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At least 10 people suffered injuries when police cane-charged to control a large crowd at the DDA jostling to purchase application forms for a new housing scheme.  
Department of Law, Justice and Legislative affairs passed a complaint against an additional district and sessions judge of the Karkardooma court for allegedly using abusive language, to the Delhi High Court. 
Nikita and Haresh Mehta wants to abort 25-week-old foetus with a heart defect, but the Bombay High Court quashed the plea.  
Two telcom majors are set for a big battle, this time to capture the the high-end phone market.
The Delhi government asked the DISCOMS to assess the power requirements in the future and upgradation to meet the growth in power demand.
The Tourism Ministry is roping in actor Amir Khan to spread the message of cleanliness.


A NRI woman filed a FIR against a taxi driver for attempting to rape her after she scolded him for being late in Gurgaon. 
The Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended an anti-terror tribunal ruling that had lifted the ban on the Students' Islamic Movement of India. 
However hot and sexy a relationship is, the steam diminishes with time. 
As the Independence Day is approaching, a meeting of the senior police officers was held at the Delhi police Headquarters.  
The Central Information Commission has imposed a penalty of Rs 25,000 on the Additional District Magistrate for not furnishing information to an RTI applicant on time.
The city would have a fire station for each constituency with three tenders per station.
The Delhi High Court lifted the ban against the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) as the government failed to prove any terror link.
Tibetan activists who had been on the hunger strike at Jantar Mantar were forcibly taken to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and many were detained late Tuesday.
The State President of the Panthers Party Sanjoy Sachdeva is on fast demanding restoration of the land allotted to the Amarnath Shrine Board (ASB).
A Delhi police Sub-Inspector was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) for allegedly seeking bribe from a Blueline bus driver to release him on bail in a molestation case.
An average of four people are killed every day in India's jails or police stations, says a report by a human rights watchdog.
PM Manmohan Singh held talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday.
Despite being warned of negligent driving, the call centre cabbies routinely flout the cautionary norms.  
Kasna police station in Greater Noida has seen 35 station officers in the last 11 years.
India's first female IPS officer helps the people in UP and Uttarakhand to register FIRs.
Singer Sherlyn dedicated her album, Dard-e-Sherlyn to the dream girl of the 60s, Hema Malini.
A resident of Nayabans in Noida was brutally killed in front of his wife for not paying Rs 2 extra to the auto driver.
The prosecution sought the gallows for two cab drivers for killing 59-year-old Australian tourist Dawn Emilie Griggs.
Demanding a sincere probe in the car accident which killed three youngsters, Gurgaon and Delhi residents will be carrying out a silent peace march at Jantar Mantar on August 9.
The sleuths are keeping an eye on the markets where explosives like ammonium nitrate are sold.
After facing trial for over three decades, a septuagenarian man has been sentenced to one-year rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court for bigamy.
Delhiites would soon get rid of the long and cumbersome process of filing property tax and its assessment.
India’s one-day and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Monday chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, country's highest honour for a sportsperson.
The cost of fighting a legal battle may go up if Parliamentary Standing Committee'suggestion to impose higher court fee for the corporate sector is accepted.
The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) allegedly used sub-standard HIV testing kits in different hospitals and blood banks during the second national AIDS control project (NACP-2) between 1999 and 2006.
The Delhi Metro chief Dr E Sreedharan visited various metro stations on Monday to check the upkeep of the network.
The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) formed a three-member committee to screen Akshay Kumar starrer Singh is Kinng to see if there Sikhs have been portrayed negatively in the film.
The Parliamentary Committee examining the 'cash-for-vote' scam got down to business on Monday by viewing audio and video tapes.
Beaten and assaulted for not bringing dowry, a 24-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in the city  
