Mayur Vihar Ph-iii

Everything you need to know about Mayur Vihar Ph-iii: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Mayur Vihar Ph-iii: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Class 10 student raped in Delhi, accused arrested

May 24, 2013 at 3:58 PM

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A 16-year-old 10th class girl student was raped by her neighbour here, police said Friday. The accused has been arrested.

Woman jumps to death from Gurgaon high-rise

May 23, 2013 at 10:14 PM

Gurgaon, May 23 (IANS) A woman employee in a private company here Thursday jumped to her death from a multi-storey building, police said, adding she left a suicide note saying she was "fed up" with her life.

Firemen still battling Coca Cola yard blaze

May 22, 2013 at 11:02 PM

Gurgaon, May 22 (IANS) Firemen were still trying to douse a fire that broke out in the stock yard of Coca Cola company here in Udyog Vihar a day before, an official said Wednesday.

Delhi sizzles at 44.5 degrees on Monday, Tuesday to be worse

May 20, 2013 at 7:26 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) It was a scorching start to the week here Monday with the temperature shooting up to five notches above average at 44.5 degrees Celsius. No respite seems to be in sight as the Met Office said the mercury may touch 45 degrees Tuesday.

Hockey sub-juniors in Bhopal

May 20, 2013 at 3:26 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The 3rd edition of the Hockey India (HI) sub-junior men's and women's National Championship (Finals) 2013 will be played in Bhopal from May 21-27.

Searing heat across north, west India, mercury to rise further (Roundup)

May 19, 2013 at 9:34 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) It was a blazing weekend across northern plains and central plateau of India which reeled under the intense summer heat. Temperatures Sunday soared to 47 degrees Celsius in Maharashtra's Nagpur, and over 43 degrees even in Himachal hills. No respite is expected as the dry heat is likely to continue.

Sunday hottest day of season so far, Monday to be worse

May 19, 2013 at 8:46 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Mercury rose to a blazing 44.6 degrees Celsius - five notches above average - Sunday, making it the hottest day in the season so far. Monday is expected to be hotter, the weatherman forecast.

DTC bus kills man

May 19, 2013 at 7:26 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A 35-year-old man was crushed to death by a Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) bus here but police said Sunday they were yet to trace the bus or its driver.

Three arrested for rapes in Gurgaon

May 17, 2013 at 9:50 PM

Gurgaon, May 17 (IANS) A policeman, a physiotherapist and an engineer were arrested here Friday in connection with three separate rape cases here, police said.

Delhi Class 12 student shot dead

May 10, 2013 at 12:38 PM

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) An 18-year-old girl was shot dead at her home in south Delhi, police said Friday.

Senior lawyer's son killed by robbers in Delhi

April 25, 2013 at 5:16 PM

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Armed robbers smothered to death the 35-year-old son of a retired senior lawyer, while his parents were gagged and bound in another room of their house here, police said Thursday.

Senior lawyer's son killed by robbers in Delhi

April 25, 2013 at 2:52 PM

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Robbers smothered to death the 35-year-old son of a retired senior lawyer, while his parents were gagged and bound in another room of their house in east Delhi's Preet Vihar area, police said Thursday.

'Shootout At Wadala' has good music, in tune with theme (IANS Music Review)

April 21, 2013 at 4:36 PM

Film: "Shootout At Wadala"; Music Directors: Anu Maleik, Anand Raj Anand, Meet Brothers, and Mustafa Zahid; Singers Sunidhi Chauhan, Mustafa Zahid, Meet Brothers Anjjan, Mika Singh, Adnan Sami, Sudesh Bhosle and Shaan; Rating: ***

Iran quake rattles India, no casualties (India Roundup)

April 16, 2013 at 6:36 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Strong tremors rocked large parts of north India, including the national capital and its adjoining areas, Tuesday evening following a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the Pakistan-Iran border. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Amity, Man U conduct player program at Pushp Vihar school

April 12, 2013 at 2:04 PM

New Delhi, April 12 (ANI): It was a pleasant sight to see hundreds of students grasp the skills of playing football after school hours in the Amity School sports ground, Pushp Vihar.

