Bengaluru: Global aerospace major Airbus on Wednesday opened its training centre for commercial pilots and maintenance engineers at Haryana’s Gurugram in the National Capital Region (NCR). “Through the centre, we aim to train 8,000 commercial pilots and 2,000 maintenance engineers over the next 10 years,” an Airbus spokesperson told IANS[Read More…]
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Mild tremors in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi: Mild tremors were felt in the national capital region on Wednesday when an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale struck in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district, the Met said. No loss of life or property was reported. The epicentre was about 50km from here, the India Meteorological[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…]
Disgusted by insults, man stabs wife over 40 times
She was hit on the head with the car wrench and was stabbed 40 times in stomach, neck, chest and other parts of the body.
Light rain in Delhi-NCR, no relief from air pollution
New Delhi, The national capital region on Sunday witnessed light rains, with the weather office predicting a drop in the maximum temperature by up to five degrees Celsius, while the air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category. The minimum temperature was recorded at 8.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above[Read More…]
Nail biting cold drives people to commit crime, happy to find warmth in Tihar jail
Delhi’s harsh winters have made the life of every citizen difficult but it is a more-so trouble time for the homeless. Many are now being forced to commit petty crimes to have a roof over their head, the Tihar jail’s. At the last day of 2018, the largest jail of[Read More…]
Select CITYWALK hosts the first ever Delhi edition of one of its kind vegan fest Wilderfest
New Delhi: With an intent to generate awareness and accessibility towards a vegan lifestyle, Select CITYWALK, the most popular shopping centre in Delhi NCR, is all set to host Delhi’s first ever and biggest vegan festival, WilderFest, from December 08th to 09th, 2018 starting from 12 noon onwards at the plaza area in its premises. WilderFest will offer the[Read More…]
Delhi-NCR air quality improves yet still ‘severe’
New Delhi: Even three days after Diwali, pollutants from fireworks, stubble burning and local sources continued showing their effect with Delhi-NCR still suffering “severe” air quality on Saturday. Despite showing some improvement from a severe-plus to severe in the last 24 hours, the air quality of Delhi-NCR began deteriorating again[Read More…]
Severe pollution on foggy Saturday
New Delhi: Visibility dropped to 700 metres on Saturday morning as pollution levels remained severe at many places in the city beside a fog envelope, the Met said. The minimum temperature was recorded at 12 degrees Celsius, two notches below the average, while the maximum was likely to hover around[Read More…]
SC ban on firecrackers flouted, air pollution increased six times
New Delhi: The Supreme Court ban during Diwali was violated in full swing across Delhi and NCR with people bursting firecrackers till late night leading to thick haze on Thursday morning and deteriorating air quality, which experts say was six times higher than normal. “The Air Quality Index (AQI) of[Read More…]
Construction of 4 lakh housing units behind schedule in Delhi, Mumbai: Report
New Delhi: Construction of around four lakh housing units was running behind schedule in the Delhi-NCR region and Mumbai as of September, according to a report by real estate portal 99acres.com on Wednesday. The Insite Report 2018 for the July-September quarter released here also noted that new launches were put[Read More…]
Delhi runs ahead Gujarat in top investment potential index list
Despite all the hurdles including the non-cooperative attitude of Centre towards Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi is turning out to be a role model in terms of Health, Education, Bijli, Paani, Business, Investment in mere 3 Years. Leaving Gujarat behind Delhi secures the top position in a list of 21 states[Read More…]
Light drizzle brings relief from humidity in Delhi NCR
Fresh showers in the region brought a huge amount relief from the scorching heat and humidity in the National Capital Region on Tuesday. Light drizzle was witnessed in parts of Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad. On Monday, Delhi witnessed sultry weather and it continued till Tuesday with a temperature[Read More…]
IPL 2017 finale: 7 places in Delhi where you can catch the madness live!
For cricket fanatics, it’s that time of the year again and we know it’s hard to keep your mind on work! IPL fans are parking themselves in front of the TV, this weekend, to witness the finale match between the Rising Pune Supergiant and Mumbai Indians on May 20. So[Read More…]