Breaking from the traditional boundaries of choir music, the Shillong Chamber Orchestra (SCO), a young group of choir musicians from Shillong, Meghalaya, are in the city to perform the world’s first p

Delhi, considered one of the buzzing hubs for cultural activities in the country, will finally see a jazz music festival on a grand scale with some of the best talents playing to the gallery.

An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shook North India on Monday. It had its epicentre in the Indo-Nepal border. No loss of life or property was reported. There were no aftershocks.

Corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, who deposed before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, remained “evasive” on queries put to her by committee members, including PAC chairman Murli Manohar Joshi. The PAC is looking into the CAG report on irregularities in allocation of 2G spectrum licences.

Sachin Tendulkar on Monday paid tribute to the leadership skills of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, calling the World Cup-winning captain the best he had played under in close to 22 years of international cricket.

The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council took up the controversial Jan Lok Pal Bill and heard civil society concerns amid a threat by social activist Anna Hazare to go on a fast-unto-death.

Despite the Centre placing on record a letter by the department of personnel and training to the CBI director about its willingness to hand over the case of the mysterious death of Sadiq Batcha, a close aide of former communications minister A. Raja, to the agency, the Supreme Court on Monday set a deadline of three days for the government to issue a formal notification to this effect.

A violent clash erupted outside the NDMC community hall near Khan Market on Sunday evening in which five persons, including two women, suffered injuries and a number of vehicles were damaged.

The Delhi high court on Monday reserved its order on the anticipatory bail plea of cricketer Jacob Martin, who had also played for India, in a human trafficking case, saying “his past record does not inspire confidence.”

The Delhi Cabinet on Monday discussed on formulating a policy on removal, relocation or regularisation of unauthorised structures like temples, mosques or any other religious building following the direction of the Supreme Court to all states to file a status report. Delhi has about 238 numbers of such structures on the public land.