INDIA

PTI -May 17, 2022

DCW rescues 13-year-old girl being forced to work as domestic help

DCW rescues 13-year-old girl being forced to work as domestic help

The Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) on Monday rescued a 13-year-old orphan girl from a house in northwest Delhi's GTB Nagar who was being inhumanely treated and forced to work as a domestic help, it said in a statement.

PTI -May 17, 2022

Same-sex marriage: Centre opposes in Delhi HC plea for live streaming of proceedings

Same-sex marriage: Centre opposes in Delhi HC plea for live streaming of proceedings

A plea by LGBTQ couples seeking live streaming of proceedings in the Delhi High Court on a batch of petitions to recognise same-sex marriage under various laws has been opposed by the Centre, saying the matter is not of national importance.

PTI -May 16, 2022

Committee to select five prominent markets for redevelopment in Delhi

Committee to select five prominent markets for redevelopment in Delhi

 A committee formed by the Delhi government will select five prominent markets for redevelopment as per the announcement made by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Rozgar Budget for 2022-23, officials said on Monday.

PTI -May 14, 2022

Day after Mundka fire, relatives await information on missing loved ones

Day after Mundka fire, relatives await information on missing loved ones

A day after the massive fire at a four-storey building left at least 27 people dead and many missing, distraught relatives at the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital here were still looking for their loved ones.

PTI -May 14, 2022

26 dead as fire engulfs commercial building near Mundka metro station

26 dead as fire engulfs commercial building near Mundka metro station

A massive fire ripped through a three-storey commercial building near Mundka metro station in west Delhi Friday evening, leaving at least 26 dead and 12 injured, police said.

Patriot Bureau -May 13, 2022

Jamia Millia extends application deadline for UG, PG admissions to May 25

Jamia Millia extends application deadline for UG, PG admissions to May 25

Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on Friday extended the last date of submission of online application forms for all graduate and postgraduate courses till May 25. Earlier, May 13 was the last date for submission of the admission forms.

PTI -May 13, 2022

Take measures to save vultures: Delhi HC tells Centre

Take measures to save vultures: Delhi HC tells Centre

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre to examine a petition raising concerns over the decline in vulture population allegedly on account of the use of certain veterinary drugs, and asked it take measures to save the birds that are an important link in the food chain.

PTI -May 12, 2022

Air pollution: Delhi govt extends campaign against open burning till June 13

Air pollution: Delhi govt extends campaign against open burning till June 13

The Delhi government on Thursday extended its campaign to curb open burning of garbage to check air pollution till June 13.