AS the historical monuments in the capital will play host in 2010 C'wealth games, ASI has set the ball rolling to beautify and conserve them.
The Delhi Police has empowered its head constables to challan offenders during its drive against playing loud music in vehicles or place DVD screens on the front panel of cars.
The families of the two boys who died at the Asaram Bapu-run ashram in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh came to Delhi on Saturday to meet the spiritual leader Asaram Bapu.
The construction of public toilets was overlooked while conceptualizing the metro.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit lays the foundation stone in Mayur Vihar for the capital's first SAARC university.
The hearing assumes significance as it comes after a gap of around six months as it was to come up for hearing in January.
The Tilak Marg police have arrested a 46-year-old teacher of Ryan International school in Noida for allegedly making hoax sms about a bomb blast in the Supreme Court.
In the wake of terror strikes in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, the Delhi police are working hard to make use of common people to check criminal activities.
On Sunday evening, a stray cow injured several bikers, scooterists and cyclists at Adarsh Nagar in Delhi.
Afgan President Hamid Karzai will be here to hold talks Indian leadership, which will focus on the alleged role of Pakistan's ISI in the July 7 attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul.
A man, who was fighting a lone battle for 43 years to recover a plot allegedly appropriated and sold by the govt, finally got justice.
In Delhi to see off Indian Olympic contingent, Abhishek Bachchan revealed their side of Aishwarya Rai's Nakshatra endorsement loss to Katrina Kaif.  
Back in perfect shape after her chubby post partem phase, erstwhile screen goddess Sonali Bendre says it was all natural.
Even after a slew of serial blasts in the country, the investigating and intelligence agencies are yet to make any headway.
The BJP has alleged that the government aims to privatise the domestic gas supply to favour a particular corporate house.
About 25 million mobile phone subscribers in Uttar Pradesh have received an SMS from the state's DGP urging them to assist the police in fighting terror.
The Noida Police claimed to have busted a gang of car thieves active in the national Capital region.
Veteran Communist leader Harkishen Singh Surjeet Friday died following respiratory cardiac arrest, six days after he was admitted to the Metro Hospital in Noida
With councillors getting Rs 2 crore fund, the MLAs in the Capital are looking for more cash.
MiD DAY found people from the North East are left at the mercy of the officials posted at the tourists' spots to gain entry as a citizen.
Pesky calls made to unsuspecting cellphone users by telemarketing companies have not stopped completely despite government's efforts
Delhi Police has deployed nearly 2,500 fresh recruits for surveillance in the capital following back-to-back blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad.
Next time you hire a cheap Bangladeshi domestic help, rest assured that the same cheap labour is available to the terrorists.
Gurgaon, is terrorised by thefts and burglary by bikers gang. Three members of a biker gang were arrested by Gurgaon police on Thursday.
A suspended NDMC employee was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court for demanding Rs-7,000 bribe from a construction company official.
The Delhi government has cleared a proposal for construction of an elevated road connecting the venues of Commonwealth Games.
With barely hours left to beat the July 31 deadline to file income tax returns, thousands of assesses, consultants queued up at the collection centre in the Capital.
One of the growing concern of young professional's culture is impairment of inter-personal relationship.
The intelligence agencies are taken aback by the way the unexploded bombs have been found in Surat. 
Delhi has earned the dubious distinction of having the second highest number of missing children in the country.
The launch bash of lingerie brand Bwitch into Indian market was thus one much awaited affair.
Delhi Metro profit is touching around a Rs 1 crore a day as the passenger base crosses the eight lakh mark.
The real estate boom in the Noida, Greater Noida, and Indirapuram in Ghaziabad is likely to get hit.
Foreigners who come to Delhi to visit tourist spots are apparently levied exorbitant entry fee as compared to Indian nationals.
In continuation of their ‘In Focus Series’, F Bar this time honoured fashion designer duo Ashima and Leena Singh
Like MPs and MLA now a councillor will get Rs 2 crore for the development of their ward.
Rashtravadi Shiv Sena carried out a procession at Jantar Mantar protesting against the serial blasts in the country.
