Delhi

City and Union territory of India

Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. The NCT covers an area of 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi). According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. Delhi's urban agglomeration, which includes the satellite cities Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Noida in an area known as the National Capital Region (NCR), has an estimated population of over 28 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in India and the second-largest in the world.

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We waited for days for call to join operation, say rat-hole miners

The 'rat-hole' miners, summoned to the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, played a crucial role in manually clearing the last stretch to rescue the trapped workers...

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Centre extends tenure of Delhi chief secretary by 6 months after SC's nod

In a blow to the Delhi government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Centre to go ahead with its decision to grant a six-month extension to Delhi chief..

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Delhi excise policy case: Manish Sisodia moves Supreme Court over denial of bail

Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order denying him bail in the corruption and money..

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Railways to expand Gajraj system & Kavach to prevent elephant deaths & collisions

By March 2025, the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah railway routes, recognized as the two most bustling, will be fully integrated with the Kavach anti-train..

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Meet Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operation 'hero', Munna Qureshi, who came from Delhi to free 41 workers

Munna Qureshi, 29, is a rat-hole miner employed by a trenchless engineering services company in Delhi that cleans water and sewer systems.

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Plan to give Delhi chief secretary extra 6 months: Centre to Supreme court

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it intends to extend Delhi chief secretary Naresh Kumar's tenure by six months and as and when the occasion..

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Aces of spades: The men who went where machines couldn’t

After consecutive setbacks caused by the auger machine's failure, a team of 'rat-hole' miners from Rockwell, a Delhi-based private company, was deployed to..

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President Droupadi Murmu receives new voter ID card

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday received her new voter ID card from Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer P Krishnamurthy at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here...

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Five operatives of Canada-based terrorist Arsh Dalla arrested, hand grenades recovered: Delhi Police

Delhi Police arrests five operatives of designated terrorists Arshdeep Dalla, including Rajpreet Singh alias Bomb and Virender Singh alias Vimmy. They were..

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Delhi rains: Sixteen flights diverted due to bad weather in capital

Sixteen flights that were supposed to land in Delhi were diverted on Monday evening after heavy rains and lightning affected the operations in the Indira Gandhi..

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Transferred 3 days before retirement, employee pens strongly-worded letter to Railway Board

Senior engineer from Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur division of South East Central Railway (SECR) left shocked after being transferred to the Northern Railway (NR) zone..

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Vistara flight diverted to Lucknow amidst Delhi airport air traffic congestion

A Vistara flight from Kolkata to Delhi was diverted to Lucknow due to escalating air traffic congestion at the Delhi airport on Monday. The airline announced the..

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Delhi: Light rain lashes several parts of national capital, video surfaces

The rain brought respite to Delhiites fighting air pollution.

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Delhi air quality closer to 'severe' category, likely to improve in 2-3 days

The national capital has recorded 10 severe air quality days this November so far.

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American band talks fusing black and white music

Before their Mumbai and Delhi gigs, the Texas-bred/New York-based music collective Snarky Puppy discusses their musical mixtape, assembling a crew of 20..

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Errant officials punished, asked to serve disabled students for 5 days

The Court of the Chief Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities has punished officials responsible for a four-year delay in updating the category of a Mahanagar..

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Delhi BJP chief writes to lieutenant governor, central agencies flagging 'irregularities' in DJB's tendering process

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva has written to central probe agencies and Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, seeking an investigation into alleged..

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IMD update: Delhi records 10.4 degrees Celsius, light drizzle expected tonight

On Sunday, the nation's capital saw a high of 26.4 degrees Celsius and a low of 10.4 degrees Celsius-both slightly below the season's average.

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Delhi-NCR: Delhi's air quality improves, IMD predicts rainfall in next 24 hours

The air pollution in the National Capital continues to be in the 'very poor' category, with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recording of 393.

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26/11 Mumbai terror attack: Rajnath Singh, Arvind Kejriwal pay tributes to victims

Defence minister Rajnath Singh and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal paid tributes to the victims of the Mumbai terror attack on its 15th anniversary. Singh..

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In unique punishment for delay in updation of disability status, MTNL officers directed to serve students with disabilities for 5 days

The Court of the Chief Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities has punished officials responsible for a four-year delay in updating the category of a Mahanagar..

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Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Delhi court sentences life imprisonment to four convicts

Additional Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey while passing judgement in the case, directed that the sentence of the four accused will run consecutively.

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Congress flattened BJP's tyres in Telangana, will do it in Delhi also, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi claims Congress punctured BJP's tires in poll-bound Telangana and will do the same in Delhi. He reminds Chandrasekhar Rao that Congress built the..

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Delhi high court permits Subramanian Swamy to withdraw PIL seeking probe on Yes Bank's transfer of stress assets portfolio to JC Flowers

Former Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy withdraws his petition seeking constitution of an expert committee to examine the transfer of a Rs 48,000 crore..

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Vacation veto turns fatal: Wife punches man to death for not taking her to Dubai for birthday celebration

A man in Pune died after his wife punched him on the nose when he refused to take her to Dubai for her birthday celebration. The incident occurred in their..

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Woman punches husband to death for not taking her to Dubai for birthday celebration

A man in Pune died after his wife punched him on the nose when he refused to take her to Dubai for her birthday celebration. The incident occurred in their..

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BRS gave terrorists a free run, BJP won’t says Amit Shah

Terrorists garnered local patronage and operated with impunity in a part of Telangana right under the noses of police until the National Investigation Agency..

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Supreme Court to Delhi: Pick chief secretary in 1 hour from Centre’s list

With no sign of abatement of the turf war between the Centre and the Delhi government and a new front opening over the selection of the chief secretary of the..

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Air India to connect Delhi with Phuket

Air India will launch a non-stop service between Delhi and Phuket, Thailand's popular island destination, using an A320neo aircraft. The service, starting from..

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 6 days ago

Delhi's air quality 'severe' again; check AQI of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Faridabad

Delhi has been witnessing a gradual increase in AQI levels after a marginal improvement on Sunday. The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 401.

Credit: DNA - Published 6 days ago

Day after Lalu, Nitish too leaves for Delhi, sparks debate

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar travels to Delhi for routine eye check-up, triggering speculation due to timing of RJD chief Lalu Prasad's visit. Nitish's visit may..