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Two rescued from burning car in Delhi

11:00 pm May 19, 2019

New Delhi: Braving raging flames, personnel of the Delhi Police rescued two persons trapped inside a burning car here, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Kamil, a resident of Jama Masjid and Multazin, who hails from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh escaped unhurt in the incident that occurred at around 11.30 pm on Saturday in northeast […]

Most exit polls project majority for BJP-led NDA

10:55 pm May 19, 2019

New Delhi: Most exit polls forecast a majority for the ruling BJP-led NDA in Lok Sabha polls with varying numbers as the seven-phase polling in the general elections ended Sunday. Two exit polls telecast by Times Now gave the NDA 296 and 306 seats, while they projected 126 and 132 for the Congress-led UPA. The […]

Member of Army mountaineering team to Mt. Makalu dies

10:30 pm May 17, 2019

New Delhi: The Army on Friday said a member of its 18-personnel expedition team to Mount Makalu in Nepal, which claimed to have spotted mysterious footprints of mythical creature Yeti, died while descending from the summit point. The team had successfully climbed Mt. Makalu (8,485 metre) on Thursday. “While descending from the summit point to […]

Delhi Metro bags Japan Society of Civil Engineers' award

Teenager held with 5 bullets at Delhi Metro station

10:18 pm May 17, 2019

New Delhi: A teenaged boy was Friday apprehended at a metro station here for allegedly carrying five live bullets in his bag, officials said. The juvenile was held by the CISF personnel at Mayur Vihar Phase-I metro station around 4 pm after the baggage scanner detected the bullets, they said. The accused, a resident of […]

Not just outdoor, indoor air in Delhi polluted too: Study

Light rains expected in city

3:02 pm May 16, 2019

New Delhi: Delhiities woke up to a pleasant Thursday morning, with drizzle witnessed in some parts of the national capital. The Safdarjung observatory, recording for which is considered official for the city, recorded 2.2 mm rainfall. According to a Met department official, the minimum temperature was recorded at 23.4 degrees Celsius and humidity was recorded […]