Live telecast of Delhi assembly proceedings

NEW DELHI: For the first time, the Delhi legislative assembly has put in place a mechanism to provide live telecast of House proceedings on its website in response to an order by the Central Information Commission (CIC). The live webcast is available...

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Jaipur-Gurgoan highway: Haphazard flyovers

The Jaipur-Gurgoan highway... 240kms, 8 hours... trucks in all lanes... squeeze past at your own risk and you are trained for circus for free. Flyovers under construction every third km. Flyovers under construction in Kothputli and Behror are a good...

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Light rain in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Delhiites woke up to a pleasant Friday morning, with overcast skies and some parts of capital witnessing light, sporadic rain.The minimum temperature settled at 24.3 degrees Celsius, two notches below average for this time of the season. The...

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Delhi gang rape: Defence lawyer collapses in midst of arguments

NEW DELHI: Proceedings in the December 16 gang rape trial before a fast track court here were interrupted on Friday when the lawyer for two of the accused in the case collapsed in the courtroom.Advocate A P Singh, appearing for accused Vinay Kumar and...

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Nandita Narain elected DUTA president

NEW DELHI: Left-affiliated Democratic Teachers' Front (DTF) candidate NanditaNarain won the presidential elections of the Delhi University Teachers' Association.Narain, who has been a vocal critic of the implementation of the semester system and the...

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​After ceiling fall, road not clear for 93-year-old school

NEW DELHI: The fate of 375 children hangs in balance as the North Delhi Municipal Corporation plans to close down a 93-year-old school in Chandni Chowk after a portion of the ceiling collapsed on Wednesday.The All Boys' Commercial School building — established...

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​Minors batter man to death in east Delhi

NEW DELHI: Even as the law related to juvenile criminals is being debated, another ghastly crime committed by minors has come to light from the Mayur Vihar area of east Delhi.On Thursday evening, three boys allegedly beat a youth to death near Star City...

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​Boys involved in 2 other murders

NEW DELHI: Minors in conflict with law were involved in two separate cases of murder in west and outer Delhi.In the first incident, a 13-year-old boy was strangulated and then dumped in a canal in Ranhaula, west Delhi. A case of murder was registered...

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​The party’s gone global

International clubs for the uber wealthy are setting up shop in India. A night of exclusive revelry can cost anywhere between Rs 5,000 and Rs 4 lakhBottles of bubbly cool in ice buckets. Women in thigh-skimming dresses swap pleasantries as they tap their...

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​Stop taking this toll

Behror Midway Restaurant And Its Shopping Arcade Are No Longer A Bustling Halt For Travellers Even As Many Other Shops Down ShuttersBEHROR: As you drive into the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation's hotel in Behror, you find the entrance virtually...

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Survey helps Election Commission delete 13.58 lakh Delhi voters’ names

NEW DELHI: The government said on Friday that names of 13.58 lakh voters in Delhi have been deleted from voters list by the Election Commission (EC) after a survey.Law minister Kapil Sibal, replying to a supplementary during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha,...

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IIM Kashipur begins 2-day course on Islamic banking and finance

NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur on Saturday launched a two-day management development programme on Islamic Banking and Finance.The programme is the first of such executive course to offer Islamic banking and finance."I am sure...

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Tunda undergoes pacemaker implant surgery at AIIMS

NEW DELHI: Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda, who is admitted at AIIMS here, underwent a surgery on Sunday to implant a pacemaker in his heart.70-year-old Tunda, who was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital on Thursday night after he complained...

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Man killed in Delhi factory fire

NEW DELHI: An unidentified man, believed to be a labourer, was charred to death when a a plastic factory caught fire here early on Saturday, a fire official said.The fire began from the first floor of a multistory building, housing the plastic factory,...

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Teenager stabbed to death by four friends

NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death here by his four friends over a trivial issue, police said Saturday.Ravi, who was reported missing, was Friday found murdered near a mall in Mayur Vihar in east Delhi, police said.According to a police...

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Nirbhaya gang rape: ‘Accused were out to rape and loot’

NEW DELHI: Beginning the final arguments in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, the prosecution on Thursday told a fast-track court that the accused were on the road in pursuance of a plan and targeted the victims, including the girl, in their "quest...

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Nirbhaya case: SC allows Juvenile Justice Board to resume proceedings against minor

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Juvenile Justice Board to resume proceedings against the juvenile accused in the Nirbhaya gang rape-cum-murder case, setting the stage for the first sentencing in the gruesome crime.Passing the order,...

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One more detained for Vivek Vihar murders

NEW DELHI: A day after four people were arrested for killing businessman Bajrang Lal Bokaria and his three workers in Vivek Vihar, the crime branch has detained a fifth person for his alleged involvement. The fifth accused is maternal uncle of Mona Duggal,...

