Police officials, who have been working to establish the identity of the Twitter handle @balajikijaiin operating under the name "Hanuman Bhakt", did not disclose the businessman's name.
A 23-year-old man was allegedly stabbed by the brother of his tenant in south Delhi's Sangam Vihar area, police said on Wednesday.
The pollution in the Yamuna’s water soared in August despite an increase in its volume and a better flow to clean the river, according to Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s quality assessment report.
Police have arrested six men and apprehended a juvenile for allegedly sneaking into houses in Noida and Greater Noida and committing robberies while the occupants were out of the station.
A 55-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by two men while he was returning home from his agricultural land at Jharoda in southwest Delhi, police said on Monday, adding both suspects are being questioned to ascertain the motive behind the killing.
The Jamia Millia Islamia administration has cancelled the admission of activist Safoora Zargar who was enrolled as a research scholar. Citing “unsatisfactory progress” as one of the reasons behind the cancellation, the administration also added that Zargar had failed to submit her MPhil thesis within the stipulated period.
The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) is planning the state's first bio-CNG plant for converting wet waste into renewable fuel in Dundahera near Crossings Republik.
A 37-year-old engineer has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife, daughter, and mother-in-law in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar on Sunday, police said.
Delhi on Sunday recorded 397 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.05%, while five more people succumbed to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department. The new cases came out of 13,004 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin.
Acting on a petition filed by traders, Delhi High Court has directed the chief nodal officer of the redeveloped Chandni Chowk stretch to rectify all problems within the next eight weeks.
A Border Security Force sub-inspector was allegedly shot at by his friend in a car in southwest Delhi's Najafgarh area, police said on Sunday.
The lieutenant governor (LG) took stock of the rotating water sprinkler installed at the top of the civic centre to mitigate dust pollution on a trial basis. Based on the results, the exercise will be undertaken in NDMC, DDA and PWD areas also.
Municipal Corporation of Delhi has issued a letter to all its empanelled hospitals to ensure submission of reports related to registration of birth and death on the official website of MCD within 21 days of its occurrence without fail.
The project manager of Edifice Engineering, the company responsible for bringing down the twin towers, urged residents of nearby societies not to worry about the demolition, saying the "best team" was on the job.
Continuing its attack against BJP over the FIR filed in the excise policy case against deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and the raids on the latter's office and residence, the Aam Aadmi Party went on protest on Saturday. The party planned to demonstrate at the BJP headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg but was stopped by police near its own office, less than a kilometre away.
Information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur once again hit out at chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, claiming that the latter talked about education, but promoted liquor sale and committed large-scale corruption.
Reiterating that the CBI FIR against him was “completely fake” and “based on sources”, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday there was no corruption in formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.
Long-term exposure to air pollution due to high PM2.5 increases the risk of anaemia in women of reproductive age, a joint research by IIT-Delhi, St John’s Medical College, Bengaluru and other institutes has established.
A 15-year-old white tiger has died at the Delhi zoo due to old age-related issues, officials said on Thursday. Tiger Vijay, who was born at the zoo, died on Wednesday. He did not have any health problems, an official said.
Little rain is expected in the remaining days of August and the city is likely to witness a rain deficit this month. Safdarjung, the city's base station, has logged just 39.8mm rainfall so far and is unlikely to cross 100mm as against the normal 247.7mm.
A 16-month-old baby became the youngest organ donor at AIIMS, saving the lives of more than two people.
Planning to buy a property in Ghaziabad? Now you have to set aside a higher budget.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated a 2,600-bed private hospital here that is equipped with cutting-edge technology, including a centralised fully-automated laboratory, in what will be a major boost to healthcare infrastructure in the national capital region (NCR). Haryana governor Bandaru Dattatreya and chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar were also present on the occasion.
The public works department (PWD) will finalise the financial bid of the best architect consultant for the twin tower project conceived to house Delhi government offices.
Two phone snatchers were arrested after a brief exchange of fire in Sector 98 on Tuesday morning.
The weather is expected to remain mostly dry in the next six days. Rain may lash Delhi by month-end, according to India Meteorological Department.
The saffron party said the AAP leaders had been patting each other on the back and digressing from the questions raised on the alleged malpractices.
