Delhi: News

10 Oct 2017

India

Delhi: Kidneys of poisoned girl save two; first in world

A 19-year-old girl's tragic suicide has given life to two patients who had been suffering from renal disorders in Delhi.

10 Oct 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi Metro fares hiked for second time in five months

If you are a Delhi Metro user, prepare to shell out more for your rides today. After much political blame game, the fare hike has gone live.

09 Oct 2017

Nigeria

Delhi: Mob brutally thrashes Nigerian man in Malviya Nagar

In a disturbing incident of racism against African nationals, a Nigerian man was brutally thrashed by a mob in New Delhi's Malviya Nagar last month, raising concerns of safety of Africans in India.

09 Oct 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi: Woman comes back from coma; exposes husband's murder plot

Madhuri Chand, a 23-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj, miraculously came back from a coma, regaining memory at a Delhi hospital, to expose her husband who brutally thrashed her in a murder attempt.

09 Oct 2017

Delhi High Court

'Utility bill defaulters can contest polls': Govt rejects EC proposal

The Election Commission (EC) wanted to disqualify politicians who had outstanding dues for government accommodation and utilities including telephone, electricity and water supply etc.

09 Oct 2017

Murder

Karva Chauth: Man stabs wife for not fasting; commits suicide

In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly stabbed for not keeping a fast on Karva Chauth by her 32-year-old estranged husband, who then jumped to death from her residence in Delhi's Rohini.

No firecrackers for Delhiites this Diwali, SC rules

Delhiites will have to settle for a silent Diwali this year. In a bid to check pollution, the SC has ruled that no firecrackers would be sold on the festival this time.

07 Oct 2017

Jaipur

Delhi: Jaipur woman launches "indefinite strike" to marry PM Modi!

In a bizarre protest, a woman from Rajasthan's Jaipur launched a sit-in at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to marry PM Narendra Modi.

07 Oct 2017

India

Dibang in Arunachal tops as 'Beti Bachao' performer

According to data by the WCD Ministry, Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh has emerged the best performer in implementing the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme with an increase of 416 points in sex ratio at birth (SRB).

07 Oct 2017

Murder

Delhi: Four women, security-guard stabbed to death in Shahdara

In a shocking incident, an 82-year-old woman, her three daughters, and their security-guard have been stabbed to death at their residence in Shahdara's Mansarovar Park in East Delhi.

07 Oct 2017

Narendra Modi

Protests at Jantar Mantar banned: How will it affect Delhi?

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned protests at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on grounds that it was causing environmental problems.

06 Oct 2017

Delhi University

Hindu College: 'Maal' poster at freshers' party sparks outrage

Female freshers at Delhi University's Hindu College were shocked when they were welcomed by a "sexist" poster during the freshers' party last week.

05 Oct 2017

YouTube

Delhi Rail Division bars officials from using WhatsApp on duty

The Delhi division of the Indian Railways has issued a circular prohibiting its staff from using WhatsApp and YouTube while on duty.

05 Oct 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi: 6-year-old raped by housekeeping staff in school toilet

In yet another horror in the national capital, a six-year-old girl studying in Class-I in a private south Delhi school has been brutally raped by a housekeeping staff member in a toilet.

05 Oct 2017

Delhi Police

Photo shows Radhe Maa sitting in police SHO's chair

Six police personnel of east Delhi's Vivek Vihar police station, have found themselves in trouble after photos emerged that they had accorded a special welcome to self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa.

01 Oct 2017

Delhi Police

Applying for event-hosting licenses goes online in Delhi

Using technology, Delhi Police have now streamlined the process of getting licenses for musical events, serving liquor temporarily, and hosting other events.

29 Sep 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi: MCD school by day, rental accommodation by night

Delhi Deputy CM and Education Minister, Manish Sisodia, conducted a late-night raid at an MCD school in Kalyanpuri Block-19, where the guard had been renting out classrooms to people at night.

Flights running late to face indefinite take off delays

Flights that don't initiate push-back from an airport gate and taxi on a runway within five minutes of air traffic control (ATC) clearance, would now only be allowed to take off once a slot is free.

29 Sep 2017

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: Delhi woman raped by 23 men in Bikaner

In a horrific incident, a 28-year-old Delhi woman was brutally raped by 23 men after being allegedly abducted from the outskirts of Bikaner.

