New Delhi: Fuel pumps in the national capital will remain shut for 24 hours starting Monday 6 a.m. to press the Delhi government to lower value-added tax (VAT) on the key transport fuels. The central government as well as several state governments, including Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, slashed fuel prices,[Read More…]
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Mumbai beat Delhi to win Vijay Hazare title
Bengaluru: Aditya Tare struck a half-century as Mumbai beat Delhi by four wickets to win their third Vijay Hazare Trophy title at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday. Opting to bowl after winning the toss, fast bowlers Shivam Dubey (3/29) and Dhawal Kulkarni (3/30) starred by scalping three wickets[Read More…]
Delhi government forms inspection team to check pollution
New Delhi: With Delhi air quality worsening, Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Thursday formed an inspection team to carry out surprise checks in the capital to check air pollution violations. Hussain asserted that the inspections by the six-member committee will be carried out to check “ground level steps” being taken[Read More…]
DCW seeks status of probe in girl’s murder
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Thursday suspected a case of sexual assault on an unidentified woman whose mutilated body was found in outer Delhi on October 14. The DCW has sought from Delhi police a copy of the FIR and a status report of the investigation.[Read More…]
Former Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister ND Tiwari dies at 92 in Delhi
Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Narayan Dutt Tiwari died at Saket’s Max Hospital in Delhi on Thursday. The 92-year-old politician succumbed to brain stroke. He was admitted to the hospital from September 20 after getting the attack. He served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh three times and[Read More…]
Para Athlete Nidhi Mishra thanks PM Modi for encouragement
Indian Athlete Nidhi Mishra won a Bronze medal in Discus throw event at Para Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia earlier this year. Nidhi was a part of Indian contingent and claimed a bronze medal, covering a personal distance of 21.82 meters. She participated in women’s discus throw F11 category[Read More…]
Ashish Pandey, who brandished gun outside Delhi’s 5 star hotel, surrenders in Delhi Court
Ashish Pandey, the son of former BSP MP Rakesh Pandey, who went missing after threatening a couple and brandishing a pistol outside Delhi’s Hyatt Regency hotel, surrendered at a Delhi court on Thursday after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him on Wednesday night. Pandey moved an application at the Patiala[Read More…]
Kejriwal failed to control pollution: Tiwari
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Hours after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday imposed Rs 50-crore fine on the Delhi government for not acting against polluting steel pickling units in the residential areas of the national capital, the BJP said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has failed in controlling pollution.[Read More…]
Delhi: Amid brawl over parking, man brandishes gun outside 5-star hotel
In a shocking incident, a man identified as Ashish Pandey was seen flaunting his gun outside a five-star hotel in South Delhi on October 14 while he and accompanied females got into an argument with other visitors over parking issue. In the viral video of the incident, a man in[Read More…]
Emergency action plan to curb Delhi pollution comes into effect
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on Monday started implementation of a Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to control air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. Under the plan, prepared in 2017 on the directive of the Supreme Court after high pollution levels in[Read More…]
Class 10 student gangraped in Delhi, 4 held
New Delhi: A 16-year-old class 10 student was on Saturday allegedly gangraped by four persons in east Delhi’s Vinod Nagar, police said on Sunday, adding that the accused have been arrested. The police said one of the accused Amit Kumar (26), known to her and her kin, lured her to[Read More…]
AAP names Lok Sabha in-charge for last two Delhi seats
New Delhi: Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday announced its candidates for the last two Lok Sabha seats in the capital, completing the process for all the seven constituencies. While Brijesh Goyal will be in-charge of New Delhi constituency, Rajpal Solanki will hold the seat of west Delhi,[Read More…]
Man stabbed to death as revenge for a 4-year-old fight; people stood as mute spectators
