LG orders paid break for workers amid 50 deg C heat, calls Kejri insensitive

With Delhi sizzling under an intense heatwave, Lt Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday directed that a paid break from noon to 3 pm be given to labourers, along with water and coconut milk at......

Pak Hindu refugees living besides Yamuna get demolition notice

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has issued notices to Hindu refugees from Pakistan who live near Gurudwara Majnu Ka Tilla in the Yamuna floodplain area asking them to vacate the place, locals......

'Leading from front': First Lady Savita Kovind stitches face masks

Joining the fight to stem the rise of COVID-19 infections in the country, First Lady Savita Kovind stitched face masks at Shakti Haat in the President’s Estate. IMAGE: First Lady Savita......

'Leading from front': First Lady stitches face masks

Joining the fight to stem the rise of COVID-19 infections in the country, First Lady Savita Kovind stitched face masks at Shakti Haat in the President’s Estate. IMAGE: First Lady Savita......

'The crisis we are facing now is lack of demand'

'There is lack of demand because people have no jobs, and no income.' 'Lakhs of people have lost their jobs and they have no income which has led to no demand in the market.' IMAGE: A salesman......

Hoardings' revenue in Delhi to cross Rs 150 cr

The outdoor media in Delhi is back. Between 1997, when hoardings were banned in the city, and now, the billboard prices have shot up by about 500 per cent. And as advertisers vie for space on bus......

The real surprise in Delhi's Master Plan 2021

A new New Delhi is in the making, inspired as much by Manhattan as by Vancouver. The Master Plan 2021 for the capital is ready but doesn't seem to have too many takers. Will it spoil our city?......

Lalu's Rail Budget speech

Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav made the following speech while presenting the Railway Budget for 2004-2005 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 6, 2004)."Mr Speaker Sir,I rise to present the......