Speeding Mercedes kills man, driver held
January 9th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The ineberated son of a realty dealer crashed his car into an autorickshaw here early Sunday, killing the driver, police said. The car driver was ... Read more...
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Chilly day in Delhi, dense fog hits train traffic (Second Lead)
December 23rd, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) With chilly winds gusting through the day and temperatures dipping below average, it was a cold Friday in Delhi as dense fog continued to hit ... Read more...
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Crime victim’s kin sore over Manu Sharma’s parole
November 16th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The families of those killed in crimes and accidents were Wednesday left disappointed with the Delhi High Court granting five-day parole to Manu Sharma, who ... Read more...
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Delhi property circle rates rise 15-250 percent
October 31st, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday hiked the circle rates -- minimum prices for sale or purchase of real estate -- by 15-250 percent, with experts welcoming ... Read more...
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Three injured as car careens into tree
October 7th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Three young people, including a woman, were injured when their speeding car rammed into a tree here Friday early morning, police said.The trio -- Satender ... Read more...
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Blast, beefed up security cause traffic snarls
September 8th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The rescue operations and beefed up security after the explosion at Delhi High Court caused traffic snarls across the city Wednesday.Public transport commuters and motorists ... Read more...
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Snag on Metro’s Gurgaon line affects services, rectified (Lead)
August 19th, 2011 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Passengers were left stranded as a technical fault hit Delhi Metro's Jahangirpuri-Gurgaon line Thursday, resulting in overcrowding at stations. Full services were restored after nearly ... Read more...
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Commuters stranded as snag hits Delhi Metro
August 18th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Passengers were left stranded as a technical fault hit Delhi Metro's Gurgaon-Jehangirpuri line Thursday, resulting in overcrowding at stations.According to an official, a track circuit ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh not utilising central funds effectively: Khurshid
August 15th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Refuting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's accusation that the central government had neglected her state, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Monday said the state has ... Read more...
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Delhi viral cases up 25 percent this monsoon
July 21st, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) There is a 25 percent increase in the number of viral cases in the capital this monsoon, says the Indian Medical Association (IMA) while advising ... Read more...
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85 shops found selling prohibited drugs
June 17th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Eighty-five chemist shops in Delhi and Rajasthan, some of them based in hospitals, have been found selling prohibited drugs, the government said Friday.According to the ... Read more...
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Uphaar cinema fire anniversary: Victims’ kin plan prayers
June 12th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The families of the 59 victims of the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire in south Delhi will Monday offer prayers and pay respects to those who ... Read more...
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Depressed man commits suicide in Delhi (Lead)
May 30th, 2011 - 3:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A 28-year-old research executive suspected to be depressed committed suicide Sunday by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his rented south Delhi house, police ... Read more...
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Man arrested for usurping NRI’s property
May 22nd, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A computer savvy man has been arrested for using forged documents to usurp the property of a non-resident Indian (NRI) in south Delhi, police said ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro services affected on Gurgaon line
April 8th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Delhi Metro services on Jahangirpuri-Gurgaon line were affected Friday after a train got stuck in a tunnel near Malviya Nagar station.According to Delhi Metro officials, ... Read more...
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Delhi grinds to a halt for Mohali match
March 30th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Much before the clock struck 2.30 p.m. Wednesday - when the India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal was to begin in Mohali - streets here started emptying ... Read more...
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Delhi’s bike-borne chain snatchers - targeting the vulnerable
March 30th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) It was a busy afternoon and Harsh Apreja Singh was returning home with her young son when two men on a motorcycle sped up, snatched ... Read more...
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Bikers snatch IANS journalist’s gold chain
March 25th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Two men on a motorcycle snatched a gold chain from an IANS journalist near her office in Green Park in south Delhi Friday afternoon.Senior Correspondent ... Read more...
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CISF to reward men for returning money to Metro commuter
March 16th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is set to reward three of its men who returned Rs.2.2 lakh left behind by a Delhi Metro commuter ... Read more...
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Fog disrupts flight operations at Delhi airport (Lead)
February 17th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) A thick blanket of fog engulfed the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport Thursday leading to delays and diversions of scores of flights in the capital, officials said. ... Read more...
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Light rain in Delhi (Second Lead)
February 8th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Light showers were experienced in some parts of the national capital Monday evening, while the day was warm and cloudy with the temperature staying above the average ... Read more...
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Metro services hit on Gurgaon, Dwarka route
January 10th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Travellers on Delhi Metro's Jahangirpuri-Gurgaon and Anand Vihar-Dwarka lines had a tough time Monday morning as train services were affected due to technical snags.The trains between Jahangirpuri ... Read more...
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Metro stuck for 40 minutes near Patel Chowk station (Lead)
December 29th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Services on Delhi Metro's Jahangirpuri-Gurgaon line were affected for 40 minutes Wednesday after a train got stuck in the tunnel near Patel Chowk station.The services on the ... Read more...
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Woman raped by friend made on internet
December 26th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A 25-year-old divorced woman was raped and blackmailed by a man who had befriended her on the internet, police said Sunday. The man has been arrested along ... Read more...
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London hotels cashing in on royal wedding fever
December 5th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 5 (ANI): Hotels in London are hiking their prices by up to 200 per cent as tourists line up to be in the British capital for the royal wedding.Ever ... Read more...
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HIV positive children battle disease, discrimination (Dec 1 is World AIDS Day)
December 1st, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhulika Sonkar
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Away from a group of children playing in a lush green park in the heart of the capital, eight-year-old Shashank huddles on an iron bench ... Read more...
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CBI raids CWG officials’ homes, three booked (Third Lead)
November 30th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday searched the offices and homes of three Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) officials and filed cases against Lalit Bhanot and ... Read more...
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CBI searches three CWG officials’ homes, two booked (Second Lead)
November 30th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday searched the offices and homes of three Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) officials and filed cases against two of them ... Read more...
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Technical snag against disrupts Metro line
November 29th, 2010 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) For the second time in nine days, thousands of commuters were stranded Sunday evening as services on Delhi Metro's Gurgaon-Jahangirpuri line were disrupted due to a technical ... Read more...
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The battle of sexes in Delhi Metro… part 1 (First Person)
November 26th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Mohita Nagpal
Green Park Metro Station, New Delhi, Thursday: The Metro platform was unusually crowded considering the time of the day. I checked my watch again, 8.35 p.m. As I approached the ... Read more...
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Five hurt as Green Park stadium wall collapses
October 22nd, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, Oct 22 (IANS) At least five people, including a minor, were injured and several vehicles were damaged when the high boundary wall of the famous Green Park cricket stadium that is ... Read more...
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Man held for selling Games’ tickets illegally
October 9th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) A 45-year-old man was Saturday arrested for illegally selling Commonwealth Games' tickets, police said.Sanjay Singhvi, a resident of Green Park in south Delhi, was arrested outside the ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro makes way for women power
October 2nd, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhulika Sonkar
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) 'Only for Women' reads the gleaming pink-and-white sign on the platform, grabbing all eyeballs as enthused females wait for the train. A security guard ... Read more...
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German politicians put pressure on UK to scrap Bomber Command memorial
September 7th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.7 (ANI): Germany's call for Britain to scrap plans for a 3.5 million pound memorial to Bomber Command has angered war veterans and British citizens.Bomber Command and WE bombers flattened Dresden ... Read more...
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Metro’s Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar line opened
September 3rd, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Delhi Metro's Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar link, that connects the city's north with its satellite town of Gurgaon in Haryana, was opened to the public Friday by Urban ... Read more...
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