HC refuses to stay new IT rules regulating digital news media

The Delhi High Court Monday refused to stay the new Information Technology rules which seek to regulate digital news media, saying it was not in agreement with the petitioners on passing such an order at this stage Foundation for Independent Journalism, The Wire, Quint Digital Media Ltd and Pravda Media Foundation, parent company of Alt […]

The battle intensifies: BJP, Congress demand Kejriwal’s resignation over ‘inflated’ oxygen requirement

The Delhi units of the BJP and the Congress hit out at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday and demanded his resignation over a Supreme Court-appointed audit panel report that said his government exaggerated its oxygen requirement during the second wave of COVID-19 Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, however, categorically denied the existence of such […]

Vaccination in Delhi: Special Cowin sessions for homeless people without identity cards

The Delhi government is aiming to vaccinate all homeless people living in night shelters in the national capital within a month through special camps, officials said on Friday The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) organised the first vaccination camp for homeless people at Yamuna Pushta Night Shelter near Nigam Bodh Ghat in association with […]

There’s no such report: Sisodia over claims that Delhi inflated oxygen need during Covid 2nd wave

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday denied existence of any report by the Supreme Court-appointed Oxygen Audit Committee about Delhi exaggerating its oxygen requirement by four times during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. At an online press briefing, he accused the BJP of lying about such a report. “There is no such […]

Show cause notice to liquor store in Delhi for flouting COVID-19 guidelines

The state excise department issued a show cause notice to a liquor store in the national capital for not maintaining social distancing norms amid COVID-19 pandemic, finding it fit to suspend the store’s L-6 license with immediate effect. L-6 licence is given to retail vendors of Indian liquor/beer and it is granted only to select […]

A stress-full migration 

Being the 97th most stressful city out of 100, Delhi no longer seems to be the residence of choice for students and young professionals Priyal, a 24-year-old living in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Gurgaon, started planning to leave for Canada in 2019. The pandemic halted her plans last year, but an inadequate healthcare […]

A city of birds: Delhi’s feathered friends find home in dilapidated wetlands   

Paradoxically, a populated and polluted Delhi supports a healthy diverse birdlife.  A study reveals Delhi’s ponds are the most biodiverse of any urban ponds anywhere in the world  Delhi supports a diverse birdlife that only one other city in the world can match—that’s Nairobi. It’s a bit of a puzzle, how come one of the […]

Monsoon likely to elude Delhi till end of June: IMD

Delhi is unlikely to receive monsoonal showers till the end of June and the maximum temperature in the city is predicted to hover around 40 degrees Celsius till then, according to the India Meteorological Department. On Wednesday morning, the national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the […]