A bus conductor in Mayur Vihar area in East Delhi allegedly sodomised a 19-year-old youth, said Delhi police officials.
The Japanese embassy on Tuesday received an email warning of terrorist attacks in the capital.
The Capital will soon have one more water treatment plant to meet the increasing water demand in the city particularly of South Delhi.
A 19-year-old woman allegedly killed her own sister as she had fallen in love with her brother in-law.
More than Rs.2 million worth fake Indian currency notes seized during the past week in two incidents and half-a-dozen people arrested in this connection in UP.
You can now read your e-mails or browse anywhere. Hand phones are becoming preferred mode of accessing Internet for people on the move
With the rise in cyber crime and cyber terrorism the Delhi police is gearing up to handle the crime in the virtual world.
Seeing the immense need for Business Intelligence Technologies (BIT) world wide, NIIT and SAS Institute have joined hands. 
You can now read your e-mails or browse anywhere. Hand phones are becoming preferred mode of accessing Internet for people on the move
Primary education is going for a serious revival in the country with the top educationists churning their brain out
An IRS officer accuses 12 I-T officials of corruption, sexual misconduct and stealing documents from the Ministry of Finance after which he is suspended 
In addition to putting strain on relationships, snoring can prove to be a dangerous health condition
Spam e-mails are being used by cyber criminals across the globe to lure users
After Rs One lakh Tata Nano car and Rs 501 reliance mobile its time for cheapest laptop which would cost just Rs 400
In the name of decongesting and attracting tourist, the MCD is charging exorbitant parking fee at two places in the city
The accused in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar blast today told a Delhi Court that the police fabricated records to frame them up in the case.
Six people were killed and one injured in a road accident on Delhi-Jaipur expressway near Rajiv chowk in Gurgaon on late Tuesday night
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Delhi University over alleged interference in the affairs of its prestigious St Stephen's College
The actor has posted autographed pictures of dance performances by himself, Abhishek and Aishwarya from the Unforgetabble tour in San Francisco.
A fire broke out at a conference room in one of the complexes in the Capital's Pragati Maidan exhibition grounds on Tuesday.
The Centre told the SC that it had already come to a conclusion that Rama Setu does not fulfil the criteria for being declared a monument.
The ‘parking’ smart cards would enable you to pay house tax and get your vehicle insurance renewed. 
Terrorist organisations are leading the strikes across the world with the help of computer hackers.
Noida even doesn't have a dog and bomb disposal squad of its own to counter ant terrorist activity.
city magistrate has warned the Great India Place mall to ensure proper safety measures by July 31.
The Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) is used by the terrorists to arrange the logistics and establish their sleeper cells in target places.   
BPOs are chuking out their employees as the industry has incurred heavy losses.
A clandestine factory producing illicit drugs was busted in Greater Noida and three people,including a Nigerian, were arrested on charges oftrafficking, the police said.
As local tour operators are offering attractive tour packages, get ready to enjoy a long holiday starting from the Independence Day.
As temperamental differences and intolerance demand a divorce, the  pre-marital Counselling Cell will counsel the couples for happy married life.
The first female auto rickshaw driver, Sunita Chaudhary, has once again showed her courage on New Delhi roads on Monday.
A Delhi police constable reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself to a ceiling fan in the New Ashok Nagar area on Monday.
Delhi Police wants a slum cluster located in the high security Tughlak Road area to be removed as they pose a security risk to the high profile residents there.
While repairing signages at the Great India Place mall in Noida, two labourers died, while four injured when they fell from a height of 70 feet.
Cricketer Brett Lee and noodle strap fame Mandira Bedi were in Delhi on the launch of the latest collection by Timex - Conversation Starters.
The home secretary called a special meeting to review the security scenario of the country.
A 58-year-old woman was killed on Monday by unknown assailants in New Delhi. 
As power cuts become the norm of the day, residents in Noida and Ghaziabad resort to mass protests with the administration preaching power saving measures.

