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TopicDelhi services bill

Topic: Delhi services bill

SubscriberWrites: The Ambiguity of Democracy in Delhi

Amit Shah read the attributes of the Delhi Services bill which deprived the executive members of the Delhi legislation power to hold the bureaucrats accountable who are posted in the UT.

Delhi minister-chief secretary tussle casts shadow on working of 3-member services body

Minister Atishi's standing order directed that all proposals on transfers, postings & other matters will require concerned minister’s approval, prior to being tabled before NCCSA.

‘What kind of model is this’: CM Kejriwal slams Delhi’s new civil services authority

CM Kejriwal also said the Aam Aadmi Party will sweep all seven Delhi Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 elections.

Twist in services tussle, transfers & postings will need Delhi govt nod before going to services body

Atishi says AAP govt had set up mechanism for ‘coordination’ with National Capital Civil Services Authority. This comes days after Delhi services bill was passed in Parliament.

‘MPs’ signatures forgery’ row: Raghav Chadha suspended from Rajya Sabha for ‘unethical conduct’

Amit Shah demanded privilege proceedings against Chadha, claiming 5 MPs complained their names listed in proposed panel to examine Delhi services bill by 'forging' their signatures.

Justice Gogoi finally spoke in Parliament. But he wasn’t the wise, knowledgeable elder

Instead of counselling the House on the existing state of constitutional law, ex-CJI Justice Ranjan Gogoi used the opportunity to question the very basis of the Constitution.

AAP says Raghav Chadha didn’t violate Rajya Sabha rules. Dhankhar refers matter to Privileges Committee

During debate on Delhi services bill, Amit Shah demanded privilege proceedings against Chadha for allegedly including without consent names of 5 MPs in a list for a proposed select committee.

Juxtaposition of promises & the ‘dwindling trust’

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‘Result for all to see,’ Modi on Oppn claim that Delhi services Bill would be ‘semi final’

Ahead of the no-confidence debate in Lok Sabha over Manipur, Modi also told his partymen that ‘people who speak of social justice harmed it the most with dynastic and corrupt politics’.

131 votes in favour, 102 against — Rajya Sabha passes Delhi services bill amid high drama

With Bill's passage, Centre gets powers to transfer & post civil servants in national capital. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal alleges PM Modi has snatched freedom of Delhiites.

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How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.