Delhi

Delhi will have to wait more for monsoon

11:38 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: The progress of the monsoon in northwest India has slowed down and it is not likely to hit the capital in the next two days, officials at India Meteorological Department said on Monday. The weather department had earlier predicted that the wind system may reach Delhi by June 15, 12 days early. Normally, the monsoon reaches Delhi by June 27 and covers […]

Oxygen Express: Over 30,000 tonnes of LMO delivered

11:45 pm June 13, 2021

New Delhi: Oxygen Express trains have crossed the milestone of delivering 30,000 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen across the country, the railways said on Sunday. The service was started in the wake of a severe second Covid wave and these trains had started deliveries on April 24 in Maharashtra with a load of 126 tonnes. […]

Delhi almost covers monsoon rain-deficit

No heatwave expected over next five days: IMD

12:01 am June 13, 2021

New Delhi: No heatwave is expected in the country over the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. On Saturday, the highest maximum temperature of 44.2 degree Celsius was reported in Ganganagar in west Rajasthan, it added. “No Heat Wave Conditions likely over any part of the country during next five […]

Gold declines Rs 259; silver tanks Rs 110

5:01 pm June 10, 2021

New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Thursday declined Rs 259 to Rs 48,127 per 10 grams amid weak global trends, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 48,386 per 10 gram. Silver also dipped Rs 110 to Rs 70,274 per kg, from Rs 70,384 per […]

Man shot dead by three persons in northeast Delhi

4:38 pm June 10, 2021

New Delhi: A 57-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by three persons in northeast Delhi’s New Usmanpur area, police said on Thursday. According to police, the incident took place on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday in Jagjivan Nagar area. Satish Kumar was standing in his balcony when three men arrived on a motorcycle […]