Just three days after the GST rollout, as many as 22 states have removed check posts. With the implementation of Goods and Services Tax GST, states such as Delhi, West Bengal and Maharashtra have abolished check-posts; while states, including Assam, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and some north-eastern states, are also in[Read More…]
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Delhi Diaries: From serenity to city
Can you describe your life in a single word? I can. ‘New’- this word summarises my life right now. New job, new people, new accommodation, new expectations, new city. I belong to Lucknow and have just finished my post-graduation in journalism from one of India’s reputed media schools in Dhenkanal,[Read More…]
Facebook post highlighting widening religious gap goes viral
A Facebook post portraying the latent Islamophobia and certain harmful social misconceptions of religion have been making rounds on social media. The post was made by a gentleman who claims to be a resident of Qatar, a former resident of Delhi. In the post, he narrates an incident which occurred[Read More…]
McDonald’s to shut down 43 of its 55 outlets in Delhi
In a sad news for its customers, food chain McDonald’s is shutting down 43 of its outlets in the national capital. The move comes after the infighting between Connaught Plaza Restaurants (CPRL) and McDonald’s took an ugly turn, resulting in the closure of the outlets. CPRL is a 50-50 local[Read More…]
Gas cylinder blast leaves five dead in Okhla
A gas cylinder burst claimed the lives of five people and left four others injured Delhi’s Okhla on Monday. According to Delhi Fires Services, a phone call was received around 9.56 pm about a cylinder blast at a tea stall in the Tata Steel jhuggis. The fire tenders were rushed[Read More…]
India’s War on Drugs – The nation is ‘high’, but do we care?
This International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, let’s take out some time to analyse our country’s “War on Drugs”. While, many of us are too hooked on to America’s War on Drugs, it is about time we introspect what is going on in our own country! It is[Read More…]
Kapil Mishra issued a notice to evacuate government bungalow
Former Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra has been issued a notice by the Public Works Department of the Delhi government, asking him to vacate the Civil Lines bungalow he resides in ‘at the earliest’. A senior government official said that as Mishra was no longer a Cabinet minister, he was not[Read More…]
Police raid prostitution racket in Delhi, ten women, two operators arrested
On Thursday, police raided a unisex salon in Rohini sector of New Delhi, where a prostitution racket was running. The operation was carried out on a tip-off received by the North Rohini Police Station. A decoy customer went to strike a deal and after completion of the deal, Inspector Birendra[Read More…]
Delhi: HC allows a 40-year-old rape convict to walk free
The Delhi High Court set a 40-year-old rape convict free, reducing his sentence to seven years which he had already served behind the bars. The decision was initiated after considering that the conduct of the convict, who has a wife and two children to look after, has been satisfactory in[Read More…]
Delhi, Goa, Maharashtra spend minimum on prisoner’s food: NCRB
Recent data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reveals that the governments of Delhi, Goa and Maharashtra spent the least money per day, on three meals given to a prisoner in 2015. The amount is much lower than the national average of Rs 52.42. The Maharashtra government on Tuesday[Read More…]
International Yoga Day: PM leads celebrations in Lucknow; MP, UP, Delhi, Mumbai takes part
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, led a gathering of 50,000 yoga enthusiasts at the Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan in Lucknow on Wednesday on the occasion of International Yoga Day. UP Governor Ram Naik and chief minister Yogi Adityanath and cabinet ministers will also be present at the event. The Prime Minister addresses[Read More…]
UberPASS to benefit riders in four metro cities
Uber India has started its pilot service UberPASS in four major cities. The cities include Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. UberPASS service is similar to Ola select. A rider holding the UberPASS will get several benefits including discounted fares, waiver on cancellation charges and much more. However, the offer has[Read More…]
Delhi gets respite from heat as rain sweeps the city late night
A pleasant morning in Delhi as rain swept through the streets of the national capital late on Monday. Giving Delhi respite to Delhiites, heavy showers continued in the national capital and the NCR till early morning on Tuesday bringing down the temperatures by several notches. Although the city experienced rain[Read More…]