28 Sep 2017

Delhi Government

Delhi: Parking to get costlier; L-G Baijal reviews draft policy

Parking is going to be a pricey affair in Delhi as the government is set to notify new rules, hiking the fees.

27 Sep 2017

IIT-Delhi

IIT Delhi student finds dead mouse in hostel food!

Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi is one of the country's premier institutes, but it looks like one cannot expect "premier" food quality at the hostels here!

Delhi Metro commutes to cost up to Rs. 10 more

Commuting via the Delhi Metro will get costlier from October.

26 Sep 2017

Haryana

Delhi HC dismisses Honeypreet's anticipatory bail plea

The jailed Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's adopted daughter, Honeypreet Insan, had filed an anticipatory bail plea in the Delhi HC, alleging she was facing life-threat from drug mafias.

26 Sep 2017

Delhi High Court

DDCA case: Arun Jaitley accuses Arvind Kejriwal of delaying tactics

FM Arun Jaitley accused Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal of delaying the Delhi HC's court proceedings by asking for the minutes of the meetings of Delhi and District Association (DDCA) between 1999 and 2014.

23 Sep 2017

India

CEA Arvind Subramanian gets one-year extension

The government has granted a one-year extension to Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, whose term was to end in October.

23 Sep 2017

Technology

Boy builds mini-cooler from waste; gets idea while watching Doraemon

13-year-old Mohammad Hassan from a ragpickers' family, living near Delhi's Bhalswa landfill, built a mini-cooler from waste in three months.

23 Sep 2017

Madhya Pradesh

Delhi: Heavy rains finally cool down city; waterlogging reported

Monsoon activity over Madhya Pradesh and northern winds finally brought some relief to Delhiites from the hot and sultry weather as the city and its neighboring areas witnessed heavy rainfall and thunderstorms yesterday.

23 Sep 2017

English Vinglish

Most happening events in and around Delhi this weekend!

People in the national capital can enjoy a lot of arts, theatre, shopping, music, dance, comedy events this weekend.

22 Sep 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi-based fashion designer Rohit Bal arrested after fight with neighbor

Delhi Police arrested renowned fashion designer Rohit Bal for creating "ruckus" and threatening a neighbor in a fight over parking space in South Delhi's Defence Colony in the early hours today.

22 Sep 2017

Monsoon

Delhi: Heavy rains, thunderstorms forecast for two days

Delhiites are finally going to get some relief from the prevalent heat and humidity as the national capital would witness heavy rains and thunderstorms for two days.

21 Sep 2017

Delhi High Court

How will Dussehra take place without Ravana effigies: Delhi HC

The Delhi HC has slammed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for seizing and destroying Ravana effigies made by migrant artisans.

21 Sep 2017

Murder

Delhi: Female ragpicker raped, murdered by 20-year-old

The body of a 35-year-old female ragpicker, battered to death with bricks and rods, was found in Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy.

Delhi: 21-year-old student killed in tiff over public smoking

In a shocking incident, a 21-year-old photography student, Gurpreet Singh, was killed for objecting to public smoking while his friend Maninder was critically injured in Delhi's Safdarjung.

21 Sep 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Bawana bypoll win: AAP gets a spring in its step

August's Bawana bypoll win seems to have revived AAP.

20 Sep 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi: 14 thieves of family arrested for thefts in Metros

Delhi Police have arrested a gang of 14 thieves that stole mobile phones from Metro commuters; they were caught in a park in north Delhi's Sabzi Mandi.

20 Sep 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi: Man arrested for posing as Intelligence Bureau officer

Delhi Police arrested a 32-year-old man, Praveen Hooda, for impersonating a high-ranking Intelligence Bureau officer as he was trying to enter the agency's headquarters.

18 of 43 closed McDonald's outlets reopen in Delhi

Connaught Plaza Restaurants Limited (CPRL), which manages McDonald's operations in North and East India, reopened 18 of the 43 fast-food chain outlets in Delhi shut since June over expired eating house licenses.

19 Sep 2017

Delhi Government

Delhiites to pay more for parking in peak-hours from October

People in Delhi would need to pay more for parking in peak hours from next month at commercial centers and even near their houses.