New Delhi

Vande Mataram, Banda Bahadur: Dyal Singh College's long and uneasy battle over a name change

January 14, 2026 10:26 am

The proposed renaming, after Banda Singh Bahadur, was announced by Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh in a speech last December.

Under Operation Gang Bust, 854 arrested in two days in Delhi

January 14, 2026 3:06 am

The operation, conducted from 8 pm on January 9 to 8 pm on January 11, aimed to dismantle criminal networks and deter any subversive or terror elements from disrupting the January 26 celebrations, police said.

China-linked international cybercrime ring busted in Delhi, 8 held

January 14, 2026 3:05 am

The racket has so far been linked to more than 600 cybercrime complaints across the country and suspicious transactions worth nearly Rs 15 crore, said police on Tuesday.

Delhi Cabinet clears carbon credit policy to monetise Capital's green projects

January 14, 2026 3:04 am

Further, Gupta said the move will not only promote environmental conservation, but the revenue generated will also be deposited into the Consolidated Fund of the State and utilised for public welfare schemes.

Three firing incidents within 3 hours in Delhi after drive against gangs ends

January 14, 2026 3:01 am

Unverified social media post says US-based members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang behind one of them

Complaint against Lok Nayak medical director, 4 other doctors over 'change' made in tender floated to hire nursing orderlies

January 14, 2026 2:59 am

Category of nursing orderlies was allegedly changed from unskilled to semi-skilled in the tender; ACB seeks files

Well-designed rainwater harvesting system, revival of tubewells: What study on New Delhi waterlogging hotspots recommends

January 14, 2026 3:03 am

Lodhi Garden area among high-risk zones

Turkman Gate violence: Delhi court reserves order on bail pleas of 5 accused

January 14, 2026 3:01 am

Defence counsel says accused arrested merely to set a deterrent example

45,000 water contamination complaints in Delhi: Govt links them to illegal plumber-installed house connections

January 14, 2026 10:54 am

DJB says steps underway to curb incidents of water contamination

2 workers killed, 3 injured as fire breaks out at scrap storage unit in Northwest Delhi

January 14, 2026 2:58 am

Preliminary inquiry revealed that all five, originally from Bihar’s Nalanda, had been living in tin sheds erected on the plot, police said. They collected scrap cardboards and cartons from nearby markets.

In Pictures: Dense fog envelops New Delhi on cold winter morning

December 31, 2025 12:18 pm

Dense fog shrouded parts of the city on a cold winter morning in New Delhi today, reducing visibility and affecting early-day movement across several areas

Protests at Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi over killing of hindu man in Bangladesh

December 23, 2025 3:33 pm

A major protest has erupted outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi in the wake of the brutal killing of a Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, by an Islamist mob in Bangladesh's Mymensingh last week

Delhi sees heaviest June rainfall in 88 years; 1 killed as roof collapses at IGI airport

June 28, 2024 10:17 pm

Heavy rain led to water-logging across the Capital, which in turn led to inundated roads and traffic snarls. Power outages were also reported in several residential areas.

G20 Summit: Foreign delegates arrive in Delhi for 2-day event

September 08, 2023 5:54 pm

Delhi is now decked up to welcome foreign delegates from participating nations, and restrictions are in place around the NDMC area. At Bharat Mandapam, the world leaders will come face-to-face with a magnificent statue of Nataraja, Lord Shiva in his cosmic dance, and at 27 feet, towering over the venue for the G20 Summit.

In Pictures: Waste-to-art sculptures of animals, birds to mark G20 summit

June 08, 2023 12:58 pm

A park in New Delhi's Chanakyapuri will commemorate the upcoming G20 summit by virtue of its art installations.

Exhibition portrayed the beauty of flora and fauna with a difference

April 05, 2023 4:04 pm

The solo show attempted to view the beauty of flora and fauna through the creative imagination of the artist with a difference.

CM Arvind Kejriwal visits Okhla landfill, says Delhi likely to be landfill free by 2024

March 04, 2023 11:53 am

Philanthropist and author Bill Gates delivers the fifth Ramnath Goenka Lecture

March 01, 2023 8:50 pm

In pictures: Glimpses of 'Jai Hind', a sound and light show at Red Fort

January 12, 2023 11:09 am

The Sound and Light Show was inaugurated by Home Minister of India Amit Shah at the Red Fort, Delhi on Tuesday.

