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FIR to be filed against pvt schools not admitting students under EWS quota

The SC/ST Welfare Committee of the Delhi Legislative Assembly has asked the education department to get FIRs registered against private schools refusing to admit EWS students

Planning to buy a house in Delhi? Check factors to consider, other details

What is the procedure to buy a house in Delhi? From home loan to location, here is a step-by-step guide on how to plan such an investment

Number wise: Hike in MLA salaries outstripped growth in common man's income

Delhi lawmakers just gave themselves a salary hike, joining counterparts in widening the gap with their voters' income

Delhi logs 520 new Covid-19 cases, one fatality; positivity rate at 3.44%

Delhi on Thursday recorded 520 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.44 per cent, while one more person succumbed to the viral disease, according to health department data. With this, Delhi's COVID-19 caseload climbs to 19,42,425 and its death toll to 26,289, it showed. The fresh infections came out of 15,114 COVID-19 tests conducted a day ago, according to the data. On Wednesday, Delhi recorded 490 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 3.16 per cent and three fatalities due to the disease. On Tuesday, the city recorded 400 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 2.92 per cent and one fatality. The city reported 280 cases of the disease with a positivity rate of 4.21 per cent on Monday. Of the 9,490 beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi hospitals, only 117 were occupied as on Thursday. Beds at Covid care centres and Covid health centres are lying vacant, the health department said in its bulletin. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi now stands at 1,935,

Fire breaks out in Paharganj hotel, 10 people rescued, no injuries reported

A fire broke out in the wee hours of Thursday in a room on the second floor of Roma Delux Hotel in Delhi's Paharganj

Delhi Police to visit homes of senior citizens in SW district every evening

Delhi Police's beat staff will visit homes of the elderly living alone in southwest district every evening and connect them with their children through phone or video calls

Delhi logs 490 new Covid cases, 3 deaths in a day; positivity rate at 3.16%

Delhi logged 490 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 3.16 per cent while three more people succumbed to the viral disease in a day, according to data shared by the health department here. The infection tally in the city has risen to 19,41,905 while the death toll has reached 26,288. The fresh infections were detected out of 15,495 COVID-19 tests conducted a day ago.

Gradual rise in avg daily riders for Delhi Metro over last 3 mths: Official

There has been a gradual rise in Delhi Metro's average daily ridership over the last three months with the reopening of schools and organisations operating in hybrid mode being top factors

MCD begins plantation drive, targets planting 85,000 saplings in 2022

In a special plantation drive of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi across all its 12 zones, the corporation targets to plant close to 85,000 saplings and 5 lakh shrubs and ornamental plants in 2022

Rains in Delhi give respite from sultry weather, cause traffic snarls

The maximum temperature on Tuesday settled at 33.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.

Decoded: Why do you feel hotter in Delhi than what thermometers show?

The high humidity has pushed up the levels of discomfort by several notches. Though, on the thermometers, the actual reading of temperature might not reflect the level of pain and trouble

Scotland Yard investigates man arrested for assault on Air India flight

The unnamed individual was taken to a west London police station last week and released under investigation.

Office leasing up after Covid waves, IT sector leads in occupancy: Reports

Bengaluru leads in lease transactions and it is followed by Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Chennai

"Shift blame to flawed Indian system": How Uber reacted to 2014 rape case

When an Uber cab driver raped a 25-year-old passenger in Delhi in 2014, the company's first response was to "shift blame to flawed Indian background checks"

Delhi: Rain gives respite from sultry weather, causes traffic snarls

Rain in the national capital on Tuesday morning brought down the mercury but caused traffic snarls and waterlogging in parts of the city

Delhi gets rains; downpour likely in Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan today

An off-shore trough at mean sea level runs from Gujarat coast to north Karnataka coast, the IMD said

Poor rain distribution: 5 Delhi districts report rainfall deficit

Five districts in Delhi have reported deficient rainfall this monsoon so far due to poor distribution of rains, according to India Meteorological Department data

AAP govt's Manish Sisodia inaugurates Shaheed Bhagat Singh Football Club

In a bid to promote sports in the national capital, the Kejriwal govt on Monday kicked off a football cup dedicated to Shaheed Bhagat Singh

Rajasthan's Neemrana town turning into a hub for Japanese industries

So far, more than 50 Japanese companies, including Daikin, Nissin Brake, Mytex Polymer and Nippon Pipe, among others, have invested over Rs 6,000 crore in the zone.

Nitin Gadkari says planning electric highway between Delhi, Mumbai

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the government is planning to construct an electric highway between Delhi and Mumbai. He also urged heavy vehicle owners to use alternative fuels like ethanol, methanol and green hydrogen in order to curb pollution. Addressing an event organised by the Hydraulic Trailer Owners Association, the road transport and highways minister said the government is constructing tunnels worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore. "Our planning is to make electric highway from Delhi to Mumbai. Just like trolleybus, you can run trolleytrucks also," he said, without providing more details. A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws power from overhead wires. An electric highway generally refers to a road which supplies power to vehicles travelling on it, including through overhead power lines. Gadkari further said his ministry has taken a decision to connect all districts by four-lane roads. Noting that pollution is a big concern, Gadkari said, "I request heavy vehicle ow