13-year-old Delhi girl rescued from human traffickers
September 5th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 5 (IANS) Police Wednesday rescued a 13-year-old girl in Rajasthan's Alwar district and arrested two men who had brought her from Delhi to sell her, officials said.The two ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Youth arrested for raping infant in Delhi
August 17th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A 26-year-old youth was arrested for sexually assaulting an eight-month-old girl here, police said Friday.The incident was reported from south Delhi's Sarita Vihar area on ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Kites fill Delhi skies in spirit of freedom (With Image)
August 15th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The spirit of freedom scaled colourful heights in the skies of the capital throughout Wednesday when thousands of professional and amateur kite fliers took to ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Delhi cop arrested for cheating woman
July 30th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) A 34-year-old Delhi Police constable was arrested here for cheating a widow whom he married to allegedly extract the compensation amount which she had got ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Robbery bid: Girl falls off moving vehicle, one held
July 30th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A 10-year-old girl was injured Sunday when she fell from a moving autorickshaw here during a scuffle between her father and four robbers travelling in ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Prayers held at rediscovered Delhi mosque, Iqbal seeks settlement (With Image)
July 20th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Thousands gathered for Friday namaz at old Delhi's Subhash Park - the site where ruins of the historical Akbarabadi mosque were unearthed, even as the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Construction stopped at old Delhi mosque site, visitors pour in
July 19th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Cameras clicked, namaz was offered and there was palpable excitement among the hundreds gathered Thursday at Subhash Park near Jama Masjid - the spot where ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Abandoned HIV positive woman finds succour in Delhi shelter (With Image)
July 11th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) "Hazaribagh in Jharkhand." These are the words HIV positive Roohi, 20, has been repeating since she was found writhing in labour pain at the New ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Delhi Police constable killed by minor girlfriend
July 8th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) A 23-year-old Delhi police constable was stabbed to death by his minor girlfriend here Sunday, police said.Anil Kumar, who was posted at west Delhi's ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Embrace education for progress, Muslims told
July 8th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Muslim students and youths should go for higher education and develop character to face life's challenges, a senior Muslim religious leader said Sunday."The Muslim community ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Gurgaon residents protest power cuts
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 3 (IANS) A severe power crisis Tuesday led residents, including municipal councillors, to agitate and block roads in the various parts of Gurgaon, causing extended traffic jams in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Two held for cheating, impersonation
July 1st, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The "magic pen" of fraud eventually wrote their nemesis, and two men who impersonated as tele-marketing executives of an insurance company and cheated people of ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Delhi cop killed in accident
June 29th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A 42-year-old Delhi Police head constable was killed here after a speeding mini-truck hit his bike, police said Friday.Satender Sharma, who was deputed with ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Nizamuddin Basti: Centuries-old Delhi urban sprawl lives in secular harmony (Feature) (With images)
June 28th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) As the summer heat settles on Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti every morning, the 700-year-old urban sprawl in south Delhi comes to life blurring the boundary between ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Three held for Delhi woman’s trafficking
June 9th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, were arrested in connection with trafficking of a 42-year-old Delhi woman who was rescued from Ghaziabad, Delhi Police said Saturday.The ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Poetry at the monument in Delhi
June 9th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Against the backdrop of quiet monuments that stand mute witnesses to history, a unique poetry recitation programme will be held in the sylvan surroundings ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Hundreds homeless as shacks gutted in Delhi (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Hundreds were left homeless after scores of shacks caught fire here Friday, police said. But the fire brigade said only shops, warehouses and residential buildings ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Thousands left homeless as jhuggis gutted in Delhi
June 1st, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Around a thousand people were left homeless as about 250 jhuggis (shacks) were gutted in a major fire that broke out in the old quarters ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Delhi policeman falls to death
May 23rd, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A 43-year-old Delhi Police head constable died of head injuries after falling from the second floor balcony of the police barracks in south Delhi, police ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Construction at Musharraf’s ancestral house stirs row
May 16th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The demolition of a portion of former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf's ancestral home, Neharwali Haveli in Old Delhi's Daryaganj, has stirred a row with ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Owner hit by plane on runway, dies (Lead)
May 12th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut, May 12 (IANS) A 40-year-old Delhi-based businessman was killed Saturday at the Partapur air strip here after being hit by a microlite plane he owned as he clicked its ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Delhi property dealer attempts suicide
May 2nd, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Unable to pay off his debts, a 47-year-old Delhi property dealer attempted suicide by consuming a poisonous substance in a five-star hotel here Monday evening, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Delhi university student commits suicide
April 28th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A 19-year-old Delhi University student committed suicide by hanging himself in what seems to be yet another case of suicide due to exam-related stress, police ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
We have to adapt to changing styles of wrestling: Sushil Kumar (Interview)
April 28th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India's Beijing Games bronze medal-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar, who Friday booked his London berth, feels every fighter is on the lookout for an "element ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Railway job racket busted, 5 arrested
April 27th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Five people, including a former air force corporal, were arrested for duping several youngsters on pretext of providing them job in Indian Railways, police said ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Woman forced into prostitution by husband ends life
April 16th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) A 40-year-old Delhi woman committed suicide by setting herself ablaze after her husband tried to force her into prostitution, police said MondayAccording to police, Shahzadi, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Sellers of MCD poll campaign material go innovative
April 10th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) With the Election Commission strictly forbidding plastering public and private property with posters and graffiti, sellers of campaign material for the April 15 civic poll ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Delhi observes Good Friday with fasting and prayers
April 6th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Delhi observed Good Friday with fasts and day-long prayers to mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.The day started with fasting which will end Sunday when ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
15 child workers rescued in Delhi (Lead)
April 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Fifteen minors who were being taken to Ludhiana in Punjab as child labour were rescued Thursday from the Old Delhi Railway Station and five people, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
15 child workers rescued in Delhi
April 5th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Fifteen minors who were being taken to Ludhiana in Punjab as child labour were rescued Thursday from the Old Delhi Railway Station and five accused, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Policeman killed in road accident
March 30th, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A 43-year-old Delhi Police head constable, returning home after duty, was killed after his motorbike was hit by a vehicle in east Delhi, police said ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
20 Indian geeks to flag innovations at EmTech
March 26th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 26 (IANS) About 20 Indian whiz kids will showcase their innovations in diverse fields, including a special shoe for the visually impaired, at the fourth Emerging Technologies (EmTech) ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
One killed, another injured in east Delhi accident
March 12th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) A 38-year-old Delhi businessman was killed while his brother-in-law was injured after the motorcyle on which they were travelling was hit from behind by a ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
In house of memories, meet the nowhere women (Feature) (March 8 is International Women’s Day)
March 8th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Bordered by barbed wires and huge iron gates, a dilapidated amphitheatre in old Delhi's Kabir Basti is home to over 30 mentally ill women who ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Woman, Ugandan arrested for drug trafficking
March 1st, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man from Uganda were arrested for drug trafficking in two incidents here, police said Wednesday. Drugs worth Rs.44 lakh ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |