Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa Airlines has cancelled 800 flights globally due to a one-day pilots' strike, resulting in around 700 passengers being stranded in T3 terminal at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).
The Delhi Traffic Police and other agencies have till now pulled up 1,997 vehicles for violation of the 'Odd-Even' scheme.
There will be around 4,000 security personnel at the Red Fort and they will stand in adherence with social distancing norms.
A video on Twitter showed one of the plane's engines on fire and sparks flying at the time of taxiing at the airport.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer organisations that spearheaded the 2021 protest, adopted the resolution to "intensify the fight against the policies of the Union government to save farming, food security, land and livelihoods of the people".
There were videos where people could be seen using ropes to escape the building from where thick black smoke was coming out.
Determined not to be arm-twisted into delaying the execution, he decided to hold a late night hearing at his residence. In the pitch blackness of the night, the original verdict was upheld. The next morning, on 9 October 1992, General Vaidya's assassins were hanged until death.
Delhi Government's ambitious odd-even scheme garnered mixed response from the commuters with some of them lauding it and a few dubbing it "impractical".
Cheistha Kochhar, 33, was a Doctoral Candidate studying behavioural research since she moved to London from Gurugram, Haryana, last year.
The bench said the petitioner must know that the high court has already passed certain directions on the issue.
Protesting farmers will block key roads and occupy toll plazas during their 'chakka jam' protest from 11 am to 3 pm.
Clashes broke out at multiple places and Delhi's borders resembled a virtual battle zone with restless crowds of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, milling around and a sea of police personnel keeping them at bay.
Under the emergency plan, stringent actions are implemented based on the air quality of the city.
Several teams have been formed to trace the offending vehicle and its driver.
How did Mumbai tightly control the case-spread deaths while Delhi so obviously did not? And what do the answers imply regarding preparedness for the third wave, asks Omkar Goswami.
The protest by Dalits against the demolition of a Ravidas temple in the Tughlakabad area of Delhi turned violent on Wednesday night, leaving several people, including policemen, injured.
With communal clashes claiming six lives in parts of Haryana close to Delhi, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered enhanced deployment of security personnel in sensitive areas and a crackdown on hate speech, but refused to stop the proposed rallies by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal in the National Capital Region.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally on Sunday at the large Ramlila Maidan, a little over a kilometre from Old Delhi's Daryaganj that was hit by violence during a protest against the amended Citizenship Act. Elaborate security arrangements has been made for the rally.
the Delhi High Court-appointed former Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) observer Justice Mukul Mudgal decided to donate his entire fees amounting to Rs 15 lakh to the Delhi Police Martyrs' Fund.
Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com captures glimpses of the activity around the Ram temple on his iPhone 14 Pro.
Delhiites woke up to thunderstorm and rains on Monday morning that brought a much-needed respite from the sweltering heat.
He has been appointed to the CBI director's post for a period of two years from the date of taking charge after Subodh Kumar Jaiswal completes his tenure on May 25, a government order said on Sunday.
The ambitious odd-even scheme of Delhi government got off to a decent start on new year with volume of cars on the city roads coming down significantly.
'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.'
Stating that 'we cannot...infuse creativity in your bureaucracy', the apex court warned it will have to do something extraordinary if the authorities failed to control pollution.
Police said they will not allow the farmers protesting against the Centre's new farm laws to enter Delhi if they reach the borders of the national capital.
The Congress activists termed the hike in fines under the amended act an "unrealistic move" that came without any preparation.
Multiple layers of iron and cement barricades, and at least five layers of concertina wires were put up last year, and further strengthened after the January 26 violence this year during the farmers' protest against the three contentious farm laws.
Bassi, a 1977 batch IPS officer told media persons after taking charge from Neeraj Kumar, "If I could summarise in a sentence I would say that my priority would be to give Delhiites a safe Delhi, and for that I will try that every Delhi policeman will contribute to his best".
Thirty-three-year-old Kamal Kant, who shot the three-minute video of attack on a woman by a traffic policeman, claims that he wanted to "expose the corrupt officer" who had earlier tortured his fellow driver and also took bribe from him.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today visited the Delhi police headquarters for the first time after taking charge and discussed with top officials women's security and other key law and order issues while assuring the force of all help in modernisation to make it more effective.
Ahead of Republic Day, the Delhi-National Capital Region has been put under a 'very high-security' cover after police received inputs from Intelligence agencies about a possible terror attack, officials said on Tuesday.
By late evening, a large group of them had reached the road toll plaza at Panipat, about 100 km from Delhi. Bhartiya Kisan Union (Haryana) leader Gurnam Singh said the protesters planned to spend the night there and will resume the march the next morning.
'This kind of a last minute order creates immense problems for airlines.'
He takes over the CBI in challenging times. The perception is that the agency is reduced to being an instrument of blackmail and intimidation by successive governments.
The bus had gone to Delhi and was plying on the wrong side of the expressway after refilling CNG near Ghazipur border.
The police said 10 companies have been deployed outside JNU. One company comprises 70 to 80 personnel.
The previous budget had allocated Rs 1,581 crore.
Ahead of Kejriwal's visit, drama ensued at the Ghazipur landfill site and roads leading to the area as scores of Bharatiya Janata Party supporters staged a protest, showed black flags and raised slogans against him.
Thousands of people, including women and children, are protesting for over a month at Shaheen Bagh.
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