MUSS, Amity join hands to develop football

April 11, 2013 at 3:56 PM

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Manchester United Soccer School (MUSS) in association with Amity Schools will organise a five day 'Player Development Programme' from April 10-14 at the Amity International School, Pushp Vihar, for students in the 6-15 age group.

'Commando' showcases its composer's musical genius (Music Review)

April 10, 2013 at 11:56 AM

Film: "Commando"; Music Director: Mannan Shah; Lyricist: Mayur Puri; Singers: Daler Mehendi, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan and Dhruv Sangari; Rating: ***1/2

Amity partners Man U to host 5-day player development program

April 9, 2013 at 11:49 AM

NOIDA(UP), April 9 (ANI): Manchester United Soccer Schools in association with Amity Group of Institutions is organizing a five-day "Player Development Program" from April 10-14, 2013 at Amity International School, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi.

One held for Sarita Vihar gang-rape

April 3, 2013 at 9:08 PM

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was arrested from Uttar Pradesh for raping a woman who worked in a bar in Gurgaon adjoining the national capital, Delhi Police said Wednesday.

Properties of Koutons and Eastern medikit attached in Gurgaon

April 2, 2013 at 4:20 PM

Gurgaon, April 2 (IANS) The properties of Koutons retail and Eastern Medikit here have been attached and arrest warrants issued against its directors for not depositing Employees Provident Fund (EPF) dues, officials said Tuesday.

Men posing as BSES employees rob businessman's house

March 28, 2013 at 11:06 PM

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Four unidentified people, posing as BSES employees, entered the house of a businessman and made away with cash and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees after threatening his wife and children Thursday with a toy gun, police said.

Woman shot dead by husband outside Delhi Metro station (Third Lead)

March 26, 2013 at 7:46 PM

New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman was killed Tuesday and her father critically injured when her estranged husband allegedly shot at them outside a metro station, security officials said.

Ghaziabad girl gang-raped

March 24, 2013 at 12:34 PM

Ghaziabad, March 24 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl was gang raped by three men here Sunday. One of the accused has been arrested.

Delhi records half dozen cases of sexual assault

March 21, 2013 at 9:54 PM

New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The national capital, rocked by a sensational rape-torture death of a 23-year-old in December, witnessed five more rapes and a sodomy in the past 48 hours, Delhi Police said Thursday.

Minor gang-raped by neighbour and friends, one arrested

March 21, 2013 at 9:05 PM

New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl was gang-raped by her neighbour and four of his other friends here, police said Thursday. The neighbour has been arrested and a hunt is on for the others.

Woman jumps out of car to foil rape, accused arrested

March 15, 2013 at 8:06 PM

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A 24-year-old braveheart managed to foil a rape attempt, jumping out of a moving car in which she was dragged in by two acquaintances as she was on her way home, said police Friday. The accused have been arrested.

Delhi cop accidentally shoots himself

March 8, 2013 at 10:51 PM

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A 45-year-old Delhi Police constable was injured after accidentally shooting himself with his own service weapon, police said Friday.

Mall cashier found dead in Delhi

March 8, 2013 at 8:51 PM

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A mall cashier, missing since Thursday morning, was found dead in a park here Friday, police said.

Gurgaon man held for harassing law student

March 7, 2013 at 10:43 PM

Gurgaon, March 7 (IANS) A private firm executive was arrested here for harassing a woman law student, police said Thursday.

Minor girl raped in Delhi

March 3, 2013 at 9:07 PM

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A 22-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl here, police said Sunday.

One arrested in mother-daughter murder case

February 22, 2013 at 9:14 PM

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A 23-year-old youth was arrested in the double murder of a woman and her daughter inside their home here and has confessed to the crime, police said Friday.

Mother, daughter found with throats slit in Delhi home

February 21, 2013 at 6:42 PM

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A 34-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter were found killed inside their house here Thursday afternoon, police said, adding that it seemed the assailants were known to the victim.

Mother, daughter found killed in Delhi home

February 21, 2013 at 4:58 PM

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A 34-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter were found killed inside their house here Thursday afternoon, police said.

Three-year-old girl raped in Ghaziabad, accused arrested

February 17, 2013 at 11:54 PM

Ghaziabad, Feb 17 (IANS) A three-year-old girl was raped by her neighbour here Sunday after being lured to his room with toffees, police said. The accused has been arrested.

