Kejriwal promises free medical treatment for senior citizens, post win
In a significant announcement ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has announced the Sanjeevani Scheme which promises free medical treatment in government and private hospitals for all senior citizens aged 60 and above, if his party returns to power in the National Capital....
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Outgoing US Govt relaxes H-1B visas rules
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NCR’s noxious numbers: AQI is over 445
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Congress, BJP spar over Ambedkar legacy
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Rapper Badshah caught in the wrong lane
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Over 30 Delhi schools get bomb threats
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An Imperial legacy
The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed off a 16-year-old case relating the trademark of Delhi’s iconic ‘The Imperial’ hotel after the members of Akoi family, who own and operate the hotel, reached a settlement.The settlement acknowledged that the trademark “Imperial” is jointly owned by Hardev Singh Akoi (50 per...
Will NEET-UG exam be conducted online soon?
With controversies following the medical entrance exams every year, the Centre on Tuesday said the Education and Health Ministry is deliberating whether to conduct medical entrance exam NEET-UG offline, or in online mode, and a decision in this regard is expected soon. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has held two...
You are responsible for the mess: SC tells Greater Noida Authority
Considering the plight of the hassled homebuyers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) to submit a proposal for grievance redressal, and imposed Rs 5 lakh cost on it for failing to file a timely response. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice...
Winter haze shrouds National Capital
A bitter cold wave, and dense fog gripped Delhi-National Capital Region on Tuesday, with air quality plunging back into the “severe” category and drastically reducing visibility across the city. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi stood at 433 while the minimum temperature was 5.9 degrees Celsius, two notches below...
Meet Manoj Gahlyan, the matrimonial conman
Thirty-five-year old Manoj Gahlyan, seemed like a perfect match listed on matrimonial apps including Shaadi.com and Jeevansathi.com. He presented himself as a charming, well-paid Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) employee. But the real man behind the online listing was a former security guard, who had turned matchmaking into a nightmare...
Why should the letter not be made public? BJP asks Sonia
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday asked former Congress president Sonia Gandhi to return the correspondences of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with a host of personalities, to the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library, saying the historical documents belonged to the country and were not anyone’s personal property. Lok Sabha...
Priyanka’s Palestine bag, sets cat among pigeons
In a show of support for the people of Palestine, Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Monday, carried a bag to Parliament that had “Palestine” emblazoned on it. The Congress general secretary has been raising her voice against Israel’s actions in Gaza and expressing solidarity with Palestinians. Priyanka...
