MBA arrested for smuggling drugs

NEW DELHI: A 32-year-old businessman has been arrested with eight kilograms of heroin, worth Rs 30 crore, from Nizamuddin railway station.Police believe the accused, Anumulagundam Soma Shekhar, is part of an international drug cartel operating from Kuwait,...

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Man revived from deep coma after 2 months

NEW DELHI: Doctors at a private hospital here have given a new lease of life to a man declared "near brain dead" by a hospital in Canada. Asok Debnath, an IT professional from Kolkata, was suffering from severe brain infection that went undetected for...

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Youth killed in fight over girl

NEW DELHI: More than a month after the 21-year-old son of a senior Union home ministry official was found lying dead in a drain in North Campus, police on Saturday claimed to have cracked the case and arrested two of his friends for allegedly killing...

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IIT-Delhi student invents device to test haemoglobin

NEW DELHI: A student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, Ambar Srivastava, has developed a mobile phone-size haemoglobin metre dubbed the TrueHb Hemometer - the first case of an innovation from the institute's biomedical engineering department...

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Ancient baoli under siege

A 13th-century monument in the congested lanes of Mehrauli has attracted the attention of the Delhi high court. Protected by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Gandhak ki Baoli is an ancient stepwell dated to the reign of Sultan Iltutmish (1211-1236...

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Meenakshi Lekhi alleges scam at Delhi's Kathputli Colony

NEW DELHI: Relocation of artists from Kathputli Colony has become a major election issue in the New Delhi constituency. After Aam Aadmi Party, BJP candidate Meenakshi Lekhi has hinted at a "land scam" in the in situ redevelopment of the area and demanded...

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Breezy Facebook post by Delhi traffic cops grabs eyeballs

NEW DELHI: The traffic police got a lot of attention on Friday morning with chilled-out posts about an anti-pollution drive on their Twitter and Facebook pages. "Gooooooddd Morrniinnnggg Dellhhhiiiii!! All ye early birds and late risers, Hear! Hear!...

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Two arrested for raping factory worker in Gandhi Nagar

NEW DELHI: Two men have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 26-year-old woman in east Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area on Thursday night.The woman, who works at a garment factory, told police that she was working late on Thursday and was about to leave...

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Congress wants Vijay Kumar Malhotra booked

NEW DELHI: A Congress delegation on Friday met Delhi's chief electoral officer, Vijay Dev, and submitted a memorandum demanding action against BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra for violating the model code of conduct.Congress wants a criminal case filed...

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Babel on Delhi Metro's trains: No clear winner here

NEW DELHI: The 50-km long Dwarka-Vaishali/Noida line could be a snapshot of Delhi. A melange of people travels on this Metro line, making it the most populous one in the Delhi Metro network. Nowadays, the talk in the Metro is all about politics. From...

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Dry Dwarka asks parties for clear planÂ

NEW DELHI: Dwarka residents, who had refused to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, have decided to give one last chance to political parties. They have invited the LS candidates from the three major parties for an open discussion on Sunday, where...

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Confident Tirath last to kick off poll campaignÂ

NEW DELHI: North West Delhi MP Krishna Tirath, who has once again been fielded by Congress, is yet to start her campaign. While other candidates have already started campaigning aggressively in the constituency to woo voters, Tirath will start her 'two...

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Light rain expected on Friday in Delhi

NEW DELHI The national capital experienced a pleasant Thursday, with light drizzle in the morning. The Met office has forecast a partly cloudy sky Friday with one or two spells of light rain.A total of 2 mm of rainfall was recorded till 5.30 p.m. Thursday...

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Poacher held with turtles

NEW DELHI: A poacher was arrested from Badarpur bus stand on Thursday with 27 soft-shelled turtles.The turtles were allegedly captured by poachers in Rajasthan and transported in bags to various places."The turtles were to be killed for meat which is...

