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Friday, April 3, 2026
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’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘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.

On Camera

Where did Ramayana spend Rs 4000 cr budget? Ranbir Kapoor’s de-ageing or copycat rakshasas

The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.

RBI trading ban rocks $149 billion-a-day offshore rupee market

The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.

India sharpens foreign media outreach in post Op Sindoor world, new strategy in play

Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.