The residents of Sector 15 A in Noida are having sleepless night as stray dogs create problems in the area. 
Those who want to give up the smoking can quit it easily as a new technique costing around Rs 12,000 prevents withdrawal symptoms associated with conventional treatment.      
As the DTC increases its fare by nearly 50 percent for contract buses, many schools are likely to raise the transportation fee.   
As the government hospitals face shortage of medicines,chemists are cashing on it by insisting the people to buy the full prescription and costly medicines. 
Around seventy people gathered outside the residence of the Member of Legislative Assembly Mukesh Sharma in Vikaspuri to mark their anger against absence of clean surroundings in the area.
While repairing signages at the Great India Place mall in Noida, two labourers died, while four injured when they fell from a height of 70 feet.
A call made hours before an auto driver was murdered enabled the cops to trace the killers.
A SIMI activist has been arrested from Ahmedabad in connection with yesterday's serial blasts in the city.
With bicycles emerging as carriers of the deadly explosives in the serial bombings, the Delhi Police have decided to keep an eye on cycle sellers in the capital.
Shilpa Shetty was busy Wednesday painting the town 'Red' with the promotion of Romanov’s new vodka in Delhi.
Wednesday night saw the launch of trendy and elegant range of worsted suiting by Burlington.
 
Sunita Panjwani, who was robbed of cash worth Rs 7.5 lakh alleged that the cops recovered the amount but did not return.

The Ghaziabad court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Raj Kumar, Krishna and Vijay Mandal,
The Delhi HC has directed a group of colleges of Delhi University, which claim to be run by minority institutions, to reserve seats for OBC students.
Two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants shot a labour contractor in Noida and made off with his bag containing Rs 439,000.
Nearly three decades after an engineer took a bribe of Rs 700 from a restaurant owner, the Delhi HC awarded him 2 years in jail for the crime.  
Sensational video links like the one depicting Angelina Jolie in the nude can actually be a deadly virus.
Samsung on Friday hosted the ‘Send Off Function’ for the Indian Contingent to the Beijing Olympic Games 2008
The CBI may soon seek permission to prosecute UP CM Mayawati in the disproportionate assets case.
Noida's only crematorium will allow the NRIs to watch live the last rites of their family members.
A 21-year-old student of St. Stephens college, reeling under the depression of failing in her final year examination committed suicide on Thursday.
The Delhi police have arrested a notorious gangster, who was wanted in over 20 criminal cases and accused in the murder case of property dealer Salim Pehalwan of Bhajanpura.
A communal clash left more than 20 people, including six police personnel injured in Loni area of Ghaziabad district on Thursday.
An employee of a private bank was beaten up by his seniors, as he verified the two loan defaulters documents.
A 37-year-old man was hit by a blueline bus in Mongolpuri on Thursday night.
Even two days after her dramatic appearance in Parliament wearing a whiteshirt and stylish black trousers, fashionistas can't stop talking about Priyanka Vadra's chic attire.
Celebrity mock the corrupt political system and says 'we need a change'.
F Bar's in focus celebrations this week was all about class and sophistication as Padmashri Shovana Narayan was the guest of honour

The Noida police arrested six motorcycle-borne assailants on Tuesday from Sector 62. They had planned to loot a jwellery shop at Sector 18, Noida on Wednesday.
Six alleged call girls created  ruckus in Connaught Place on late Wednesday night.
The Delhi police have recovered the body of a 18-year-old girl hanging at the Jheel park in Rohini Sector-3 on Wednesday morning.
The rebellious staffers broke the window pannes of a bus carrying passengers, when the driver questioned their behaviour.
If you get a message that you have won thousands of pound in a draw then beware. It's a scam, sent to Nokia users worldwide. 
City’s lone Muslim freedom fighter Shaukat Hashmi’s wife has been thrown out of Ganga Ram hospital without complete treatment but not without a fat bill.
Drivers in Delhi will soon be issued swanky smart-card based licenses to cut out the role of touts.
Panic prevailed in the posh Greater Kailash area of south Delhi on Wednesday after an unattended bag was found lying near a guesthouse.
A 22-year-old motorcyclist was hit in Badarpur by a blueline bus plying between Meetapur to Old Delhi.
Hospitals, police stations, offices, educational institutions are leading the list of defaulters in dengue prevention measures in the capital.
Acting tough, the BJP on Wednesday decided to expel all party MPs who cross-voted or abstained during the confidence motion in Lok Sabha.
Scholars feel that a no-smoking campaign by DUSU is a mere publicity stunt and it is virtually impossible to implement.
Hoping for a steamy session but too tired to pump up the foreplay? Worry not, there’s always sexy cinema to the rescue.
Television actor Himanshu Malhotra, known for his roles in serials like ‘Simply Sapne’ and ‘Hum Tum’, hurt himself while doing a stunt sequence.
The credibility of Noida police came under the scanner yet again as a senior official involved in the Nithari probe was declared a gangster by a court.