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Court rejects plea for FIR against Geelani

NEW DELHI: A trial court on Thursday rejected a plea seeking lodging of an FIR against hardline separatist Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and three others for allegedly instilling "hatred" among the people of Kashmir and other parts of India saying...

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Delhi HC allows Rajpal Yadav to travel abroad

NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav, who was earlier sent to jail for misleading the court in a recovery suit filed against him, was today allowed by the Delhi high court to travel to Dubai for shooting of a film in which he has been offered a role....

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Notice on parking for disabled

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued a notice to the city government and civic agencies on a plea seeking direction to provide parking space to the physically challenged near the entrances of public buildings.Acting Chief Justice B D Ahmed...

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NE couple thrashed for defying Munirka curfew

NEW DELHI: A couple was beaten up allegedly by their landlord's son and some goons in Munirka on Tuesday for trying to step out of their rented house at 9.30pm. The landlord, who likes to lock the main gate of the house early, was reportedly angry with...

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Four arrested for shooting in W Delhi market

NEW DELHI: Four men have been arrested for shooting at a food stall owner and injuring another person in west Delhi's Tilak Nagar area.Police said the accused—Gulshan (30), Sahil (22), Naveen Kumar (30) and Gurmeet (23)—are part of a gang led by Gulshan....

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Govt issues notice to Kejriwal, asks for Rs 85,000 per month rent

NEW DELHI: Delhi government has issued a notice to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal asking him to pay a rent of Rs 85,000 per month for the flat in which he had been staying in for over a month even after resigning from the chief minister's post.Kejriwal had...

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Manipuri couple beaten up by landlord in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A Manipuri couple in the mid-20s were beaten up by their landlord in Delhi, police officials said on Wednesday.They were at their home in south Delhi's Munirka area when they got into an altercation with the landlord late Tuesday over the...

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Cycling on the way to cancer awareness

NEW DELHI: The cyclothon organized by Indian Cancer Society and Cycling Federation of India had many enthusiastic cyclists taking out their bicycles on a Sunday. The cyclothon for adults was flagged off from the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium by environmentalist...

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Delhi University likely to limit applicants to 10 colleges

NEW DELHI: Students seeking admission in Delhi University this year may have to restrict their applications to 10 colleges and six courses. They may also not be permitted to change colleges more than once.These are some of the proposals the university...

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Nido Tania 'killers' custody extended

NEW DELHI: A court here on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of four people allegedly involved in Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania killing case till April 7.Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Pritam Singh extended the custody of accused...

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19-year-old gang-raped in Delhi's Vasant Kunj, three arrested

NEW DELH: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped by four men, of which three have been arrested, police officials said on Wednesday.One of the accused was known to the victim and had called her at an isolated place in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area...

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Hole drilled in hotel to steal jewellery

NEW DELHI: This was a break-in with a difference. The target was a jewellery shop but the shutters remained intact, rather firmly in place. The burglars - a team of three - apparently checked into a hotel room, right above an adjoining shop closed for...

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Rare pieces of history now at National Museum

NEW DELHI: For the first time an array of exquisite artefacts, belonging to periods from the Harappan civilization to modern times, will be displayed to the public at the National Museum. A few tiny Harappan figures, a monumental Naga Deva, an eighth-century...

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Fortune spent, but rot in AI flats

NEW DELHI: The 810 flats at Air India's housing colony have been crying out for renovation. Senior officials have been fighting for several years to improve their living conditions. The crumbling walls and dilapidated look are telltale signs of not just...

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Doctors write to PM against Okhla plant

NEW DELHI: About 80 doctors from Holy Family Hospital in Okhla and some other hospitals across the city have written open letters to the Prime Minister's Office raising concerns about emissions from the Okhla waste-to-energy plant. In their letters,...

