Unexpected downpour and the first working day after an extended weekend failed to dampen the spirits of a surging crowd at the Ramlila Maidan, the ground zero of the ongoing stand off between Team Anna and the government over the Jan Lokpal Bill.

Following the Anna Hazare’s protest in Tihar Jail, around one thousand supporters joined him in front of the jail.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh unfurled the National Flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort amid incessant rains on Monday. Schoolchildren braved the rains as they took part in the celebrations.

The unscheduled arrival of social activist Anna Hazare at Rajghat on Monday evening brought hundreds of supporters sending the police into tizzy. Even tourists, including foreigners, thronged to witness the spectacle, as Mr Hazare sat just in front of the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi.

Countdown for the semi-open jail facility has begun for the inmates of Tihar, Asia’s largest jail.

The controversial dementia claim by sacked CWG organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi appears to be spreading among top corporate figures jailed over alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum scam in a bid to seek medical treatment outside Tihar Jail. Many of the accused in the 2G

To its utter shock, the MCD discovered a property in Karol Bagh area has been converted in a shopping complex.

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit has asked the Delhi police commissioner B.K. Gupta to ensure the safety of women in the city. On being asked about the incident of kidnapping of a girl on Saturday night in the city, Ms Dikshit slammed the Delhi police on their data, which shows decline in crime.

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit has asked the Delhi police commissioner B.K. Gupta to ensure the safety of women in the city. On being asked about the incident of kidnapping of a girl on Saturday night in the city, Ms Dikshit slammed the Delhi police on their data, which shows decline in crime.

It seems the Tihar administration didn’t learn any lesson from the recent incident of undue hospitality to Suresh Kalmadi in which a superintendent was transferred when he was caught sipping tea with Kalmadi in his room. Later, four more employees were suspended when a special judge found special treatment being meted out to the VIPs during a surprise visit.