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Noida: Class 9 boy rapes 5-year-old girl, taken into custody
14-year-old boy, who studies in class 9, was taken into custody for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl near her home village adjoining Sector 45 of Noida.
Jagga Jasoos' actress found dead in Gurugram apartment
Assamese singer-actor Bidisha Bezbaruah, who was recently seen 'Jagga Jasoos', was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a dupatta tied around her neck in her Gurugram apartment.
Delhi: Chased by 'power thieves', engineer dies in car crash
While escaping the mob armed with rods at Jhuljhuli village, a BSES engineer was killed and his four colleagues were injured as their car crashed into a tree near Najafgarh.
Delhi hospitals witness rise in sex-change surgeries
In Delhi, more people who have gender identity disorder (a conflict between a person's gender and the gender he/she identifies with) are coming forward to undergo sex-change operations. Reportedly, doctors now get 3-4 requests every month as opposed to 1-2 annually a decade ago.
Delhi police denies, bar staff confirms ban on 'Ladies Night'
With Delhi Police claiming to have hiked security at Hauz Khas and not banning 'Ladies Night', situation on ground zero seems to be different from what they claim.
Delhi: Shopaholics paradise Sarojini Nagar market is now online
There is great news for shopaholics, especially who love going to Sarojini Nagar.
Delhi: Civic agencies to launch an app to locate toilets
Delhi's three civic agencies will launch an app within two months that will help people locate MCD toilets and also enable users to give a feedback on toilet's condition.
Amarnath attack: Delhi on high alert, Kanwarias to get security
Post terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi has been put on high alert with special security cover for Kanwar Yatra.
Delhi government to launch 'app-based AC bus service'
In a bid to take private vehicles off the roads, Delhi government is working on a new 'app-based AC Bus Service, 2017' proposal which will enable commuters to book tickets through mobile applications.
CM Arvind Kejriwal launches the online RTI portal today
A year after its supposed launch date, citizens of Delhi now have their own online RTI portal which will make filing, tracking and payment only a few clicks away.
Noida: Fatal accident as Dzire tries to overtake Lamborghini
A fatal accident involving three cars claimed life of one driver on Noida Expressway.
Delhi University's third cut-off list dips by 3%
In what comes as a relief for many aspirants, the Delhi University declared its third cut-off list on Thursday night and dropped the cut-off by 3%.
Haryana govt plans to introduce electric buses in Gurugram
Haryana government is planning to introduce 75-100 electric buses in Gurugram.
DU: Third cut-off list to be released on 7th July
Many Delhi University colleges will release their third cut-off list on Friday, a drop of up to 2% in most courses is expected.
Delhi: Cop's tweet scares kidnappers to release held hostage
Delhi-based Varun Vohra, an MNC executive, who was kidnapped would have never thought that Twitter would come to his rescue. On July 1, Deputy Commissioner of Police Surender Kumar tweeted about Vohra missing.
Delhi Metro launches QR code facility to buy metro tokens
Delhi Metro launched Bharat Quick Response (QR) code facility, that enables metro travellers to recharge their smart cards or buy tokens using QR codes.
Gurgaon police busts sex racket operating in Sushant Lok's mall
Gurgaon police cracked down a sex-racket that was operating out of a spa in Gold Souk mall in Sushant Lok-1. Six people including four women were arrested.
Twitterati takes a dig, as CM gets stuck in traffic-jam
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar got to live the life of a Gurgaon commuter when he was stuck in traffic for a few minutes.
CBI takes over probe against Noida company's directors
The CBI took over the probe against the two directors of Webwork Trade Links, a Ghaziabad based online trading company, on June 27.
Delhi agencies lack action plan to tackle monsoon mess
Delhiites are dreading monsoons due to the traffic jams and water logging that are caused by rain.
Now, drive from Noida to South Delhi will be signal-free
The 6km elevated section of Master Plan-2 road from Vishwa Bharti School to Uflex intersection will officially be opened for the masses on Wednesday.
Delhi colleges expect a large turnout of students on Tuesday
With colleges witnessing a slight drop in cut-offs this year, admission committee of colleges are expecting a larger turnout on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Delhi: Supreme Court in favour of relaxing abortion deadline
The Supreme Court came out in favour of amending the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act by allowing women to abort terminally ill fetuses beyond the present limit of 20 weeks.
Delhi firm shells out Rs. 16lakh for car number '0001'
A Delhi-based firm paid Rs. 16 lakh to the transport department for a vanity plate bearing car registration number '0001' in an e-auction last week.
East Delhi: Presence of mind saves 8-year-old girl from being raped
An 8-year-old girl saved herself by outsmarting her neighbour who was trying to rape her.
Delhi: Panic buttons, cameras to be installed in DTC buses
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal approved the transport department's proposal of installing CCTV cameras and panic buttons on 6,350 DTC and cluster buses.
Gurugram's horrific crime: Woman abducted and gang-raped in a vehicle
In a horrific incident, a woman was allegedly abducted and gang-raped in a car in Gurugram. She was later thrown off the vehicle near Greater Noida.
Delhi's horror crime: Four minors slit throat of a 16-year-old
Four minors, were held for slitting the throat of 16-year-old Jatin in Delhi's Kanjhawala because he refused to end his relationship with his friend's cousin.
Delhi: Crimes against women drop this year
According to police-figures, cases of molestation and rape have dropped in Delhi this year. 836 rape cases were reported till May 31 as against 924 in the same period last year.
Smoke coming out of Delhi Metro's AC vent causes panic
Passengers of the Delhi metro's women coach were panic-struck after they saw smoke coming out of AC vent due to a short circuit in the blue line, bringing metro services to a halt.
Parking prices to hike in Delhi, higher tax to be imposed
Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has approved the 'Parking Policy for Delhi', to keep pollution levels and car encroachment under check.
Women, children can use toilets for free in East Delhi restaurants
East Delhi Municipal Corporation has made it mandatory for hotels and restaurants to let women and children use their toilets free of cost even if they are not customers.
Delhi Govt plans to get legal charging points for e-rickshaws
The Delhi government plans to provide authorized charging points for e-rickshaws. The first site chosen for this is Raghubir Nagar in west Delhi.
Delhi hospital fined for leaving needle in woman's uterus
A private hospital was imposed Rs. 30 lakh as negligence cost for leaving a needle behind in a woman's uterus after her delivery in 2009.
Delhi police busts luxury motorbike theft racket, culprits arrested
Delhi police succeeded in nabbing a 7 member gang for its alleged involvement in motorbike theft racket from East Delhi district.
Kejriwal seeks Delhi L-G's nod to penalize power discoms
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal seeks to get L-G Anil Baijal's approval today in order to revive his proposal of penalizing power discoms in the wake of power outage situation across Delhi.
Ola-Uber drivers threaten to go on strike across Delhi-NCR
With demands not being addressed, Ola-Uber driver unions threatened to wage a strike from 19th June across Delhi-NCR. This would be the second strike by thse taxi drivers in 2017.
DU students taught to keep emails short like 'skirts'
In another row of sexism controversy, DU's Commerce students are being taught to keep emails short like 'skirts' in a book called Basic Business Communication.
Delhi to have respite, showers expected on Tuesday
Delhiites can heave a sigh of relief from the scorching heat on Tuesday with rainfall to be expected across Delhi NCR.
Delhi- CM reaches out to public, receives 500 complaints
1st June was the first day of the Delhi government's attempt of making its offices more approachable by allowing the public to walk-in without appointments and address their grievances.