Delhi

Delhi's new anti-pollution moves: Will they be enough?

Every winter, Delhi makes headlines for all the wrong reasons. Thick smog covers the city, pollution levels skyrocket, and air quality drops to hazardous levels. It's a crisis that returns year after year, and while the government takes action during these peak months, the bigger question remains: are we doing enough, and more importantly, are we doing it all year round?

Apr 14, 2025

Delhi teen kidnapped, murdered for ransom by three minors

In a shocking incident, a 15-year-old boy was kidnapped by three minors in Delhi for Rs 10 lakh ransom and was later murdered by them.

Mar 26, 2025

Delhi Budget: Rs 5,100 crore allocated for Mahila Samridhi Yojana, women to get Rs 2,500 monthly aid

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, presenting the biggest budget of Rs 1 lakh crore on Tuesday, announced Rs 5,100 crore for the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, the ambitious women-centric scheme announced before the Delhi elections.

Mar 25, 2025

Cash at home: Delhi HC withdraws Justice Varma from judicial work; MPs seek discussion

The Delhi High Court on Monday revised the Roster for sitting judges taking Justice Yashwant Varma off judicial work in keeping with a direction from Chief Justice of India (CJI), Sanjiv Khanna who has constituted a three-member panel to investigate the alleged recovery of cash at the former's home. The controversy also saw two Congress MPs giving Adjournment Motion notices in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, seeking an immediate discussion on the matter.

Mar 24, 2025

Delhi Assembly goes paperless with Budget App, iPads for MLAs; CAG report on DTC tabled

The Delhi Assembly on Monday took its first step towards paperless work with Speaker Vijender Gupta announcing distribution of new iPads to all legislators and uploading of all documents related to Budget 2025-26 on the Delhi Budget application.

Mar 24, 2025

Cash at judge's residence: Delhi HC withdraws judicial work from Justice Yashwant Varma

The Delhi High Court on Monday withdrew judicial work from Justice Yashwant Varma, who is embroiled in the controversy surrounding the alleged discovery of a huge pile of burnt cash in the storeroom attached to his bungalow at the national capital after the fire brigade had gone there to douse a blaze on March 14.

Mar 24, 2025

High bird strikes at IGI Airport: Delhi HC issues notice to Centre, Airports Authority

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) highlighting the issue of rising encounters of birds/wildlife with aircraft at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.

Mar 19, 2025

UK woman raped in Delhi by Instagram 'friend'

A woman from the UK, who came to Delhi to meet a man she befriended on Instagram, was raped by him at a hotel in Mahipalpur in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area.

Mar 13, 2025

Delhi Police book FIITJEE in cheating case after 190 complaints

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has registered a case of fraud against the FIITJEE, the well-known coaching institute chain that prepares students for competitive exams.

Mar 13, 2025

Rs 2,500 for Delhi women is PM's commitment, will start from March 8: Dushyant Gautam

Hitting out at AAP leaders for raising doubts, BJP National General Secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam said on Thursday that the Delhi government's Rs 2,500 monthly financial assistance for women will be available to eligible beneficiaries from March 8 as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Mar 6, 2025

Delhi Metro will have longest single-city network in world by Dec: Manohar Lal

Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal on Thursday said that by December 2025 the network of Delhi Metro will become the largest for a single city, surpassing New York Metro's 399-km record.

Mar 6, 2025

In Delhi-like protest, Punjab farmers heading to Chandigarh

In a Delhi-like protest by farmers, mainly from Punjab, over their long-pending demands, several farm unions under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) are heading to Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, on Wednesday to start their indefinite agitation wherever they were stopped by the security.

Mar 5, 2025

CAG report on health infrastructure in Assembly to be presented by Delhi CM Rekha Gupta today

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who also oversees the Finance department, will present the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on 'Public Health Infrastructure and Management of Health Services' in the Delhi Assembly on Friday, which will 'expose' the reality of health services in the national capital.

Feb 28, 2025

Rekha Gupta offers prayers at Gauri Shankar temple on Maha Shivratri

On the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited the historic Gauri Shankar Temple in Chandni Chowk, where she offered prayers and performed the Rudrabhishek ceremony.

Feb 26, 2025

Bullet-riddled bodies of man, woman found in Gurugram

In a shocking incident, bullet-riddled bodies of a man and woman were found in a hotel room on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway on Tuesday, police said.

Feb 25, 2025

Delhi Liquorgate: CAG report shows Rs 2,002 cr loss, non-achievement of objectives

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report tabled in Delhi Assembly on Tuesday said that former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers allegedly caused a loss of over Rs 2,002 crore through their non-transparent excise policy, popularly known as "Liquorgate".

Feb 25, 2025

Rs 2,000 crore revenue loss due to Delhi's liquor policy: CAG report puts AAP in dock

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday, revealed that the now-scrapped liquor policy, formulated during the AAP government, resulted in a revenue loss of Rs 2,000 crore to the exchequer.

Feb 25, 2025

Delhi LG slams Kejriwal; says public has given answer to AAP

Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) V.K. Saxena on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, stating that the people of Delhi have given a strong response to the former Chief Minister for his past remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Feb 25, 2025

Paying Rs 2,500 every month to women is govt's top priority: Delhi L-G

Promising to give Rs 2,500 every month to women in Delhi, Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena on Tuesday highlighted the 'Viksit Delhi' manifesto as the guiding principle of the new government which is committed to delivering a corruption-free administration.

Feb 25, 2025

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta tables CAG report in Assembly; Speaker says 'blocking it a criminal offence'

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday tabled the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report in the Assembly, amid constant rounds of political sparring and squabbling between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP.

Feb 25, 2025