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Govt renames old Delhi heritage body, okays civic infra upgrades

New Delhi, July 10 -- The Delhi government has officially renamed the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation (SRDC) - the body tasked with protecting and restoring the heritage of Old Delhi - as Indr... Read More


DDA warns of demolition, legal action against encroachers

New Delhi, July 10 -- The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Thursday warned people against unauthorised occupation or encroachment of its land, saying violators could face demolition of illegal str... Read More


Maternal grandparents link valid for SIR forms, says ECI

New Delhi, July 10 -- Following confusion over the rejection of voter enumeration forms due to identity verification through maternal grandparents, Delhi's chief electoral officer (CEO) on Thursday in... Read More


HC issues notice in plea challenging eviction

New Delhi, July 10 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday, as part of eviction proceedings concerning the 7.58-acre property at Sujan Singh Park in central Delhi, which includes the iconic Ambassador Hot... Read More


Govt mulls 7-seater electric vans for congested areas

New Delhi, July 10 -- The Delhi government is exploring a plan to introduce seven-seater electric vans, on the lines of the Gramin Sewa network, to improve last-mile connectivity options in areas wher... Read More


Govt school teacher critical after alleged suicide attempt

NEW DELHI, July 10 -- A 45-year-old government school mathematics teacher, who was also serving as a booth level officer (BLO) for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, allegedly attempted su... Read More


MCD to blacklist architect who cleared plan for two buildings that collapsed

New Delhi, July 10 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will soon initiate blacklisting proceedings against the architect or structural engineer who cleared the building plan of the twin housin... Read More


Man drowns in pool at school in Najafgarh

New Delhi, July 10 -- A 26-year-old man allegedly drowned in the swimming pool of a private school in southwest Delhi's Najafgarh while swimming with friends on Wednesday evening, police said on Thurs... Read More


Marcel Proust's envoy in Dilli

India, July 10 -- The Proust Questionnaire is a confessional parlour game immortalised by great Parisian writer Marcel Proust, who answered it twice at different stages of his life. His responses to t... Read More


Australian first nations ancestor skull brought to Chennai in 1935

Chennai, July 10 -- A skull of an Australian First Nations ancestor - the indigenous people of the country -will be repatriated from the Government Museum in Chennai to Australia as part of strengthen... Read More