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Amit Modi hosts Italian week celebrations at the Grand Hotel in Delhi

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Residents near Okhla plant will vote to curb pollution

NEW DELHI: It's not power or water that is weighing on their minds. People living close to the Okhla waste to energy plant have decided to vote in the general election to demand clean air. About 120 residents from adjoining areas like Sukhdev Vihar,...

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Dwarka won’t vote, or pay tax

NEW DELHI: The federation of Dwarka's group housing societies announced on Sunday that not only will they not vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, but they will also stop paying property taxes. At a dharna organized to protest the massive shortage...

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Inventors aim for better toilet habits

NEW DELHI: The most common joke at the toilet fair was, "Do you need to go", followed by a gentle nudge in the direction of a toilet. The one-liner was invariably followed by giggles and snickers. But the actual objective of the Reinvent the Toilet Fair,...

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AAP-BJP slugfest during tribute to freedom fightersÂ

NEW DELHI: A function to commemorate the death anniversary of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh turned into a political battlefield in Sector 5 of Rohini on Sunday. AAP's Rakhi Birla, who was doing rounds of the area, got an enthusiastic reception at the...

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Poll yoga at Ramlila with Ramdev, Modi

NEW DELHI: Commending yoga guru Ramdev for raising issues of black money and corruption, Narendra Modi launched a veiled-but-scathing attack on the Congress-led UPA government on Sunday."I like the issues raised by him. He talks about the need to bring...

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Dhananjay bail hearing today

NEW DELHI: A trial court will hear on Saturday arguments on the bail plea of BSP MP Dhananjay Singh who, along with his wife Jagriti Singh, has been chargesheeted in connection with the murder of his maid.Dhananjay, a sitting MP from Jaunpur constituency...

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3 held at IGI with gold

NEW DELHI: A new trend in gold smuggling may be emerging at IGI airport. Over the past few weeks, smugglers are using the airport as a transit point to exchange the cache among themselves. The customs department on Thursday caught 4.5 kilos of smuggled...

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Amir and Shivani Pasrich attend charity event in Delhi

Smile was the cause: This was a charity event, to raise funds for cleft palate removal in infants and young children. It was hosted at the embassy of Sweden, by the ambassador of Sweden to India, Harald Sandberg, who gave an impassioned speech about...

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Times of India hosts 'Connections' at the Shri Ram Center

Europe meets India: Connections, an international performing festival, presented by the Times of India at the Shri Ram Center, was recently hosted in the capital. The opening day saw some great perfromances by a group of international dancers from the...

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Maid murder: Delhi court grants two months' interim bail to BSP MP

NEW DELHI: BSP MP Dhananjay Singh, who along with his wife Jagriti Singh have been charged in connection with murder of their maid, was granted interim bail for two months by a Delhi court.Additional Sessions Judge Lokesh Kumar Sharma granted interim...

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Water supply to be affected in various areas on Monday

NEW DELHI: Due to major repair works to be carried out in the raw water pump house in Bawana, water supply will be available at low pressure on next Monday evening in CT Dwarka and its command areas, Uttam Nagar, Matiala Village and adjoining areas,...

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Mahabal, Ramesh make it to Congress list

NEW DELHI: Congress has finally settled for its sitting MPs in West and South Delhi, too. On Tuesday, the high command had decided to go with the current MPs in the five other seats in the capital, fuelling rumours of Mahabal Mishra and Ramesh Kumar...

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Middle class holds key to New Delhi seat

NEW DELHI: The candidates are all rooted in solid middle-class values, and so is much of the 14.2-lakh electorate in New Delhi parliamentary constituency. It's going to be a triangular contest this time, with two-time MP and Congress' in-charge of communications,...

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Cop held for molesting student in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police head constable has been arrested on charges of molesting a DU student in Lodhi Colony, south Delhi, on Monday.The cop, Narendra Kumar, was posted in the security wing. He has been suspended and a departmental inquiry has been...

