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.

December 17, 2015
December 17, 2015

Air India technician dies in accident

An Air India technician was killed when the ground staff was sucked into an aircraft’s engine at Chhatrapati Shivaji domestic airport in Mumbai yesterday.

December 17, 2015
December 17, 2015

Venue allotment for World T20 raises eyebrows

The Indian cricket board's (BCCI) decision to award almost half of the ICC World T20 matches next year to only two venues -Dharamshala and Nagpur -has raised eyebrows.

December 4, 2015
December 4, 2015

Delhi pollution: City to allow vehicles based on number plates

Delhi local government says private vehicles with odd and even registration numbers will only be allowed to operate on alternate days to curb pollution.

December 1, 2015
December 1, 2015

Taj Mahal: India monument 'not a Hindu temple'

The government of India rejects claims by a group of lawyers that the Taj Mahal monument was a Hindu temple.

November 26, 2015
November 26, 2015

Indian women educate 'ignorant' minister

A group of female students and women's activists in the Indian capital, Delhi, have come up with a unique response to minister Smriti Irani's declaration that women in India have complete freedom to decide what to wear or whom to meet. The BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi reports.

November 21, 2015
November 21, 2015

Delhi boy gets Rs 1.27cr offer from Google

Delhi boy Chetan Kakkar has set a new record for international placement for Delhi Technological University (DTU) by grabbing an offer of $1,90,000 (Rs 1.27 crore approx) per annum from Google, reports The Times of India.

October 30, 2015
October 30, 2015

India beef film removed from festival

A documentary on beef eating habits in India has been withdrawn from a Delhi film festival for "technical" reasons, its organisers have said.

October 27, 2015
October 27, 2015

Zuckerberg in India, visits Taj Mahal

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is in India to host the next Facebook Townhall Q&A session.

October 27, 2015
October 27, 2015

Delhi 'beef raid' on Kerala government canteen causes outrage

The canteen of a Delhi guesthouse belonging to the southern Indian state of Kerala was visited by police after a right-wing Hindu group complained it had beef on its menu.

October 26, 2015
October 26, 2015

Mute Indian woman flies to Delhi, but claims family not hers

A young deaf and mute Indian womanwho was stranded in Pakistan for a decade has returned home, but said the family she identified in photos was not hers.