Akbar Road signboard defaced over Maharana Pratap statue vandalism

A signboard of Akbar Road in Lutyens' Delhi was defaced on Thursday by individuals protesting against the alleged vandalism of Maharana Pratap's statue at Kashmiri Gate ISBT. IMAGE: Protestors......

Kejriwal launches scheme for priests, changes venue amid protests

Political battle over 'Pujari Granthi Samman Yojna' announced by Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal intensified on Tuesday, as he launched registration process for the scheme at a temple in......

'Lady Don' wanted in Delhi Burger King murder case held in UP

The Delhi police arrested a 19-year-old associate of gangster Himanshu Bhau in connection with the murder of a man at Burger King in Rajouri Garden area of west Delhi, an officer on Friday said.......

Birthday ride goes wrong, student killed in Delhi SUV accident

A 19-year-old Delhi University student died and his four friends were injured after their speeding SUV crashed into a guardrail, which pierced through the vehicle, near Rajghat in north Delhi early......

Accidents? Govt to spend Rs 11K crore for better roads

  Gadkari urged people to adhere to traffic rules and expressed hope that Parliament will soon pass the Road Transport and Safety Bill. Concerned over alarmingly high number of road accidents......

Govt plans to mop up Rs 6K cr from land auctions

Following the success of the Rs 40.5-billion (Rs 4,050 crore) Wadala land deal in central Mumbai, at least three government agencies are planning to sell plots worth at least Rs 60 billion (Rs......

Accountability is what India lacks the most

It may be overstating the obvious but things just cannot improve unless there is a sense of urgency to replace the most visible chalta hai attitude in India. In the name of democracy -the greatest......

Is the Delhi Metro a costly mistake?

The task set out for Ravinder Nath Joshi was not an easy one. As finance head of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, he had to shell out Rs 17 lakh (Rs 1.7 million) for every metre that the rail......