Over 18,000 cops to be deployed for safe New Year celebrations in Delhi

The Delhi police on Thursday said more than 18,000 of its personnel from district and traffic units will be deployed across the national capital to ensure security during New Year celebrations.......

Delhi BJP leaders rename Muhammadpur village as Madhavpuram

Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Wednesday attended a ceremony to rename South Delhi's 'Muhammadpur' village to 'Madhavpuram', saying the locals did not want to associate themselves with any......

Over 1,000 bird deaths reported; Centre issues advisories

Fresh bird deaths were reported on Tuesday, including over 900 from Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, amid cases of avian influenza in 10 states and union territories, with the Centre saying it has......

Maharashtra, Delhi among 9 states with bird flu

Delhi and Maharashtra have confirmed bird flu amid nationwide efforts to contain the spread. IMAGE: A worker carries chickens at Ghazipur Murga Mandi, in New Delhi. Photograph: Manvender......

Connaught Place has something for everyone!

Once in decline, the central Delhi landmark is buzzing with new restaurants, cafés and public events. Image: Connaught Place, New Delhi. Photograph: Reuters Walking through the colonnades......

Old film posters: Collectors' gems

Making our way through one of the alleys in Delhi's busy Karol Bagh market, we reach Navin Anand's shop. It's crammed with coffee-table books (he deals in book distribution), paintings and old......

Amazing story of India's richest realty man

Jack Welch wasn't the first tough character that Kushal Pal Singh ran into. Upset at the rigors of the Indian Military Academy, an 18-year-old Singh plotted his escape to London, where he'd......

The 'art' of getting rich

Obsessions take different shapes. For Ashish Anand, 34 years old and peripatetic by nature, it has assumed the form of a gargantuan greed. Every day of every week, Anand plots and strategises about......