Delhi: News

21 Mar 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi, Jaipur to be linked by new 'super expressway'

The National Highways Authority of India has initiated the land-acquisition procedure for a new 'super expressway' between Delhi and Jaipur.

20 Mar 2017

Delhi Police

Jantar Mantar becomes the newest haven for marijuana dealers

Delhi's Jantar Mantar, famous as India's 'protest street', has a new identity - a marijuana hotspot. 'Langda (lame) man' Umesh Singh from Bihar is the go-to man; he knows where to get which variety of weed at which time of day, and at what price.

19 Mar 2017

Tamil Nadu

DRI, customs on alert over arms, money shipments

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and the Customs Department have launched a nation-wide operation over reports that arms and fake money were being smuggled in through ports.

17 Mar 2017

Jharkhand

AIIMS nurses on strike, take 'mass casual leave'

Over 2,000 staff nurses from the All India Institute of Medical Services (AIIMS) went on a mass casual leave on Friday in the pursuit of better wages.

15 Mar 2017

Greater Noida

For Rs. 5, you can now use South-Delhi hotel washrooms

On Tuesday, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) directed all hotels, restaurants and eateries within its jurisdiction to make their restrooms accessible to the public from 1st April onwards.

14 Mar 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi-Chicago Air India flight had no functioning lavatories

According to reports, an Air India flight from Delhi that took off for Chicago had only 8 out of 12 toilets functioning.

14 Mar 2017

Tech Mahindra

Nepali woman gangraped in Delhi

In another shocking incident of sexual assault, a Nepali mother of two was confined and gangraped by 5 BPO employees in a flat in Delhi's Pandav Nagar.

IS threat imposes high-alert on Capital city

Delhi has been put on high-alert with intelligence inputs suggesting that the capital may be targeted by the Islamic State to "avenge" the encounter killing of the terrorist in Lucknow.

09 Mar 2017

Delhi Government

Gurugram: Bar-owners to pay Rs.8 lakh to stay open late

Restaurant, pub and brewery owners in Gurugram have to spend another Rs. 8 lakh every year to be able to stay open till 1 am.

08 Mar 2017

Delhi Police

14-year-old builds soccer team of underprivileged girls

14-year-old Diya Shukla from Gurugram created a platform called 'Playmakers Foundation' in January 2017.

07 Mar 2017

Jet Airways

2017 International Women's Day

The 2017 International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. This year's theme is 'Be Bold for Change'.

06 Mar 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Kejriwal: Will spruce up Delhi like London

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has promised to make Delhi look like swanky London within a year if voted to power in the upcoming municipal polls.

06 Mar 2017

Delhi Police

Delhi Police to use flash mobs for awareness

The Delhi Police would now use flash-mobs in regular intervals to spread the word about their initiatives.

JNU best varsity even among controversies

Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University won the annual 'Visitor's Award' for best varsity despite of being surrounded by controversies in the last one year.

22 Feb 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Vigilance Department detects 'scam' in AAP's Mohalla clinics

Delhi Government's vigilance department has written to Directorate General of Health Services and Chief Medical District Officer and raised multiple "operational" issues concerning Mohalla Clinics.

21 Feb 2017

Delhi Police

India's first dedicated heliport to be launched in Delhi

India will get its first dedicated "heliport" in Delhi, for flying to nearby-areas, on February 28.

20 Feb 2017

Section 354

BWSSB to hire 100 private water tankers for parched Bengaluru

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) will hire 100 private tankers to supply water to the parched city, for the first time in ten years.

18 Feb 2017

Delhi Police

Air India to launch all-women crew, round-the-world flight

To celebrate Women's Day, Air India will launch an all-women crew, around-the-world flight from Delhi to San Francisco and back, on February 27.

15 Feb 2017

Digvijaya Singh

Haryana introduces hefty fines for drinking in cars

Haryana has introduced a fine of Rs 5,000 for drinking in vehicles on the road, in parks, or by rivers, with immediate-effect. A repeat offender would be fined Rs 10,000.

14 Feb 2017

Delhi Police

Rose market blooms on Valentine's Day

Delhi spends Rs 5-6 crore on red roses during February 12-14, with one flower selling for as high as Rs 2,100!

10 Feb 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Has AAP delivered on promise to modernize Delhi's public transport?

Aam Aadmi Party came into power in Delhi in February 2015.

02 Feb 2017

Jharkhand

Major disaster averted at IGI Airport

An IndiGo flight veered dangerously close to a Jet Airways aircraft after crossing the centerline on Runway 28 due to "low visibility". Officials alerted the plane authorities in time.

31 Jan 2017

Delhi Police

Over 26,000 unresolved complaints against the Delhi bureaucracy

Amidst the grievances piling up against the Delhi government, Chief Secretary M. M. Kutty found that there were over 26,000 unresolved complaints in Delhi's public grievance cell.

30 Jan 2017

Delhi Police

Amulya Patnaik appointed as Delhi Police Commissioner

Amulya Patnaik has been appointed as Delhi's new police chief.

28 Jan 2017

Ghaziabad

Delhi saw 1,393 deaths in road accidents last year

In 2016, there were reportedly 1393 deaths in road accidents in Delhi. Four out of every 10 victims were pedestrians, while 503 two-wheeler riders were killed. The two Ring Roads claimed 203 deaths; NH-8, GT Karnal Road accounted for most other fatalities.

26 Jan 2017

India

Is sale of sex toys in India legal?

Adult products are openly sold in India however it's unclear whether it's legal to do so.

26 Jan 2017

Delhi Police

Rajpath parade highlights: Black Cat Commandos, UAE contingent and more!

Hundreds of people attended the Republic Day parade today, where Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the chief guest.

24 Jan 2017

Rajnath Singh

Does Delhi have a 'saggy' flyover?

A portion of flyover wall of Bhikaji Cama place appears to have 'sagged' and a wide gap is visible.

SC: Unaided private schools need government approval for hike

Supreme Court ruled that 'unaided private schools' will need approval from relevant government authorities when mulling a fee hike.

23 Jan 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

BMW driver arrested in hit-and-run

A speeding BMW rammed into an Uber yesterday that led to the cab driver's instant death.

21 Jan 2017

Delhi High Court

Delhi winter woes and more

21 flights were delayed for hours yesterday morning due to fog and closure of air space.

20 Jan 2017

Delhi High Court

Keeping up with eventful Delhi

AAP extends free water and subsidized electricity schemes till next year as elections are round the corner.

American full-body scanners on-the-blink at Delhi IGI Airport

American full-body scanners are on-the-blink during trial runs at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.