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.

October 20, 2015
October 20, 2015

India Uber driver guilty of rape

An Indian court is found an Uber taxi driver guilty of raping a female passenger last year in Delhi.

October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015

Why the humble cow is India's most polarising animal

This is not the first time the cow has become mixed up with politics. Conflicts over cow slaughter sparked religious riots in India.

October 9, 2015
October 9, 2015

Kejriwal sacks minister over 'bribe'

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal sacks one of his ministers for alleged bribe-taking after months of criticism over multiple scandals engulfing his party.

September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015

Burdwan blast: Wanted ‘JMB militant’ held in India

Indian police claim to arrest a wanted militant of the Jama’tul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in connection to the Burdwan blast case.

September 10, 2015
September 10, 2015

Trial begins in rape case against 'Peepli Live' director

A court on Wednesday began trial in a rape case against Mahmood Farooqui, the director of "Peepli Live".

September 10, 2015
September 10, 2015

How an art school is helping slum children in Delhi

20 years ago when the 51-year-old teacher, with a degree in fine arts, launched her art school for slum children in Nangloi in the western part of the city.

September 9, 2015
September 9, 2015

Dhawan to lead India A squad against Bangladesh A

India opener Shikhar Dhawan has been named captain of the A squad to play a three-day match against Bangladesh A in September.

August 18, 2015
August 18, 2015

Indian President Pranab’s wife passes away

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife Suvra Mukherjee, who was suffering from respiratory illness, passes away at a hospital in Delhi aged 74.

July 29, 2015
July 29, 2015

Why Delhi buys water on the black market

20 percent of Delhi population have no access to piped water and have to be supplied by water tankers, but difference between demand and supply is over 750 million litres a day.

July 24, 2015
July 24, 2015

80 people die in Delhi everyday from air pollution, Parliament is told

Air pollution in Delhi is killing around 80 people every day, according to an international study