Delhi: News

07 Mar 2018

Mumbai

Delhi, Mumbai airports numero uno in quality service: ACI Survey

Delhi Airport grabbed the top spot in service quality survey conducted by Airports Council International (ACI).

06 Mar 2018

Lajpat Nagar

Delhi municipal bodies to launch over 150 electric cars

By March end, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) will launch 75 electric vehicles, in tandem with Central Government's mission of switching to e-vehicles by 2030.

06 Mar 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

We'll start Delhi Metro Phase-4 work on our own: Centre

The Centre on Monday said, rather sternly, that due to AAP-led Delhi government's delay in approving the phase 4 metro work, it would go ahead on its own.

Supreme Court rebukes DDA on Delhi Master Plan 2021 changes

In a severe reprimand to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the changes it proposed to Delhi's Master Plan for 2021.

06 Mar 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi: School-principal shot dead in premises, brother found dead elsewhere

A 45-year-old woman, principal of Rachna Public School in Delhi, was shot dead inside the school building yesterday allegedly over a property dispute.

06 Mar 2018

Chikungunya

Dengue, chikungunya alert: Diseases may hit Delhi earlier this year

This year, winter was warm in Delhi, paving the way for an early summer. This means that mosquito-borne deadly diseases like dengue and chikungunya will strike earlier than usual.

Delhi: JNU hikes mess charge by 100%, students enraged

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has inflated its mess charge by 100%. The new move has evoked sturdy reactions from students.

05 Mar 2018

Hindustan Times

Delhi Metro's Pink Line to start running from this week

After successful trail, the 20.6-km long patch of Delhi Metro's Pink Line between Majlis Park and Durgabhai Deshmukh South Campus is all set to begin operations later this week.

05 Mar 2018

Delhi

Delhi: 60-year-old woman exacts revenge, gets her robber arrested

A 60-year-old woman in Delhi got a 24-year-old man arrested two days after he had sedated and robbed her on a bus.

05 Mar 2018

Delhi

Artists to portray Delhi's cultural character through their arts

A new festival is going to alive the cultural character of Delhi, by portraying the city through the eye of an artist.

05 Mar 2018

Delhi

Delhi: 10-year-old boy missing since Wednesday found dead

The body of a Class 4 student who had gone missing on February 28 was found on Saturday in Delhi's Jaitpur.

Misa Bharti and husband get bail in money laundering case

Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar, the daughter and son-in-law of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, have been granted bail in a money laundering case.

05 Mar 2018

Mumbai

In buying high-tech sex toys, Delhi ahead of Mumbai

Gone are the days when Delhiites used to buy traditional sex toys for their personal pleasures.

04 Mar 2018

Shah Rukh Khan

How Aanand L Rai perceives Shah Rukh Khan

Aanand L Rai, who has collaborated with Shah Rukh Khan for the first time for his upcoming movie 'Zero', cannot seem to have enough of the superstar.

04 Mar 2018

India

Delhi draft parking plan envisages variable charges

The draft parking management area plan (PMAP), being firmed up by the Delhi government, envisages variable charges for residential and commercial areas to influence the parking demand in the national capital.

04 Mar 2018

Delhi Police

Students' protest: JLN metro station remains shut for public

The JLN Stadium station of the Delhi Metro remained closed for public for the second day today in the wake of protests by students at the nearby CGO Complex.

04 Mar 2018

Murder

Delhi: Youth stabbed 'two dozen times' by rival group

A 22-year-old man in Delhi died after being allegedly stabbed at least two dozen times by a rival group in Ambedkar Nagar, police said.

03 Mar 2018

Lucknow

Raped by uncle, 3-year-old fights for life in Lucknow hospital

Just two months after an eight-month-old baby girl was raped in Delhi, there's been another horrific incident in India.

Delhi: Elevator comes crashing down at AIIMS, 5 injured

An elevator came crashing down on Saturday from the second floor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi injuring five.

Delhi: JNU students' union to hold referendum on attendance issue

Continuing agitation against JNU administration's compulsory education (attendance) directive, JNU students' union in Delhi announced it will hold a "referendum" on the issue on 7 March.

Here's all you need to know about SSC leak case

Hundreds of SSC aspirants have been protesting outside the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) office at the CGO complex, demanding a CBI probe into allegations of "leaks" and "mass cheating" during the SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Tier II exams held in February this year.

