Dissatisfied by the quantum of hike in the salaries approved by the Cabinet, members from non-BJP opposition parties on Friday stalled proceedings in the Lok Sabha demanding that wages be raised to at

All agencies involved in the preparation of the Commonwealth Games were on Friday directed by a Group of Ministers to hand over the venues to the Organising Committee by August 31.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games tickets will be finally available in retail outlets across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) from Wednesday.

It’s time for iftar. Time for fasting and feasting and political networking under the shiny white shamianas on the sprawling lawns of Lutyens’ Delhi.
The BJP and the Trinamul Congress appear to have taken the lead in this year’s iftar politics. The first political iftar of the season was kicked off by BJP Muslim MP Shahnawaz Hussain and Union minister of state for tourism Sultan Ahmed of the Trinamul Congress.

The controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill roiled the political firmament once again with both Houses of Parliament facing repeated adjournments on Wednesday and the Left parties, along with the RJD and SP, accusing the Congress of striking a “deal” with the BJP. The parliamentary standing committee’s report on the bill was tabled among considerable din in both Houses on Wednesday.

A 23-year-old graduation student, who had allegedly injured three Delhi police personnel while trying to escape from their clutches after he was caught by them for allegedly jumping a red light four years ago, was directed by the Delhi high court to render social service with an NGO, Prayas, for a year.

The agencies in the capital just do not seem to be able to reach a situation where removal of construction debris can be taken up in the right earnest. With rains disrupting street-scaping work on the roads and some of the important projects still being finished, construction debris continue to lie around. So far, out of 23 Games sites, where construction debris still remains, the Delhi government and the civic agencies have so far cleaned up only 12 sites.

The capital cannot take even a slightly strong downpour with roads getting flooded with water, traffic getting affected and roads caving in, besides portions of buildings and trees falling in many places.

After going through a petition seeking directions to the Delhi government to take appropriate steps for preventing the adulteration of fruits, pulses and vegetables, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Mammohan of the Delhi high court issued notice to the Delhi government asking for the government’s response by September 29.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice of the Delhi high court Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan on Wednesday set up a three-member committee of lawyers to inspect the 56 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) schools where students are being taught under tents.