Delhi News
What rubbish, it's money down the drain!
Rubbish is not rubbish, it's just money being thrown away, says Colin Drummond, an entrepreneur from Britain who made his millions managing waste and generating electricity out of it.
India tops world murder count
India has earned the dubious distinction of being the country where maximum number of murders takes place in the world, three times more than its neighbour Pakistan and double the figures in United States.
India pulls down global wheat prices
India’s massive procurement of wheat this year may not have reduced prices of wheat or atta (whole wheat flour) in the domestic market, but it has had another impact: with India declaring it is not going to import wheat, international prices have ...
CBI takes over probe into Aarushi murder, 3 senior police officials shifted
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) began its probe into the Noida double murders on Sunday by questioning Aarushi Talwar’s mother.
Girl shoots self over marriage refusal in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Apparently upset with her parents for having objected to her relationship with her boyfriend, a Class XII student allegedly tried to kill herself with her father's licensed gun inside his car near Kondli in east Delhi on Saturday. The b...
HC refuses to interfere in Delhi Metro's elevated project
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to scrap the metro's elevated corridor project in south Delhi on the ground that it would cause noise pollution in residential areas.
Yusuf Pathan, Ojha new faces in ODI squad
All-rounder Yusuf Pathan and young left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha were on Friday rewarded for their good showing in the Indian Premier League [Images] as the selectors announced a young 15-member squad for the forthcoming tri-series in Bangladesh a...
NCR gangster killed in encounter
Hardcore criminal of the NCR region Jatan Sirohi was killed in a police encounter that ensued after criminals made an attempt to get him released while he was being taken to Bulandshahar jail.
Two killed as Gujjars, Rajasthan police clash
Two persons were killed and six others, including two policemen, injured in police firing and clashes during Gujjar protests in Rajasthan's Sawaimadhopur district.
Inflation at 8.1% for week ended May 17
The government's administrative and fiscal measures failed to have the desired effect on soaring prices as inflation for the week ended May 17 moved up sharply to 8.1 per cent.
Get helium from space
Balloon sellers, power plants, doctors, deep-sea divers, and astronauts depend on it. So crucial is the rare gas helium in a range of energy, science, and engineering applications.
'Tier 1 Indian cites to lose IT jobs to tier 2 cities'
In five years, 1.7 million jobs in Information Technology (IT) sector in India will move out of tier 1 cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, to tier 2 cities, Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Infopark's chief executive officer, said here.
Declaring that resources are not a constraint for Delhi government, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said the national capital was ready to take its place on the world stage with improved quality of life and better infrastructure. The governmen...
India TV neck-to-neck with Aaj Tak
Rajat Sharma's India TV has emerged as the undisputed joint Number One hindi news channel for yet another week.
8-year-old Indian American kid spells history
Sriram Hathwar, an 8-year-old Indian American boy, has become the youngest speller in the history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee even as he could not go too far in the popular contest.
Bring about lasting change for underprivileged children: CRY
Pointing out that millions of children in India are still denied their basic rights of survival in the midst of the country's 'unprecedented economic success', the American chapter of CRY (Child Rights and You) has given a call to reverse the situ...
A deadly infection under the microscope
Peering into a 'phase contrast' microscope is Dr Reena Tilak, a scientist at the entomology division of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC). She is patiently picking on each hair of a mite that has been magnified to resemble a deadly insect. D...
Destination Jamia
It started as a trickle and has eventually assumed the dimensions of an influx. With foreign students increasingly flocking to study at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), the university campus is now akin to a bowl of potpourri.
THE FINANCE Ministry and Reserve Bank have reservations on the computation of inflation data on a monthly basis and want continuation of the weekly system, a senior government official said on Thursday.
Fuel price hike 'inevitable', duty rejig to cushion impact
Sources said the Petroleum ministry sought Rs 10 a litre hike in petrol and Rs 5 per litre increase in diesel prices coupled with customs duty on crude cut to zero and that on petrol and diesel to 2.5 per cent. The Ministry has also sought excise ...