Artillery shells found in Delhi

February 16, 2013 at 9:05 PM

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Three boxes of artillery shells were found near a railway track here, police said Saturday.

Air hostess Geetika's mother commits suicide, blames Kanda, Chadha (Third Lead)

February 15, 2013 at 10:49 PM

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother too committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening and blamed the same people as her daughter for forcing her to take the extreme step due to their harassment of the family, said police.

Air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother commits suicide too

February 15, 2013 at 9:45 PM

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother too committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening and blamed the same people as her daughter for forcing her to take the extreme step, said police.

Barkha Shukla Singh holds political system responsible for Geetika's mother suicide

February 15, 2013 at 8:10 PM

New Delhi, Feb. 15 (ANI): Expressing profound grief to hear of the suicide of former airhostess Geetika Sharma's mother, Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Barkha Shukla Singh on Friday said she felt that the political system is responsible for it.

Air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother commits suicide too

February 15, 2013 at 8:10 PM

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening, police said.

Geetika Sharma's mother commits suicide

February 15, 2013 at 6:58 PM

New Delhi, Feb. 15 (ANI): In a major twist in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, the former airhostess's mother Aruradha Sharma hanged herself at her Ashok Vihar residence in North West Delhi on Friday.

Woman murdered in foster mother's home

February 12, 2013 at 9:31 PM

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman was Tuesday murdered here in the house of her foster mother, police said.

First-ever elevated corridor ready to spread wings till INA market in Delhi

February 10, 2013 at 1:39 PM

New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): The first-ever elevated corridor, which was commissioned during the Commonwealth Games from Sarai Kale Khan to Nehru Stadium, is now ready to spread its wings.

Mobile company manager commits suicide

February 6, 2013 at 8:27 PM

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A mobile company manager committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his house here Wednesday, police said.

Woman raped by neighbour who barged into her house

February 2, 2013 at 4:06 PM

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her neighbour, who had barged into her house in west Delhi while she was away and threatened her with a knife when she returned, police Saturday.

Woman found dead in Delhi

January 31, 2013 at 4:30 PM

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) An unidentified woman in her early 20s was found dead here Thursday morning with her face burnt, police said. It is suspected that she was raped before being murdered and defaced.

Delhi tableau to project city as cultural hub

January 22, 2013 at 6:32 PM

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The tableau for Delhi during the Jan 26 Republic Day Parade will portray the city's diverse culture owing to its inhabitants coming from different backgrounds and as the country's hub for performing and fine arts, officials said.

Tableau on Indian cinema on at Republic day, more in store

January 18, 2013 at 8:41 PM

Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) A tableau by the ministry of information & broadcasting during the Jan 26 Republic Day parade will portray the journey of the Indian film industry over 100 years, ministry secretary Uday Kumar Verma said here Friday.

Medical student tries to rob bank to fund book

January 16, 2013 at 10:58 AM

Panaji, Jan 16 (IANS) "I wanted to rob a bank to raise money to publish a book," a medical student, who was caught robbing a bank at knife-point a few days ago, told a trial court here.

Woman home guard molested on Delhi bus

January 9, 2013 at 9:29 PM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman home guard was molested inside a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus here Wednesday, police said. The accused was thrashed by a mob, hospitalised and later booked.

'Race 2' soundtrack racy to the core (IANS Music Review)

January 9, 2013 at 2:10 PM

Film: "Race 2"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricists: Mayur Puri, Prashant Ingole and Yo Yo Honey Singh; Singers: Atif Aslam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Shefali Alvares, Benny Dayal, Shalmali Kholgade, Vishal Dadlani, Anushka Manchanda and KK; Rating: ****

Delhi BJP suspends rape-charged leader

January 6, 2013 at 9:51 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Delhi BJP unit Sunday suspended Yogesh Attrey from the party following charges of rape against him.

Zee News editor seeks video-recording of police statement

January 5, 2013 at 9:35 PM

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Zee News editor Sudhir Chaudhary, whom police has sent notice to join investigations after the channel aired the interview of Dec 16 rape victim's friend, Saturday moved court seeking his statement be video-recorded but the order was silent on his request.

