Man held for faking accidents to extort money
The southeast Delhi police has arrested a “super conman” who used to extort money from innocent commuters by pretending that their vehicles had run over him and threatened to take legal action against them. The police said the most
Withdraw FDI in retail, says Gupta
The Delhi BJP has boosted support to retailers in its opposition to the decision of 51 per cent FDI in Indian retail market. The Delhi BJP and thousands of traders staged a dharna at Jantar Mantar on Monday demanding that the Central government withdraw the decision on the FDI.
100% pay hike for MLAs, ministers from this month
The wait for the good news ends for Delhi ministers and MLAs. Finally, they will receive their 100 per cent hiked salary from this month.
Hazare to fast on Dec. 11 at Jantar Mantar
In an attempt to put pressure on the government, Anna Hazare is planning to hold a day-long fast here on December 11 if he is not satisfied with the final shape of the draft Lokpal Bill, now being examined by a parliamentary standing committee headed by Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi.
Nod to water supply privatisation
Following the success of privatisation of power distribution in the city, the Delhi government on Monday initiated the privatisation of distribution of water.
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit in a board meeting of Delhi Jal Board (DJB)
Rahul exhorts youth: Go fight poverty, corruption
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, noting that corruption had virtually seeped into the nation’s political system, on Monday declared his party would show “zero-tolerance” towards it.
Youth killed in trivial row at eatery, 2 held
An altercation over a petty issue at a roadside eatery resulted in the death of a 27-year-old B.Tech. from West Bengal while his friend was critically injured in south Delhi’s Govindpuri area early on Monday.
China snubbed over Dalai event
It was outrage caused by Beijing’s demands that New Delhi force the cancellation of a four-day Buddhist religious congregation beginning here Sunday, where the Dalai Lama is scheduled to speak, that prompted India to call off talks with China on the setting up of a joint boundary mechanism.
Rahul to partymen: attack maya, mulayam
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday wrapped up his five-day tour of UP and firmly set the agenda for the party’s poll campaign for the upcoming state Assembly elections.