The manager of Amici Cafe, located in New Delhi’s Khan Market, was killed when a Ford car driven by a commercial pilot working with a leading flight operator ran over him on Subhramanyam Bharti Marg on Tuesday afternoon.

Differences between finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar cropped up over the handling of onion prices at the meeting called by PM Manmohan Singh on food inflation.

A clean image and professional calibre could be the main criteria for induction into the Union Cabinet, which could be reshuffled any time after Makar Sankranti on January 14.

The 44 deemed universities ordered to be closed by HRD minister Kapil Sibal in his zeal to cleanse the higher education system got a new lease of life on Wednesday with the Centre finally taking a virtual about turn on the issue and informing the top court that these institutions would be given a fresh opportunity to verify their infrastructure and faculty facilities.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the proceedings on former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran’s petition in the palmolein oil import scam case after his death, paving the way for commencement of trial proceedings against other co-accused, including Chief Vigilance Commissioner P.J. Thomas.

Delhiites woke up to a shallow foggy morning on Tuesday that made for a clear sunny day. The chilly winds didn’t blow, giving Delhiites much relief from the biting cold.
Flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport remained normal. However, some trains were running late.

A 25-year-old youth was found hanging in a park in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar on Tuesday morning with the police suspecting it to be a case of suicide.
The police said the deceased, identified as Varun Mishra, who worked with a multinational company as an executive, was found hanging from a tree in Supreme park in

A fire broke out in the central dome of the Ambedkar Park in Noida, an ambitious project for Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, on Tuesday afternoon. Nobody was injured in the incident and the blaze was doused in about two hours.

The Delhi high court on Tuesday dismissed the contempt plea filed by an NGO against the Delhi government for taking no action against some private schools for their alleged failure to comply with its earlier order fixing 4 years as the entry age of a child for admission in pre-primary class.

The MCD on Tuesday favoured construction of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) corridors saying it would help in streamlining public transport in the capital. The municipal commissioner’s budget proposal for the financial year 2011-12 had mentioned detailed technical feasibility tests for at least 17 corridors. The MCD also proposes to