Delhi News

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Delhi Metro: Man jumps in front of moving train, rescued

A 57-year-old man today lost consciousness and fell on the tracks at the JLN Stadium metro station in Delhi.

07 Jul 2018

Employment

Delhi: Man held for duping unemployed youths, promising government jobs

A 27-year-old man was today arrested in Dhaula Kuan for allegedly duping an unemployed youth of crores of rupees on the pretext of getting him jobs in the army and railways.

06 Jul 2018

Delhi Police

2,500 elderly taught cyber safety, courtesy Delhi Police

In a noble attempt, Delhi Police organized a workshop yesterday to make senior citizens aware of cyber crimes.

05 Jul 2018

India

Trained drivers, medical supplies in cabs: Ambulance-taxi kick-starts in Delhi

Very soon, on Delhi roads, you'll find ambulance-taxis: cabs equipped with medical supplies, whose drivers have basic first-aid knowledge.

05 Jul 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

All Delhi localities to soon get public-transport facilities within 500m

Promising public transport accessibility for every nook and corner in the city, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot yesterday launched an initiative called 'Connect Delhi.'

04 Jul 2018

India

Ericsson sets up India's first 5G innovation lab at IIT-Delhi

Giving Narendra Modi's 5G dream a big push, Swedish Telecommunications Company Ericsson has set up India's first 5G innovation lab at IIT-Delhi.

03 Jul 2018

Gurugram

Gurugram: 'Project Zindagi' focuses on 'stress-free environment' for students

Focusing on the pivotal issue of learning disabilities and stress, Gurugram authorities launched 'Project Zindagi' yesterday, which aims to create a "stress-free environment" for students.

02 Jul 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi: Shoppers' favorite Pink Line to be inaugurated this month

The 8.1km Lajpat Nagar-Moti Bagh section, which will be a shopper's favorite, will finally be inaugurated this month.

01 Jul 2018

India

Doctors' Day: Meet doctors who treat poor free of cost

From running street clinics to giving free-of-cost treatment to the poor, many doctors in old Delhi's Chandni Chowk are going beyond their line-of-duty to serve people.

30 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi cop sends half-salary every month to ailing J&K family

In January, a family of four living near the Indo-Pakistan border in J&K lost their sole bread-earner.

29 Jun 2018

Delhi High Court

Delhi has less than one tree per person

Tree cover in Delhi has been steeply declining, so much so that now the national capital has less than one tree per person.

Delhi: Brace for complete shutdown of metro services from Saturday

From Saturday, the Delhi Metro may come to a complete halt, with DMRC employees threatening to go on an indefinite strike from June 30.

Will intensify stir if demands aren't met: DMRC Staff Council

A section of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Staff Council, which has been protesting over a number of issues, including pay scale, yesterday threatened to intensify the stir if their demands aren't met in the next few days, a council member said.

Delhi takes inspiration from NY: Advanced digital interactive panels installed

Have you seen about the new panel-type kiosks at Connaught Place in Delhi? Been curious?

27 Jun 2018

Monsoon

Delhi: Pre-monsoon showers bring mercury down, waterlogging in some areas

Pulling down the temperature by nearly 6 degrees-Celsius, heavy pre-monsoon showers hit Delhi-NCR today morning, as per IMD's predictions.

26 Jun 2018

Murder

Delhi: Woman, lover kill husband, his brother for protesting affair

Objecting to an extra-marital relationship cost two brothers their lives.

25 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi jobseekers, beware! Aspirants being conned using 'Mahindra' name

Delhi Police are on the lookout for an organized racket of cons, who allegedly duped scores of youths on the pretext of giving them jobs in Mahindra Group of Companies.

25 Jun 2018

Quora

PGs near DU turn luxurious: Swimming-pools, gym on offer

Ten years ago, 'PG accommodation' near DU typically meant looking for brokers and hunting for a room that brings with it a bed and a table.

25 Jun 2018

Chikungunya

Delhi: Malaria spreading faster than dengue, 40-cases reported so far

At least 11 fresh cases of malaria have been reported during the past week in Delhi, pushing the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 40, according to a municipal report.

25 Jun 2018

Delhi High Court

Delhi's 'Chipko movement': Thousands hug trees, say 'won't leave them'

Sarojini Nagar saw a lot of activity yesterday afternoon, as more than 1,500 people came out in unison to protest the cutting of a whopping 16,500 trees to make way for seven Central government colonies.

24 Jun 2018

ITC Limited

Delhi: Taj Mansingh to go under the hammer again

After an unsuccessful first attempt at auctioning Delhi's luxury hotel Taj Mansingh, NDMC has decided to conduct a fresh bid for the property on July 18.

