US President Barack Obama has always been a great admirer of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. However, when he comes to Delhi and in all likelihood pays a visit to his samadhi at Rajghat, it would be a simple function that would await him there. Those at the helm of the samadhi’s day-to-day affairs say that it would be difficult to do anything special for anybody as Mahatma Gandhi treated all as equal.

The Delhi high court and the entire bar on Tuesday bid farewell to two senior judges — Justice Aruna Suresh and Justice S.N. Aggarwal — who have been transferred by the Chief Justice of India H.S. Kapadia on public interest.

The DDA and the representatives of the Barcelona City Council of Spain on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) seeking cooperation in redevelopment of Shahjahanabad (Walled City and its extension). The MoU will also cover various aspects of urban planning, redevelopment of government and private properties, besides public squares.

The DDA on Tuesday approved a 30-year special maintenance fund for the new group housing pockets to be developed by it. It also approved change of use from residential to public/ semi-public university campus at Dheerpur residential scheme, Phase-I.

Was it a coincidence that the 18-year-old handicapped boy Karan-deep Singh Arora died after being left unattended by his parents who ended their lives on railway tracks in Sarita Vihar on Monday?

A Class 11 student of Somerville School in east Delhi jumped from the third floor on Tuesday afternoon after he was rebuked by his teachers for allegedly carrying a liquor bottle in his school bag.

A speeding Toyota Corolla car mowed down two unidentified men in Tilak Nagar area of west Delhi on Monday night. Police officials said the incident took place at around 12.30 am when the Corolla car, driven by a Delhi University first year student, identified as Ankit Arora, 19, was racing with another unidentified car. According to the police, Ankit, who runs his late father’s construction business, was returning home from his godown in Kirti Nagar.

Adding to its woes, remarks by senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, suggesting Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi was not required for campaigning in Bihar polls, has not gone down well among a section of party leaders.

Despite the Women’s Reservation Bill in limbo, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has decided to give 33 per cent reservation to women in the organisation after her re-election as the party president for the fourth time.

The Congress on Tuesday virtually projected its “leaders” in the election-going states by appointing Pradesh Congress Committee chiefs.
While former chief minister Amarinder Singh will rejuvenate the party in Punjab, the renomination of PCC presidents in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry is a clear message that they would play a role after the polls.