Delhi BJP leader arrested for rape

January 5, 2013 at 9:11 PM

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader here was arrested for allegedly raping a woman, police said Saturday. The accused was produced in court and sent to two days police custody.

Case against Zee News for revealing rape-victim's identity

January 5, 2013 at 12:07 AM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A case was filed against Zee News channel Friday for revealing the identity of the Dec 16 rape victim tby carrying an interview of her friend, police said.

Another horrific crime in Delhi, 42-year-old woman gang raped

December 27, 2012 at 10:21 AM

New Delhi, Dec 27 (ANI): Another gang rape has taken place in Delhi when a 42-year-old woman was allegedly gang raped by three people and dumped in Kalkaji area.

Hooda to inaugurate Rezang La war memorial

December 26, 2012 at 8:45 PM

Gurgaon, Dec 26 (IANS) A new war memorial at Palam Vihar here in the memory of martyrs of the 13 Kumaon Regiment during the 1962 war with China will be inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Dec 29, an organiser said Wednesday.

Arrest of six gang-rape accused painstaking task: Cops

December 22, 2012 at 7:41 PM

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The six accused in the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman here were arrested following a "painstaking and meticulous operation", police said Saturday.

New dual stem cell storage service launched

December 18, 2012 at 9:09 PM

Gurgaon, Dec 18 (IANS) LifeCell International, a recommended stem cell storage company, Tuesday launched India's first dual storage service, a unique initiative made possible with the inauguration of its new advanced stem cell centre in Manesar here, said a company spokesperson.

Students, activists protest against Delhi rape incident

December 18, 2012 at 7:57 PM

New Delhi, Dec. (ANI): Students from various universities and colleges, activists belonging to different organisations and common citizens of Delhi on Tuesday staged protest demonstrations outside the Vasant Vihar Police station here against the horrible gang rape of a 23-year-old woman on a running bus late on Sunday night.

Cops get CCTV footage on bus used for gang-rape

December 17, 2012 at 5:26 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) CCTV footage from a toll plaza collected by investigators Monday showed that a bus in which a Delhi woman was gang-raped here had gone past the plaza in Gurgaon the night before, police said.

Delhi gang-rape victim battles for life, four held (Third Lead)

December 17, 2012 at 4:22 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) As a girl in her 20s, a para-medical degree holder, battles for life at Safdarjung Hospital in the city following her gang-rape in a moving bus Sunday night, Delhi Police said four suspects have been held and CCTV footage of the bus has been recovered.

Girl gang-raped in moving bus in Delhi

December 17, 2012 at 2:50 PM

In a shocking incident in Delhi, a girl was allegedly raped by five men in a moving bus while she was on the way from Munirka to go to Dwarka with her friend. The incident took place Saturday 11 pm in Vasant Vihar area of south Delhi when the victim, 23 was returning to her home with her boyfriend after watching movie at select city walk, Saket.

Delhi gang rape: Four suspects held Lead: Gang rape)

December 17, 2012 at 1:42 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Monday detained four suspects for gang raping a 23-year-old student of medicine in Delhi University in a moving bus last night and throwing her from the moving vehicle in a semi-naked condition near Mahipalpur flyover.

BJP condemns Delhi gang rape, asks Shinde to direct police to act tough

December 17, 2012 at 1:26 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday condemned the alleged gang rape of a student inside a moving bus, and asked Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to direct the Delhi Police to act firmly and ensure that effective steps are undertaken to curb crimes like these.

CM Dikshit promises crackdown on Delhi gang rape accused

December 17, 2012 at 1:26 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday promised crackdown on those accused involved in the alleged gang rape of a medical student inside a moving bus last night.

NCW blames Delhi Police for student's rape in moving bus

December 17, 2012 at 12:22 PM

Kota/New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Mamta Sharma on Monday blamed the Delhi Police for failing to make roads of the national capital safe for girls after a 23-year-old student of medicine in Delhi University was allegedly raped in a moving bus.

Student raped, thrown off moving bus in Delhi

December 17, 2012 at 11:42 AM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): A 23 year old student of medicine in Delhi University has been allegedly raped by five men in a moving bus last night and thrown off the moving vehicle in a semi-naked condition near Mahipalpur flyover.

