Delhi: News

22 Jan 2023

Bihar

Bihar: 70-year-old dragged on car's bonnet, crushed to death

In yet another case of hit-and-drag, a car crashed into an elderly man in Bihar and reportedly dragged him for nearly eight kilometers.

22 Jan 2023

Air Quality Index

Smog blankets Delhi amid 'poor' air quality; AQI at 245

Residents of Delhi woke up to a misty morning on Sunday, with the national capital reporting a minimum temperature of eight degrees Celsius.

20 Jan 2023

Lieutenant Governor

Your statements are misleading, derogatory: Delhi L-G writes to Kejriwal

Following Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's remarks in the Delhi Assembly asking who the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) is and where he has come from, L-G VK Saxena wrote to him, suggesting he refer to the Constitution to find the answers.

20 Jan 2023

Republic Day

Pro-Khalistani posters come up in Delhi ahead of Republic Day

Pro-Khalistani posters and graffiti spotted at several places in West Delhi ahead of the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 brought the Delhi Police on its toes.

20 Jan 2023

Air India

Air India urination case accused disagrees with airline's 4-month ban

The lawyer of Shankar Mishra, the Mumbai man who reportedly urinated on a co-passenger on Air India's New York-Delhi flight in November, claimed that he disagreed with the airline's move to impose a four-month ban on his client.

19 Jan 2023

India

DCW chief Swati Maliwal allegedly molested, dragged by drunk driver

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) head, Swati Maliwal, was reportedly molested and dragged for almost 10-20 meters by an alleged drunk driver after Maliwal's hand got caught in the car window of the accused.

18 Jan 2023

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

AAP MLA shows cash in Assembly, claims contractor bribed him

Ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mohinder Goyal stirred up the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday by showing wads of cash, claiming that a contractor attempted to bribe him at a government hospital and that his life was under threat.

18 Jan 2023

Accidents

Delhi: PhD student dead, friend injured in hit-and-run case

A research student lost his life, and another got injured after a car hit them on Tuesday night near IIT-Delhi, according to the news outlet India Today.

18 Jan 2023

Cold Wave

Mercury rises in Delhi, heavy snowfall likely in J&K, Himachal

Amid alerts of a severe cold wave sweeping North India this week, Delhi recorded a slight increase in the minimum temperature at 2.4 degrees Celsius, which was one degree more than Monday.

18 Jan 2023

Narendra Modi

Don't make unnecessary remarks: Modi tells BJP amid 'Pathaan' controversy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers on Tuesday to refrain from passing unnecessary remarks on irrelevant topics like movies, reported news agency PTI.

17 Jan 2023

United Arab Emirates

Delhi: Man dupes 5-star hotel posing as UAE royal staff

A man reportedly stayed at Delhi's five-star Leela Palace Hotel by posing as an employee of the royal family of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for nearly four months and slipped out without paying bills worth over Rs. 23 lakh.

17 Jan 2023

Noida

Ashram flyover closure: Traffic snarls on DND Flyway, MG Road

Massive traffic jams and snail-paced movement on several roads leading to the Ashram flyover, which remains closed, left commuters in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) flustered on Tuesday morning.

16 Jan 2023

Cold Wave

Cold wave: Delhi temperature likely to drop to 1°C tomorrow

Delhi experienced the season's coldest temperature in the early hours of Monday as the minimum temperature nosedived to 1.4 degrees Celsius amid a fresh cold wave spell.

16 Jan 2023

Startups

MA English degree holder becomes tea-seller in Delhi; netizens react

We all have been encouraged to follow our dreams and carve our own paths, society's divisive reactions notwithstanding.

15 Jan 2023

India

Delhi: 2 terror-accused behead man, send video to Pakistani handler

Two men were arrested by the Delhi Police's Special Cell for reportedly having links to a terror organization, as per The Indian Express.

15 Jan 2023

Cold Wave

Intense cold wave set to hit Delhi-NCR next week

Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) will experience a cold wave, with the mercury expected to go down to 3 degrees Celsius.

CBI raids Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's office

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at the office of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Saturday.

14 Jan 2023

Air India

Air India urination case: Woman dismisses 'peed on herself' claim

The alleged victim in the Air India urination case, a 72-year-old woman who was reportedly peed on by a drunk co-passenger during the airline's New York-Delhi flight in November, has reacted to accused Shankar Mishra's latest claims that she had urinated on herself.

