Services on Dwarka-Rajiv Chowk section hit due to technical glitch

Services on a major section of the busy Blue Line of the Delhi Metro were intermittently affected for nearly two hours on Friday due to a technical snag, officials said The Blue Line connects Dwarka in Delhi to Noida City Centre. The DMRC tweeted in the morning that there was a “Delay in service from […]

Another plea in HC for recognition of same sex marriages

Four more people belonging to the gay and lesbian community urged the Delhi High Court on Thursday to declare that marriages between any two persons irrespective of their sex be solemnised under the Special Marriage Act (SMA). The Delhi government in response to a similar petition filed earlier has said that there is no provision […]

Only half of those vaccinated in Delhi return for round 2

Confusion regarding the optimum gap between doses keeps health care workers away from follow up dose of Covishield and Covaxin It has been over a week since the second round of doses began for Covid vaccines, and Delhi has till February 24 seen just 25,110 come through. This is in fact just over half of […]

At 32.5 deg Celsius, Delhi records warmest February day in last 15 years

New Delhi on Wednesday recorded February’s warmest day in the last 15 years, with the maximum temperature settling at 32.5 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Delhiites woke up to a warm and humid morning with the humidity levels shooting up to 100 per cent and the minimum temperature settling at a […]

Delhi likely to ask people coming from 5 states to show negative Covid-19 test report: Officials

Amid a spike in Coronavirus infections in some states, the Delhi government is likely to ask travellers from five states, including Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab, to show negative Covid-19 test report before entering the national capital, officials said on Wednesday. They said an official order will be issued later in the day and it will […]

54,000 premature deaths in 2020: Capital pays for air pollution 

After the break brought on by the lockdown in 2020, Delhiites are back to breathing the usual toxins in the Capital’s air Many believe that the problem of air pollution, that peaks during the winter months, subsides with the arrival of warmer months. This may be the case with the smog, but even during the […]

Metro, buses in Delhi to run at current limited capacities for at least 2 more weeks

Public buses and metro trains in the national capital will run at their current limited capacities for at least two more weeks with the Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Monday deciding to maintain status quo on the number of passengers, sources said The decision was taken as states like Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and […]

BJP vs AAP to win a communal incitement

A week since the murder of Rinku Sharma, a game to claim Hindu sentiments is on. However, police continue to deny any religious hostilities existed A young boy, Rinku Sharma’s murder in Outer district of Delhi’s Mangolpuri has led to a steady stream of politicians to his doorstep and heavy deployment of police in the […]