A 40-year-old German who has been living in the transit area of the Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport for the last 55 days turned down an offer go to his home country, and was recently served a “Leave India Notice” by authorities, according to officials familiar with the matter. […]
German man living at Delhi airport since March 18
A 40-year-old German man has been living in the transit area of New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport for the past 54 days in a story not dissimilar to that of Viktor Navorski, the fictional character played by Tom Hanks in the 2004 Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal”. The German […]
Covid-19 pandemic sets back Delhi’s infra projects by six months
Major infrastructure projects in the city would be delayed by at least five to six months due to the ongoing Covid crisis, hampering government efforts to streamline traffic flow at major junctions in the city and making roads safer for pedestrians. Even though construction work has begun at some places […]
Delhi BJP send Rs 500 cr defamation notice to AAP over Manoj Tiwari video
The Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday filed a defamation suit against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) seeking Rs 500 crore in damages after it tweeted a video that showed Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari dancing to the tune of AAP’s campaign song for the February 8 assembly […]
Not Delhi, Assam has the highest rate of crime against women in India
While Delhi is infamous for crimes against women, it is Assam, which has topped the chart for rate of crime against women in the country for the second consecutive year, as per the 2018 National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures. Rate of crime against women in Assam stood at 166 […]
Two factors that may determine who wins Delhi Assembly Elections 2020
Seventy assembly constituencies (ACs) in Delhi will go to polls on February 8, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced Monday. Although there are three main political parties in the fray, the contest will be between the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which won 67 out of 70 seats in […]
Facing obstacles due to incomplete implementation of constitution in Delhi: Kejriwal
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government was working as per principles enshrined in the Constitution despite facing obstacles due to its incomplete implementation in Delhi. In a veiled reference to the power tussle between the central and Delhi governments, Kejriwal said his government had to face a […]
Delhi’s air back to ‘very poor’ after 3 days, may deteriorate further
After three days of relief, Delhi’s air quality on Wednesday once again dropped to the ‘very poor’ category, with the air quality index (AQI) recorded at 313 at 8 am by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Monitoring agencies had earlier warned that the pollution levels are likely to spike […]
Arvind Kejriwal says no need to reintroduce odd-even scheme as Delhi’s air clears up
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said there was no need to reintroduce the odd-even road rationing scheme in the national capital as the pollution levels have gone down. “The sky is clear now, so there is no need of it,” Kejriwal said. The third edition of the odd-even scheme was […]
Goa DGP Pranab Nanda dies of cardiac arrest in Delhi
Goa DGP Pranab Nanda died of cardiac arrest in the early on Saturday, Inspector General of Police Jaspal Singh said. The 57-year-old officer was on an official visit to the national capital when the incident happened. Nanda, a 1988 batch Indian Police Service officer, belonged to the Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram […]
As experts warn of worse air days, Delhi schools suspend classes
As the pollution levels spiralled in Delhi, city schools are suspending classes and outdoor activities for primary students for the next two days, when the air quality is expected to deteriorate further. Sanskriti School in Chanakyapuri on Wednesday issued a notice saying that classes Nursery to 2 will remain closed […]
Delhi’s air strays deeper into ‘severe’ zone, likely to dip to ‘severe+’ by Thursday
Delhi’s air quality continued to worsen through late Tuesday night, straying deeper into the ‘severe’ zone by Wednesday morning. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data shows that at 6.40am, the average air quality index (AQI) of Delhi reached 457. On Tuesday, the overall AQI of the city at 4pm was […]
Odd-even drive in Delhi: Things to keep in mind before you step out
The third edition of the odd-even road rationing scheme began on Monday and enforcement agencies have prosecuted over 830 violators so far. While the traffic police went easy on the first day of the drive, they are now intensifying the crackdown. The fine for violations is ₹4000—double of what it […]
Delhi schools reopen, students wear anti-pollution masks
Schools reopened on Wednesday after an extended Diwali break due to pollution with a large number of students seen using anti-pollution masks to protect them from health hazard. While the pollution levels have gradually come down since Sunday, the AQI still remains in the ‘poor’ category. Today morning, a major […]
Delhi takes a breath, but bad air chokes UP, Bihar
Air pollution in Kanpur, Lucknow and Patna was at “severe” levels, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed on Tuesday, suggesting the plume of smoke from farm fires in Punjab and Haryana that choked Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) on Sunday has moved down the Gangetic plain. The […]