Delhi CM Kejriwal seeks reports on officials field visits
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has directed Chief Secretary MM Kutty to submit reports of field visits of all officers by June 19. Kejriwal also recently instructed the officers to make field visits for at least half-a-day every week. “Whereas other officers may submit their reports to respective HODs/secretaries, all secretaries[Read More…]
Metro Blood Bank to be launched in Chennai, Delhi soon
In order to provide a central point for processing of blood and their supply, a Metro Blood Bank is going to be launched in Chennai very soon. A state-of-the-art facility will coordinate with other health centres and will provide blood to the needy. The announcement was made by the Health[Read More…]
Pregnancy is not a disease; no need to avoid sex, meat: Gynaecologists
The Ayush Ministry on Tuesday left many people, especially women ,concerned when it came up with the guidelines on what a pregnant woman should be doing and eating to deliver a healthy baby. The ministry has suggested that a pregnant woman should avoid having sex or feeling of lust, eating[Read More…]
The Human Library to open in Delhi, time to borrow human instead
This Sunday, instead of going to the library, you can borrow a person to answer all your queries. This breakthrough idea of a Human Library will be implemented in the national capital this weekend. The concept allows you to borrow a ‘human book’ for 20 minutes who will be answering your questions.[Read More…]
Triumph Street Triple S launched at Rs 8.5 Lakh (ex-showroom Delhi)
THE NEW STREET TRIPLE IS LIGHTER AND MORE POWERFUL THAN ITS PREDECESSOR Earlier this year, Triumph had updated the ageing Street Triple 675 range with the larger, lighter and more agile Street 765 internationally. The new range included a base Street Triple which came with the older 675 motor, a[Read More…]
Delhi: Beef festival rumours at Kerala House
On Saturday, the security at Kerala House on Jantar Mantar road in New Delhi was beefed up following reports of a political party, allegedly, planning a ‘beef festival’ in the evening. The Delhi Police received an information from Kerala House officials about the matter and security was stepped up as[Read More…]
INTACH, Google join hands to preserve capital’s heritage
The tales of Delhi’s rich historic heritage can be heard way-way back. The capital holds a long history of Baolis or water bodies, which still are an integral part of Delhi’s rich historic heritage. Within a span of time, the heritages of Delhi, especially Baolis, have become engulfed in rapid[Read More…]
Delhi: NGT asks DTC to form task force on dysfunctional buses to tackle vector-borne diseases
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Transport Corporation to form a task force to tackle the problem of breeding mosquitoes in abandoned buses leading to a rise in dengue and chikungunya. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the DTC to set up the special[Read More…]
JNU to start incubation centers aimed to commercialise projects by faculty
The Jawaharlal Nehru University is soon to start its own incubation centre within three months. This initiative is aimed at converting the research projects of its faculty members into commercial ventures and startups. Out of the 30 proposals the university received from its faculty members, eight projects have been selected[Read More…]
GST rates for gold and textiles fixed; roll out from 1st July
A meeting of the 15th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council began at the Vigyan Bhavan, Delhi, on Saturday to finalise the taxes to be levied on Six commodities, including, gold, textiles, footwear, agriculture, handloom and handicrafts. Here are the highlights: Rate for gold, gems and jewellery fixed at 3%[Read More…]
CBSE declares class X results of 11 regions, rest to be announced soon
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its result for class X today on its official website cbse.nic.in. Until now, the results of 11 regions, including, Allahabad, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun, Trivandrum, Ajmer, Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar, Madras, Guwahati and Patna have been announced. However, the board informed that the results of[Read More…]
Delhi: Man shot at, didn’t realise for 15 hours
After a peculiar sound around midnight on Tuesday, Suraj Prakash Sharma, 26, who makes furniture for a living in Delhi, fell down, bleeding plentifully from the back of his skull. He was shot and lost consciousness, but it took doctors the next 15 hours to realize that his wound was[Read More…]