The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is inquiring into a matter for alleged violation of provisions of Section 3 and 4 of the Competition Act, 2002 relating to imposition of unfair prices by private super-specialty hospitals. Finding prima facie contravention of the provisions of the Act, the Commission referred the matter to the[Read More…]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he felt ‘sad’ that the metro rail has become unaffordable for the common man following the fare hikes. “As CM of Delhi, I feel very sad that such an important means of transport has become out of reach of common man. All[Read More…]
According to a study conducted by the Centre of Science and Environment, Delhi Metro received nearly 32 per cent less than the number of daily passengers it had hoped to serve this year. The reports suggested that due to the fare hike, there was a sudden drop in ridership, of approximately 4.2[Read More…]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been invited to South Korea by its Seoul mayor Park Won Soon. Kejriwal will be travelling to Seoul for further discussion on the twin city agreement between Delhi and Seoul on September 11. He is expected to discuss several issues related to Pollution, Water,[Read More…]
Once again a disappointment to commuters as the Magenta line services of Delhi Metro were hit by a technical snag. Rush-hour passengers were made to deboard the metro train at Okhla station at 8.20 am on Tuesday, September 4. Technical issue delayed the train services by almost half an hour.[Read More…]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will not ally with the Congress in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Gopal Rai, a cabinet minister in the Delhi government, has said, adding that being a part of a post-poll Grand Alliance will depend on the manner in which the electorate votes. “No,” the Delhi State Convenor of[Read More…]
She was beaten up by the doctors and staffs in the course of delivering a child in Delhi. Crime? Third child. Yes, her only crime was that she was becoming a mother for the third time. The pregnant woman was admitted at the Hedgewar hospital to deliver a child when[Read More…]
From September 10, the people of Delhi won’t have to run from office to office to get their work done as the Delhi government will start its “doorstep delivery of services” in the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Sunday. Through doorstep delivery of services, Kejriwal said, a[Read More…]
Jain monk Tarun Sagar dies at the age of 51 in New Delhi on Saturday. He was suffering from jaundice and other ailments. After the prolonged illness, the revered Jain monk had stopped taking medicines for the few days. He was taken to the Radhapuri Jain Temple where he chose[Read More…]
The Delhi University earned over Rs 3 crore in fees paid by students for either revaluation or rechecking their answer-sheets and for providing photocopies of answer-sheets to them between 2015-16 and 2017-18, an RTI has revealed. According to the information provided by the university, it earned Rs 2,89,12,310 for revaluation alone between[Read More…]
The price of non-subsidised LPG cooking gas will be hiked by Rs 30.50 per cylinder in New Delhi and that of subsidised one by a marginal Rs 1.49, effective September 1. According to the Indian Oil Corporation, the increase in prices of non-subsidised LPG cylinder is mainly due to changes in[Read More…]
While closing the aircraft door, a Jet Airways air hostess fell down on the runway, meeting serious injuring in her neck and spinal cord. The incident took place on Thursday August 30 at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) when the cabin crew was on the flight to Leh. A[Read More…]
Indian Youth Congress (IYC) staged a noisy protest here on Thursday accusing the Modi government of corruption in the Rafale aircraft deal and for ordering the arrests of human rights activists. Shouting slogans and holding banners, hundreds marched from the Congress headquarters to the Prime Minister’s House alleging that the BJP-led NDA[Read More…]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that a vote for the Congress in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls will cut into his Aam Aadmi Party’s vote share and thus ensure a BJP win in the national capital. Kejriwal’s reaction came after he shared a tweet by VDP Associates — a polling[Read More…]
A 9-year-old girl was reportedly raped by an unidentified man last week in Vasant Kunj area of National capital. Asper the reports, the minor was abducted, brutally raped and hit with blade all over her face and chest following which, the parents filed an FIR. However, witnessing no action into[Read More…]
Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday announced Atishi Marlena, a former advisor to Education Minister Manish Sisodia, as its candidate in the Lok Sabha election from East Delhi constituency. She is the first candidate to be announced by AAP for the 2019 elections. Atishi served as an advisor from July[Read More…]
Congress president Rahul Gandhi is expected to receive an invitation from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to speak at its event ‘Better Future India’ starting from September 17 to September 19 in Delhi. This has come amidst the controversy that erupted after Gandhi’s statement against RSS at the International Institute[Read More…]
Police arrest a Delhi school teacher for sexually assaulting a minor boy. The victim was a student of the school in North Delhi. The incident came to light after police noticed a video published by an NGO. The assault was captured by another student of the school and later the[Read More…]
Hundreds of people from across the capital gathered at Delhi Secretariat on Friday to protest the “inaction” of Delhi government to form rules which would prevent deaths from starvation. The protesters, led by the Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan (DRRAA) NGO, held posters showing photographs of the three minor girls[Read More…]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashish Khetan on Wednesday announced his resignation from the party, a step that comes a week after another leader, Ashutosh, took a similar decision. “Early this year I made my decision to quit active politics after much deliberation and in consultation with family and close friends. However, since both the[Read More…]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday expressed his displeasure to Lt. Governor Anil Baijal after the DDA expressed its unwillingness to take part in the Delhi government’s mega tree plantation drive. In a letter to Baijal, Kejriwal said the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) senior officials failed to show up[Read More…]
Coming down heavily on the Central government for its failure to frame any policy on e-cigarette, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought an affidavit indicating a time frame for putting in place a mechanism to regulate the manufacture, import and sale of e-cigarettes. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V. Kameswar Rao pulled up the Central government for[Read More…]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took strong exception to the cancellation of around 2.93 lakh ration cards despite objections by Food and Supplies Minister Imran Hussain and said it was “deliberate and intentional act of defiance” by officials. Kejriwal said that the decision by Food Commissioner Mohanjit Singh[Read More…]
A Personal Assistant of Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar committed suicide early Monday at his residence in south Delhi, police said. The official, Kundan Singh, aged 30, was staying with his family in Laxmibai Nagar near Sarojini Nagar. “His family informed police around 2 a.m. that he had hanged himself[Read More…]
A 22-year-old man identified as Rohit Kumar was stabbed five-times by his own friend on Independence Day this Wednesday, in the northeast part of Delhi, Jyoti Nagar. While the victim is still battling for his life, two have been booked by Delhi police in the matter. As per the police[Read More…]