The Delhi government on Monday said before the Delhi High Court that private schools must also grant paternity leave to their employees just as the state-run institutions do.

The court was hearing the petition by Chandramohan Jain, who had opposed his salary cut by Bagrodia Public School when he ...

With no rains during the last few days, the capital city of India has not yet got a chance for enjoying the showers. If you go with the met department's forecast, Monday will be yet another day of discomfort with the temperature and humidity tending to remain high.


The minimum temperature ...

The Delhiites shall have to face an uncomfortable weekend since humidity levels are very high but little rain, a met official said on Saturday.

The humidity level will oscillate between 79% and 51%. The maximum temperature Saturday will be around 37°C and the minimum will be about ...

Even though monsoon rain continued to elude the capital for two consecutive days, a meteorological official said Delhi will enjoy pleasant weather Friday.

The maximum temperature will stay close to 34°C and the minimum will be around 26°C.

"The sky will mainly remain clear today. ...

With more rain expected on Thursday, Delhiites can look forward to a pleasant day, say meteorological officials.

Although the weather was almost dry yesterday, the city has recorded a 2.9 mm of rainfall till 8.30 a.m. on Thursday. 

"Delhi is likely to receive more rain and ...

Who will not love to have a morning with a cool breeze and beautiful drizzle? That’s how Wednesday morning started for the “Delhiites”. The forecast for has more showers for the city of Delhi. 

“There will be a cloudy sky with a few showers and thunderstorms in some ...

Students thronged college corridors and around the Delhi University campus on Tuesday morning as the university announced its second cut off list. For a number of them though, the objective was to cancel the admission that they had taken earlier and now join a college of their choice.

Although ...

After days of intense heat and humidity, people in Delhi had a pleasant surprise as they woke up to pre-monsoon rains on Tuesday morning.

The met department has said that these are just pre-monsoon showers and more rain can be expected through the day.

The met department at Safdarjung said ...

Enraged residents of Delhi continued their protest against one of the worst power crises to hit the national capital, coercing Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday to call a high-level meeting with power providers to discuss the problem.
 

The meeting at Dikshit's residence would be ...

A biometric attendance system will soon be introduced in the five district courts of the capital for the maintenance of discipline among the court staff and for the improving of work culture.

An official of the court administration has quoted the following: "It was noticed that some of the ...

Delhi, a city dotted with historical monuments and said to have been continuously inhabited since the 6th century, already fulfils two of the basic criteria for Unesco's World Heritage City status, says a leading conservation expert.
"Unesco requires that a city should be of significance to ...

Delhiites are likely to experience a hot day ahead with Met officials predicting the day temperature to hover around 45 degrees Celsius Tuesday.
"A heat wave condition continues to prevail over the national capital following hot westerly winds blowing from Rajasthan. The maximum and minimum ...

The Haryana government has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to get an early clearance for the Rs.20.8 billion (Rs.2,082 crore) Delhi-Faridabad metro project from the Delhi government.
 

"The detailed project report of Delhi-Faridabad metro project, having a ...

Delhi will continue to bake for another 10 days due to a delayed monsoon. According to the Met department, the monsoon reached Mumbai Sunday and is expected to hit the national capital around July 1.
 

"The monsoon reached Mumbai early this (Sunday) morning. Delhi will have to wait ...

Be it coping with exam stress, getting career advice or just a pat on the back, students in schools run by the Delhi government have to do it all on their own in the absence of counsellors.

A number of counsellors expressed concern that the prevailing 1 to 9,000 counsellor-student ratio in the ...

The 2.1 km extension of Line 3 of the Delhi Metro from Indraprastha to Yamuna Bank  has been opened to public on Sunday (May 10). However, there was no official function as the Model Code of Conduct for elections is still in force. The extension of metro train to East Delhi has provided a new ...

Government has notified the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to set up special counters at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in the capital as precautionary measure against fast spreading swine flu. While interacting with the media, a spokesperson for the Delhi International Airport ...

The capital of the country will soon get its own fashion hub under the administrative control of textile ministry. The all new fashion hub at Delhi has been proposed with a motive to bridge the gap in development within the fashion industry and promote young talents. Fashion Design Promotion ...

The new domestic terminal 1D at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport will start commercial operations from April 19. This was announced on Tuesday (14th April). The new terminal 1D has been built by Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) with a cost of Rs.500 crore ($100 million). (DIAL) ...

The Delhi government has proposed to hold an Earth Hour on the last working day of every month on the lines of the recently held global campaign to reduce the impact of climate change. The proposed Earth Hour will urge residents to switch off non essential lights to save power. Delhi government's ...

Around 1,000 more low-floor buses will be running on the city roads by September this year. This was informed to the Delhi High Court by the Delhi government on Wednesday (18th March). This is part of a government’s comprehensive plan to phase-out the “killer” Blueline buses and ...

Penguin India — a major publisher — is trying to bring back readers' interest in reading classics through a six-day open-air “Penguin Classics Library” at the amphitheatre in the India Habitat Centre in Delhi from March 12-18. Hemali Sodhi of Penguin India said that the ...

The Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) received the first advanced coach from Germany-based train maker Bombardier Inc on Thursday (February 26). Under its phase II programme, DMRC had asked Bombardier to supply about 424 Movia cars. The Germany-based company has manufactured the coach in its in Goerlitz ...

With a view to assist country's security forces to tackle terrorism, Vision Group has launched a mobile surveillance unit that will help to deploy surveillance cameras in emergency situations. Security solutions provider Vision Group has unveiled the new technology at an international security expo ...

India’s first completely paperless digital Lok Adalat will be held in New Delhi on Sunday (8th February). It will try civil and criminal cases related to ICICI Bank, Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Project Officer Sanjay Sharma said.
 
Litigants involved in cheque-bounce cases ...

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (February 4) strictly notified the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to install global positioning system (GPS) in the buses within four months. The court had earlier ordered the DTC for GSP installation in 2007, but the DTC did not comply with court's ...

Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday (February 3) flagged off the metro line between Vishwavidyalaya-Jahangirpuri. According to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the metro line will become operational from today (February4). The second line of Delhi Metro’s Phase II was completed ...

In a bid to transform the national capital into a smoke-free region before the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Delhi cabinet approved the Rs.100 million-project. The project to be completed within two years will be implemented by the government in collaboration with the Bloomberg Global Initiative ...

From 5th – 7th Feb 2009, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is going to host its annual event, the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) at the Hotel Ashoka, New Delhi.
 
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the summit on 5th February. ...

The Delhi Government on Tuesday (20th January) finalized two more BRT Projects for the city. The projects are: from Moolchand Hospital to Jehangirpuri (27 km) along Ring Road and from Karawal Nagar to Commonwealth Games Village (12.5 km)  in East Delhi.
 
Taking a lesson from the ...