Delhi: News
08 Nov 2017
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Raghuram Rajan may soon enter Rajya Sabha on AAP ticket
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been considering giving its three Rajya Sabha (RS) seats to "outsiders," that is, those who don't belong to any political party.
08 Nov 2017
Delhi GovernmentDelhi government to fund IAS, engineering coaching of SC/ST students
The Delhi government will fund the coaching of SC/ST students who want to pursue a career in civil services and engineering.
08 Nov 2017
Air Quality IndexDelhi pollution: What can you do to keep yourself safe?
With pollution reaching alarming levels, Delhi is currently battling a public health emergency.
07 Nov 2017
Bharti AirtelAirtel may cut ties with Delhi Half Marathon over pollution-issue
Delhi Half Marathon title sponsor Airtel has hinted to pull out its decade-long association with the annual event from next year unless the rising concerns of air pollution are not immediately addressed.
07 Nov 2017
Bank of India (BOI)Delhi ATM dispenses half-printed Rs. 2,000 note
An ATM in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh dispensed half-printed notes of Rs. 2,000, a local alleged.
07 Nov 2017
Delhi GovernmentDelhi pollution reaches critical levels, 'public health emergency' declared
Weeks after battling deteriorating air quality, Delhi woke up to a hazy, smoggy morning today with alarming pollution levels at some places.
04 Nov 2017
Delhi Police927 children were raped in Delhi in 2015
We know Delhi is unsafe for women and children. But just how unsafe?
03 Nov 2017
Delhi High CourtThe blind can't identify new Rs. 50-note: PIL in Delhi-HC
A PIL filed in Delhi HC claimed the newly-issued Rs. 50 notes are so designed that visually-impaired people cannot identify or differentiate them from other notes.
03 Nov 2017
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Car drives onto pitch during Ranji match, game halted
In a bizarre moment, a man drove onto the cricket pitch at the Air Force Sports Complex in Palam (New Delhi) when a Ranji match was on.
02 Nov 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaAAP versus Centre: SC says Delhi L-G can't delay decisions
The SC said that Delhi's Lieutenant Governor (L-G) can't stop executive decisions by "sitting on files."
02 Nov 2017
Nobel PrizeWall at Rajiv Chowk to commemorate Indian Nobel-prize winners
The Delhi Metro on Wednesday installed the Nobel Memorial Wall at Rajiv Chowk metro station for the seventh consecutive year.
02 Nov 2017
IndiaGoa, Kerala best states for women, Delhi, Bihar worst
The first ever gender vulnerability index (GVI) has revealed that the safest state for women in India is Goa (0.66), followed by Kerala (0.63) and Mizoram (0.63).
02 Nov 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaNalin Kohli made vice-chairman of anti-doping disciplinary panel
BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli has been made the vice-chairman of the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) under the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
02 Nov 2017
IndiaDelhi workers get more wages but less offs: Report
India scored a major win in the World Bank's latest Ease of Doing Business report: it jumped 30 spots to 100th, the highest jump this time among all nations.
01 Nov 2017
IndiaYour favorite hookah bar in Delhi might lose its license
Delhi has banned hookah bars in the national capital effective immediately. Licenses of establishments serving hookahs will be revoked.
31 Oct 2017
IndiaModi flags off "Run for Unity" on Patel's birth anniversary
PM Narendra Modi flagged off the "Run for Unity" at Delhi's Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 142nd birth anniversary.
30 Oct 2017
Indian GovernmentIndian government owns land nine times the size of Delhi
How much land do you think the Indian government owns?
30 Oct 2017
MumbaiJet Airways Mumbai-Delhi flight diverted to Ahmedabad after hijack-note found
Owing to "security reasons", a Mumbai-Delhi Jet Airways flight last night was diverted to Ahmedabad and passengers deplaned.
26 Oct 2017
Shashi TharoorSunanda Pushkar death: HC junks Swamy's plea for CBI probe
Delhi HC has dismissed a plea filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking a CBI investigation in the death of Sunanda Pushkar, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's wife.
