On 31st October, there was a huge surge in the installation of set-top boxes in the metro cities, especially in Delhi. A total of 105,180 boxes were installed, out of which approximately 65,000 boxes were installed in Delhi alone.

The Delhi Metro, which was built with the assistance from Japanese government, has been awarded with this year’s Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Award for its contributions to the Indo-Japan ties.

“Health services for the poor should not be poor health services,” said President Pranab Mukherjee while addressing the 40th Convocation of All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He also said that there is a need to craft a high quality national health system that is used by the poor and the rich alike.

In an effort to encourage families of brain dead patients to donate organs of their loved ones, a city-based hospital has launched a campaign to create awareness on cadaver transplantation.

Adrenaline soared as kids displayed robotic feats at the finals of the Indian Robot Olympiad (IRO). Young scientific minds of 46 regional team winners clashed and over 15 teams qualified for the finals. The national winner was a Delhi team in senior high category, which comprised of Abhyuit Dev, Dhruv Kumar and Karan Khazanchi.

Duta’s indefinite relay hungerstrike continued on its second day with 11 teachers from various college participating in it. There has been no disruption of classes as teachers have either taken a casual leave or were joining in between classes.

“Early diagnose is the way to a better cure,” said Dr (Col) C.S. Pant, consultant radiologist, at an event organised by the Forum for Breast Cancer Protection here on Sunday.

Delhiites expressed anguish after the cooking gas price was hiked on Saturday by `11.42 per cylinder following the government’s decision to raise commission paid to LPG dealers.

Union urban development minister Kamal Nath said on Monday that the regularisation of unauthorised colonies in the capital is a “tribute” to bad planning, which could not check the proliferation of such colonies.

The NSUI swept the Delhi University Students Union (Dusu) polls, winning all three top posts of president, vice-president and secretary, leaving the destiny of joint secretary under recount after a tie. A tie has occurred for the first time in Dusu poll history.