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The Delhi government will provide loans up to Rs 20,000 to street vendors in the city, officials said on Monday. The national capital has close to 5 lakh street vendors, but only 1.3 lakh had registered themselves with the erstwhile MCD and the NDMC in 2007. The Delhi SC, ST, OBC, Minorities and Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (DSFDC) will provide loans up to

The Delhi government is unlikely to hold its main Independence Day event at the Chhatrasal Stadium due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and may instead organise a small one at the Secretariat, where Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to hoist the national flag, officials said. An official in the Directorate of Information and Publicity said that the guest entry for the

The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that work for installation of smog tower at Anand Vihar in east Delhi has started and soil samples have been taken for examining the structural stability. Smog tower is a structure designed as large-scale air purifier to reduce air pollution. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra that an memorandum of

It all started at 7:51 pm on Saturday when Anyesh Roy, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Cell) in Delhi Police received a call from a Facebook official in Ireland, who identified suicidal activity on the social media account of a person with a Delhi mobile number. The Facebook official told Roy that she would be sending the details on his official email about the

Air India on Saturday rushed officials from Delhi and Mumbai to Kozhikode to provide support and assist families of the victims of the plane crash that left at least 17 passengers dead. A team of investigators from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Aircraft Accident Investigation Board and officials of the Air India and Air India Express left for Kozhikode at 2:00

The Delhi government sent notices to over 5,500 companies for not filing tax returns on Friday. The government is also preparing a list of tax defaulters, it said in a statement. "Nine sectors, including e-commerce, insurance and financial services, were not affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but around 935 companies in these sectors have paid zero tax and 2,017 have paid 50

The Delhi Police has arrested an alleged sharp-shooter of the Kaushal Gang after a brief exchange of fire in Rohini area, officials said on Tuesday. Kapil, a resident of Gurgaon in Haryana, was recently involved in two firing incidents, they said. “On Monday, police received information that Kapil, who was involved in recent incidents of firing for extortion, would come on a

An NGT-appointed monitoring committee panned the Delhi Development Authority Tuesday for telling it that the Yamuna floodplains were free of dumped waste, saying its claims were “not reliable” and "amounted to concealment of facts". The two-member panel said in a letter to the DDA vice-chairman that there have been many media reports on dumping of debris and protective masks

With the speculation that Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa may go for reshuffle of his cabinet soon, Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi arrived to Delhi to lobby with the party top brass to make him as Deputy Chief Minister.

A call centre was busted here for allegedly routing international internet calls to Indian phone numbers by illegally bypassing the legal gateway for such connections besides causing revenue loss to the government, police said on Monday. Sumit Kumar Bisdah, 27, who was running the call centre, was arrested from Laxmi Nagar in Delhi after an FIR was lodged in Noida on a

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the decision of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) to reserve 50 percent state quota of PG medical seats to MBBS graduates from its own colleges. Justice Jayant Nath said GGSIPU is following the dicta of the Supreme Court in various cases which have approved 'institutional reservation' upto 50 percent of

Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Sunday, became the third minister to travel to Delhi ahead of the Cabinet expansion. According to his travel programme, Ramesh Jarkiholi is expected to meet Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Prahlad Joshi and others, to discuss irrigation projects and to get clearance from

The Border Security Force (BSF) conducted on Sunday a physical efficiency test of its officers posted in Delhi as part of a drive to keep the force combat-read The ground exercise named 'field physical efficiency test' was conducted at a camp of the force in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area in presence of BSF Director General S S Deswal. The test, as per a force spokesperson, is

Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel Friday conferred the Saraswat Samman 2020-21 on Hindi litterateurs to mark the 140th birth anniversary of celebrated Hindi writer Munshi Premchand. The wonderful writings of Premchand have served as a guide for generations, Goel said at a function held at the Vidhan Sabha. He said Munshi Premchand Jayanti will be celebrated every year at

With Independence Day a fortnight away, Delhi Police on Friday issued an order banning the flying of "sub-conventional aerial platforms" like Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), paragliders and microlight aircraft among others in the national capital till August 15. The order by the Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava said that the decision was taken following reports about

With Independence Day a fortnight away, Delhi Police on Friday issued an order banning the flying of "sub-conventional aerial platforms" like Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), para-gliders and microlight aircraft among others in the national capital till August 15. The order by the Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava said that the decision was taken following reports

The Delhi High Court Friday asked the prison authorities to consider putting up a television outside the high-security ward in Tihar Jail for the inmates lodged there, saying it was a "small" request which would not affect their budget. "They (prisoners) are also suffering. They are not asking for heaven and sky. They are not asking for anything costly which would affect the

China on Thursday warned India against any move for “forced decoupling” of the two economies in the wake of the military stand-off along the disputed boundary between the two nations. The Communist country also cautioned New Delhi against any move to review India’s “One China” policy and to recalibrate its approach on Taiwan, Tibet and Hong Kong. READ: India subtly warns

Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi on Thursday on Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday, after days of speculation over his visit to Delhi ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle in the state. Speaking to reporters, Savadi said that it was a routine visit and he informed Yediyurappa about his meetings with the Union Ministers. "The CM enquired about the proposals and whether they

The Delhi High Court Thursday sought response of the Centre, AAP government and Lieutenant Governor's office on a plea seeking that no one be appointed to the post of Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) chairman which fell vacant recently. The application has contended that since the constitutional validity of the DMC Act is under challenge in the high court, no one be appointed

The Delhi Police's Cyber Cell has busted a gang involved in allegedly stealing licences of multiple export companies by fraudulently using their information, officials said on Monday. The police had initiated a probe after receiving complaints last year from four different garment export firms alleging that their licences of duty rebate on garment exports (RoSCTL) had been

A Delhi court has dismissed an application moved by suspended AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain, who was arrested in a case related to rioting in north east Delhi in February, accusing police officials of abusing their power and filing a false and fabricated report about pending cases against him. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purushottam Pathak rejected the application seeking

BJP leaders, including its Delhi unit chief Adesh Gupta and Leader of Opposition in the city Assembly Ramvir Bidhuri, were detained during a protest against the AAP government over the issue of electricity bills in the Civil Lines area here on Monday. The leaders staged a sit-in near the Civil Lines metro station and attempted to march towards Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's

The health ministry on Monday said the results of the government's effective intervention in managing the coronavirus situation in Delhi are visible with the number of Covid-19 beds available in three central government hospitals and the AIIMS in the national capital. In a tweet, the ministry said against a total of 529 Covid-19 beds in the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML), Safdarjung

While the national and financial capitals, Delhi and Mumbai are reporting remarkable recoveries, the Covid-19 situations in Bengaluru, Pune and Guwahati are on a downward spiral, with these cities reporting more active cases than recoveries. Follow latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic here