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Delhi HC asks Centre to respond to plea for live streaming of proceedings on same-sex marriage petitions
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre’s response on a plea seeking live streaming of proceedings on petitions to recognise same-sex marriages under the special, Hindu and foreign marriage laws. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh granted time to the Centre’s counsel to take instructions on the […]
Dengue cases over cross 8,200; more than 6,700 in November alone
Dengue cases in Delhi this season has jumped to over 8,200, with more than 6,700 of those being recorded in November alone, according to a civic report released on Monday On November 17, the city had recorded a total of 5,277 dengue cases, making it the highest number of cases of the vector-borne disease recorded […]
TV show to help school children pitch start-up ideas to investors launched by Delhi govt
The Delhi government on Sunday launched the ‘Business Blasters’ programme, a first-of-its-kind televised event that will give students of classes 11 and 12 of schools run by it an opportunity to present their start-up ideas to investors and obtain investment capital to take them to the next level. The show will include students’ business ideas, […]
Minimum temperature of Delhi settled at 10.3 degrees Celcius
The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 10.3 degrees Celsius on Monday morning, normal for this time of the year, the India Meteorological Department said. The relative humidity at 8.30 am stood at 69 per cent, it said. The maximum temperature will settle around 27 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature will settle around 27 […]
Unfavourable weather conditions drive up air pollution levels in Delhi
Air pollution levels in Delhi worsened on Friday morning due to unfavourable meteorological conditions — low temperature and slow wind speed — and the air quality index read 403 at 9 am, which falls in the severe category Low temperatures and slow surface winds allow accumulation of pollutants. The city’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) […]
Body of man found after fire breaks out in a garments’ factory of Geeta Colony
The body of a 40-year-old man was found in a garments factory after a fire broke out in Geeta Colony here on early Thursday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Sanju who hailed from a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahar district, they said. There was no visible burn injury on the victim”s body, […]
DU announces new cut-offs to fill up vacant seats
The Delhi University on Wednesday announced cut-offs for its second special drive to fill up vacant seats with the minimum required marks, seeing a steep decline in the range of two per cent to nine per cent at some colleges. Before this, the university had announced a cut-off under a special drive on November 13. […]
Delhi Court orders police investigation, asks if attempt made to shield five offenders of Delhi riots
A Delhi court has ordered the police to investigate whether a deliberate attempt was made to shield five men who were discharged in a February 2020 riots case due to the lack of sufficient evidence. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat discharged five men accused of allegedly being part of a riotous mob, looting a medical […]