In a horrific incident, a man was stabbed in Delhi by five men with the help of daggers. The attack was launched as part of revenge for a fight that took place four years back among them. After killing the 22-year-old Sayed alias Raza the perpetrators threw away his body[Read More…]
Kerala: LDF may field Nambi Narayanan against Shashi Tharoor in 2019 polls
Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) is planning to field former ISRO scientists Nambi Narayanan against the Shashi Tharoor, an incumbent from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. The name is in the discussion at least among the top leadership of the ruling partners CPM and CPI, confirms a highly placed[Read More…]
Man dies in parking brawl in Delhi
New Delhi: A man in his mid-fifties died after he was allegedly headbutted by his neighbour in central Delhi’s Shadipur area on Friday morning, police said. The victim, Bhopal Singh (55), had objected to his neighbour Vipin Kumar parking his Scooty outside the gate of Singh’s house, police said. The[Read More…]
Cashier shot dead in Delhi bank robbery
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A 33-year-old cashier working with Corporation Bank was gunned down here on Friday by six criminals when he tried to stop them from looting over Rs 2 lakh, police said. As the criminals were snatching cash from the victim, Santosh Kumar, at gun point in[Read More…]
#MeToo: Women don’t go to work to be harassed, says Smriti Irani
Mumbai, Oct 11, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday supported women coming out with their stories of sexual harassment at workplace, saying that they go to work to live their dreams and earn their living respectfully and not to get harassed. Irani was interacting with the media at a[Read More…]
Shut industries in Delhi residential areas in 15 days: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a monitoring committee to ensure that 5,000-odd illegal industrial units still operating from residential areas in Delhi are shut within 15 days. The apex court order came after the committee, headed by the Delhi Chief Secretary, informed a bench of Justice Madan[Read More…]
Tribal girl tortured in Delhi dies in Ranchi
Ranchi: A tribal minor girl, who was tortured brutally by her employer in Delhi, died in a hospital here on Wednesday. The girl, who worked as a domestic help, was one of the 16 girls rescued from New Delhi and brought to Ranchi on September 25. The deceased, who hailed[Read More…]
Catastrophic warning: Delhi’s average temperature spikes 1 degree, Kolkata 1.2 degrees
New Delhi: The average temperature in the national capital increased by one degree Celsius, by 0.7 degree in Mumbai, 0.6 degree in Chennai and 1.2 degrees in Kolkata in over a century-and-a-half. These startling revelations by Britain-based CarbonBrief came when all eyes are on South Korea as scientists discuss stricter[Read More…]
Woman found dead near vacant house in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A woman was found dead near a vacant house that was taken care of by a man, who was her acquaintance, here on Saturday, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police Meghna Yadav said a caller reported at 9.25 a.m. that a body was lying near[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Loss of faith in BJP, PM Modi lookalike joins Congress
Abhinandan Pathak, once a die-hard fan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to join Congress. Dissatisfied with the BJP government, Pathak has decided to campaign against them. One of the reasons behind the dissatisfaction is nonperformance of the Modi government, which failed to keep up the promises made[Read More…]
Delhi: Woman raped by another woman, fails to lodge complaint after SC verdict on Sec-377
Days after Supreme Court’s momentous verdict of decriminalising Section 377 which deals with homosexuality as crime, a horrifying incident come forward. A 25-year-old woman in Delhi alleged that she was raped by a 19-year-old woman in Delhi, however, couldn’t file a complaint against the accused after the Supreme Court’s landmark[Read More…]
Lucknow Sheroes Hangout cafe shuts down; survivor Anshu appeals to stop another attack
Anshu Rajpoot, an Acid Attack Survivor appeals all to save the Sheroes Hangout Café from shutting down. An order by Women and child development department on 26th September confirms the decision of the Yogi Adityanath government. Acid attack Survivors work and run the Sheroes Hangout Café. Speaking exclusively with Newsd[Read More…]
#KisanKrantiPadyatra Live Updates : Farmers sleeping on the road at Delhi-UP border after violent day long protest
Live Updates #KisanKrantiPadyatra #KisanKrantiYatra Midnight, after day-long violent protest farmers are sleeping on the road at Delhi-UP border. Thousands of farmers stopped at Delhi-UP border from entering Delhi on the occasion of 150th Gandhi Jayanti and former prime minister of India Lal Bahadur Shashtri birth anniversary. The police used live[Read More…]