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Six Delhi policemen to be tried for alleged custodial death of a man in 2014
Following a Delhi court's order, charges of murder and kidnapping will be framed against six policemen on Wednesday.
Delhi High Court declines anticipatory bail plea, AAP MLA Somnath Bharti faces arrest
The Delhi HC on Tuesday rejected Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti's anticipatory bail plea, clearing the way for his possible arrest, news channel reported.
Anti-dengue team in Delhi allegedly not allowed to enter CM Kejriwal's house
A Mayor-led MCD team was on Sunday allegedly not allowed to carry out dengue breeding check at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence.
Dengue menace: Delhi sees 1,900 fresh dengue cases in one week
With over 1,900 fresh dengue cases and 12 deaths reported in the last one week, the total number of people suffering from the vector-borne fever has climbed to 3,791.
Delhi High Court asks AAP government for details of funds released for dengue control
The Delhi High Court has sought AAP government's response on a PIL seeking direction to immediately release funds allocated for malaria and dengue control programmes to municipal bodies in the capital.
Dengue death toll rises to 22, Delhi govt claims situation has 'improved'
A 36-year-old woman died of suspected dengue here this evening, taking the toll from the disease in the national capital to 22.
Dengue crisis: Private hospitals don’t have enough ICU beds for the poor, says Delhi Health Minister
While Delhi grapples with the problem of hospital beds to accommodate the deluge of dengue patients, some upscale private hospitals have been found wanting in cooperating with the health authorities in tackling the crisis.
No let up in Delhi dengue crisis as death toll mounts to 21
A 38-year-old dengue patient died allegedly due to medical negligence, taking the death toll in Delhi to 21, as hospitals across the capital remained flooded with people down with the mosquito-borne fever, prompting the city government to order conversion of 55 dispensaries into 'Fever and Dengue Clinics' from Monday.
Delhi babu falls into manhole, makes headlines: He merely got a taste of what Indians face daily
While a bureaucrat falling into a manhole in Delhi made headlines what about the common man?
Four more die of dengue in Delhi as death toll climbs to 20
Four more persons succumbed to dengue in the capital, taking the death toll to 20.
Delhi CM Kejriwal seeks Cong, BJP help in tackling dengue outbreak
Under opposition fire over the rapid spread of dengue across Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday sought help of both Congress and BJP in chalking out a strategy to tackle the outbreak rising above politics.
Dengue claims another life in Delhi, death toll reaches 17
Dengue crisis in the national capital showed no signs of abating with a 17-year-old boy succumbing to the vector-borne disease on Friday allegedly due to medical negligence
L-G directive asking Delhi govt officials not to follow 'illegal' orders sparks Kejriwal-Jung row
A directive by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung warning Delhi government officials not to follow its "illegal" orders has triggered a fresh round of confrontation.
Dengue will get Kejriwal and commoners as long as we do not wage a community war on it
Overloaded hospitals, patients sharing beds, exploitation of the illness, absolutely no concept of a red alert, no community programme to save ourselves and all this rubber banded by a fatalistic and often stoic surrender to the inevitable. 'Chaltha hai' seems to be the operative sentiment.
Flights to Delhi rescheduled for 3 days during air space closure
Several domestic and international flights to and out of Delhi have been rescheduled for the next three days.
No let up in Delhi dengue crisis: Two girls succumb to disease taking total death toll to 16
Two girls, aged three and nine, have become the latest victims of dengue in the city, taking the death toll to 16 today in what is being billed as the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital in the past five years.
Delhi HC extends Somnath Bharti's protection from arrest in domestic violence case
Delhi High court on Thursday protected controversial AAP MLA Somnath Bharti from arrest by directing the police not to take any coercive steps.
Three-year-old girl dies of dengue in Delhi, death toll rises to 15
Dengue scare in the national capital escalated on Thursday with a three-year-old girl becoming the 15th victim on the list of dead.
Shortage of hospital beds, doctors overworked as Delhi grapples with dengue outbreak
As Delhi grapples with the worst outbreak of dengue in five years, hospitals are groaning under shortage of beds and doctors complaining of being overworked.
Somnath Bharti moves court seeking monitoring of probe in domestic violence case
Former Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti on Wednesday moved a city court seeking monitoring of probe in a domestic violence and attempt to murder case filed by his wife and sought cancellation of the non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against him.
Another seven-year-old child dies of dengue in Delhi, death toll now at 14
Dengue has claimed three more lives in the national capital including a 7-year-old boy who succumbed to the vector-borne disease on Wednesday.
Dengue crisis: Delhi corporations intensify preventive measures, but it may not be enough
The three Delhi corporations claim to have intensified preventive measures such as fumigation to battle the dengue crisis, but it might not be of much help.
Two more people die of dengue in Delhi, death toll rises to 13
Dengue has claimed two more lives in the national capital as a 41-year-old woman from south Delhi and a teenage boy became the latest victims.
Plea moved in Delhi HC seeking FIR against hospital directors for denying dengue treatment
A plea was moved in the Delhi HC seeking registration of FIRs against directors of hospitals which denied treatment to a 7-year-old boy who died of dengue.
Delhi: Six-year-old boy allegedly murdered, body hanged from a tree
A six-year-old boy was allegedly murdered and then his body hanged from a tree, after suspected sexual assault, at a secluded spot in south Delhi.
Modi's police is taking revenge, my wife being misused for political ends, says Somnath Bharti
AAP MLA Somnath Bharti on Wednesday said that his wife Lipika Mitra, who has filed a case of attempt to murder and domestic violence against him, was being "misused" for political ends by rival parties taking advantage of her "gullibility".
Rise in dengue cases leads to shortage of beds in govt hospitals in Delhi
The surge in dengue cases in the national capital have led to a serious space crunch in government hospitals with a facility in east Delhi.
Eleven dead but worst is yet to come: All you need to know Delhi's dengue crisis
Six-year-old Aman Sharma, who lost his life on Sunday, has become the face of New Delhi’s ongoing dengue crisis. But how has the national capital found itself in this situation?
Delhi govt rejects Uber's application to run taxis in capital
In a setback to US-based online cab service provider, Uber, the Delhi government has rejected again the company's application for licence to run its taxis in the national capital.