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'rDushmani jam kar karo lekinr...': Bashir Badr, beloved voice of modern Urdu ghazal, dies at 91

India, May 29 -- Bashir Badr, the much-feted and beloved Urdu poet with an immense mass following, passed away on Thursday. He was 91 and ailing from dementia and other age-related issues. Born on Fe... Read More


Renowned Urdu poet Bashir Badr passes away at age of 91

New Delhi, May 29 -- Bashir Badr, the much-feted and beloved Urdu poet with an immense mass following, passed away on Thursday. He was 91 and ailing from dementia and other age-related issues. Born on... Read More


Two elderly women found dead at home in central delhi

New Delhi, May 29 -- Decomposed bodies of two elderly women were found at their house in central Delhi's New Rajinder Nagar on Thursday morning, police said, adding that they are yet to ascertain exac... Read More


Poet of the masses: 'Lively, cheerful soul-heart of every mehfil'

New Delhi, May 29 -- Bashir Badr, the much-feted and beloved Urdu poet with an immense mass following, passed away on Thursday. He was 91 and ailing from dementia and other age-related issues. Born on... Read More


BJP names MP Harsh Deep Malhotra as Delhi unit chief

New Delhi, May 29 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday appointed Union minister and east Delhi MP Harsh Deep Malhotra as the new president of its Delhi unit, replacing Virendra Sachdeva, w... Read More


Bard, who gave words to love, loss & life's everyday moorings, passes away

NEW Delhi, May 29 -- Bashir Badr, the much-feted and beloved Urdu poet with an immense mass following, passed away on Tuesday. He was 91 and ailing from dementia and other age-related issues. Badr was... Read More


Drain regulator proposed at Mungeshpur to prevent Yamuna water backflow during floods

India, May 29 -- The Delhi government's Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) department will construct a new drain regulator on the Mungeshpur drain in outer north Delhi as part of its monsoon measures... Read More


UTTIPEC approves walkability plan for the Purana Qila-Pragati Maidan-Delhi Zoo stretch

India, May 28 -- The Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning and Engineering) Centre (UTTIPEC), under the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), has approved a walkability plan for the... Read More


IMD forecasts rain, storm for Delhi from Thursday

India, May 28 -- New Delhi Delhi might get some reprieve from the ongoing heatwave conditions from Thursday evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, as it forecasted thunderstorms, du... Read More


DDA identifies over 3K vacant spaces for parking lots in Delhi

India, May 28 -- The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will identify over 3,000 vacant land parcels in the next year to develop surface parking facilities across the city, officials said on Wednesday ... Read More