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Asaram Bapu supporters want FIR quashed, attack media person

NEW DELHI: Supporters of Asaram Bapu on Friday protested outside a police station, where a girl had lodged a complaint alleging sexual assault by the spiritual leader, and demanded quashing of the FIR and assaulted a media person.Around 500 supporters...

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Tunda admitted to AIIMS after chest pain

NEW DELHI: Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) leader Abdul Karim Tunda was on Friday admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for special cardiac care.The 70-year-old LeT ideologue, who was arrested on Indo-Nepal border last Friday, was last night...

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Day after downpour, sunny morning in Delhi

NEW DELHI: It was a sunny morning in the national capital Wednesday, a day after a torrential downpour saw tens of thousands of commuters stranded and many areas flooded. The Met office has forecast light rains in some parts of the city."The sky will...

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Asaram Bapu booked in Delhi for sexual assault on minor

DELHI: Delhi Police have booked self-styled godman AsaramBabu on charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.A zero FIR under section 376 was lodged at Kamala Market police station in central Delhi. on Tuesday evening.The case pertains to the rape...

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Sexual assault case registered against Asaram Bapu in Delhi

DELHI: Delhi Police have booked self-styled godman AsaramBabu on charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.A zero FIR under section 376 was lodged at Kamala Market police station in central Delhi. on Tuesday evening.The case pertains to the rape...

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Narendra Dabholkar murder: CPI demands judicial probe into rationalist's killing

NEW DELHI: CPI on Wednesday sought a judicial inquiry into the killing of noted rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune, alleging the crime must have been committed by right-wingers and obscurantists."He must have been killed by people belonging to right...

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Sex workers seek decriminalisation of work

NEW DELHI: Sex workers across India have joined hands to launch a national campaign that calls for decriminalisation of sex work besides social recognition and legal rights to help eliminate violence and exploitation from their lives.Sex workers representatives...

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LG asks corporation to speed up passing of Jamia master plan

NEW DELHI: For the last 13 years, the Jamila Milia Islamia University has been struggling to get its master plan approved by Delhi Development Authority (DDA). But on Monday, Delhi's newly-appointed lieutenant governor and former vice-chancellor of the...

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More rainy days ahead this month in Delhi

NEW DELHI: If you were waiting for good weather to plan an outing, now is the time. Met department officials have said that rain is here to stay and light to moderate showers are expected at regular intervals across Delhi till at least the end of August.The...

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Metro services disrupted

NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro services were again hit on Tuesday, the second time in the last five days on the Dwarka Sec 21 to Noida City Centre Blue line due to "technical" problems."Due to technical problem between Karol Bagh and R K Ashram stations, train...

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Gift mobile phone to sister on Rakshabandhan, Delhi high court tells brother

NEW DELHI: The judiciary has time and again come to the rescue of girls facing threats from family members to sacrifice education midway to get married.This time, however, in an unprecedented move while protecting one such college girl, the Delhi high...

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Sonia showers praise on Sheila Dikshit govt

NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday showered praise on chief minister Sheila Dikshit, saying Delhi government under her leadership has changed the face of the city and ensured "unparallelled development" in the last 15 years."The way...

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Stop infighting: CM to Congress

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday asked Congress leaders to end their "infighting" and unite if they wanted to see party vice-president Rahul Gandhi as the country's prime minister.Terming Rahul as inspiration for the future, Dikshit...

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Police chief stresses on ‘democratic behaviour’

NEW DELHI: In a democracy, people should respect the boundaries of law and they should not go beyond the norms of democratic behaviour, newly-appointed Delhi Police commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi said on Saturday."People will get the opportunity to articulate...

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70,000 beds increased in govt-run health institutions, claims Azad

NEW DELHI: Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has claimed that substantial progress has been achieved in health sector over the last eight years, since National Rural Health Mission was launched.Azad, in his address at the Healthcare Skill Summit 2013...

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Priest shot dead inside temple premises

GHAZIABAD: A 45-year-old priest of a local temple was shot dead by two unidentified persons in Loni area, police said on Sunday.Chetan Das, a native of Rajasthan, was killed inside the Prachin Sidh Baba Mandir premise last night, they said."Two youths...

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For Rakshabandhan, Delhi Metro to run extra trips

NEW DELHI: In view of high ridership observed on the eve of Rakshabandhan and the day itself for the past few years, the Delhi Metro has decided to run around 300 extra train trips each on August 19 and 20.Additional security personnel will also be deployed...

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Defamation case: Court releases Kejriwal on undertaking to appear

NEW DELHI: Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday gave an undertaking in a Delhi court that he will appear before it whenever required in a defamation case filed by chief minister Sheila Dikshit's political secretary for his alleged remarks...

