Tag: New Delhi

New Delhi: The government has put on hold recruitment for teaching positions in universities and colleges pending a decision on the special leave petition it has filed against a court order curtailing reservation for SC/ST and OBCs, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said today. He said the government is committed to 50 per cent reservation to […]

New Delhi: The Delhi State Tobacco Control Cell seized illegal cigarettes worth Rs 8 to 10 lakh during an anti-tobacco operation in Naya Baans area of Chawari Bazar here, officials said today. The raid was conducted last late night and continued for nearly three hours, Additional Director (Health) S K Arora said. A huge number […]

New Delhi: Two persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the killing of an octogenarian woman, her three daughters and their security guard in Mansarovar Park area here in October, police said today. Seven people were involved in the killings and five of them were arrested yesterday. Two more accused, Nitin and Deepak, […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the BR Ambedkar International Centre here and said it would be an important place for research on social and economic issues. The prime minister also unveiled two statues of the Dalit icon at the centre in Janpath. Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot, […]

New Delhi: Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) will be conducting premier mass-cycling event on November 5 in the Capital. PCRA will organise ‘Saksham Pedal Delhi’ to promote cycling and create awareness among masses about conservation of petroleum products. The event will be conducted at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with the support of oil companies such […]

New York: Hoping that the UN would soon designate Masood Azhar as a terrorist, a top Indian diplomat has said that New Delhi will not sit idle till the Pakistan- based Jaish-e-Mohammed leader is brought to justice. India has identified Azhar as the mastermind of the Pathankot terror attack on January 2, 2016. It has […]

New Delhi: An Air India plane hit a truck carrying a ground cooling unit at the international airport here as it was taxiing towards a parking bay. There were 114 passengers onboard the Airbus 319. No one sustained any injuries in the incident, an airline source said. Around 9.45 pm yesterday, after Air India’s Vadodara […]

New Delhi: Heavy rains and overcast sky prevented Delhiites from viewing the lunar eclipse today. Several parts of the national capital experienced heavy rains and cloudy sky. The Nehru Planetarium here had decided to set up telescopes to help visitors observe the moon before the eclipse and the partial phases of the eclipse at the […]

New Delhi: How about visiting the Delhi Zoo and getting clicked in front of your favourite animal’s enclosure for a personalised postage stamp? Soon this may become a reality with the Department of Posts proposing to team up with the National Zoological Park to set up ‘My Stamp’ counter on the zoo premises. “We have […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today demanded exemption of handloom and handicraft products from the purview of GST. The demand was made by Odisha Finance Minister S B Behera at the GST Council meeting in New Delhi during the day, an official release here said. “GST should not be applicable on the products prepared by weavers and artisans […]

New Delhi: All seems not well with the country’s only full-fledged cadaveric bone bank. Lack of awareness and misconceptions about such donations have led to the facility remaining almost a non-starter even after 18 years of its inception. The dismal figures at the bone bank at the AIIMS say it all. The bank, which was […]

New Delhi: Putting out its admission timeline today, the Delhi University announced that online registrations for its 60 undergraduate programmes in 62 colleges with around 54,000 seats will take place between May 22 and June 12. Applicants choosing the following courses having 1,600 seats should take up entrance test – Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS), […]

Ballia (UP): A special puja for thanking the almighty was performed by residents of Nirbhaya’s native village here as the long awaited Supreme Court verdict came today upholding the death penalty for the four convicts. Locals in Medawar Kala, located on the border of Ballia and Ghazipur, 45 km from the district headquarters, say they […]

New Delhi: With the arrest of a man and his wife, police today claimed to have busted a network of alleged burglars who would work at houses as domestic helps and decamp with valuables. Police also recovered the stolen items including diamond jewelery and electrical appliances worth over Rs 80 lakh from the couple, who […]

New Delhi: Paintings capturing the best of flora and fauna of a village life in Odisha are part of an exhibition that aims to promote talented but unsung artists from the state. Titled “Hues Of Neelanchal”, the show which began today at Lalit Kala Akademi here, displays works of nine contemporary as well as folk […]