Delhi: News

CBI raids underway in corruption case involving Safdarjung Hospital doctor

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) allegedly conducted raids at numerous locations in Delhi on Thursday to expose an alleged corruption case involving Safdarjung Hospital doctors and middlemen.

30 Mar 2023

IndiGo

Drunk passenger defecates, vomits on IndiGo's Guwahati-Delhi flight

In yet another instance of an on-flight mishap in India, an intoxicated passenger traveling on an IndiGo flight to Delhi from Guwahati on Sunday reportedly vomited in the aisle and defecated around the washroom.

30 Mar 2023

Mukul Rohatgi

Former AGI Mukul Rohatgi's wife buys Rs. 160 crore bungalow

Former Attorney-General for India Mukul Rohatgi's wife, Vasudha Rohatgi, has purchased a 2,100-square-yard bungalow worth Rs. 160 crore at Delhi's Golf Links, the Economic Times reported.

30 Mar 2023

COVID-19 India

COVID-19 cases spike across India; Delhi, Maharashtra most affected

India continues to record a spike in daily COVID-19 cases, with Delhi and Maharashtra reporting a resounding uptick in coronavirus infections on Wednesday.

28 Mar 2023

Khalistani

Amritpal Singh seen in Delhi without turban, wearing mask, sunglasses

Fugitive pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh, who has been on the run from the police for 10 days now, was reportedly seen in CCTV footage from March 21 in Delhi.

27 Mar 2023

Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama names new Buddhist spiritual leader, China's reaction awaited

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, has named an eight-year-old United States (US)-born Mongolian boy as the 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoché—the third highest rank in Tibetan Buddhism—reports said.

27 Mar 2023

Ashwini Vaishnaw

India's first quantum computing-based telecom network is now operational

India's first quantum computing-based telecom network link is now operational in Delhi, between Sanchar Bhawan and the National Informatics Centre office located in CGO Complex.

25 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi: Manish Sisodia's bail plea hearing adjourned till April 5

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday adjourned the hearing on the bail plea of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia till April 5 in a money-laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.

25 Mar 2023

Tejashwi Yadav

Land-for-jobs scam: Tejashwi Yadav appears before CBI for questioning

After skipping three previous summonses, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday for questioning over his purported connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam.

24 Mar 2023

Nepal

Amritpal Singh may escape through Nepal, border on high alert

Authorities have put the Indo-Nepal border on high alert following intelligence reports about fugitive Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh's plans to escape the country through Nepal.

24 Mar 2023

Earthquake

Frank Hoogerbeets: The man who accurately predicted Turkey, Delhi-NCR earthquakes

No one knows what tomorrow has in store for us. However, it's probably safe to say the same isn't the case with Frank Hoogerbeets, a Dutch researcher whose earthquake predictions are coming true!

Delhi expected to witness rainfall today, IMD issues yellow alert

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Delhi would likely witness rainfall on Thursday and Friday and issued a yellow alert in the national capital.

23 Mar 2023

Earthquake

#NewsBytesExplainer: What are earthquake lights and why Delhi saw them

On March 21, Tuesday, strong tremors were felt across North India, including Delhi NCR, as an earthquake with magnitude 6.5 struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush.

22 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi liquorgate: Sisodia sent to judicial custody till April 5

The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi sent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to judicial custody until April 5 in connection with the alleged money laundering case relating to the Excise Policy 2021-22.

22 Mar 2023

United Kingdom

Tit-for-tat: Barricades removed outside UK mission after London's Khalistan protest

Barricades outside the United Kingdom (UK) mission at Shantipath in Chankyapuri and the residence of the British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis, at Rajaji Marg in Delhi were removed on Wednesday afternoon.

22 Mar 2023

Narendra Modi

6 arrests, 100 FIRs over 'Modi hatao, desh bachao' posters

The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested six people, including two printing press owners, and registered 100 FIRs in connection with posters in the national capital that read Modi hatao, desh bachao, calling for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ouster.

21 Mar 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Centre's objection to budget 'unconstitutional': Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the Centre's objection to the proposed Delhi budget was "unconstitutional" and "completely groundless," reported NDTV.

21 Mar 2023

Delhi Government

Centre puts Delhi budget on hold; Kejriwal writes to Modi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, urging him "with folded hands" to pass the Delhi budget for 2023-24.

20 Mar 2023

Air India

'Worst flight experience': UN diplomat flags Air India's poor services

Air India has come under criticism once again amid repeated on-flight incidents.