03 Mar 2018

Delhi Government

Delhi: Debit cards now accepted for all transport-related online services

Moving towards complete automation and digitization, the Transport Department of the Delhi Government has made debit cards acceptable in all online transactions related to its services.

03 Mar 2018

Delhi

Delhi holi: 1,918 booked for drunk driving; 9,300 booked overall

Delhi police's increased security and scrutiny on the day of Holi brought results, apparently.

02 Mar 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Implement Delhi-like school safety rules in Madhya Pradesh: Sumitra Mahajan

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, in a letter to Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, suggested to the state government to enact safety norms regarding schools on the lines of Delhi's rules.

02 Mar 2018

Mumbai

Rs. 2,919cr Nirbhaya Fund approved to create 8 'safe cities'

The Central government on Thursday approved Rs. 2,919 crore under Nirbhaya Fund to create eight "safe cities" that will have patrolled public spaces and quicker response systems to curb crimes against women.

02 Mar 2018

Kuldeep Srivastava

This winter was Delhi's warmest in 12 years

It seems the song 'pyaar mera dilli ki sardi' will cease to exist, what with weather experts certifying this year's winter to be the warmest in 12 years, in terms of day temperatures.

Delhi: Husband strangles wife, slits her throat, then surrenders

Marital discord apparently drove a man to take his wife's life. Umesh, a mechanic in Delhi's Bindapur, strangled Meenakshi, slit her throat with a kitchen knife, and surrendered to police.

02 Mar 2018

Times of India

Caught-on-CCTV: Delhi youth stabbed 50 times, assaulted with rods

In a gruesome attack caught on CCTV camera, 20 men in Delhi's Khanpur stabbed a youth at least 50 times and assaulted him with rods before fleeing the spot.

Panic at Delhi Airport as 17 bullets found in washroom

Panic had broken out at the Delhi Airport a little over two weeks ago when 17 live bullets were found in a washroom, HT reported.

02 Mar 2018

Suicide

Delhi: Leave me alone or will jump: Man to cops

A high voltage drama recently ensued in Delhi when a 38-year-old man threatened to jump off a four storied building, if police tried to catch him.

Holi-2018: DTC, Delhi Metro services won't be available till 2pm

The Delhi Transport Corporation will not run buses tomorrow morning and resume its services only from 2pm on account of Holi, an official said today.

LPG cylinders get cheaper by up to Rs. 47

From today, prices of LPG cylinders, both subsidized and non-subsidized, will go down in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.

01 Mar 2018

Faridabad

Delhi: Groom gets killed in his own wedding procession

Starting a new journey got brutally derailed for a 23-year-old, as a bullet shot during his own wedding procession mistakenly hit him at the back of the head, killing him on the spot.

28 Feb 2018

Delhi Government

Delhi's air-quality improves; some anti-pollution GRAP measures to be lifted

Starting tomorrow, Delhi's Badarpur power plant that's been shut for over four months can start temporary operation, ban on diesel generators will be lifted, and hundreds of brick kilns can resume production.

28 Feb 2018

Fortis Hospital

Delhiites, breathe easy! Medicine, tests to cost less soon

Last year, Fortis hospital in Gurgaon charged Jayant Singh Rs. 16 lakh for treating his daughter for two weeks, who eventually died of dengue.

28 Feb 2018

Air India

Air India to hire 500 more cabin-crew staff by May

Disinvestment-bound Air India plans to hire 500 cabin crew members as the national carrier prepares to induct more aircraft and meet new regulatory requirements.

28 Feb 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi: Snatchers shoot man for resisting robbery bid

A 50-year-old man was shot in Delhi's Connaught Place when he tried to stop two men from snatching his bag.

28 Feb 2018

Noida

Noida: Over Rs. 770 crore liquor consumed in a year?

Noida will soon turn into a town of 'sharabis', if the latest data by the Excise department is to be believed.

28 Feb 2018

POCSO

Delhi: 67-yr-old madrasa teacher arrested for allegedly raping 9-yr-old girl

A 67-year-old man in Delhi, a teacher, has been arrested for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl inside his madrasa.

27 Feb 2018

Indian Railways

Railways ties up with Ola for last mile connectivity

Railways has partnered with ride-sharing company, Ola to facilitate last mile connectivity at its five key stations in Delhi, the national transporter said today.