Atishi, praised for overhauling Delhi's education system, is set to become the new chief minister of India's capital after Arvind Kejriwal signalled he would quit following a corruption scandal.
The 43-year-old Rhodes scholar, who uses only one name, is a vital member of the Aam Aadmi Party that administers Delhi and holds several cabinet portfolios in the city administration, including education and finance. She will be the capital's third female chief minister after Sheila Dikshit and Sushma Swaraj.
Mr Kejriwal, 56, was arrested in March by India's Enforcement Directorate, the federal financial crimes police, on suspicion of accepting bribes worth 1 billion rupees ($12 million) to pass an alcohol policy. He was detained in Delhi’s high-security Tihar jail and was awarded bail by the Supreme Court on Friday on a million-rupee bond.
The top court has barred him from visiting his office or the Delhi Secretariat that houses Delhi ministries. He was also ordered not to make any public comment on the case.
Mr Kejriwal rose to power after street protests against corruption a decade ago. On Sunday, he announced he would hand power to a successor but maintained he would be cleared of wrongdoing and could return.
“I will resign from the post of CM [chief minister] two days from today and ask people whether I am honest … I will only sit in the CM's chair after people give me a certificate of honesty,” he said.
Indian police have claimed Mr Kejriwal was the “kingpin” behind Delhi's alcohol policy. In 2021, the policy aimed at privatising the liquor business. Officials said it would increase revenue and eliminate the black market for spirits. However, it was cancelled by the government after the bribery allegations emerged, prompting the closure of about 850 private alcohol shops.
On Monday, Mr Kejriwal held a series of meetings with Aam Aadmi allies, in which Atishi, a confidante, was finalised as his successor. Atishi will lead the party in Delhi until elections for the city's Legislative Assembly in February, outgoing leader Gopal Rai said. Mr Rai is also expected to tender his resignation on Tuesday.
Atishi assumed a central role in the party after Mr Kejriwal and colleagues including Manish Sisodia were arrested over the corruption case. She became the face of the party during parliamentary elections this year in the absence of senior leaders, enhancing her public profile and popularity.
Atishi, a University of Oxford graduate, joined the party in 2013 at its formation and served as an adviser to former Delhi education minister Mr Sisodia before running for a parliamentary seat in 2019. She lost to Gautam Gambhir of the Bharatiya Janata Party. A year later, she ran for election to the Delhi Legislative Assembly and won against a BJP candidate.
She is largely credited with overhauling the education system for millions of disadvantaged children in Delhi's government-run schools, which were badly maintained for decades.
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Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”
Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
Score
Third Test, Day 1
New Zealand 229-7 (90 ov)
Pakistan
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
Favourite book: ‘The Art of Learning’ by Josh Waitzkin
Favourite film: Marvel movies
Favourite parkour spot in Dubai: Residence towers in Jumeirah Beach Residence
ESSENTIALS
The flights
Emirates, Etihad and Swiss fly direct from the UAE to Zurich from Dh2,855 return, including taxes.
The chalet
Chalet N is currently open in winter only, between now and April 21. During the ski season, starting on December 11, a week’s rental costs from €210,000 (Dh898,431) per week for the whole property, which has 22 beds in total, across six suites, three double rooms and a children’s suite. The price includes all scheduled meals, a week’s ski pass, Wi-Fi, parking, transfers between Munich, Innsbruck or Zurich airports and one 50-minute massage per person. Private ski lessons cost from €360 (Dh1,541) per day. Halal food is available on request.
'Morbius'
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Stars: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona
Rating: 2/5
RESULTS
Bantamweight:
Zia Mashwani (PAK) bt Chris Corton (PHI)
Super lightweight:
Flavio Serafin (BRA) bt Mohammad Al Khatib (JOR)
Super lightweight:
Dwight Brooks (USA) bt Alex Nacfur (BRA)
Bantamweight:
Tariq Ismail (CAN) bt Jalal Al Daaja (JOR)
Featherweight:
Abdullatip Magomedov (RUS) bt Sulaiman Al Modhyan (KUW)
Middleweight:
Mohammad Fakhreddine (LEB) bt Christofer Silva (BRA)
Middleweight:
Rustam Chsiev (RUS) bt Tarek Suleiman (SYR)
Welterweight:
Khamzat Chimaev (SWE) bt Mzwandile Hlongwa (RSA)
Lightweight:
Alex Martinez (CAN) bt Anas Siraj Mounir (MAR)
Welterweight:
Jarrah Al Selawi (JOR) bt Abdoul Abdouraguimov (FRA)
A Cat, A Man, and Two Women
Junichiro Tamizaki
Translated by Paul McCarthy
Daunt Books
The White Lotus: Season three
Creator: Mike White
Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell
Rating: 4.5/5
Mia Man’s tips for fermentation
- Start with a simple recipe such as yogurt or sauerkraut
- Keep your hands and kitchen tools clean. Sanitize knives, cutting boards, tongs and storage jars with boiling water before you start.
- Mold is bad: the colour pink is a sign of mold. If yogurt turns pink as it ferments, you need to discard it and start again. For kraut, if you remove the top leaves and see any sign of mold, you should discard the batch.
- Always use clean, closed, airtight lids and containers such as mason jars when fermenting yogurt and kraut. Keep the lid closed to prevent insects and contaminants from getting in.
RACE RESULTS
1. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) 1hr 21min 48.527sec
2. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) at 0.658sec
3. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull) 6.012
4. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 7.430
5. Kimi Räikkönen (FIN/Ferrari) 20.370
6. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Haas) 1:13.160
7. Sergio Pérez (MEX/Force India) 1 lap
8. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Force India) 1 lap
9. Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams) 1 lap
10. Lance Stroll (CAN/Williams) 1 lap
11. Jolyon Palmer (GBR/Renault) 1 lap
12. Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL/McLaren) 1 lap
13. Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Renault) 1 lap
14. Pascal Wehrlein (GER/Sauber) 1 lap
15. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/Sauber) 2 laps
16. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/Toro Rosso) 3 laps