IMD predicts more rain for Delhi; Mumbai to get warmer

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Delhi, forecasting more rainfall for the national capital that could range from moderate to heavy. It has also notified about the possibility of a hailstorm along with gusty winds.

20 Mar 2023

Samyukt Kisan Morcha

Delhi: Farmers begin agitation; MSP, withdrawal of cases among demands

Delhi will likely witness a fresh wave of farmers' protests as thousands are expected to arrive at the national capital to participate in the 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in Ramlila Maidan.

19 Mar 2023

Delhi Police

Delhi: Woman's skull, chopped body parts found in polythene bag

In a shocking incident, the mutilated body of a woman was found near a Rapid Metro construction area in Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan, NDTV reported.

18 Mar 2023

Union Health Ministry

H3N2 cases surge in India; Maharashtra on high alert

With the growing risk of the H3N2 influenza outbreak amid the change in weather conditions in parts of India, hospitals across Maharashtra have been instructed to be on high alert.

17 Mar 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi budget session: All the major developments that took place

The Delhi budget session took off on Friday with massive chaos as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs raised slogans during Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena's address in the Assembly.

17 Mar 2023

Maharashtra

IMD predicts rainfall in Delhi, Bengaluru, parts of Maharashtra

As India transitions from winter to summer, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rainfall and thunderstorms in many parts of the country.

16 Mar 2023

Delhi Police

Delhi: Man hitting daughter-in-law with brick caught on camera

The Delhi Police have filed a case after a 26-year-old woman was allegedly hit by her father-in-law with a brick and suffered severe injuries, reported NDTV.

15 Mar 2023

Health & Wellness

Balloon dilation: How AIIMS-Delhi doctors conducted heart surgery on fetus

This surgical procedure is nothing short of a miracle!

15 Mar 2023

Gurugram

Traffic snarls on Delhi-Gurugram route in NH-48 diversion trial

The Delhi-Gurugram road witnessed massive traffic congestion during peak hours on Tuesday after the Delhi Traffic Police closed a stretch on National Highway-48 (NH-48) between Rangpuri and Rajokri for a trial, reported PTI.

14 Mar 2023

India

India was 8th most polluted country in 2022: Report

India was the eighth most polluted country in 2022, dropping from fifth rank in 2021, according to the latest World Air Quality Report released by Swiss firm IQAir.

You can't film Reels while traveling in Delhi Metro anymore

People making Instagram Reels and dance videos inside coaches are a common sight in the Delhi Metro.

13 Mar 2023

Goa

Goa: Delhi family attacked with swords, knives; CM reacts

In a shocking incident, a tourist family from Delhi was reportedly attacked with knives and swords in Goa.

13 Mar 2023

IndiGo

Medical emergency: Delhi-Doha IndiGo flight diverted to Karachi; passenger dies

A Doha-bound IndiGo flight from Delhi made an emergency landing at Pakistan's Karachi airport on Monday morning due to an onboard medical emergency.

12 Mar 2023

Delhi Police

Paharganj Holi incident: Japanese woman breaks silence after leaving India

The Japanese woman, reportedly harassed by a group of boys on Holi in Delhi's Paharganj on Wednesday, finally broke her silence on the incident through a series of posts on Twitter.

'Sexually assaulted by father as child': DCW chief Swati Maliwal

In a shocking revelation, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Saturday said that she was sexually assaulted and brutally beaten by her father as a child, reported ANI.

11 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Sisodia lodged in Tihar Jail's 'VVVIP' cell: Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar 

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has been lodged in a "VVVIP cell" of the Tihar Jail, conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar claimed on Friday, reported The Indian Express.

Delhi liquorgate: ED to question BRS's Kavitha about 'south cartel' 

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha is being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam case.

11 Mar 2023

Tejashwi Yadav

Land-for-jobs scam: CBI summons RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for questioning

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday for questioning in the alleged land-for-jobs scam case.

11 Mar 2023

Gurugram

NH-48 on Delhi-Gurugram Expressway to be closed for 90 days

A 500-meter stretch of National Highway 48 (NH-48) on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway would soon be shut for 90 days to facilitate the construction of two underpasses and a flyover, Hindustan Times reported.

11 Mar 2023

Delhi Police

Minor among 3 held for harassing Japanese woman on Holi

The Delhi Police has held three individuals, including a minor, in connection with the harassment of a Japanese woman on Holi in Paharganj.

Delhi liquorgate: ED likely to confront Manish Sisodia, Kavitha today

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will likely question former Delhi deputy chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha together on Saturday in connection with its money laundering probe into the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.