Delhi Police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly killing an 8-year-old girl after she saw him in a compromising position with her mother at her residence in central Delhi. Police said he had sexually assaulted the girl and mutilated her face.
BJP on Monday claimed that the huge loss caused to the state exchequer due to the "excise scam" had "decoded the true face of the Kejriwal Model".
As farmers arrived at the Jantar Mantar to stage their 'mahapanchayat' on Monday, massive traffic jams were reported at Delhi's borders.
Following Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) vice-chancellor Santishree D Pandit's comments on apprehensions around the multiple-choice-questions pattern for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), the JNU Teachers' Forum has issued a statement, claiming that the VC was in "collusion with agents of chaos".
A city court came down heavily on Delhi Police for giving "lame excuses" for not being able to trace the survivor in a rape case despite the lapse of almost three weeks,
Thousands of people belonging to Tyagi community turned up for Mahapanchayat at Ramlila Maidan at Maharishi Ashram in Noida on Sunday. The community is seeking action against officals and people for "harassment" of Shrikant Tyagi and his family.
As it turns 17 this year, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) second busiest and third oldest corridor — Blue Line (Dwarka-Vaishali/Noida Electronic City) — is all set for a major revamp. To begin with, six busy stations will be renovated and beautified, followed by other stations in later phases.
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) launched a three-day food festival “Swad maati ka” at Charkha Park on Friday. About 20 vendors/companies have set up stalls at the festival wherein only eco-friendly utensils are being used to prepare and serve a wide range of food items.
The Gurgaon excise department which generates maximum revenue from liquor for Haryana has come under the scanner for alleged misuse of power.
Shankar took a Rs 7 lakh loan through the district village industries office to start a beekeeping venture last year. In 2020, as the pandemic hit, he suffered a huge loss in his clothing business and was looking for new avenues of income when some local farmers encouraged him to turn to bees.
The 1.36-km long Pragati Maidan tunnel, part of the Pragati Maidan redevelopment project, was conceived to ease traffic woes and cut down on the travel time of people moving from central Delhi areas to east Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad.
The BJP on Friday accused chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of presiding over a corrupt regime, observing that the CM and his Aam Aadmi Party were using favourable coverage organised by them in the media to divert attention from the liquor scam even as the CBI raided the residence of Kejriwal’s deputy, Manish Sisodia.
Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani, who was on Wednesday hearing a lawsuit against Ramdev by several doctors’ associations for allegedly spreading misinformation concerning the use of Patanjali’s Coronil for Covid-19, said that his concern was also to save the reputation of Ayurveda, which is an ancient system of medicine.
Wrong-side driving, parked trucks and banned vehicles like bikes and tractors have been found to be the major reason for accidents on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Parvesh Verma lashed out at the AAP led Delhi government while speaking over the ongoing CBI raid on Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in an excise policy case.He questioned the party and said why the government started prior liquor policies.
The Noida Authority is trying to restart work on the 5.3 km Chilla Elevated Road, construction for which was suspended last year, by injecting funds from the PM Gati Shakti Scheme.
Police arrested three men on Tuesday evening for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl at her birthday party on August 11 and then again in a hotel the next day. The accused, including a friend of the survivor's brother, allegedly spiked her drink and thrashed her when she tried to oppose them.
Delhi chief minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched a national mission -- 'Make India No. 1' -- and urged all citizens and political parties to join it.
Khanna town, around 40km from Ludhiana, is popular for its grain market and the industrial units manufacturing plywood and edibles. On the outskirts of this small town are small pyramidal stacks of baled stubble.
A 4-foot-long cobra snake was rescued from a house in Dwarka on Tuesday. The rescuers said the snake was found in a bathroom. “Residents of the house in Sector-3, Dwarka were terrified to discover the snake settled on the window of the bathroom. They immediately alerted our rescue helpline at 9871963535. The rescue team took nearly 15 minutes to safely extricate the cobra. The snake is believed to have entered the house from the rear entrance. It will be soon released back into its natural habitat,” said Wildlife SOS, an NGO.
Two key projects in Ghaziabad, the Chipiyana Railway Overbridge (RoB) and the Old Hindon Bridge, have missed their August 15 deadline set by the National Highways Authority and the UP Bridge Corporation, respectively. According to officials, the projects will likely be ready in the middle of September.