Delhi News

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20 Jul 2017

Noida

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.

19 Jul 2017

Delhi

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.

18 Jul 2017

Delhi

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.

17 Jul 2017

Delhi

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.

16 Jul 2017

Delhi Police

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.

14 Jul 2017

Delhi

Delhi: Shopaholics paradise Sarojini Nagar market is now online

There is great news for shopaholics, especially who love going to Sarojini Nagar.

13 Jul 2017

Delhi

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.

12 Jul 2017

Delhi

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.

11 Jul 2017

Delhi

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.

10 Jul 2017

Delhi

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.

10 Jul 2017

Delhi

Noida: Fatal accident as Dzire tries to overtake Lamborghini

A fatal accident involving three cars claimed life of one driver on Noida Expressway.

07 Jul 2017

Delhi

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%.

06 Jul 2017

Delhi

Haryana govt plans to introduce electric buses in Gurugram

Haryana government is planning to introduce 75-100 electric buses in Gurugram.

05 Jul 2017

Delhi

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.

04 Jul 2017

X

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.

03 Jul 2017

Delhi

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.

02 Jul 2017

Delhi

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.

30 Jun 2017

X

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.

29 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

28 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

27 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

26 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

25 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

23 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

22 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

21 Jun 2017

India

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.

20 Jun 2017

Delhi Police

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.

19 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

18 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

16 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

15 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

14 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

13 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

12 Jun 2017

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.

11 Jun 2017

Delhi Police

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.

08 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

07 Jun 2017

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.

06 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

05 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.

02 Jun 2017

Delhi

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.