Girl gang-raped in moving bus

December 17, 2012 at 9:58 AM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) A girl in her 20s was gang-raped in a private moving bus here, police said Monday.

Two men stabbed to death over property in Delhi

December 14, 2012 at 10:44 PM

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Two men were stabbed to death and a woman was injured over a property dispute here Friday evening, police said. One of the two accused has been arrested.

Four arrested for sexually assaulting woman

December 12, 2012 at 10:08 PM

Gurgaon, Dec 12 (IANS) Four teenagers were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 30-year-old working woman in Udyog Vihar Phase-I here, police said Wednesday.

Delhi: Five children killed, 1 injured in wall collapse

December 12, 2012 at 2:24 PM

New Delhi, Dec. 12 (ANI): Five children were killed and another was critically injured in East Delhi when a wall collapsed on Wednesday morning, fire brigade officials said.

Five children die in Delhi wall collapse

December 12, 2012 at 1:12 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) At least five children - all below the age of 10 - died in the capital after a wall under construction collapsed on them Wednesday, a fire brigade official said.

Mohit upsets Vijayant in ITF Davangere Open

December 3, 2012 at 6:12 PM

Davangere, Dec 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu tennis player Mohit Mayur Vijayprakash pulled off the first big upset of the ITF Davangere Open Men's Futures Championship when he knocked out fifth seed Vijayant Malik 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 in two hours and 29 minutes in the first round Monday.

AIMUN students support moves to combat financial terrorism, child abuse

December 3, 2012 at 1:48 PM

NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), Dec. 3 (ANI): An Amity International Model United Nations (AIMUN) Conference organized recently by Amity Educational Resource Centre together with Amity International Schools in support with UNESCO and UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan.

Delhi cop shot dead by car?borne assailant

November 26, 2012 at 8:23 PM

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) A 49?year?old Delhi Police head constable was shot dead early Monday by an unidentified car?borne man at a vehicle?checking picket here, police said.

Moulin Rouge to appear on 'Dil Dosti Dance' (TV Snippets)

November 24, 2012 at 2:53 PM

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Acclaimed dance and entertainment troupe Moulin Rouge has made inroads to Indian television with Channel V's youth show "D3: Dil Dosti Dance".

Indian women's hockey team to tour New Zealand

November 20, 2012 at 4:26 PM

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team will tour New Zealand Dec 6?16 to play six Tests as part of its preparations for the FIH World League Round 2 Tournament to be held in Delhi in February next year.

Junior women's hockey probables pruned to 33

November 19, 2012 at 5:15 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Hockey India (HI) selection committee pruned the list of junior women's probables to 33 players during the two?day selection trials which concluded at the Aish Bagh Hockey Stadium and Mayur Park Stadium in Bhopal.

Youth arrested for killing man over personal enmity

November 14, 2012 at 6:18 PM

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) To avenge a perceived insult, a 25-year-old youth along with his two friends shot dead an auto driver a few days ago, but were arrested, police said Wednesday.

Government is committed for the development of Capital: Mukesh Sharma

November 12, 2012 at 1:48 PM

Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister, Spokesperson CLP has stated that the Chief Minister, Dikshit has given specific instructions to all agencies responsible for street lighting in Delhi

Three mediapersons held for extortion bid

November 10, 2012 at 10:48 PM

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Three media persons, including a freelance journalist, were arrested for harassing a Delhi-based doctor after conducting a sting operation involving his clinic, police said Saturday.

Auto driver shot dead in Delhi

November 10, 2012 at 6:16 PM

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) An autorickshaw driver was shot dead by two people over personal enmity in the capital, police said Saturday.

Traffic snarls ruining Diwali festivities in Delhi

November 10, 2012 at 6:16 PM

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Choked roads and serpentine queues of cars: massive traffic snarls are wreaking havoc on the Diwali festivities as people are getting stuck for hours on the capital roads in almost all parts of the city.

Kanda's aide turns approver, deposes

November 7, 2012 at 3:56 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Accused-turned-approver Chanshivroop Singh, a close associate of co-accused and former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, Wednesday recorded his statement in a Delhi court in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide case.

