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A leading publication house on Saturday announced the withdrawal of a book on Delhi riots in February authored by three right-wing writers, after a controversy erupted over the participation of BJP leader Kapil Mishra in the launch ceremony which the publisher said they would not have approved. Read more

A Delhi-based mushroom farmer, who had sent 10 of his workers to their home state Bihar by plane in May during the coronavirus-induced lockdown, has now booked air tickets for them and 10 other migrant labourers to return and join work here. Pappan Singh has booked tickets worth over Rs 1 lakh so that the workers, who have toiled for him, some for over 20 years, can join him

A leading publication house on Saturday announced the withdrawal of a book on Delhi riots in February authored by three right-wing writers, after a controversy erupted over the participation of BJP leader Kapil Mishra in the launch ceremony which the publisher said they would not have approved.

 A day after a Delhi Police head constable was arrested in connection with a murder case, police found that the accused fired at the victim as he was video-recording the policemen while they were drinking in uniform, officials said on Thursday. Surender (47), posted at Shahbad Dairy police station, was arrested after he fired two shots at a 28-year-old man with his service

A Delhi court has granted bail to a man in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi in February, saying prima facie there appeared to be no evidence against him till date. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav granted the relief to Rohit on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 20,000 each with a surety of like amount in the case of rioting and torching of an

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed with cost of Rs 25,000, a plea challenging the nomination of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan for election as a member of the Delhi Waqf Board, saying he was not made a party in the matter despite all the allegations made against him in the petition. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said the petition was not a PIL at

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's 'Delhi model' of tackling Covid-19 has led to significant improvement in the situation and the national capital's case doubling rate has gone up to 101.5 days as against 28.8 days for the rest of India, an official statement said on Thursday. The case fatality rate in Delhi for the month of August has also come down substantially to 1.4 per

The Indian government is keen on sending a lawyer from India to represent former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav during the hearing at the Islamabad High Court on his petition for review of the death sentence awarded to him by a military tribunal in Pakistan. Islamabad, however, has not yet accepted New Delhi’s demand and insisted that India should instead appoint a

Antibodies against Covid-19 infection found in 29 per cent of sampled people in latest sero-survey, says Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain . More to follow...

India on Wednesday refuted as “absolutely untrue” allegations that a British Sikh man arrested on charges relating to terrorism is being tortured in Tihar Jail in New Delhi after a group demonstrators staged a protest outside 10 Downing Street in London. The protesters waved placards and made speeches to protest British national Jagtar Singh Johal’s detention in India for

Heavy monsoon rains lashed New Delhi Wednesday, inundating roads and piling on the misery for commuters in the chaotic Indian capital, as the death toll from the annual deluge across South Asia rose to nearly 1,300. The monsoon is vital to the densely populated region, revitalising land and waterways amid scorching summers. But it also causes widespread death and destruction.

Some hospitals in the national capital have said they are seeing recovered coronavirus patients returning to them with recurrence of the infection. Earlier this month, the Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital saw two instances of patients with relapse of coronavirus, almost one-and-a-half months after they were cured of the infection. In both the

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D K Shivakumar on Monday said he would hold a meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi on strengthening the party in the state. Shivakumar, who came to the national capital to meet the party top brass for the first time after became the state unit president, told reporters that he came here

A fire broke out on the 6th floor of the Parliament Annexe Building, according to ANI. Five fire tenders are present at the spot. Delhi: Fire breaks out on the 6th floor of the Parliament Annexe Building. 5 fire tenders present at the spot. More details awaited. — ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2020

Five women were rescued after a fire broke out at a clinic located in a three-storey building in northwest Delhi's Pitampura area on Sunday, a Delhi Fire Service official said. No one was injured in the incident, he said. The fire department said it received information about the blaze around 11 AM and seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot. A woman was rescued from the

Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal hoisted the tricolour at the LG Secretariat on Saturday to mark the country's Independence Day. The LG also offered his greetings and warms wishes to all on this occasion. "As we pay homage to the freedom fighters and unsung heroes of freedom struggle who sacrificed their lives for this hard-earned freedom, let us all renew our pledge to serve the

Overcast condition on Saturday morning shielded the national capital from a blazing sun, but high humidity levels caused inconvenience to the residents as they celebrated Independence Day. Humidity level shot up to 95 per cent by 8:30 pm, according to the India Meteorological Department. At the Red Fort, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation, dignitaries

Overcast condition leads to sultry weather in Delhi on I - Day

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A minor fire broke out at LNJP Hospital in central Delhi on Friday morning, officials said. The Fire Department said it received information about the blaze around 11 am. "At 11.05 am a fire in electric wires at gate no 2 of gyanic ward of LNJP hosp was received, fire was immediately brought under control by DFS. No damage to hosp," Atul Garg, the director of Delhi Fire

British premier carrier Virgin Atlantic on Thursday announced the resumption of its flight services to Delhi and Mumbai from London Heathrow, under the air bubble pact, starting September 2. Virgin Atlantic plans to operate three flights a week from Delhi to London Heathrow from September 2, while Mumbai services are planned to re-commence from September 17 with four flights

The police on Wednesday said it has received a complaint from a news magazine that three of its journalists, including a woman, were assaulted by a mob in northeast Delhi, where they had gone to report on the riots that had taken place in February. The Caravan magazine alleged that the incident took place on Tuesday afternoon. "We have received complaints from both the sides

A 49-year-old Assistant Sub-Inspector of Delhi Police died and his colleague was injured when the roof of a building in north Delhi where they had gone as part of a tenant verification drive collapsed, officials said on Wednesday. Ahead of Independence Day, the police are conducting a tenant verification drive across the city. ASI Zakir Hussain along with constable Debu (42),

The Delhi High Court has sought the police response on a plea by a member of Pinjra Tod, a women’s collective, seeking bail in a case related to the communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in February. Justice Vibhu Bakhru issued notice to Delhi Police on the plea challenging a trial court’s order which had dismissed the

The Delhi High court was informed by the Delhi government that it has released Rs 98.35 crore to North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NrDMC) for paying salaries to 9,000 teachers, engaged by the civic body, for July and August. The Delhi government also said it has permitted the NrDMC to utilise the unspent balance of Rs 1,807.10 lakh of previous year for the purpose of paying