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Mayur Vihar clash: Delhi govt orders magisterial inquiry

The Delhi government on Monday ordered a magisterial inquiry into last night's clash between locals and police in an east Delhi locality in which one person was killed. "A magisterial inquiry has......

Delhi govt puts cloud-seeding trial on hold

A cloud-seeding trial scheduled for Wednesday in Delhi has been put on hold due to insufficient moisture in the clouds, the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur said in a statement. IMAGE: The......

SEE: Delhi's cloud seeding experiments bring no rainfall

After a gap of 53 years, Delhi conducted cloud seeding trials on Tuesday to induce artificial rain in the national capital amid surging pollution levels, even as the weather department did not......

IIT-Kanpur director explains why Delhi's cloud seeding failed

IIT-Kanpur director Manindra Agrawal on Wednesday said that although the cloud seeding trial in Delhi did not bring rain, it provided useful information, and asserted that the cost of the process......

Over 17 lakh died in India due to air pollution in 2022: Report

Human-caused PM2.5 pollution was responsible for more than 17 lakh deaths in India in 2022 -- up by 38 per cent since 2010 -- with use of fossil fuels contributing to 44 per cent of the deaths,......

How to rent a hassle-free house

Almost two years ago, Suneel Padale, 36, a development professional, moved to Delhi from Bharuch, Gujarat, on an assignment. Initially, he stayed with his friends and he acted quickly on their......

Reliance Retail plans start taking shape

The initial contours of Reliance Retail's massive plans and the format of the stores is emerging slowly from the company's ongoing consolidation of real estate.Recently, the company purchased......

Who's afraid of Wal-Mart?

7:00 pm, Lucky General Store, Mayur Vihar, Delhi. Three delivery boys are packing grocery bags with orders from the neighbourhood condominiums. A loaf of bread and two packets of soup for Mrs Verma......

A house of my own

Rajkumar, a security guard employed in New Delhi, has been running from pillar to post to get a loan. He needs Rs 600,000 to buy a small house in Chilla, once a village but now a neglected slum in......

Telcos contest call-drop test drive, accuse Trai of bad faith

Telcos say tests were done in the known problematic areas of Delhi-NCR, where operators face issues in obtaining cell sites. The relationship between telecom operators and the sector regulator has......

PHOTOS: Gambhir launches community kitchen for poor

IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir tweeted about his new initiative, 'Jan Rasoi' on Thursday. Photograph: Gautam Gambhir/Twitter Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former cricketer, Gautam Gambhir on Thursday......

Shiv Sena against Delhi ODI

The Delhi unit of Shiv Sena on Sunday threatened not to allow the sixth one-dayer between India and Pakistan to be played in the capital on April 17."The Indo-Pak match in Delhi will not be allowed......

Wrestlers detained as police clear Jantar Mantar protest site

IMAGE: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia and his wife Sangeeta during their protest against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, at Jantar Mantar in New......