The national capital is expected to continue receiving moderate rainfall with some isolated intense spells for the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday.
Delhiites woke up to the sound of thunder and lightning this morning and, according to the weather department, the city recorded 117.9 mm rainfall from 5:30 AM to 2.30 PM.
Three Tibetan activists were detained on Wednesday morning when they were going towards Qutub Minar to protest against Chinese Defence Minister Gen Liang Guanglie's visit. The three weree detained from Mehrauli bus stand, a senior police official said
A Sikh youth allegedly tried to attack and hurled abuses at senior Congress leader and 1984-riots accused Jagdish Tytler at a marriage function in South Delhi's Chattarpur area.
Wives, daughters, daughter-in-law, son and brother, all linked to politicians, are in the fray for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls with the Congress fielding the maximum number of political dynasts.
The court will hear MLAs' pleas on Wednesday.
The status of the series of blasts that have occurred in India in the recent past is still 'unsolved'. What are the chances that 13/7 will be solved anytime soon? Toral Varia analyses the odds, with help from counter-terrorism experts.
In her reply to the letter sent by the jail authorities, Lall pointed out that Sharma had been helping inmates during the 15 years he had spent in prison.
The incident took place at around 4 am on Monday when Nuruddin, an Ola cab driver, was thrashed by six people, including two women of African origin, after he refused to carry more than four passengers in his vehicle.
Asees was caught by locals after the accident and was being thrashed when the police reached the spot, a senior police officer said.
Manisha hails from Delhi, suggests the best stores and designs in her city and describes her bikini sari and necklace.
The SRB, at its meeting, recommended release of 22 convicts on completion of their sentences and rejected 86 other cases, including the three high-profile murder cases.
The list, which was released by Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, also included former AAP MLA Kapil Mishra and has 11 SC and four woman candidates.
The SUV driver in his bid to escape the firing rammed into three other stationary vehicles. The driver lost control of the SUV and it toppled over an auto rickshaw
William Dalrymple discusses his latest book, which delves into nine spiritual lives and uncovers multiple Indias, with Vaihayasi P Daniel.
The incident took place a day after a policeman was sacked and arrested for hitting a woman with a brick.
Mohammed Omar Madni was caught by Delhi Police's anti-terror wing's 'Special Cell' on Thursday evening from a locality near the Qutub Minar in south Delhi's Mehrauli locality.
Conceeding that intelligence, investigation and prosecution processes needed to be tightened, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted that the war against terror will continue.
The country could ill-afford such a situation where innocents are made to pay a price because an incompetent police wants to keep the record books filled. It is time now to ask sharp questions. And time has come for the investigating agencies to answer them. Quickly.
Two persons have been detained for questioning by the Faridabad police in connection with a call allegedly made to the Delhi police on Friday, saying that the capital will witness another blast.
The quake, measuring 2.3 on the Richter Scale, was felt in many parts of the capital at 3.09 am, the Meteorological Department said.
If you are a parent or teacher, please educate children regarding the dangers of touching or picking up strange objects. This is the message of Delhi Police to the public in the wake of Mehrauli blast in which a young boy was killed after he picked up a packet, dumped by two motorcyclists, in which explosives were kept.
According to eye-witnesses, two men riding on a motorcycle dropped a black polythene bag in the market area and left. The bag exploded within minutes, killing one person on the spot. Eghteen injured victims were taken to All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Safdarjung Hospital.
Bina Ramani, a key witness in the Jessica Lal murder case, on Monday described the conviction of Manu Sharma as the culmination of an over seven-year-long struggle for justice and said it felt "unbelievable".
A road in Delhi was on Tuesday named after slain Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan on his 59th birth anniversary.
According to an MCD report about land encroachments, a 22.15 acre plot in Mehrauli of South Delhi acquired for establishing a hospital has been 'completely' occupied by CRPF and DDA illegally.
Copies were allowed to be made after police made an application before the court stating that a perusal of the contents of the video was essential for investigations in the fresh case.
The 20 MLAs told the high court that they would move fresh petitions against the taking away of their assembly seats as their pleas had become infructuous after President Ram Nath Kovind put a stamp of approval on the EC's recommendation.
With just a month left for the financial year to end, the corporation has accelerated its drive to recover property tax dues.
'A poorly conceived reboot that's overlong, overdramatic and overdone, Love Aaj Kal simply cannot differentiate between pyaar and parody,' says Sukanya Verma.
The court also extended till February 7 the interim order restraining the EC from issuing any notification announcing bypolls.
Residents said that the Congress leader was a spitting image of her grand mother and her entrance into politics had lent fresh energy to the party.
Bharatiya Janata Party was on Tuesday grappling with internal strife with its chief ministerial nominee Kiran Bedi facing a restive crowd in her Krishna Nagar constituency while angry supporters of Delhi unit chief Satish Upadhyay held a protest at party office accusing the leadership of sidelining him by not giving a ticket.
Sunshine Schools are looking to attract interest from members of the urban 'aspirational' class -- vegetable vendors, security guards, drivers, etc -- who cannot afford the fees charged by budget private schools.
'In difficult times as now, the call of the village is all that these migrants can hear,' observes Vijaya Pushkarna.
The rising popularity of Heritage Walks is uncovering forgotten historic sites all over India.
Jaishankar met a group of African students who raised their concerns over host of issues including better security in the wake of the killing of Congolese national Masonda Ketada Oliver and cases of assaults against the community.
The Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi filed her nomination papers from the New Delhi constituency on Friday and declared her assets worth over Rs 34 crore which includes wealth of her husband and two children.
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