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Rao Tula Ram flyover project stuck as Delhi Urban Art Commission bats for ‘residents’

NEW DELHI: In a disturbing development, PWD's Rao Tula Ram (RTR) flyover project seems to have got stuck with Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC), which has received a representation from "some residents" who don't want it to "impinge" on their houses....

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Prime Minister steps in to clear Mylan's $1.6 billion deal

The author has posted comments on this articleTNN | Aug 17, 2013, 06.16AM IST NEW DELHI: PM Manmohan Singh on Friday paved the way for clearing pending foreign investment proposals, including Mylan's deal to acquire Strides Acrolab for $1.6 billion...

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Rain continues in Delhi

NEW DELHI: It was a rainy morning in the national capital Saturday with the minimum temperature settling three notches below average at 23.5 degrees Celsius. The Met office has forecast more rain during the day."The skies will remain cloudy and parts...

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Two get life term for kidnap, murder of 5-yr-old boy

NEW DELHI: A special CBI court in Patiala has convicted two persons for kidnap and murder of a five-year-old boy and sentenced them to life imprisonment.The court convicted Ranjan Kumar Singh and Sonu Kumar Singh for criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and...

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Woman attempts suicide near Parliament House

NEW DELHI: Miffed over not getting a job on compassionate grounds after her father's death, a 25-year-old woman hailing from Jharkhand attempted suicide on Thursday near the Parliament House, police said.According to police, Sukumari (25) consumed pesticide...

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Roads flooded, traffic hit as heavy rain lashes Delhi

NEW DELHI: The national capital witnessed heavy rain on Friday morning, with the minimum temperature settling a notch below average for this time of year at 24.5 degrees Celsius. The Met department has forecast rain till Saturday morning.Rain started...

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Metro commuters stranded on Dwarka-Noida route due to technical glitch

NEW DELHI: Thousands of Metro commuters had a harrowing experience Friday morning after trains were delayed and many were left stranded at various stations on the Dwarka to Noida city centre route as services were disrupted due to a problem in Over-head...

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Tilak Vihar clashes: Jathedar of Akal Takht appeal for peace

AMRITSAR: While demanding the government to ensure safety and security of Sikh population, the Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Gurbachan Singh has issued an appeal to maintain peace in the volatile Tilak Vihar area of Delhi where more than a dozen people...

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Tilak Vihar clashes: Jathedar of Akal Takht appeals for peace

AMRITSAR: While demanding the government to ensure safety and security of Sikh population, the Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Gurbachan Singh has issued an appeal to maintain peace in the volatile Tilak Vihar area of Delhi where more than a dozen people...

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Iranian cries assault to get back stolen bag

NEW DELHI: An Iranian woman told the police on Monday that she had been sexually assaulted and robbed by an auto driver near Lajpat Nagar, sending the southeast district cops on a frenzied, all-night hunt for the culprit.The recovery of the woman's bag...

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Work on road stalls traffic near Azadpur

NEW DELHI: Work on the elevated road on Ring Road between Azadpur and Prembari Pul started a month back. But with neither any proper planning, nor a diversion, the PWD has started digging the main thoroughfare, leading to major traffic jams even on weekends.The...

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Rani Jhansi flyover: Residents end fast after CM ‘order’

NEW DELHI: The residents of north Delhi finally ended their 80-hour hunger strike on Tuesday after the Kotwali SDM and deputy director of Bhagidari cell assured them that all their demands will be discussed with the North Delhi Municipal Corporation...

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Youth flags safety issues

NEW DELHI: The final phase of the I Lead India Youth Brigade selections got underway on Tuesday with 12 candidates participating in a discussion on women's safety in Delhi. The event saw the young participants coming up with several suggestions to make...

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Micromax promoter, 6 others sent to CBI custody till August 19

NEW DELHI: Micromax co-founder Rajesh Agarwal and six others, arrested in connection with a bribery case, were remanded in CBI custody till August 19 by a Delhi court on Wednesday after the agency said their custodial interrogation was necessary to unearth...

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Rap for school after teacher fights pay cuts

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has sought an explanation from the director, education, and a private unaided school on alleged deduction of a fixed amount from a teacher's salary for the school society.Justice Valmiki J Mehta issued notices to the director...

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Student slapped, can’t hear

NEW DELHI: Flouting rules against corporal punishment, a teacher in a private school slapped a 19-year-old Class XII student so hard that he partially lost his hearing just for doing his English homework in the political science period.Police said the...

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Delhi government employees go on mass leave to press for demands

NEW DELHI: Around 1,000 Delhi government employees on Tuesday went on mass casual leave and held protests before the Secretariat over their long-standing demand of removing anomalies in their pay structure.Representatives of Delhi Administration Subordinate...

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Delhi on high alert ahead of Independence Day

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Independence Day and in the wake of an intelligence alert, Delhi has been put on high alert with heavy security arrangements and police barriers across the city."There shall be special checking of all vehicles, both private and commercial,...

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