Delhi

Delhi Govt presents Rs 69,000 Cr "Deshbhakti" Budget

Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday presented a Rs 69,000 crore Budget for 2021-22 in the Assembly, and said it was themed on "patriotism".

Mar 9, 2021

Depressed over looks, schoolboy jumps to death from Noida high-rise

In a tragic incident, a class 11 student jumped to his death from his 15th floor apartment in Noida's sector 78.

Mar 8, 2021

Delhi MCD bypoll results: Counting underway, AAP leads

Counting of votes for the bypolls of five municipal wards in Delhi began on Wednesday morning with AAP taking the initial lead.

Mar 3, 2021

Delhi Metro suffers Rs 1,500 crore losses during lockdown; financial stress burdens DMRC [details]

In the wake of financial distress, the DMRC has turned to seek financial assistance from the Central Government, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments.

Feb 7, 2021

Twitter withholds Caravan, Kisan Ekta Morcha accounts "in response to a legal demand"

The "legal demand" that has led to such withholding is not immediately clear.

Feb 1, 2021

Delhi earthquake: 2.8 magnitude quake hits parts of national capital

A low intensity earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale hit the national capital on Thursday morning.

Jan 28, 2021

Coronavirus update: Delhi's daily Covid tally below 500 for first time in months

For the first time in the last seven and a half months, the number of Covid-19 cases has gone below 500 in the national capital with only 424 fresh infections reported in the last 24 hours as on Sunday.

Jan 4, 2021

Muradnagar crematorium tragedy: 18 killed as roof collapses in UP; PM Modi offers condolences

At least 18 people died as a roof collapsed at a crematorium in UP's Muradnagar, on Sunday, January 3. A team of police and NDRF reached the spot soon after the incident.

Jan 3, 2021

PM Modi releases Rs 18,000 crore PM-KISAN installment to over nine crore farmers | Details

As the farmers' agitation along the borders of Delhi entered its 30th day on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government is open to hold discussions with the farmers and opposition political parties to iron out the confusion over the newly passed farm laws.

Dec 25, 2020

Upset over getting less onion salad', labourer stabs another after heated argument

A 60-year man was stabbed and critically injured after an argument with a vagabond over the distribution of onion salad in South Delhi's Fatehpur Beri, police said on Thursday.

Dec 17, 2020

Breaking: Five suspected terrorists arrested from Delhi's Shakarpur, weapons recovered

Five men suspected to belong to different terrorist organisations have been apprehended after a shootout in east Delhi. Two of those held are from Punjab while three are from Kashmir. The exchange of fire took place around 7 am on Monday, December 7.

Dec 7, 2020

armers continue to protest against the Central Government's Farm Laws at Delhi-Haryana's Tikri border, on Nov 28, 2020. (Photo: IANS)

Farmers' stir chokes various points near Delhi-Haryana border

The traffic movement at various points near the Delhi-Haryana border was affected on Saturday as farmers continued to lay siege to Singhu and Tikri borders blocking the highway.

Nov 29, 2020

Meet Seema Dhaka, first ever Delhi cop to get out-of-turn promotion for tracing 76 missing children

Seema Dhaka, who is posted as Head Constable at northwest Delhi's Samaypur Badli Police station, 'is the first police personnel of Delhi Police, who has been given out-of-turn promotion.

Nov 19, 2020

Markets may shut, only 50 people in weddings; here's how Delhi is fighting rising COVID cases

In the backdrop of the third wave of Covid-19 in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that markets may be shut as a precautionary measure and only 50 people will be allowed in weddings, not 200, as per strict norms to curb further spread of the Coronavirus.

Nov 17, 2020

Major terror attack foiled in Delhi, 2 Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists held

Delhi Police arrested two Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists from the Sarai Kale Khan area and foiled a major terror attack on the national capital.

Nov 17, 2020

LSR hostels granted on "merit" not financial need; the irony of that

An unfortunate incident where an LSR student died due to the college's pressure to vacate the hostel room has made the college hog limelight for all wrong reasons. Scroll down to read more about how hostel admission works.

Nov 16, 2020

Fake call centre targeting foreigners busted in Delhi, 17 held

The Delhi police have busted a fake call centre in the Rajouri Garden area of the city and arrested 17 persons for allegedly duping foreigners on the pretext of providing them technical support, officials said on Friday.

Nov 6, 2020

BMW car owner runs over cop in Delhi's Sarita Vihar, crushes his leg; case lodged

A BMW car owner on Wednesday hit a policeman in Sarita Vihar and crushed his leg after being chased by police.

Nov 4, 2020

Delhi's minimum temp drops to 10.8 deg C, season's lowest temperature so far

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 10.8 degrees Celsius on Monday morning, the lowest this season so far, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Nov 2, 2020

Islamic Centre Delhi labeled 'Jihadi Centre' as Hindu Sena defaces signboard

Hindu Sena members defaced the signboard of the India Islamic Cultural Centre in Delhi, by sticking posters that read "Jihadi Islamic Terrorist Centre" on it. The group said it was angry at the Muslim community for their "terrorist activities" in France.