The National Commission for Women has plans for launching special cells which will put a check on the increasing number of violence cases against women in the capital city of India, New Delhi.
 
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Delhi Police have been roped in by the NCW for the ...

The Delhi High Court order, which had suspended the functioning of Prasar Bharati Chief B.S. Lalli and his board from carrying out its daily activities, has been revoked by Supreme Court on Monday.
 
Putting a stay on the Delhi High Court order that was issued on July 27, Supreme Court has ...

The Public Distribution System of New Delhi is waiting for a total revamping with the Delhi government looking into various options with the Planning Commission to avoid corruption.
 
"The Planning Commission has taken strong view of corruption in the PDS system and demanded ways to ...

According to the Delhi government, it is not doing any injustice by collecting airport development fee from those who depart from Indira Gandhi International airport. It added that the collection of this not violating any law.
 
Solicitor General Gopal Subrahmaniam said that ...

Delhi transport department will be using a new technology to determine the level of pollution from various vehicles, even while they are moving. This step has been adopted by the government so as to restrict the level of pollution.
 
"Our government is committed to develop ...

There will be about 160 kiosks that will exhibit and sell the handicrafts as well as food products from different parts of India on various Delhi Metro stations.
 
The kiosks will be set up as a collaboration of Indian textile ministry and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). This is aimed ...

The Delhi state government was asked by the Delhi High Court to employ strict steps and be in sync with neighbouring states so that Delhi can ban beggars.
 
The division bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Ajit Bharioke was told by government’s advisory council that most of ...

The Armed Forces Tribunal, an exclusive court for nearly 2.5 million serving and retired defence personnel, was inaugurated by Indian president, Prathibha Patil, on Saturday.
 
The tribunal will deal with nearly 9,000 military cases pending in various courts across the country. ...

The bill seeking the extension of Delhi metro to NCR along with surrounding satellite twons has been approved by Rajya Sabha.
 
The Metro Railways (Amendment) Bill is required to have a legal cover for constructing, maintaining and operating Metro services in Noida and Gurgaon, work for ...

The Lok Sabha has passed a bill to extend the Delhi Metro rail service to the national capital region (NCR), including the satellite towns of Noida and Gurgaon.
 
After the Metro Railways (Amendment) Bill that was unanimously passed, Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said that it ...

A Jet Airways flight had to make an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday following a technical snag in its undercarriage wheels. The flight had 63 passengers on board.
 
The Flight 9W 2601, which was on its way from Delhi to Vadodara, detected problems in ...

The government has deferred a bill which was aimed for disclosing the assets by judges.
 
The bill has been deferred due to the all-round opposition to Clause 6, which said judges could not be compelled to disclose their assets nor could the disclosures be made public.
 
"In ...

Sarabjot alias Sweety Singh has been arrested by CBI for his alleged involvement in a corruption case. He is the son of former central home minister Buta Singh.
 
Sweety Singh was caught red-handed in New Delhi on Thursday by CBI when he was accepting a bribe of Rs.1 crore and brought to ...

The Delhi High Court has asked a reply from the central and city governments on a plea seeking to legalize begging in New Delhi.
 
A division bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan has asked for the response from the ministries of law and justice, social welfare and ...

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been issued a notice by the Delhi High Court aksing it to construct the elevated stretch of the upcoming Central Secretariat-Badarpur line underground. In the petition that was submitted by the residents, they have alleged that compromise on quality is ...

The first standard gauge line connecting north and north-west parts of the national capital witnessed the trial runs of the Delhi Metro trains on Wednesday.
 
"The Delhi Metro started trial run of India's first standard gauge Metro train on the under-construction 15.15 km long ...

A medical helpline inspired by emergency 911 service of the US has been launched in New Delhi.
 
Peace of Mind is an initiative of the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC) and is especially meant for senior citizens who may need medical help at any time of the day or night. The health line ...

Gammon India is likely to get off the hook as the company is "very important" to Delhi Metro for the completion of its projects in time, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) indicated on Tuesday as it blacklisted two other firms for the July 12 mishap that killed six people and injured 15 ...

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition that had questioned the functioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs), used extensively in recent Indian polls.
 
Dismissing the petition filed by a Hyderabad-based NGO, Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan asked the petitioner to approach the ...

With a light drizzle bringing down the temperature on Saturday, the meteorological department has predicted a pleasant weekend ahead for the capital.
 
As the minimum temperature settled at 27.1°Celsius - average for this time of the year - the India Meteorological Department (IMD) ...

A former Research and Analysis Wing official, who was arrested by CBI for disclosing classified information through his book on the working of the external intelligence agency, has been granted bail by a city court in New Delhi.
 
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja allowed regular ...

A notice has been issued to Gammon India Limited, the contractor for building an elevated section of Delhi Metro that collapsed earlier this month, killing six people, by Delhi High Court on Friday.
 
Hearing a petition from the families of four of the victims of the July 12 mishap seeking ...

The Delhiites woke up to pleasant weather on Friday as a cool breeze swept the national capital following monsoon showers.
 
The capital received 13.6 mm of rainfall till 8.30 a.m., which brought down the minimum temperature to 26.3 degrees Celsius -- a notch below the average. However, ...

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has launched an awareness drive in 60 schools for creating awareness among the school students about environment sustainability and instil in them the habit of recycling. The schools chosen are from New Delhi and Bangalore.
 
This awareness campaign ...

The Vice-President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Omkar Bhave, passed away on Thursday morning following severe breathing problems and chest congestion. He was 85.
 
Bhave had been admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in the capital June 27.
 
He was brought to the VHP office in ...

There are numerous scenarios prevailing in India where the leprosy patients are treated in a discriminating manner. Leprosy can even be one among the reasons cited for divorce.
 
"There are many acts in the country that clearly advocate discrimination against leprosy patients. Even ...

The National Human Rights Commission gave a clean chit to the Delhi Police on Wednesday saying that their action did not violate human rights in a south Delhi shootout in which two suspected militants and a police officer were killed in September 2008.
 
The four-member team, headed by NHRC ...

According to the Delhi High Court Wednesday, it is the responsibility of schools, to reserve 15% of the seats for the students from economically poor background.
 
A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan has warned the schools not to admit other ...

Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, visited the post offices in Delhi and NCR which had undergone upgradation under Project Arrow, on Tuesday.
 
He visited Patparganj post office for inspection and Ghaziabad head post office for interacting with its ...

The capital city of India drenched herself in rains on Tuesday. The rain has brought a smile on people's faces and much-needed relief from the sweltering and humid weather of the past few weeks.
 
But the heavy downpour caught many by surprise as the day began on a rather sunny note. By ...