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Weddings back with a bang in 2022; they cost 33% more than in 2021

Delhi topped the list of the top 3 cities that hosted the maximum number of weddings, with Bangalore and Mumbai following

Delhi traffic police issues advisory in view of R-Day parade rehearsals

The traffic advisory suggested routes to be taken for commuting from north to south Delhi and vice versa

Delhi records eighth cold wave day in Jan; most in 1 month in past 12 yrs

Delhi logged its eighth cold wave day in January on Wednesday, the most in the month in at least 12 years, according to data available on the India Meteorological Department website. The Sadarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 2.6 degrees Celsius. It was 2.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and 1.4 degrees on Monday. Delhi saw seven cold wave days in January 2020, while it did not record any such day last year. The city recorded an intense coldwave spell from January 5 to 9, the second longest in the month in a decade, according to IMD data. It has also logged over 50 hours of dense fog this month so far, the most since 2019. The Met office said coldwave conditions would abate from Thursday-Friday under the influence of two western disturbances that are likely to affect the region in quick succession. When a western disturbance -- a weather system characterised by warm moist winds from the Middle East -- approaches a region, the wind ..

Union Cabinet to meet today; discussion on political resolution likely

According to the report, the attendees will also discussed a nine-point political resolution moved by Kiren Rijiju

Cold wave in Delhi; Rain with wind, hailstorm to lash city next week: IMD

Light to moderate rain and a hailstorm with winds gusting up to 50 kms per hour are predicted to lash northwest India, including Delhi, next week, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday

Tough to accept that federalism not relevant to UT: SC on Delhi-Centre row

SC observed orally it was difficult to accept the Centre's submission that federalism does not apply to a union territory as even panchayats' are an example for decentralisation of power

Delhi govt approves projects worth Rs 17 cr to strengthen important roads

The Delhi government on Tuesday approved three projects worth Rs 17.79 crore to beautify and strengthen some important stretches in the national capital and to reduce waterlogging during monsoon

Kanjhawala accident: Murder charges slapped against four, says official

The Delhi Police has slapped murder charges against four of the accused in the Kanjhawala accident case in which a woman was killed after being dragged by a car, officials said on Tuesday

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Hunt on to trace man who posed as UAE official, fled hotel without paying

Police are on the lookout for a man who stayed at a Delhi 5-star hotel for 4 months by posing as a senior functionary of the UAE royal family and fled without paying bills worth more than Rs 23 lakh

LG not my headmaster, people have elected me CM, says Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday alleged that Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena suffers from a "feudal mindset" and does not want good education for poor children in the city. Addressing the Delhi Assembly on the issue of the LG's alleged interference in his government's work, Kejriwal said, "Not even my teachers checked my homework as the LG scrutinises my files." "The LG is not my headmaster. People have elected me as chief minister," he said. Kejriwal further claimed the LG told him during a meeting that the BJP won 104 seats in the MCD polls because of him and that the saffron party would win all the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi in the next general elections. The chief minister alleged that the LG "suffered from a feudal mindset and doesn't want that the poor children in Delhi get good education". "Who is LG, where has he come from? He is sitting on our heads. Will he decide where we should send our children to study? Our country is lagging because of such people

Terror plot busted in Delhi ahead of R-Day, police hunt for 4 more suspects

Ahead of Republic Day, Delhi Police is hunting for four other terror suspects, besides the two who were arrested last week from the Jahangirpuri area in the national capital, sources said on Tuesday

CBI trying to frame me, seized computer to destroy documents: Sisodia

The data within a file is represented through the cryptographic algorithm as a value known as hash-value

AAP protests outside BJP office over Dhaula Kuan slum-demolition order

Aam Aadmi Party workers on Saturday staged a protest outside the Delhi BJP office, days after the city government directed its Public Works Department to immediately withdraw an order to demolish slums located near Dhaula Kuan. The PWD had on December 29 issued a notice asking slum dwellers in the Dhaula Kuan area to vacate the land within 15 days. AAP MLA Somnath Bharti asserted that his party won't let anybody's house get demolished. "What is wrong with BJP? Why are they acting against the people of Delhi?" Another MLA Aadil Ahmad said the party's agitation against the demolition order will be taken to the streets near Parliament as well. "It was in the BJP's manifesto that all slum dwellers will be given a house at the same place where slums are. But now, they are sending notices to demolish slums," he said. The Delhi government, in its notice directing the PWD to withdraw the demolition order, said it was "inhuman" to do so at the peak of winter and without making an alternate

Kanjhawala case: Delhi Police suspends 11 cops on duty in PCRs, at pickets

Police have arrested seven people in connection with the accident

Dense fog engulfs Delhi, six flights delayed due to low visibility

As many as six flights, scheduled to depart from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), were delayed due to dense fog, informed airport authority

Delhi drag case: MHA asks Police to suspend those on duty in PCRs, pickets

Disciplinary action will also be taken against the police personnel who were on duty on that night, the officials said

Delhi witnessing surge in respiratory problems due to cold wave: Experts

During winter, there are chances of getting respiratory, cardiac diseases because of inhaling chilly air full of smoke, said doctor

5-judge Constitution Bench starts hearing Delhi vs Centre power dispute

State list is like concurrent list for Delhi, observes CJI Chandrachud

Delhi LG grants prosecution sanction against Shehla Rashid over tweets

The L-G has granted the prosecution sanction under the relevant section 196 of CrPC 1973