Parliamentary panel supports financial autonomy for AAI
Aiming to speed up airport modernisation projects, a Parliamentary committee has made a strong pitch for grant of financial autonomy to Airports Authority of India (AAI) and allowing it to raise funds
Reservation for men? St Stephen's teachers are incensed
An unusual proposal to reserve 40 per cent of the seats for male students was introduced at the staff meeting of the St Stephen's college on Friday, but was met with vehement disapproval from the teac
Man attempts suicide at Metro station
A 55-year-old man on Saturday attempted suicide by jumping in front of a Delhi Metro train at the INA station here, officials said, in the third such incident in three days.
"The man jumped from the
Delhi land scam: Court to frame charges against 10 persons
A Special CBI court has decided to frame charges against 10 persons accused in the multi-crore land scam saying the evidence prima facie show they were involved in fictitious allotments to slum dwelle
Constable's body found in water tank
A 22-year-old constable was on Thursday found dead in a water tank in the Delhi Police's 7th battalion camp, but investigators ruled out any foul play as there were no external injuries on his body.
SP leader says his party prefers a Muslim for President post
A Samajwadi Party leader on Tuesday said his party was in favour of a Muslim candidate occupying the post of the President but maintained that it was against 'communalising' the elections for the cons
Fight over using toilet first lands two youths in 5 yr jail
A fight over using a public toilet first has landed two youths for five years in jail with a Delhi court holding them guilty of trying to kill their neighbour.
Besides sentencing city residents Shek
Eight new hospitals to come up in Delhi
The Delhi government will construct eight new hospitals in various parts of the national capital including rural areas where people face difficulties in availing health facilities in government hospit
New Delhi to host ADB board meet in 2013
Delhi will host the 46th annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in May 2013, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while releasing the logo of the event in the n
Railways launches satellite-based system to monitor train movement
All trains, including Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto, will be monitored by a satellite-based navigation system by next year as part of the Railways' effort to provide accuracy about their movement.