of voters had cast their votes till 9 am.
North East district recorded the highest voter turnout of 10.7 per cent. Mustafabad was leading among constituencies with 12.43 per cent polling, the data showed.
Polling is underway at 13,766 stations across all of Delhi's 70 assembly constituencies to decide the fate of 699 candidates in a contest that could reshape the political landscape of the capital.
While AAP is eyeing a third consecutive term, BJP and Congress are hoping for a resurgence in Delhi.
In the 2020 assembly polls, Delhi recorded a voter turnout of 62.59 per cent while only 56 per cent of voters participated 

Polling is underway at 13,766 stations across all of Delhi's 70 assembly constituencies to decide the fate of 699 candidates

The police also registered an FIR against AAP MLA Dinesh Mohaniya after a woman filed a complaint against him for giving a flying kiss to her during the poll campaign

Delhi Assembly elections: The voting for 70 Assembly constituencies started at 7 am on Wednesday, and the polling results will be declared on February 8

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It is alleged by Jain that Karnail Singh made the statement that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) recovered 37 Kg of gold from his house and he has 1100 Acres of land in his name

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As Delhi gears up for Assembly elections on 5th February, the political heat is rising. It's a 3-way contest between AAP, BJP, and Congress. What are the three parties promising this time?

Assembly polls in Delhi will be held on February 5 and the votes counted on February 8, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday.

As if battling hazardous air quality wasn’t challenging enough, Delhi is now reeling from a severe water shortage. Watch the video for the details.

The Congress party has approached the Supreme Court with a writ petition challenging the recent amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.

India’s retail inflation eased to 5.48% in November, with food inflation dropping to 9.04% after fresh produce helped curb vegetable prices.

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