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23 Mar 2019

Delhi

Bike-borne men rob businessman of Rs. 1.4cr in Rani Bagh

A businessman was allegedly robbed of Rs. 1.4 crore at gunpoint by bike-borne men after intercepting his car in outer Delhi's Rani Bagh area, police said yesterday.

Prints from chopped finger led to arrest of two robbers

A fingerprint from a chopped finger led to the arrest of a man and his accomplice who allegedly robbed a person inside a moving bus in west Delhi's Janakpuri, police said Monday.

18 Mar 2019

Rajkumar

Delhi: Posing as an IPS officer, man cons woman

A 30-year-old man was arrested recently for allegedly posing as an IPS officer, stalking and conning a woman.

18 Mar 2019

Parliament

Delhi: Class-X pass percentage drops by 23% in one year

The pass percentage of CBSE Class X has declined drastically for government schools in Delhi, revealed a recent report released by NGO Praja Foundation, which works in the education sector.

Delhi Metro to conduct customer satisfaction survey from tomorrow

Starting Monday (18 March), commuters of the Delhi Metro can participate in an online survey conducted by a global transport body across various parameters, including availability, accessibility, and security, officials said Sunday.

17 Mar 2019

Dwarka

Delhi: 19-year-old man involved in three murders arrested after shootout

A 19-year-old man, allegedly involved in three cases of murder, was arrested following a brief shootout in Delhi's Dwarka, police said yesterday.

14 Mar 2019

Delhi Police

Restaurant employee clones customers' debit, credit cards, loots Rs. 3.75L

An employee of a central Delhi restaurant has been arrested for allegedly cloning debit and credit cards of customers and duping them of nearly Rs. 4L, police said yesterday.

Woman jumps on Metro track to pick up Rs. 2,000

In a spine-chilling incident, a woman came under a Delhi Metro train, but surprisingly escaped unhurt.

Gurugram: Cab driver offers lift to 15-year-old, rapes her

In a horrifying incident, a 15-year-old was allegedly raped by a cab driver on Saturday night after he offered her lift from IFFCO Chowk to Mahipalpur, Delhi.

Delhi University Teachers' Association withdraws strike: Details here

The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) decided to withdraw its strike on Friday and said it would intensify its struggle against the Vice-Chancellor through other means.

09 Mar 2019

iOS

Delhi government launches 'one stop app' for daily commuters

Just recently, the Delhi government launched a common mobility app, One Delhi, to ease the daily travel of local commuters.

07 Mar 2019

Excise Act

Gurugram Police re-launches Operation Romeo after two years, 125 held

After almost two years, the Gurugram Police revived their 'Operation Romeo'.

06 Mar 2019

Delhi Police

Wanted 'Spiderman' robber, obsessed with red jersey, captured in Delhi

A 23-year-old man identified as Ravi aka 'Spiderman' was recently arrested in West Delhi's Tilak Nagar.

06 Mar 2019

Faridabad

Gurugram: Occultist called by couple to perform rituals rapes woman

A 27-year-old woman was raped by an occultist whom the victim and her husband had invited to perform a religious ritual in their home to drive away their poverty, police said yesterday.

03 Mar 2019

Delhi

Delhi: Doctor found dead in ICU of Maharaja Agrasen Hospital

The body of a 28-year-old female doctor was found inside a room of Maharaja Agrasen Hospital in West Delhi's Punjabi Bagh area early Sunday morning, police said.

03 Mar 2019

Rainfall

Delhiites wake up to cloudy morning, hailstorm likely at places

Delhiites woke up to a cloudy morning today as the minimum temperature was recorded at 11 degrees Celsius with the possibility of a hailstorm at isolated pockets of the city, the Meteorological (MeT) Department said.

03 Mar 2019

Delhi High Court

Delhi-HC asks couple to plant 100 trees over child labor

The Delhi High Court has agreed to quash an FIR against a couple, who had employed a minor for household work, and directed them to plant 100 trees and pay Rs. 1.5 lakh to the victim.

02 Mar 2019

Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha elections: AAP announces candidates for Delhi seats

Ending speculations of an alliance with the Congress, the Aam Admi Party announced the names of party candidates on six of seven seats today in Delhi for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

01 Mar 2019

India

Wi-Fi named 'Join Hizbul Mujahideen' leads police on wild-goose chase

Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan after the Pulwama attack, leading to a high alert imposed on Delhi Metro, somebody had their Wi-Fi named 'Join Hizbul Mujahideen'.

26 Feb 2019

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi: AAP government presents Rs. 60,000 crore budget for 2019-20

The AAP government today presented a Rs. 60,000 crore budget for 2019-20 in the Assembly and said it's "two times more" than the one presented in 2014-15.

