Vistara operates maiden long-haul flight from Delhi to London
NEW DELHI: Vistara operated its first long-haul flight from Delhi to London on Friday using its newly inducted Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, the airline said here. The full-service carrier is scheduled to operate special thrice-weekly flights from August 28 to October 24 between the two cities, it said in a statement. These special flights are […]
Bury differences, join hands to battle COVID-19 in Delhi: Amit Shah tells all-party meet
NEW DELHI: All political parties in Delhi should forget their differences and join hands in the COVID-19 battle of the national capital, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday after chairing an all-party meet. Leaders of the BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress and the BSP attended the meeting. Shah appealed to the […]
Namaste Trump event responsible for coronavirus crisis in Mumbai, Gujarat and Delhi
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday alleged that the event held in Ahmedabad to welcome US President Donald Trump in February was responsible for the spread of coronavirus in Gujarat and later in Mumbai and Delhi, which some of his delegates had visited. Raut also hit out at the Centre saying that […]
Domestic flights resume after two months: Delhi’s first departure is to Pune and Mumbai’s first to Patna
NEW DELHI: Indian skies will open up for domestic passenger services from Monday after a gap of two months, with Delhi-Pune and Mumbai-Patna flights being among the first to take off, aviation industry sources said. All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended since March 25 when the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb […]
After Delhi, Andhra Pradesh government hikes liquor prices by another 50 per cent
NEW DELHI: The Andhra Pradesh government has enhanced prices of liquor by another 50 per cent on Tuesday, only a day after imposing a 25 per cent hike as shops were reopened in relaxation of the ongoing lockdown. Special Chief Secretary (Revenue) Rajat Bhargava said the abnormal increase in liquor rates was to ‘discourage’ people […]
Petrol price in Delhi hiked by Rs 1.67 per litre, diesel by Rs 7.10
NEW DELHI: Petrol price in the national capital was hiked by Rs 1.67 a litre on Tuesday and diesel by a steep Rs 7.10 per litre after the Delhi government raised local sales tax or value-added tax (VAT) on the two fuels. Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 71.26 a litre as against Rs 69.59 […]
Time to re-open Delhi, have to be ready to live with coronavirus: Arvind Kejriwal
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the time has come to re-open Delhi and people will have to be ready to live with the novel coronavirus as he announced the implementation of all lockdown relaxations prescribed by the Centre for the ‘Red Zone’ in the national capital. Addressing an online media […]
Delhi to give Rs 1 crore to kin of professionals who die treating Covid-19
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced Rs one crore for the families of healthcare personnel if they lose their lives while dealing with coronavirus cases in the national capital. Interacting with doctors, the chief minister said that at present, the Delhi government gives Rs one crore to the families of soldiers […]
Coronavirus impact: Delhi government to give Rs 5,000 to construction workers
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will give Rs 5,000 to construction workers as their livelihood has been affected due to coronavirus outbreak, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference in the evening, he said no new case of coronavirus has been reported in Delhi in the past 40 hours, and the […]
Adani buys posh property in Delhi near Mandi House for Rs 400 crore
NEW DELHI: The Adani Group will acquire a prime residential property near Mandi House in New Delhi after winning a bid to acquire Aditya Estates. Adani won the bid through an insolvency process for a total deal value of Rs 400 crore. Aditya Estates holds a 3.4 acre of prime residential property near Mandi House. […]
Free bus ride scheme for women begins in Delhi
NEW DELHI: The free of cost travel scheme for women in Delhi public buses began on Tuesday with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia saying it will ensure their safety and increase their role in the national capital’s economy. Women will be given pink tickets in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses to avail the […]
Won’t bow down before Delhi “throne”: Sharad Pawar on Enforcement Directorate action
NEW DELHI: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he will visit the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office on September 27 in connection with a money laundering case filed against him by the agency. Addressing media here, Pawar also questioned the timing of the ED move, which comes days before the October 21 Maharashtra Assembly elections. […]
Vistara to start daily flight on Delhi-Indore route from October 26
NEW DELHI: Vistara airline on Saturday announced it will start a daily flight on Delhi-Indore route from October 26 this year. With this, Indore becomes 30th destination on its network. According to Vistara, the flight will depart from Delhi airport at 6.55 am daily and arrive at Indore airport at 8.20 am. The return flight […]
Karolbagh-Kishanganj springs up as the most strategically located site for real estate development
NEW DELHI: Rail Land Development Authority in its pursuit of generating revenue by monetizing vacant land parcels available at pan India level, has recently announced a most strategically located site at Karol Bagh – Kishanganj Delhi. According to National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO)- an apex real estate body which works under Ministry of Housing […]
Delhi:Income Tax Department attaches Ratul Puri’s bungalow worth Rs 300 crore
NEW DELHI: The Income Tax Department has attached a Rs 300-crore bungalow in a posh Delhi locality and FDI worth $40 million as part of its probe under anti-benami law against Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, and his father, officials said on Sunday. They said the bungalow is located at […]
Delhi government will start providing free WiFi in the next 3-4 months: Arvind Kejriwal
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that his government will start providing free WiFi to the people in next three to four months. He said people will also get 15GB data every month. The Delhi chief minister said that the Cabinet on Thursday approved the free WiFi proposal under which 11,000 hotspots […]