New Delhi: Probing the dreadful fire in a Delhi hotel in which 17 people were killed on Tuesday, the Crime Branch has shifted its focus to investigating the possibility of a deliberate attempt at aggravating the fire inside the premises to settle an insurance claim by the owner, sources said.[Read More…]
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SC verdict against Constitution, democracy: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: Calling the Supreme Court’s verdict on the powers of the Delhi government to transfer officers “unfortunate” and “injustice to the people of Delhi”, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the order is against the Constitution and democracy. Speaking to the media after the judgement, Kejriwal said the[Read More…]
SC judgement a big loss to AAP, says BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday described the Supreme Court verdict on the tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre over sharing of powers as a big loss to the Arvind Kejriwal government and asked the chief minister to apologise to the top court. The remarks came soon after[Read More…]
Congress says ‘no’ to alliance with AAP: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: A day after meeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the Congress had “almost” said ‘no’ for an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the national capital. Asked about the possibilities of an alliance for the Lok Sabha elections, Kejriwal[Read More…]
Performance vs Promises: Unfolding 4-year-journey of Arvind Kejriwal’s govt in Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party might not have succeeded in expanding its reach to other parts of the country in any significant way, but it remains a force to reckon with in Delhi. The young party enjoys a rare distinction of forming the government twice in the national capital[Read More…]
SC delivers split verdict on Delhi government’s powers
New Delhi: A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on the issue of transfer and posting of Delhi government officers. While Justice A.K. Sikri said transfers and postings of Joint Secretaries and officers above will be in the domain of Lieutenant Governor; for those[Read More…]
Rain lashes Delhi-NCR; hailstorm likely
New Delhi: There were thunder and lightning as light to moderate rains lashed parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday, with the Met predicting more showers throughout the day with a possibility of scattered hailstorm even. The mercury though was not affected by the early morning[Read More…]
Delhi Gully Boy: 14-year-old rapper, Sumit a.k.a. Kaku uses songs to highlight social issues
Sumit reasons that every rap artist these days sing on party themes, while issues of social importance such as water conservation, sanitation and poverty get ignored.
Watch: Delhi wedding turns into nightmare, huge fight erupts due to poor quality food
The massive fight led to the guests moving out of the wedding.
Delhi: 17 killed, 3 injured in fire at Karol Bagh’s Arpit Palace Hotel
As many as 17people people died while three were let injured in a major fire that broke out in a central Delhi hotel early on Tuesday, a fire official said. At least 35 others were rescued from the five-storey building. Most people jumped out of the upper floors of the[Read More…]