14 Jan 2023

Shraddha Walkar

Aftab chopped Shraddha Walker's body with saw, reveals autopsy report

In a significant breakthrough in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, the woman who was reportedly murdered by her live-in-partner Aaftab Poonawalla, an autopsy report has revealed that the victim's body was chopped by the accused using a saw.

13 Jan 2023

Air India

Air India urination case: Woman peed on herself, claims accused

Accused Shankar Mishra, the Mumbai businessman arrested for reportedly urinating on a co-passenger on an Air India's New York-Delhi flight in November, infirmed a court in Delhi that he didn't commit the deplorable act.

13 Jan 2023

Delhi Police

Delhi hit-and-run case: 11 policemen on PCR, picket duty suspended

The Delhi Police on Friday suspended 11 of its personnel who were deployed for PCR and picket duty on the route where Anjali Singh was killed after a car dragged her under for 13 kilometers from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala.

13 Jan 2023

Cold Wave

Delhi: Flights delayed as IMD warns of 'intense' cold wave

A cold wave coupled with a thick layer of fog over north India affected daily life and delayed some flights from Delhi on Friday morning. However, the national capital experienced some respite as the minimum temperature was recorded at 12 degrees Celsius.

13 Jan 2023

Anjali Singh

Delhi hit-and-run case: Book accused for murder, MHA directs police

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) reportedly asked Delhi Police to slap murder charges on the accused in the hit-and-run case of Anjali Singh, the Delhi woman who died after a car crashed into her scooter and was dragged for 13 kilometers.

12 Jan 2023

Cold Wave

Cold wave: North India to witness 'never seen' -4°C temperature

Already under the grip of a cold wave, North India is likely to see the weather worsen next week, with temperatures plummeting to -4 degrees Celsius, the region's lowest ever for January, say experts.

12 Jan 2023

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

AAP receives recovery notice of Rs. 164cr over political ads

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has received a notice from the Directorate of Information & Publicity (DIP) of the Delhi government for recovering Rs. 163.62 crore it spent on advertisements, reportedly violating the Supreme Court's 2015 guidelines issued for ruling parties.

11 Jan 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi government hikes auto, taxi fares; check new rates here

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Wednesday announced a hike in auto and taxi fares across Delhi.

11 Jan 2023

Air India

Air India urination case: Court reserves accused's bail plea order

The Patiala House court in Delhi reserved its order on bail for accused Shankar Mishra, who allegedly urinated on a female co-passenger during Air India's New York to Delhi flight on November 26 last year.

Delhi: Man arrested for misbehaving, urinating at IGI airport's forecourt

A drunk man reportedly urinated at the forecourt of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) Terminal 3 in Delhi on Sunday and has since been arrested and released on bail remand, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

Go First Bengaluru-Delhi flight takes off leaving 50 passengers behind

A Delhi-bound Go First plane took off from the Bengaluru airport on Monday, allegedly leaving behind over 50 passengers waiting in a shuttle bus.

10 Jan 2023

JNUSU

Sedition case: Delhi L-G allows prosecution of Shehla Rashid

Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena allowed the prosecution of former Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union (JNUSU) vice-president Shehla Rashid in the 2019 sedition case.

10 Jan 2023

Cold Wave

Delhi: Cold wave, dense fog disrupt flight, train movement

Reeling under a persisting cold wave and engulfed by dense fog, Delhi saw scores of flights get delayed owing to poor visibility on Tuesday morning.

Air India receives DGCA notice for not reporting unruly passengers

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday issued a show cause notice to Air India for not reporting the unruly behaviors of two drunk passengers onboard its AI-142 flight from Paris to Delhi on December 6.

Cold wave: Dense fog engulfs North India, rail movement disrupted

There seems to be no respite from the biting cold for North Indian plains as "very dense fog" covered the region, while the air quality in Delhi worsened on Monday.

08 Jan 2023

Air India

Tata Sons chairman reacts to Air India urination incident

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran reacted to the incident of a drunk man who reportedly urinated on a female co-passenger on Air India's New York to Delhi flight in November and called it a matter of personal anguish between him and his colleagues at the airline.

08 Jan 2023

Anjali Singh

Knew victim was getting dragged under: Sultanpuri accident accused

In a major development in Anjali Singh's death case, the Delhi woman who died after getting hit by a car in Sultanpuri and was dragged for 13km, the accused informed the police that they knew that the victim was stuck under the car but continued driving as they were scared.

08 Jan 2023

India

Delhi police attacked by mob after Nigerians detained for overstaying

A mob of 100 African nationals surrounded a team of cops in South Delhi's Neb Sarai area and clashed with them after the police apprehended three Nigerians whose visas were expired.