A 23-year-old woman jumped from the tenth floor of a building in Preet Vihar to commit suicide on Tuesday.
Mahavir Bhagora, one of the BJP MPs who claimed to have been bribed for abstaining from the trust vote, deny that they were paid Rs 1 cr in the presence of media. 
In the absence of a uniform price regime for liquor, consumers have to pay different prices at different locations
Noida has registered steep rise in the crime rate in the last few days.
The police have arrested two youths involved in the murder of a 9-year-old boy.
Shafiq (38) and Atiq (28) who were on their way to the Lal Bagh, Subzi Mandi were gunned down by four motorcycle-borne people near the Gola factory.
The bookies Leaders of the UPA exuded confidence Tuesday that they would comfortably win the trust vote
The Youth leaders in the capital are yet to educate themselves over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Youth working in MNCs are at a higher risk of contracting lifestyle-related cancers.
Driver Sher Bahadur Singh, working for a newspaper, was shot dead at the basement parking of Statesman House in Connaught Place.

A 24-year-old married woman was allegedly gang-raped by her driving instructor and his friend in the Hazrat Nizamuddin area.
Dinner diplomacy, closed door meetings and briefings, formed the prime time stuff showcasing the trust vote.
The bookies are sure that even though the ruling dispensation is short of numbers, some MPs would abstain or even cross over.
New Zealand, Russia, Germany and Canada are emerging as the new hot knowledge destinations for Indian students.
The Delhi High Court directed the CGHS to administer the second dose of a life-saving cancer drug to a woman whose former husband had failed to take care of her.
The flats in the societies named in the housing scam are likely to be allotted soon, the Registrar Co-operative Society said.
A class seven student was raped by her neighbour on Saturday in Krishna Nagar.
PM Manmohan Singh said the trust vote was avoidable as he had promised to return to parliament before operationalising the contentious N-deal with Washington.
Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss will join the Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) on Tuesday to campaign against tobacco
Over 3,000 criminals have been arrested across Uttar Pradesh as part of a special operation, police said on Monday.
With Delhi facing CNG shortage, the government promised to commission at least 50 new filling stations.
Two people were killed and seven others injured in separate road accidents in the city during the last 48 hours.

Three unidentified bikers shot dead a 31-year-old property dealer on Sunday night in Rohini Sector 24.
Mediapersons had a field day covering the hectic political activity in Delhi, as politicians treated them with food and shelter.
Two Independent members and two single-MP parties from the North-East hold the key to the survival of the Manmohan Singh government.
Supratim Dutta is comfortably recuperating at the AIIMS after a successful surgery, where doctors removed a five-foot rod that pierced his body.
Air Hostess Academy conducted an in-flight training for its students on India’s premier carrier Kingfisher Airlines.
A malfunctioning crane at a Delhi Metro construction site resulted in some construction material falling on a passing car seriously injuring the driver.
Angry family members of a man, who died allegedly after a policeman beat him up in a theft case, staged a demonstration outside a police station in northwest Delhi.
F Bar & Lounge celebrated its In focus this week with ace designer Rocky S and it goes without saying that the event was high on glam.
Delhiites got a rare glimpse of Egypt right here in the capital during an event that took place on Friday night.
A Nepali agent was running a Kabootarbazi racket, promising men jobs in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Police admits there may be larger script to the story.

