Tag: Delhi

Syed Ali Geelani’s flat seized in Delhi

SRINAGAR: The Indian income tax department has seized the residential flat of All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani, in New Delhi on the...

Women boxers wear masks, scarves to beat smog at world championship...

NEW DELHI: Women boxers training for a world championship starting in the Indian capital this week are wearing surgical masks, scarves, and even T-shirts...

Pilot ‘mistakenly’ triggers hijack scare on Kandahar-bound plane at Delhi airport

NEW DELHI: A hijack scare on a Kandahar-bound flight sent security officials at the Delhi international airport into tizzy on Saturday after the pilot "mistakenly"...

Indian court upholds death for 2012 Delhi gang rape convicts

  NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death penalty for three men convicted in the gang rape of a young woman in...

Delhi’s summer of discontent: anger, killings over water

NEW DELHI: Through the long summer months in Delhi, tens of thousands of people have cut back on daily showers and laundry because of...

8-month-old battling for life after being raped by cousin in Delhi

DELHI: An eight-month-old Indian girl was on Tuesday recovering in hospital after she was raped at her home in Delhi, the latest such case...

Delhi denies visas to Pakistanis while Islamabad frees 145 Indian fishermen

ISLAMABAD: India rejected issuing visas to Pakistani pilgrims who were to visit Delhi to participate in the Urs celebrations of a revered Sufi saint while Islamabad...

Delhi rolls out ‘anti-smog’ mist cannon in trial run

  India on Wednesday unveiled a new weapon against air pollution — an “anti-smog gun” which authorities hope will clear the skies above New Delhi...

All-female police squad set to tackle violence against women in Delhi

NEW DELHI: An all-female police motorbike squad is set to take to Delhi’s streets next month, a senior police official said, as reports of...

Muslim woman denied job in Delhi because she ‘wears hijab’

Islamophobia's latest victim is a 27-year-old woman from Patna who was refused a job in Delhi because apparently, she is a Muslim and 'wears...

Delhi smog is shortening lives, say doctors

In the emergency ward of a Delhi hospital, men and women gasp for breath as they wait to be treated for symptoms triggered by...

India’s rape survivors say ‘two-finger test’ violates women’s right to privacy

MUMBAI: Five years after a fatal Delhi bus rape, more Indian women are reporting attacks but are often humiliated by police and medics or intimidated...

Pathankot attack probe: Pakistan JIT meets NIA officials in Delhi

Pakistan Joint Investigation Team met officials at the National Investigation Agency as they probed the Pathankot Airbase Attack on Wednesday. During their visit to the...

Delhi confirmed as World T20 semi-final venue

Delhi will host the first semi-final of the World T20 on March 30, as originally scheduled. Strong doubts had surfaced about the venue over...

Girl raped and set on fire near Delhi

  A 15-year-old girl was hospitalised in critical condition after she was allegedly raped and set on fire near Delhi on Monday, reported Indian media. The...

Girl set ablaze after rape in India

A 15-year-old girl was hospitalised in critical condition after she was allegedly raped and set on fire on Monday. The girl's parents heard her...

Delhi wants ‘respectful’ ties with Islamabad: Mukherjee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants a “mutually respectful relationship” with Pakistan, his government’s policy paper said the other day. The policy paper was read out...