News for 'Connaught Place'

The romance of fast food

The romance of fast food

Rediff.com11 Aug 2007

The foundation for the history of Nirula's was laid in 1934 with Hotel India, a 12-room hotel which later shut shop. What followed was a cafe, speciality restaurants like La Boheme, Gufa and Chinese Room.

Surf the net at lightspeed

Surf the net at lightspeed

Rediff.com10 Aug 2009

Tata Indicom's Photon Plus broadband seems to deliver on its promise.

Madame Tussauds, now in India!

Madame Tussauds, now in India!

Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

Yes, it's all happening right here!

India reports over 1.15 lakh new Covid cases in 24 hrs

India reports over 1.15 lakh new Covid cases in 24 hrs

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

The number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high since the outbreak of the pandemic with over 1.15 lakh new infections being reported in a span of 24 hours, pushing the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,28,01,785, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday.

PM to inaugurate Metro's longest line

PM to inaugurate Metro's longest line

Rediff.com24 Dec 2005

PM to inaugurate Metro's longest line on Dec 30

Delhi shooutout: HC rejects bail plea of 10 cops

Delhi shooutout: HC rejects bail plea of 10 cops

Rediff.com23 Jan 2008

A division bench of Justice B N Chaturvedi and Justice G S Sistani dismissed their applications for suspension of sentence and granting them bail stating that the court would dispose of their appeals at the earliest and there was no need to hear their bail applications.

Art: A thriving business in fakes

Art: A thriving business in fakes

Rediff.com20 Jan 2009

On Saturday evening, when 86-year-old, Paris-based artist SH Raza came to Dhoomimal Art Gallery in Delhi's Connaught Place, to inaugurate a show of his own works put together by his nephew, he was shocked to find that barring a few of his drawings, all the other works were fakes.

Police question youth in diplomat's rape

Police question youth in diplomat's rape

Rediff.com11 Nov 2003

Navneet R, 26, belonging to an affluent family from Haryana, was arrested in connection with a shootout in Connaught Place.

Goodbye Regal. Thank you for the memories

Goodbye Regal. Thank you for the memories

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

'I know all good things have to end someday. But memories, especially film memories are special,' says Aseem Chhabra.

Delhi HC issues notice to CBI on ACP's bail plea

Delhi HC issues notice to CBI on ACP's bail plea

Rediff.com29 Oct 2007

Admitting the appeal against Rathi's conviction and sentence in the shooting case, a Division Bench of Justice R S Sodhi and Justice B N Chaturvedi sought reply from the investigating agency by November 13.

From car spare parts to running shoes...

From car spare parts to running shoes...

Rediff.com27 Oct 2007

They are known to have introduced northern India to luxury cars. But now the British Motor Car Company (BMC) is playing an active role in the country's fitness movement.

Delhi shootout: Guilty cops to be sentenced today

Delhi shootout: Guilty cops to be sentenced today

Rediff.com24 Oct 2007

The policemen, who face a minimum punishment of life imprisonment, may also get the capital punishment if Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar concludes that their offence fell under the 'rarest of rare category.' The court, on October 16, had held Rathi and others guilty under sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 201 (destruction of evidence), 193 (giving false evidence) and 120B (conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

Delhi shootout: Relatives seek death penalty

Delhi shootout: Relatives seek death penalty

Rediff.com16 Oct 2007

The relatives of the two businessmen, killed in the Connaught Place shootout 10 years ago, have sought the death penalty for the policemen who were held guilty by a Delhi court on Tuesday. "I want the death penalty for them. The punishment should be exemplary," said Neema Goyal, wife of deceased businessman Pradeep Goyal.

Rape case filed against Chirag Paswan's MP cousin

Rape case filed against Chirag Paswan's MP cousin

Rediff.com14 Sep 2021

As per police, both met at the Western Court, Janpath, Delhi, where Raj allegedly sexually assaulted the victim after drugging her and made a video of the act and threatened her.

New Delhi: Newspaper employee shot dead

New Delhi: Newspaper employee shot dead

Rediff.com22 Jul 2008

In a shocking incident, an employee of a prominent newspaper was shot dead in New Delhi on Monday night, allegedly by one of his friends after an argument. Sher Bahadur Singh, a driver with Statesman newspaper was killed by his friend in the basement of 'The Statesman' building, in Connaught Place at around 10 pm, a senior police official said.

Railway job seekers made to count trains, duped of crores

Railway job seekers made to count trains, duped of crores

Rediff.com20 Dec 2022

They had been told that this was part of their training for positions of travel ticket examiner (TTE), traffic assistants and clerks, and each of them paid amounts ranging between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 24 lakh to get the jobs in the Railways, according to a complaint filed with the Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW).

Don't be surprised if we win 55 seats: Manoj Tiwari

Don't be surprised if we win 55 seats: Manoj Tiwari

Rediff.com11 Feb 2020

'I am confident that it will be a good day for the BJP'

Metro rail link to fast-track commute

Metro rail link to fast-track commute

Rediff.com2 Feb 2008

Delhi Metro Rail link will make commuting to Delhi's new airport a mere 21-minute run. Plans also include check in counters at the metro's stations.

Fire in IT office: Taxpayers to file returns again

Fire in IT office: Taxpayers to file returns again

Rediff.com17 Nov 2007

Nearly 150,000 salaried individual taxpayers will have to re-file their returns for the 2007-08 assessment year, as their returns went up in smoke during a recent fire in the income-tax office at Mayur Bhawan in Connaught Place.