23 Oct 2017
Delhi GovernmentDelhi-Govt. ready to pay for water-sprinkling choppers to reduce pollution
The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP Government in Delhi has informed the Centre it is ready to bear the cost of deploying water-sprinkling choppers to curb pollution during winters.
23 Oct 2017
Delhi Police#Superchor: Delhi cops catch serial car-thief, stealing since 20 years
In what looks like a case straight out of a movie, Delhi Police arrested a serial car-thief Kunal, who underwent plastic-surgery and changed his identity to evade cops.
21 Oct 2017
Delhi Metro Rail CorporationRush-hour snag halts services on Delhi Metro, commuters delayed
Thousands of commuters were delayed after services on Delhi Metro's Blue Line were disrupted during rush hours in the morning today.
19 Oct 2017
Air PollutionDespite cracker ban, Delhiites should brace for a polluted Diwali
Despite the SC ban on firecrackers, Delhiites should brace for a very polluted Diwali.
18 Oct 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaPollution levels to spike on Diwali despite SC's firecrackers ban
Turns out the SC ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR might not even have the intended results.
17 Oct 2017
Delhi GovernmentDelhi Air Pollution: Diesel generators banned; cars may be next!
As Delhi continues to reach dangerously high air pollution levels, diesel generators have been banned, under the new Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) enforced today to combat pollution.
17 Oct 2017
Arvind KejriwalKejriwal: 90% IAS officers don't work, just hold up files
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal alleged that 90% IAS officers don't do their work, but "hold up the files," leading to development being "stuck up at the secretariat."
17 Oct 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaDelhi: Public alerts, warnings to be issued to fight air-pollution
With Delhi's air quality worsening and the winter closing in, the city's authorities are going to send alerts about the rising pollution levels to people through newspapers, TV, radio from 17 October, two days before Diwali.
16 Oct 2017
IndiaBefore leaving prison, Talwars give up remuneration of Rs. 50,000
Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were recently acquitted after having spent four years in Dasna Jail for the murder of their daughter Aarushi.
16 Oct 2017
IndiaDelhi, Sao Paulo most dangerous cities for women: Poll
In some disturbing news, Delhi has fared as the worst city in the world when it comes to sexual violence against women.
15 Oct 2017
West BengalChopped body of Delhi bartender found in colleague's fridge
In a gruesome case, the chopped body of a bartender in Delhi was found in the fridge at his co-worker's home.
14 Oct 2017
IndiaPollution woes: Instead of crackers, SC should ban this fuel
As if Delhi was not crumbling under pollution from coal plants and exhaust from cars, high imports of a fuel more polluting than diesel and petrol, petcoke, adds to Delhi's pollution woes.
13 Oct 2017
MumbaiRailways to introduce cheaper, faster Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express next week
Ahead of Diwali, Indian Railways announced it is launching a new "Special Rajdhani Express" to offer convenient connectivity to passengers on the Delhi-Mumbai route from 16 October.
12 Oct 2017
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)Carrying a power bank may delay you at Delhi airport
The CSIF, in charge of security at the Delhi Airport, has a new security concern: power banks.
11 Oct 2017
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Man dupes Amazon 166 times; orders phones, claims refund
A 21-year-old Delhi resident, Shivam Chopra, has been arrested for duping e-commerce website Amazon as many as 166 times, making at least Rs. 52L in April-May this year.
11 Oct 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaA court order can't stop Delhi from celebrating Diwali
Despite the ban on firecrackers in Delhi, you can still procure some legally. It won't be easy though: you will have to undertake a six-eight hour journey costing few thousands.
11 Oct 2017
IndiaAfter Delhi, Maharashtra too may consider a ban on firecrackers
After the SC upheld the ban on selling firecrackers in Delhi-NCR region till November 1, Maharashtra's environment minister Ramdas Kadam hinted that he might talk to CM Devendra Fadnavis if a similar ban can be proposed in Maharashtra.