23 Jun 2018

Delhi

Get beer for just Rs. 21 at this bar, tomorrow

The last weekend of a month can be depressing. After clearing all dues, one isn't left with much money to do outdoors.

23 Jun 2018

Delhi Government

Delhi: WhatsApp your meter-reading and get your electricity bills generated

In a consumer-friendly step, Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) has introduced meter-reading service via WhatsApp.

23 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

PM likely to inaugurate Delhi Metro's Mundka-Bahadurgarh corridor on Sunday

PM Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the 11.2-km-long fully-elevated Mundka-Bahadurgarh corridor of the Delhi Metro's Green Line on Sunday.

23 Jun 2018

FIITJEE

FIITJEE-IIT metro station's name to remain, but with a disclaimer

The DMRC is adamant to retain its metro station's name as "FIITJEE-IIT".

22 Jun 2018

Murder

Delhi man stabbed to death by 'friend' over Rs. 2,000

An amount of Rs. 2,000 that a Delhi man had loaned to a friend cost him his life: when 24-year-old Ranjan Singh asked for his money back, his 'friend' ended up stabbing him multiple times.

21 Jun 2018

Gurugram

Gurugram: Woman shot at auto-driver over parking space, arrested

A Gurugram-based woman was arrested yesterday for allegedly shooting at a man over parking space.

21 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

Abolish all-boys' school, drug-addicts to make Delhi safe for women

Aiming to change Delhi's image of being unsafe for women, a six-member panel formed by L-G Anil Baijal has enlisted few measures to curb the menace.

18 Jun 2018

Murder

Delhi: Three killed, five injured in crossfire between criminal gangs

Gunshots rang out in North Delhi's Burari today as two criminal gangs opened fire at each other, killing three, including a woman passerby, police said.

16 Jun 2018

Air Pollution

Delhi: Air-quality improves but pollution-level remains 'severe' for 5th day

Delhi witnessed a decline in its air pollution level on Saturday, but it continued to remain in the "severe" category. Authorities expressed hope that air quality would improve during the day due to dispersion of pollutants.

14 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

Card-cloning becomes headache for Delhi Police, cops receive 12 calls/day

Delhi Police is a worried lot. Cases pertaining to ATM frauds are rising alarmingly: cops end up receiving a whopping 10-12 calls complaining about card cloning every day.

14 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi: Four brothers kill man for having affair with sister

A 32-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death in outer Delhi's Kanjhawla by four brothers who did not approve of him having a relationship with their younger sister, the police said yesterday.

13 Jun 2018

Murder

Delhi: Rehab-center caretaker beats inmate to death for passing stool,urine

Enraged by the foul smell emanating from an inmate's stool and urine, the caretaker of a rehabilitation center in Delhi's Govindpuri and his two friends thrashed him to death.

13 Jun 2018

IIT-Delhi

Naming metro station 'FIITJEE-IIT' is misleading: HRD backs IIT-Delhi

Lending support to IIT-Delhi, the HRD ministry has asked the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to intervene in its ongoing metro station naming row.

12 Jun 2018

Lajpat Nagar

Soon, South Delhi residents will get designated parking slots

South-Delhi residents will soon be allotted parking slots, for which permit stickers will be issued within a fortnight.

12 Jun 2018

Murder

Ghaziabad: NEET qualifier held with cousin's body stuffed in suitcase

A Ghaziabad-duo was caught red-handed as they were about to dump a suitcase, which had a sliced-up human body stuffed inside, in the Yamuna River Sunday.

11 Jun 2018

Road Accidents

In one year, Delhi lost 1,584 people in 6,673 road-accidents

A whopping 1,584 people were killed in 6,673 road accidents in Delhi in 2017, with Mukundpur Chowk in North West Jahangirpuri topping the list, said Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot.

11 Jun 2018

Satyajit Ray

Delhi: Navrasa Duende's 'Classic Movie Festival' 2nd edition begins June-22

Movie enthusiasts in Delhi are in for a visual treat as they can now watch their favorite classic films on the big screen at an upcoming film festival.

11 Jun 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

No shortage of water in Delhi next summer: CM Kejriwal

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said there would be no shortage of water in Delhi in the next summer.

10 Jun 2018

Turkey

Gurugram: Hyatt Regency offering exquisite dishes from Turkey till June-16

Hyatt Regency Gurgaon, in association with Turkish Airlines, has organized "Turkish Culinary Delight" event, is offering exquisite dishes from Turkey be it grained-based, grilled meats, seafood, or desserts.