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​Maid murder: Delhi court to hear arguments on BSP MP Dhananjay Singh's bail tomorrow

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court will tomorrow hear the arguments on the bail plea of BSP MP Dhananjay Singh, who along with his wife Jagriti Singh, has been charged in connection with the murder of his maid.Additional sessions Judge Lokesh Kumar Sharma, who...

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Vice President Hamid Ansari released Ravindra Rajhans 'Sunrise In Slums' in Delhi

A book, inspired by Slumdog Millionaire, has found its way to the vice president's residence. Sunrise In Slums, written by Ravindra Rajhans, was released by Vice President Hamid Ansari in the capital recently. An anthology of poems on the lives of underprivileged...

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Congress set to renominate Mahabal Mishra, Ramesh Kumar in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Congress is likely to re-nominate West Delhi and South Delhi MPs Mahabal Mishra and Ramesh Kumar, indicating the party's failure to effect any change of candidates in the capital despite the leadership's bid to present a few fresh faces.Congress's...

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American rapper Sky Blu aka LMFAO performs

American rapper Sky Blu, better known as one half of the musical duo LMFAO, made the capital sway to his tunes recently. At a club in the city, the singer performed some of his most popular tracks and left his audience craving for more. Later in the...

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Vice-President Hamid Ansari released Ravindra Rajhans's 'Sunrise In Slums' in Delhi

A book, inspired by Slumdog Millionaire, has found its way to the vice president's residence. Sunrise In Slums, written by Ravindra Rajhans, was released by Vice President Hamid Ansari in the capital recently. An anthology of poems on the lives of underprivileged...

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Manipuri woman found dead in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old Manipuri woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented accommodation here Thursday, police said.Aben Sofia was found dead by her room partner around 11.30 a.m. when she tried to wake her up.Sofia, who came...

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Ex-fiancé kills woman cop

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police woman constable posted with the traffic wing was strangled to death with a piece of cloth by her ex-fiance, a former non-commissioned officer of the Navy, at a southwest Delhi guesthouse on Sunday night.Police said the family...

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Sting operation row: Delhi court records statement of AAP member

NEW DELHI: A court here on Wednesday recorded the statement of an AAP member in a criminal defamation complaint against the CEO of a news portal for allegedly releasing a "doctored" video showing some party candidates accepting funds through illegal...

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Two bludgeon friend to death after spat over bed

NEW DELHI: A drinks party on Holi turned nasty when a youth was bludgeoned with the handle of a spade by two of his friends following an argument over sleeping arrangements. The victim, Bharat Chaudhry, had objected to one of the assailants sleeping...

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Ex-fiance kills woman cop

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police woman constable posted with the traffic wing was strangled to death with a piece of cloth by her ex-fiance, a former non-commissioned officer of the Navy, at a southwest Delhi guesthouse on Sunday night.Police said the family...

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Nurse’s suicide leads to protest at AIIMS

NEW DELHI: Over 700 AIIMS nurses staged a protest in the institute on Tuesday demanding action against the deputy nursing superintendent and chief nursing officer over the recent death of a nurse, Molly Siddichan, who allegedly committed suicide at home...

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AIIMS nurse suicide: Staff stage protest, demand action against officials

NEW DELHI: Over 700 AIIMS nurses on Tuesday staged a protest in the institute demanding action against the deputy nursing superintendent and chief nursing officer over the recent death of a nurse Molly Siddichan, who allegedly committed suicide at her...

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23% of Indian B-schoolers land up in US: Survey

NEW DELHI: As many as 38% of Chinese graduates prefer to work in the US, while 23% of Indian B-schoolers land up in that country, a survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has found. The survey revealed that a quarter of B-school alumni...

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Rs 10 crore gold from Afghanistan seized at IGI airport

NEW DELHI: In one of the biggest hauls of smuggled gold in the recent past, the customs department on Sunday seized Rs 10 crore worth of yellow metal at the IGI Airport from a passenger coming from Afghanistan.This is the first time that Afghanistan,...

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