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Minimum wages hiked by 33 per cent
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The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved the increase of minimum wages by 33 per cent. The new wages will be effective from February 1.
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Fire in Delhi slum settlement, four dead
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At least four people were killed when a fire gutted 350 dwellings in a slum settlement in north Delhi early Monday. The blaze enveloped the slum in Sadar Bazar and claimed at least four lives while six people sustained serious burns, fire officials said.
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Giving sexual abuse victims a helpline
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Thanks to the helpline she started, women employees of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) can talk about sexual harassment, which was not even discussed in whispers two years ago.
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75 caught for taking bribe in police stations in Delhi
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Seventy-five police personnel posted in police stations were arrested in the city in the past three years for their alleged involvement in cases of corruption and bribery.
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Delhi govt seeks Rs 2,000 crore in Union Budget
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Reeling under huge cost overruns for the Commonwealth Games projects, Delhi government has sought a special assistance of Rs 2,000 crore from the Centre in the Union Budget to meet its revenue shortfall.
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Finally, Asha Kiran inmates to be shifted
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After years of neglect and many deaths, the government has finally spelt out relief for inmates of the Asha Kiran home for the mentally challenged in Rohini.
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Decorated Army officer left dead on road for 3 hrs
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A 44-year-old decorated Army officer was hit by an unidentified vehicle early Wednesday morning and left lying on Africa Avenue in south Delhi for hours.
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SC raps AP Education Society
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In a ruling that will affect the 'linguistic minority' schools in the national capital, the Supreme Court has ruled that the education director of Delhi has unbridled control over all such institutions if they are getting aid from the NCT (National Capital Territory) government.
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In custody, trader points finger at don"s Dubai cash
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Naresh Jain, the man known for his close links with international narcotics kingpin and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and currently in custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) here, has asked his investigators to take action against Dawood"s companies in Dubai where he claimed the don has invested at least $700 million.
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22-year-old woman raped
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A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a man in a guesthouse in central Delhi after he gave her soft drinks laced with sedatives.
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Police blames govt for Manu parole
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In his first ever public comment on the debate raging on the Manu Sharma parole case, Delhi's police commissioner Y S Dadwal virtually passed the buck on to the Delhi government.
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Top schools, defence college on LeT hitlist
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Intelligence agencies have warned the Centre about the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) planning to attack two leading boarding schools located in prominent hill stations in a north Indian state and the National Defence College (NDC) in New Delhi.
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Did schoolboys molest Northeastern student?
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Delhi Police have arrested two schoolboys suspected to have attacked a student from Arunachal Pradesh.
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IIT student's diary gives police clues on murder
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A student of IIT Delhi has been arrested for the murder of a 19-year-old girl from Nagaland. According to the police, the accused Pushkar Sinha, a 34-year-old PhD student from IIT Delhi, who happened to be the girl's neighbour, has confessed to killing her.
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IIT-Delhi PhD student held for Naga girl
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In what appears to be a bloody retaliation for rejection, a 34-year-old PhD student of IIT-Delhi allegedly murdered and burnt a teenager who was his neighbour in Munirka, south Delhi, on Saturday.
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166 dengue cases in Delhi
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With 20 more patients testing positive for dengue, the cases of the vector-borne disease in the national capital on Thursday rose to 166.
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Floods, heavy rain hit food production, signal Diwali price spike
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The flood fury in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka may affect standing crop, adding to the expected shortfall in kharif production while pushing up food prices.
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Traders in blame game over high vegetable prices
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Prices of potatoes and onions are soaring in the capital. A few weeks ago, these vegetables cost between Rs 12-15 in the retail market, but now Delhiites have to dish out anything between Rs 25-35 for them.
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20-year-old teacher gangraped, beaten up
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A 20-year-old teacher of a private computer institute was beaten up and allegedly gangraped by three men and abandoned in the cover of darkness on Monday evening, on a desolate stretch that she took everyday to walk home with a colleague.
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Delhiites among Kerala boat tragedy victims
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At least 12 people from Delhi are among the victims of the boat capsize tragedy in Thekkady, Kerala, state officials said here Thursday.
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Safdarjung MS goes on graft charges
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Following serious charges of corruption and mismanagement, Dr Jagdish Prasad was removed as the medical superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital on Friday.
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Delhi limps behind in walkability index
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If you are among those Delhiites who rely on walking to complete most of your chores, you deserve more than a pat. For, you do so in a pedestrian-unfriendly city, which does not rate walking anywhere near transport although 32% of its citizens mostly get about on foot.
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Trader killed in e-way mishap
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In yet another fatal mishap on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, a businessman was killed and his son seriously injured on Thursday night when their car got sandwiched between a truck and a trailer.
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New meter-testing drive soon
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City discoms BSES are facing the heat with angry RWAs protesting against what they they say are inflated and incorrect billing and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Authority ordering a fresh meter-testing drive in the Capital.
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24-hour bar at IGI soon
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Already dreading the thought of taking a flight in foggy weather this winter? Cheer up, or rather, cheers! A 24-hour bar-cum-restaurant will be operational by November at IGI Airport.
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