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03 Jan

Delhi Police register sexual harassment case over ‘auction listing’ of Muslim women on app

editor0 CommentsIndiaDelhi, mumbai

A case has been registered by Cyber Police in Delhi following a complaint by a journalist, that photos of hundreds of Muslim women were uploaded on a group called 'Bulli Bai'. The journalist, who is one of the women named in the app, took to Twitter informing that her complaint has been registered and a case under IPC sections 153A (Promoting enmity on grounds of religion etc), 153B (Imputations prejudicial to national-integration), 354A & 509 for sexual harassment has been filed. The journalist has claimed that a group called 'Bulli Bai' was created like 'Sulli Deals' on GitHub, which would…

29 Dec

Delhi’s air quality still standing in the ‘Poor’ category with AQI at 286

editor0 CommentsBreaking News, Indiaair polution, Delhi, environment

As per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research,the air quality of Delhi stays in the 'poor' category, An AQI between 0 to 50 is considered as 'good', 51 to 100 as 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 as 'moderate', 201 and 300 as 'poor', 301 and 400 as 'very poor', and 401 and 500 as 'severe'. The air quality of Noida with AQI at 301 is in 'very poor' category and the air quality in Gurugram slipped down to the 'poor' category with AQI at 297. SAFAR in its bulletin said that the national capital is likely to witness…

16 Dec

The Meghalayan Age Store opens at Delhi

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaDelhi, Meghalayan Age Store

Meghalaya is well known for its arts, crafts, textiles and agri-produces. However, the State’s artisans and farmers have not been able to command a premium price for their products due the lack of an overarching marketing platform. In this regard The Meghalayan Age Store was inaugurated by Shri. Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Union Minister for Textiles and Commerce & Industries, in the presence of Shri. Conrad Sangma, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The store is located at the Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhavan at Baba Kharak Singh Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi. The store is poised to be this overarching platform that…

16 Dec

Ghazipur border in Delhi border reopens for traffic

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Ghazipur border was reopened for traffic today after remaining closed for more than a year due to the farmers’ stir. According to some officials, one of the carriageways at the border has been reopened for now and those coming from Vaishali, Ghaziabad can pass through the border to enter Delhi. Wednesday, the Delhi Police had allowed traffic movement and opened two carriageways at Singhu border after it dismantled all the barricades that were erected to prevent the protesting farmers from moving towards the national capital. “It has been decided that Singhu border be opened from Delhi side also. It has…

15 Dec

India Meteorological Department forecasts light rain for Delhi on December 16

editor0 CommentsworldDelhi, weather forecast

There is a possibility of very light rain towards evening or night in Delhi on Thursday, accompanied by partly cloudy sky and shallow fog in the morning, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its forecast. Wednesday morning was mainly misty with a clear sky. The maximum and minimum temperatures for the day have been pegged at 23 degrees and 8 degrees Celsius respectively. Both the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to dip by at least one or two degrees in the coming few days. Meanwhile, Delhi-NCR's Air Quality Index continues to remain in the 'very poor' category with the…

11 Dec

Delhi records the lowest temperature for the season

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The national capital recorded its lowest temperature of the season at 8.3 degrees Celsius on Saturday, one notch below the average. The air quality remained (AQI) in the city at 8 am stood at 302, which falls in the very poor category. Neighbouring Faridabad stood 266, Ghaziabad stood 262, Greater Noida stood 224 , Gurgaon stood 288 and Noida stood 254 also recorded air quality in the poor category. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.…

07 Dec

Delhi govt issues notice to 3rd int’l airline for flouting Covid norms

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After Etihad and American Airlines, the Delhi government has issued a show-cause notice to Qatar Airways for failing to follow the mandatory Covid-19 guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry in the wake of the spread of the Omicron variant. According to a Delhi government notice, the Qatar Airways flight arrived in the national capital on Tuesday from the Hamad International Airport in Doha and it failed to identify 2 per cent travellers of the total people onboard who were supposed to undergo random RT-PCR testing upon their arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Earlier in the day, the…

01 Dec

Delhi identifies 34 fresh Covid-19-infected persons

editor0 CommentsCovid-19Covid-19, Delhi

Delhi identified 34 fresh Covid-19-infected persons following 46,800 tests conducted for the purpose, according to the Delhi government’s latest health bulletin. The positivity rate dipped to 0.07 per cent from 0.08 per cent yesterday. There were no deaths attributed to the coronavirus during the past 24 hours. Thirtytwo patients who got cured were discharged by different health care facilities. There were 125 patients who were getting treatment under the home isolation system. The number of active cases of the virus was 287. The health bulletin showed that in all, 1,32,967 persons were jabbed in Delhi and 10,408 were those who…

01 Dec

Commercial LPG gas cylinder price raised by Rs 100

editor0 CommentsBusinessDelhi, LPG

The national oil marketing companies have increased the price of commercial 19 kg LPG cylinder by Rs 100.50, taking the new price to Rs 2,101 in Delhi. Sources told news agency ANI that the increased price of LPG cylinders is effective from today. This is the second-highest price of 19 kg commercial cylinder after 2012-13 when it used to cost around Rs 2,200 per cylinder. There is no increase in prices of other domestic cylinders weighing 14.2 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg composite or 5 kg composite cylinders. The difference between prices of 14.2 kg domestic cylinder and 19 kg…

26 Nov

Delhi records 30 cases of Covid-19

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Delhi recorded 30 fresh cases of Covid-19 out of 55,930 tests conducted for the purpose, according to the Delhi government’s latest health bulletin. The national capital has been identifying less than 50 positive cases of the virus for the past many days, showing that the coronavirus situation remains well under control. The positivity rate stood at 0.05 per cent. The recovered patients, discharged by different hospitals, numbered 32. As many as 9,041 hospital beds were reserved for coronavirus patients, but only 144 beds were occupied. The number of virus-infected persons getting treatment under the home isolation system was 131 and…