22 Feb 2019

Tamil Nadu

Delhi government discusses possibilities of 'robots' cleaning sewers

In a bid to completely end the practice of manual scavenging in the nation's capital, the Delhi government is thinking of using robots to clean septic tanks and sewers.

AAP to hold campaign highlighting BJP's 'injustice' on full-statehood issue

CM Arvind Kejriwal today appealed to PM Narendra Modi to grant full statehood status to Delhi, an issue that the ruling AAP is expected to raise in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls in an emphatic manner.

11 Feb 2019

Delhi Police

Delhi: 5 men, wanted in murder cases, apprehended after shootout

A brief shootout took place early morning today at a park in Rohini, New Delhi between police and associates of Neeraj Bawana gang members, after which five accused were apprehended.

11 Feb 2019

X

#RoadSafetyWeek2019: Delhi traffic cop shows mirror to helmet-less drivers

National Road Safety Week was observed countrywide last week from February 4-10.

10 Feb 2019

Madhya Pradesh

Delhi: 'Depressed' IES officer found hanging at home in Munirka

A 25-year-old Indian Engineering Services (IES) officer allegedly committed suicide yesterday by hanging himself in his room in Southwest Delhi's Munirka area.

09 Feb 2019

Delhi Police

NHRC issues notice to Delhi Police over Nangloi murder case

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sent a notice to the Delhi Police chief yesterday in connection with the murder of a woman by a man in Nangloi on February 6 despite her earlier complaining to the police about being harassed by him.

05 Feb 2019

Delhi Police

Delhi: Five Romanians cloned ATM cards using gift cards, arrested

Delhi Police have arrested two women and three men from Romania on account of tampering ATMs in the capital city and looting others by cloning their debit cards.

05 Feb 2019

Suicide

74-year-old man, suffering from depression, commits suicide in Delhi

A man in his seventies, who was suffering from depression, allegedly committed suicide today by shooting himself at his home in southeast Delhi's Sundar Nagar area.

04 Feb 2019

Murder

Gurugram: Wife insulted man regularly, he stabs her 40 times

A man allegedly killed his wife by stabbing her over 40 times in Ashok Vihar area of Gurugram on Saturday.

03 Feb 2019

Delhi Police

Now, Delhi Police will have access to Facebook private chats

Joining hands with the Delhi Police, Facebook will now provide details of private chats to the police for sensitive cases, specifically pertaining to crimes against women and children.

01 Feb 2019

X

DND flyover shut due to farmers' protest, Delhi-Noida traffic suffers

The DND flyover which connects Delhi and Noida was shut on Friday after a group of farmers came out on streets to protest, claimed multiple reports.

24 Jan 2019

Delhi Police

Delhi law department examining JNU sedition case: CM Arvind Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the Delhi government's law department was examining granting sanction for prosecution of former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case.

24 Jan 2019

X

Get real-time traffic updates from Delhi Police's Facebook Live feed

The next worse thing after Delhi's pollution is the traffic congestion, which makes commuting really difficult.

23 Jan 2019

Narendra Modi

PM Modi inaugurates museum to mark Subhash Bose's 122nd birth-anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Subhash Chandra Bose museum at the iconic Red Fort to mark the leader's 122nd birth anniversary.

23 Jan 2019

Rainfall

Delhi: Minimum temperature reaches 8C, light rainfall predicted for day

It was a cold morning in Delhi today with rains in the past 24 hours bringing down the minimum temperature to 8 degree Celsius.

22 Jan 2019

Murder

Suspecting extra-marital affair, wife gets hubby killed in Gurugram

The Gurugram police have arrested a woman yesterday on charges of getting her husband murdered through contract killers for a sum of Rs. 16 lakh.

20 Jan 2019

Delhi Weather

Delhi: Fog envelops city, temperature settles at 7 degree Celsius

It was a cold and foggy morning in the national capital today, with the minimum temperature settling at 7 degree Celsius.

13 Jan 2019

Suicide

Delhi: Blackmailed by husband's friend, woman commits suicide

On Thursday, a 28-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide in East Delhi's Mansarovar Park area as she was upset with her husband's friend.

12 Jan 2019

Greater Noida

Air quality 'severe' in Delhi, rainfall may bring respite

Delhi's air quality was recorded in the severe category today due to reduced wind speed even as authorities have forecast rainfall in the next couple of days.

12 Jan 2019

Murder

Delhi: Man allegedly kills neighbor with digging fork following argument

A 23-year-old man was beaten to death with a digging fork allegedly by his neighbor after a fight broke out between them on Thursday.