A lookout circular has been issued against ex-AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran on Wednesday. The notice has been issued by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police in fear that Dhinakaran may leave the country. Dhinakaran is under investigation for his alleged involvement in a case of bribery. The Delhi police[Read More…]
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Women told to attend event in ‘full covered, decent dresses’ at IIT Delhi hostel
A hostel of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) has issued a notice asking women to wear “full covered decent western or Indian dresses” on their house day – an annual event where residents invite guests in the hostel for an hour. The event is planned for April 20. A[Read More…]
No vital impact of Ola, Uber strike in Delhi
MCD polls: INC releases first part of manifesto
Beware: You might be eating plastic rice, sugar in Delhi
In a shocking development, the rumors of rice being made of plastic have surfaced giving a tough time to people and administration. Now, the Delhi food department is collecting samples from various parts of the city. Reportedly, it isn’t just rice, highly used sugar too is being said to contain[Read More…]
SAD-BJP has demolished AAP: Sukhbir Singh Badal
Senior Congress leader Motilal Vora hospitalised
MCD polls: BJP supports independents
DMRC to launch housing scheme for general public in May this year
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is all set to launch its new housing project in May this year. The DMRC is building 2BHK and 3BHK flats in the Delhi’s Janakpuri and Okhla areas and it will cost between Rs 60 lakh and Rs 1.20 crore. The brochures will be[Read More…]
Ankit Lal: A regular engineer who decided to fight corruption
Just like most of us who are active users of social media and end up following pages of social causes, Ankit Lal started his activism by clicking on the ‘Like’ button of India Against Corruption’s Facebook page during its initial days. It gave him an opportunity to connect with like-minded[Read More…]
BJP demands judicial probe into lunches at Kejriwal’s residence
On Sunday, the BJP demanded a judicial inquiry into two luncheons at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence last year which allegedly cost around Rs 11 lakh. Although the charges have been denied by AAP, the leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta claims that Deputy Chief Minister Manish[Read More…]
Delhi by-poll: Voting underway for Rajouri Garden
Polling for by-election of Srinagar Lok Sabha seat and ten assembly constituencies in eight other states is being held Sunday. In the latest development, voting has begun in Delhi only by-election at Rajouri Garden constituency to choose its new MLA. Votings began at 8 AM and will continue till 6[Read More…]
In the male-dominated world of higher judiciary, here comes a change!
In a significant move, four prominent women in India will now head the historical HCs – among the first few to be shaped in colonial India. The development took place following the appointment of Indira Banerjee as chief justice of the Madras HC on March 31. Apparently, the sex-ratio in[Read More…]
TMC MP delays Air India flight by 30 minutes
Delhi Police arrests a man for attack on journalist Aparna Kalra
Delhi Police have arrested a man for attacking freelance journalist Aparna Kalra in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar locality on Wednesday evening. Police told media that the assailant had tried to sexually assault her and hit aggressively with a stone after she resisted. The accused was believed to be drinking alone at the Picnic[Read More…]
Air India, Indigo aircraft nearly collided at IGI
MCD election: Sidhu holds road show in Delhi
HarperCollins India allows pawternity leave
Delhi: Journalist attacked at a public park in northwest Delhi, severely injured
A 45-year-old freelance journalist was admitted to Fortis hospital with severe brain injuries after an attack by an unidentified person in northwest Delhi on Wednesday. Local residents found Aparna Kalra, the journalist, lying unconscious in a pool of blood at a public park in Ashok Vihar, Hindustan Times reported. Kalra[Read More…]
Congress demands Delhi CM’s resignation
Najeeb Ahmed missing case: 9 JNU students to appear before court
Nine students of JNU to appear before a Delhi court on Thursday. They may record their consent or refusal to go through lie detector tests in link with the Najeeb Ahmed missing case. Earlier Patiala House Court Chief Metropolitan Magistrate had asked the students to appear before the court. The[Read More…]
Ajay Maken alleges serious corruption charges against Kejriwal
Taking a jibe at the Kejriwal government, Congress leader Ajay Maken tweeted on Wednesday evening claiming that he has proof of the corrupt practices of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. He took to twitter to reveal that he has got the Shunglu Committee Report through RTI that examined 404 files of[Read More…]
4 arrested for attacking couple who threw stone at cow
Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested four persons for allegedly attacking a couple after the woman allegedly hurled a stone at a cow in south Delhi’s Kusum Pahadi area. The incident happened on March 31 when Jaishankar and his wife Sharmila, who live in slums in Savitri Camp, were going to[Read More…]
Abhinav Prakash: The right-wing Ambedkarite
Coming from a middle-class Dalit family in Uttar Pradesh, Abhinav Prakash saw the interplay of caste and class from a vantage point early in life. During his days in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, he got dismayed by the appropriation of the Dalit discourse by non-Dalits. With the belief that he[Read More…]
AAP leader Ashish Khetan accuses FM Arun Jaitley of corruption
Stirring up controversy, senior journalist and AAP leader Ashish Khetan shares a series of tweets directly amplifying the allegations of corruption against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. This comes soon after senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani agreed to fight the defamation case against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for ‘free’. Senior AAP leader[Read More…]