The Delhi police has arrested an alleged contract killer who was wanted in the many cases including the killing of an Engineering College owner in Ghaziabad.

Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel on Saturday said that the party will formally launch its Assembly election campaign from September 17.

The defence lawyer of Vinay and Akshay Thakur, convicted in December 16 gangrape case, has courted trouble with his remarks that he would have burnt alive his daughter had she been having premarital sex and moving around with her boyfriend at night hours.

A 21-year-old non-resident Indian was killed in a late night party at a South Delhi apartment. The incident was reported in the ealry hours of Saturday when the deceased, identified as Anmol Sama, was found in a pool of blood in front of Southpark Apartments at Kalkaji area.

The first ever study on the income-tax returns and statements filed by six major national political parties — Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Bahujan Samaj Party and Nationalist Congress Party — with the Election Commission, has brought forth startling revelations regarding the massive income of these parties from unknown sources.

Central minister of state for shipping, information technology and telecommunications Milind Deora shares his views on the ongoing debate regarding the inclusion of all political parties under the ambit of RTI. He talks to this newspaper about the need for bringing in greater transparency by way of election reforms.

Keeping a tab on election expenses has always been a moot point for electoral reformers as well as the EC. Despite making several efforts, the election Commission has found itself helpless as the power of (black) money has time and again thwarted its attempts to reform the electoral system.

In another horrific incident, a four-year-old girl student of a reputed school in Badlapur was allegedly raped by the school bus cleaner in the back of the vehicle.

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday laid foundation stones of two community centres at Nand Nagari in East Delhi and Raghubir Nagar of West Delhi on Saturday. Ahead of the Assembly polls, the CM praised her government and reminded people about the city government’s various schemes and steps taken for welfare of Delhiites.

The elevation of Narendra Modi to the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party has finally happened. This was long discussed, and expected. For the moment, it only means a more energised BJP and an election campaign that will be high in rhetoric and drama.