In pictures: 'Radiance of Cosmic Consciousness' by artist Sonika Agarwal

January 05, 2023 4:52 pm

The artworks in the exhibition are symbolic of the sound and vibration of the energies of the cosmos.

How pollution killed over 1 lakh children in 2016: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

Over 1.25 lakh children in India below the age of five died in 2016 due to the impact of polluted air and almost one in five children who die from toxic air exposure across the world is from India, a new study by the World Health Organisation has sai

Police Commemoration Day: PM Modi inaugurates a museum, a sculpture and a wall of valour

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated and dedicated to the nation a refurbished national police memorial in New Delhi and a newly-built museum for the khaki-donning forces.

Pollution levels drop a bit in Delhi: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:18 pm

Some good news for the people of Delhi. A slew of measures taken by multiple agencies on the city’s air pollution problem seem to have actually produced a slight respite. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i

A foodie's guide to Jail Road

June 22, 2020 6:18 pm

Jail road was earlier known as the furniture market, but today it is largely associated for its food. Delhi Food Blogger shares his top 5 picks.

Hard Look: Rohingya refugee camps in New Delhi & Haryana are absolutely unlivable, their lives deprived of basic dignity

June 22, 2020 6:25 pm

The Indian Express visited four Rohingya refugee camps, two in New Delhi and two more in Haryana. Somya Lakhani tells the story of lives that are stripped of basic dignity.

India sends 44 tonnes of relief material to help Fiji

February 25, 2016 4:07 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): The Government of India (GoI) is sending relief material to help cyclone hit Fiji. Relief material, which is being airlifted from New Delhi and Chennai, is being sent to Fiji's capital Suva. The relief material includes basic food supplies, medicines, tents and kitchen sets. The relief material is being sent in consultation with Officiating Ambassador of India in the Fiji capital Suva. The island nation of Fiji was hit by category five Cyclone Winston, with wind speed 325 km/hr and waves up to 12m high. The cyclone has caused widespread damage to the housing stock and power disruption in the island nation.

Suresh Prabhu gears up to present Rail Budget 2016

February 25, 2016 5:55 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu gave final touches to the Rail Budget ahead of presenting it in the Parliament on Thursday.Taking about their expectations form the Budget, one of the passengers said the government should focus more on cleaner coaches and quality of food so that more people travel by trains.While another passenger said fares of daily passenger trains should be reduced and the safety of women passengers should be considered in the upcoming budget.

Patiala Court scuffle accused lawyer joins investigation

February 24, 2016 12:38 pm

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Lawyer Vikram Chauhan accused in the Patiala House Court scuffle reached Tilak Marg police station in the national capital on Wednesday to join the investigation. He said the allegations levelled on him are yet to be proved and he has full faith in the law. He also added that the media is trying to glorify the person who raised ‘anti-national’ slogans.

Residents irked as Delhi water crisis continues

February 24, 2016 5:40 am

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Water woes continued to haunt residents of New Delhi even after supply in many areas was restored a day after Jat protestors damaged a key water source of the national capital. Expressing disappointment, slum dweller Raju said people are facing water crisis as there is no fixed time of arrival of water tankers. Another slum dweller Rukma Devi said they sit on roads all day with utensils but there is no supply of water, adding that there is dearth of drinking water.

Urs of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya held in New Delhi

February 23, 2016 5:45 am

New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): The Urs of Nizamuddin Auliya, also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin , at 'Nizammudin Dargah' is one of the biggest religious fairs observed in New Delhi. It was the 712th Urs of Sufi Saint attended by thousands of devotees who come from different parts of the country to pay their respects to the noble soul, and seek his blessings. Hazrat Nizamuddin was a revered Sufi Saint who believed in drawing close to God through renunciation of the world and service to humanity. For him his love of God implied love for humanity and vision of the world was marked by a highly evolved sense of secularity and kindness. People offered silent prayers in memory of the Saint and paid obeisance to him. Later, religious Qawalli in the memory of the Saint was also offered to mark the occasion Qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional music which is performed mainly at Sufi Shrines or Dargah's throughout South Asia. It is one of the musical traditions that stretch back for more than 700 years.