Senior Congress leader C K JafferSharief, who has resigned from the party, arrived here on Saturday for a meeting with party chief Sonia Gandhi but remained non-committal on the future course of action.
Sharief, a six time MP who was humbled in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, said he could not predict the outcome of […]
Probing a human trafficking scam involving suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Babubhai Katara, Delhi Police Monday brought one more travel agent from Hyderabad to the capital for further investigations.
Mohammed Shamim, 36, was brought here in the morning on transit remand by sleuths of the crime branch.
Shamim was arrested in Hyderabad July 5 for his […]
Threatened by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP chief Mayawati’s rising influence, the Congress high command is playing the Dalit-Brahmin card in Haryana to checkmate her popularity in the state.
For once, the claim of the predominant Jat community in Haryana was overlooked in the organisational change effected by the AICC on Friday.
Instead, Dalit leader […]
Gurgaon Police on Monday said the modus operandi in all eight burglaries over the weekend in Gurgaon was the same, though they haven’t been able to make any arrests.
While seven burglaries were committed in Suncity, located on Golf Course Road and one in Sector 10, a robbery was reported from Malibu Town.
Barring the […]
The woes of thousands of bus commuters continued in the capital today, even after more than a week of Delhi Government’s directive to the Bluelines to get safety cirtificates to ply on the roads.
Of a total fleet of 4,600 Bluelines, only 2,900 were plying on the roads along with 2,500 DTC buses today, leaving […]
The National Capital Region planning board has sanctioned 38 schemes costing Rs 31.22 crore pertaining to the water supply and sanitation department for the districts falling in the jurisdiction of NCR in Haryana.
This was revealed at a meeting presided over by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda which discussed the funding of water supply […]
Two persons alleged to be heading a Manipur-based militant outfit involved in several extortion and murder cases were arrested from northwest Delhi’s Azadpur on Wednesday.
“The two belong to the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and were in Delhi to escape the wrath of other insurgent groups,” said Alok Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell.
The KCP […]
The SGPC has been urged to follow in the footsteps of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee with regard to the enforcement of the simple Sikh marriage code. The Delhi committee has come out with a code asking Sikhs to avoid ostentation and the vulgar display of wealth at weddings.
It has opposed the evil of […]
Asian Paints Ltd, India’s largest paints maker, said on Monday its board approved setting up a manufacturing plant in north India, to keep pace with future demand.
The company said it would be its largest plant, but did not disclose the size or the investment involved in the project in Rohtak, Haryana. “We expect we […]
With a huge debate raging on introduction of sex education in schools, the Delhi government has made its stand clear on the issue.
Delhi’s adolescence education programme will not be part of daily classes but will be included in SUPW.
The programme is a watered down version of the national tool kit, which is approved for all […]