Delhi RWAs slam government advertisement on power

November 7, 2012 at 12:58 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) An umbrella organisation of Delhi's resident welfare associations (RWAs) Wednesday slammed the full-page advertisements issued by the government in major dailies boasting of providing "cent percent power" to the residents of the city.

No place for cheaters in Salwan Marathon

November 4, 2012 at 9:19 PM

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Organisers allegedly threw out 10 dope users and more than 150 over-age students from the cross-country run for schoolboys and girls from the 18th edition of the Salwan Cross Country Run at the Army Equestrian Centre here Sunday.

Three held for Rs.4.2 crore auto loan fraud

November 3, 2012 at 10:23 PM

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Three people have been arrested for duping HDFC Bank of Rs.4.2 crore on the pretext of importing Bentley and Lamborghini luxury cars on auto loans, Delhi Police said Saturday.

RPI attacks Colors TV office over cartoonist eviction

November 1, 2012 at 6:44 PM

Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) Activists of Ramdas Athawale-led Republican Party of India (RPI) Thursday pelted stones at the office of Colors TV channel here to reiterate their demand for evicting cartoonist Aseem Trivedi from reality show "Bigg Boss 6".

Woman jumps off building, critical

October 26, 2012 at 7:58 PM

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) A 24-year-old woman jumped off the second floor of her office building here in an attempt to commit suicide but survived and is battling for life in a private hospital, police said Friday.

Evict Aseem Trivedi from 'Bigg Boss', says RPI

October 25, 2012 at 11:43 AM

Lonavala (Maharashtra), Oct 25 (IANS) Angry Dalits from different parts of the state marched Thursday morning to the "Bigg Boss" home demanding eviction of one of its inmates, cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, a Republican Party of India (RPI) member said.

Immersion of idols continues on choking Yamuna

October 24, 2012 at 7:27 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Hundreds of idols of Goddess Durga were Wednesday immersed in Yamuna river from a bank near a bird sanctuary and park in the national capital, choking the dying river further and raising concerns over upsetting the area's ecological balance.

Donated human stool 'safe and effective' to treat deadly C.diff infection

October 21, 2012 at 10:22 AM

Washington, October 21 (ANI): A Henry Ford Hospital study has concluded that a novel therapy that uses donated human stool to treat the deadly and contagious C.diff infection is safe and highly effective.

Painless screening programme for newborns launched

October 19, 2012 at 7:34 PM

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) A non-invasive and painless screening programme to detect health conditions in newborns was launched here Friday.

National tennis: Prerna to face Rishika in women's final

October 12, 2012 at 6:36 PM

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Top seeds Rishika Sunkara and Prerna Bhambri won in straight sets to enter the women's singles final of the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship Friday.

Minor raped in Gurgaon

October 11, 2012 at 10:28 PM

Gurgaon, Oct 11 (IANS) A seven-year-old girl was Thursday raped and abused by her juvenile neighbour here, police said.

Bus rams into tree in Delhi, 14 injured

October 10, 2012 at 6:28 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Fourteen people, including four women, travelling in a DTC bus were injured here Wednesday morning after the bus driver rammed the vehicle into a tree to save the life of the passengers when he felt the brakes of the vehicle had failed, police said.

Ranjeet, Vignesh bow out of National Tennis

October 10, 2012 at 5:40 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) It was curtains for two of the top four seeds in the men's singles with P.C. Vignesh and V.M. Ranjeet withdrawing owing to injuries at the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship here Wednesday.

National tennis: Ranjeet, Vignesh bow out

October 10, 2012 at 5:00 PM

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) It was curtains for two of the top four seeds in the men's singles with P.C. Vignesh and V.M. Ranjeet withdrawing owing to injuries at the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship here Wednesday.

Court seeks explanation on slum conditions

October 8, 2012 at 7:55 PM

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday sought the presence of a senior official of Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) Oct 15 to explain the steps taken by the city's civic bodies in ensuring hygienic conditions at a slum here.

Top seeds advance in national tennis

October 8, 2012 at 7:23 PM

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Top seeds had it easy on the opening day of the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship here Monday.