Tag: New Delhi

New Delhi: Around 900 flights from the IGI airport in New Delhi are expected to be either cancelled or re-scheduled from January 18 to January 26, 2018 due to the Republic Day and its rehearsals, officials said. According to airport sources, landing and take-off will not be allowed from 10.35 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. during […]

New Delhi: Two months after conjoined twins from Odisha, Jaga and Kalia, were separated through a surgery at AIIMS, Director Randeep Guleria on Saturday said the twins will take another eight to nine months to get discharged as the vital reconstructive surgeries of their skull is yet to be done. Guleria said that while the […]

Kolkata: Ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Saturday said her rehabilitation has been completed and she will join the training camp at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on December 11 to prepare for next year’s Commonwealth Games. “My rehabilitation is complete and I started my training from 1st December. I will be joining […]

New Delhi: In a matter of medical negligence, doctors at a private hospital declared a baby dead here, along with his stillborn twin, and handed the bodies over to family members in a polythene bag. But before burial the baby was found alive. The shocking incident prompted Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain to order a […]

New Delhi: A 27-year-old man was beaten to death by his friend on Monday after a spat over a jacket, police said. The incident occurred in Anand Vihar inter-state bus terminal in east Delhi around 5 p.m. when Balbir, who was travelling, reached there with his friend Shankar, 29. “Shankar had come to drop Balbir […]

New Delhi: At least eight trains were cancelled and over 69 delayed due to fog in northern India on Monday. A Northern Railway official said, “Eight trains have been cancelled and over 69 delayed due to fog in several parts of northern India.” The official also said that it had to reschedule over 22 trains. […]

New Delhi: The high level of pollution in the national capital has made the organisers of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon to think of shifting the event to a new date. “There is a possibility to shift this event to a new window… we may organise the event earlier or later. We have the option […]

New Delhi: To tackle the congested roads during peak traffic hours in view to tackle the problems of the heavy traffic, the facility of “First Responder Bike Ambulance” will be introduced here soon, said an official statement on Thursday. As per reports, it will be available in three districts of Delhi from January next year. […]

New Delhi:The air quality in Delhi and NCR got more toxic on Monday with winds coming in from Punjab and Haryana where stubble burning continues unabated. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Technical University (DTU) in north Delhi, ITO in central Delhi, Anand Vihar in west Delhi and areas in Ghaziabad and […]

New Delhi: Veteran pacer Ashish Nehra could not have asked for a better send-off as India thrashed New Zealand by 53 runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Wednesday to bring up their maiden win against the Kiwis in T20 Internationals. India’s opening duo of Shikhar Dhawan (80 from 52 balls) and Rohit Sharma […]

London: Asserting that war was no more an option, two former spy chiefs of Pakistan and India have stressed on the urgent need for diplomatic talks and communications between Islamabad and New Delhi. Former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General, General (Retd) Ehsanul Haq, and former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief Amarjit Singh Dulat […]

New Delhi: A Mi-17 V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday killing five personnel onboard. The chopper crashed around 6 a.m. while it was on an Air Maintenance Mission, IAF sources said. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.

New Delhi: Regarded as one of the most prestigious and pioneering festivals in the national capital, the 16th edition of the Old World Theatre Festival (OWTF) is back in town. Being held at the Stein Auditorium and Amphitheatre of the India Habitat Centre, the theatre festival, which starts from October 6 and continues till 15, […]

New Delhi:The Chinese army did not invite Indian army for a ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) to mark China’s National Day this year, sources said. BPMs are held between India and China at five points – Daulat Beg Oldie in northern Ladakh, Kibithoo in Arunachal Pradesh, Chusul in Ladakh, Bum-La near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh […]

New Delhi: The slowdown in economic growth, the lack of jobs, a stimulus package to kickstart the economy and the next round of assembly polls are expected to dominate the BJP National Executive meeting here on Monday which will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah with the political and economic […]