Delhi

Delhi Police uses Mathews’ timed out incident to spread awareness about helmets

The message was posted in reference to the high number of road accidents in Delhi in recent years.

Padmavat: Under the lens of history, politics, and literature

Padmavat, a tale of a mythical queen featuring love, honour, and sacrifice, has captured the imagination of readers and audiences for centuries.

2 girl children raped every day in Delhi in 2021: Report

Delhi was the least safe metropolitan city for women in India in the year 2021, according to the latest official data.

No decision on excavation at Qutub Minar: India's culture minister

India’s Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy tonight (May 22, 2022) denied media reports claiming that the Archaeological Survey of India would be conducting an excavation at the iconic Qutub Minar complex Delhi.

Delhi death toll climbs to 42

At least 42 people have lost their lives and more than 250 are injured as armed mobs rampage through parts of northeast Delhi from Sunday till Tuesday, looting and burning buildings and attacking residents.

A tale of two Delhis: Deadly air exposes rich-poor divide

Walls draped in lush vertical gardens and air filtered through purifiers insulate diners at a swanky New Delhi food court from the choking haze outside in one of the most polluted places on earth.

Delhi hotel fire kills at least 17

At least 17 people die as a fire tore through a budget hotel in Delhi, in the latest disaster to raise concerns over fire safety in India.

Rohingya Repatriation Dhaka wants Delhi to play vital role

Bangladesh has made a strong pitch for India's intervention in persuading Myanmar to take back nearly one million Rohingya refugees and ensure their safe return.

Dhaka expects help from Delhi, Beijing

Dhaka expects India and China to stand beside Bangladesh amid the current Rohingya refugee crisis, hoping that the two countries would provide help address the influx of Myanmar nationals.

February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016

India caste unrest: Water supply 'partially restored' in Delhi

Water supplies have been partially restored in the Indian capital, Delhi, after repairs began on a key canal which supplies much of the city.

February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016

India caste unrest: Army takes control of Delhi water link

India's army has taken control of a key canal that supplies water to Delhi, the capital's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said.

February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016

World's most polluted city, Delhi, plans new limits on car use

The Delhi government plans another round of tough measures to restrict the use of private cars and clean up toxic air in the Indian metropolis, the world's most polluted city.

January 26, 2016
January 26, 2016

No bachelors, sex or alcohol: The travails of renting in Delhi

Renting a flat in urban India is no easy task, specially for single women and men.

January 24, 2016
January 24, 2016

Biman plans to expand wings on int’l routes: Menon

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has planned to expand its wings to China and Maldives apart from resuming its suspended routes to Delhi and Hong Kong in 2016.

January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016

Delhi 'odd-even' anti-pollution car rationing trial ends

India's capital Delhi ends a two-week trial that imposed major restrictions on private cars to curb alarming levels of pollution.

December 29, 2015
December 29, 2015

The street children who run a newspaper in India

A group of street children is bound by a shared passion to bring out Balaknama (Voice of Children), an eight-page quarterly newspaper which focuses on children living and working on the streets.

December 23, 2015
December 23, 2015

Cop killed, 2 hurt in Delhi court firing

A policeman is killed, two others injured when unidentified gunmen open fire inside the Karkardooma Court premises in east Delhi, reports NDTV.

December 22, 2015
December 22, 2015

10 killed as BSF plane crashes in Delhi

Ten people are killed when a small aircraft of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) crashes in Delhi. The plane, a Super King aircraft, was flying to Ranchi, capital of eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. The technicians said to have lost contact with ground control before the crash.

December 18, 2015
December 18, 2015

Delhi gang rape: Court allows teenage rapist's release

A legal challenge to stop the release of the teenage convict of the 2012 Delhi gang rape is unsuccessful.