New Delhi News

Woman dies after falling from sixth floor

A 40-year-old woman died in southwest Delhi Tuesday when she accidentally fell from the sixth floor of an apartment she was working in as a domestic help.12:02 AM on December 09

Court bars ICL from suing BCCI in UK courts

The Delhi High Court Tuesday barred the Indian Cricket League (ICL) from filing a suit against the Indian Cricket Board in courts in the United Kingdom.12:01 AM on December 09

India gets $128.5 mn grant for AIDS, TB, malaria eradication

International aid agency Global Fund Tuesday announced a $128.5 million grant for India to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.12:00 AM on December 09

India, Sudan ink deal on expanding energy ties

India and Sudan signed an agreement on expanding ties in the oil and gas sector on the last day of a two-day India-Africa Hydrocarbon conference Tuesday.12:00 AM on December 09

OVL signs deal with Russian firm in oil and gas sector

ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has entered into an agreement with Russian group Sistema for cooperation in exploration and studying oil and gas assets in Russia and third countries.12:00 AM on December 09

Temperature falls in Delhi

The national capital Tuesday experienced winter chill with both minimum and maximum temperatures dropping below normal. The weatherman has predicted mist Wednesday morning.10:07 PM on December 08

VRS scheme for Airports Authority employees approved

The government Tuesday said it has approved a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) proposal for Airports Authority of India (AAI) employees working in the Delhi and Mumbai airports.10:07 PM on December 08

Delhi body to aid industries

The Delhi government has set up a Business Facilitation Council to facilitate entrepreneurs to obtain clearances from various departments to set up enterprises in a time bound manner.10:06 PM on December 08

One convicted in 2005 Dhaula Kuan gangrape

Four years after the brutal gang rape of a Delhi University student in a moving car near Dhaula Kuan, a Delhi court Tuesday convicted one of the offenders.10:06 PM on December 08

Police pulled up for 'insensitivity' to rickshaw pullers

The Delhi High Court Tuesday pulled up Delhi Police for being 'insensitive' towards rickshaw pullers in a bid to make the capital a 'world class city'.10:06 PM on December 08

Five held for double murder in Delhi

Five men have been arrested here for allegedly beating two men to death when they objected to their drinking alcohol in public, police said Tuesday.10:05 PM on December 08

BJP dismisses Liberhan report; Congress blames RSS

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday termed the Liberhan Commission report 'perverse, baseless and ill-founded', while the Congress blamed its political opponents for playing 'divisive politics' and accused them of making false promises to protect the Babri mosque.10:05 PM on December 08

Goel charges Kalmadi and amp; Co with corruption

A day after being expelled from the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC), parliamentarian Vijay Goel accused the CGOC of being involved in corruption and slammed chairman Suresh Kalmadi for mishandling its management.10:04 PM on December 08

BJP fully responsible for Babri mosque demolition: Chidambaram

Amid acrimony in the Lok Sabha, Home Minister P. Chidambaram held the Sangh Parivar responsible for the demolition of the Babri mosque in 1992 and dismissed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj's contention that there was no conspiracy behind the incident.10:04 PM on December 08

Government to earn $2 bn as royalty from K-G basin

The government will earn a royalty of $2 billion from the sale of gas from D6 block in the Krishna Godavari basin, being operated by the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries.10:04 PM on December 08