CP shootout victims' kin favour noose for cops

CP shootout victims' kin favour noose for cops

Rediff.com24 Oct 2007

The family members of the two Haryana-based businessmen, killed in the Connaught Place shooting 10 years ago, today said death penalty would have been better to the poliemen who were handed out life sentence by a court in New Delhi. "I have lost my husband I can't get him back. Though I was hoping for death penalty to the convicts, still, I am happy with the judgement at the end of 10-year-long battle," Neema Goyal, wife of slain businessman, Pradeep Goyal said.

Imprinted in time and memory

Imprinted in time and memory

Rediff.com13 Oct 2007

Mahatta & Co started in Srinagar, in pre-partition India, where Amarnath Mehta started the first photo store along with his two brothers.

New forms annoy clients, banks

New forms annoy clients, banks

Rediff.com12 Jul 2007

The deadline for compliance expired in December, 2005. Though new accounts are KYC-compliant, getting the old ones up to date is expected to take two or three years.

Ethanol blending can be lethal for your car

Ethanol blending can be lethal for your car

Rediff.com27 Jun 2007

The ethanol blended with petrol needs to be of 99.99 per cent purity.

Two Lashkar militants arrested in Delhi

Two Lashkar militants arrested in Delhi

Rediff.com11 Aug 2003

A Chinese pistol, a wireless set and some documents were recovered from the militants, who were identified as Altaf Hussain and Aftab Ahmed.

Chori Chori is heartwarming

Chori Chori is heartwarming

Rediff.com1 Aug 2003

BJP leader among 6 arrested for anti-Muslim slogans

BJP leader among 6 arrested for anti-Muslim slogans

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

A video showing anti-Muslim slogans being raised during a protest at Jantar Mantar here was widely circulated on social media, following which the Delhi Police registered a case in connection with the matter on Monday.

April to be hotter than normal in north, central India: IMD chief

April to be hotter than normal in north, central India: IMD chief

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

"We are expecting that the temperature will be higher than normal in the entire northwest India and the adjoining central India, starting with Gujarat, Rajasthan and up to east Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh," he said at a virtual event on 'Building Climate Resilience for the Most Heat Vulnerable'.

DLF strikes costliest land deal

DLF strikes costliest land deal

Rediff.com17 Aug 2007

DLF Ltd has paid a whopping Rs 1,675 crore (Rs 16.75 billion) for 38 acres of land in west Delhi to DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd and the Lohia Group.

Imprisoned by law, freed by canvas

Imprisoned by law, freed by canvas

Rediff.com1 Aug 2003

Prostitution racket busted in New Delhi

Prostitution racket busted in New Delhi

Rediff.com27 Mar 2004

Two cars, allegedly used to ferry the prostitutes, and 12 mobile phones were seized during a raid on Hotel Marina in Connaught Place late on Friday night.

Centurion Bank sees profit in FY04

Centurion Bank sees profit in FY04

Rediff.com27 Jun 2003

The Centurion Bank expects to come out of the red this fiscal and targets to double its assets to over Rs 7,500 crore (Rs 75 billion) by 2004-05, after the capital infusion of about Rs 219 crore (Rs 2.19 billion) from its strategic partners.

Highest single-day rainfall in September brings Delhi to its knees

Highest single-day rainfall in September brings Delhi to its knees

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

Heavy rains that lashed the national capital on Wednesday morning led to waterlogging and traffic snarls in many parts of the city, including the Minto Road railway underpass, while several low-lying areas were submerged.

Manushi Chhillar breaks taboo around periods

Manushi Chhillar breaks taboo around periods

Rediff.com29 May 2018

The Miss World walked around Delhi to raise awareness about the cause.

Apple Stores Will Up Brand Value Of Its Chosen Addresses

Apple Stores Will Up Brand Value Of Its Chosen Addresses

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

'If they are taking marquee locations and, say, are paying 50 per cent higher rent, those locations will see a spurt in rates as well.'

A month of national lockdown can eat up 1-2% of GDP: Report

A month of national lockdown can eat up 1-2% of GDP: Report

Rediff.com26 Apr 2021

A month-long national lockdown to arrest the spread of COVID 2.0 could shave off 100-200 bps of GDP, leading to a 300 bps risk to annual growth, a brokerage report has flagged while expressing doubts over the ability of local lockdowns to control the pandemic. The second wave of the coronavirus inflection has caught the government off-guard with the daily cases jumping over 6.5 times in the past 30 days. With close to 3.53 lakh fresh daily infections, the country is the worst hit globally.

Chain of events: What led to WFI's suspension?

Chain of events: What led to WFI's suspension?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

The following is the timeline of the chain of events that led to the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India by UWW, the sport's global governing body.

The best places to eat in Delhi

The best places to eat in Delhi

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

Our mouths are watering already!

Docs warn of 'worse than 2nd wave' if Covid norms not followed

Docs warn of 'worse than 2nd wave' if Covid norms not followed

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

'If people show laxity by not wearing masks or wearing it inappropriately or violate social distancing norms, and if law enforcement agencies do not penalise and ensure violations do not increase in quantum, then we are certainly in for a trouble. And, the next wave could be worse than the second wave situation'

Delhi BJP chief alleges Kejriwal defiled Hanuman idol

Delhi BJP chief alleges Kejriwal defiled Hanuman idol

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

Kejriwal alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party has been mocking him ever since he recited the 'Hanuman Chalisa' on a TV channel.