The Uttar Pradesh police drive to make servant verification compulsory has failed to take off in Noida with many residents and even the cops remaining in the dark.
The 23-year-old called for help and maintained his consciousness for about two hours after a 5-ft iron angle pierced his chest.
A student of the Primary MCD school in Ashok Vihar, Phase III was raped inside the school premises.
A six-year-old falls into a open 18-feet-deep sewage hole and dies from suffocation at Sector 44 in Gurgaon on Thursday.
The Delhi Chief Minister expressed her disappointment at water seepage, improper lighting at Metro stations during a surprise visit.
A Gurgaon resident is turning his sprawling 7.5 acre farmhouse into a resort for dogs.
A police constable roughed up a man near ITO red light for 'hitting' him with his car while the cop was crossing the road.
As the Capital climbed the fashion ladder and became 24th fashionable city in the world, the denizens are ready to challenge New York, Paris or Milan.
In an exclusive interview with MiD Day Shaan gets candid and talks about his association with shows, his projects and much more.
The families of Krishna and Rajkumar accused the CBI of forcing Krishna to take the name of Rajkumar and Vijay Mandal.

In the 7th incident of its kind, 4 motorcyle-borne youngsters late Wednesday robbed 2 shops in east Delhi.
Acquitted of killing his daughter Arushi, Dr Rajesh Talwar wants to sell off his Sector 25 residence in Noida and shift to Delhi.
The Delhi Transport Corporation is planning to ply low-floor buses but no air-conditioned buses will be run U-Special routes.
Now, get potholes on the roads repaired in just 24 hrs by registering a complaint with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
The Civic Centre, soon to be the new address for Municipal Corporation of Delhi, will have a helipad on the roof top.
Mallika Handa (12) has already won five gold and one silver medal in state-level swimming championships this year.
The indecisive Urban Ministry has asked the Delhi Government to wait for another week.
Over 60 passengers missed the last train to Dwarka. A special train was run for them to reach their destinations.

Blue Isn't it annoying to leave your lovemaking cycle in the hands of that all-powerful oral contraceptive?
It was another night of uninterrupted shootings in the capital as two people were shot in separate incidents at Seelampur and Welcome.
The Delhi police has arrested a 27-year-old man and his accomplices in connection with a robbery that had taken place in New Ashok Nagar on Tuesday night.
Imran Siddiqui, who bailed out his brother-in-law Mohammed Haneef from prison in Australia, is running a resort on forest land in Karnataka.
With the arrest of three members of Ashfaq Gang, the Delhi police claim to have solved 25 cases of motorcycle theft in Delhi and NCR.
The Delhi police  have arrested a criminal lawyer in connection with the murder of local don-turned-politician Salim Pehalwan.
Bus queue shelters have been ecroached upon unscrupulous elements who are running their shops from there.
Posh Sector 36 that houses the infamous the killing den of Maninder Singh Pandher, still lacks proper basic infrastructure.
Hundreds of quacks are openly practicing right under the nose of health officials in the walled city.
Early onset of rains has led conducive environment for mosquito breeding in the city.
The Talwar family made a fervent appeal to the media asking it to give some time to Dr Rajesh Talwar to overcome the ‘double whammy’.
The man, who parted ways with his beloved and later united with her domestic help to kill her, has been arrested.
The bike of the B Tech final year student was hit by an overspeeding truck in Noida, Sector 2.
In a clear defiance of Mayor Arti Mehra's orders, leader of Opposition Jai Kishan Sharma brought his personal mike in a House meeting.

Blue Star has been awarded an order of Rs 104 crore by the DMRC for total air-conditioning works of seven stations.
The 16-year-old stole a bike to arrange money he was asked to pay to get a break in Mahesh Bhatt's film.
Business rivalry continued to mar the property business as yet another dealer was shot in Noida, Sector 20.
The dug up roads in Sec 20 have not been covered up properly, causing waterlogging in the prime locality.
The berth in AC III and Second Class coaches has left little space for passengers to relax.
A senior official incharge of a mediation centre at the Tees Hazari Court was suspended, pending an inquiry.

The man was peeved over the removal of his pavement shop by the MCD in Chandni Chowk.

In yet another raid on the Gurgaon hospital, officials recovered 153 varieties of expired medicines.

Hundreds of Madangir residents blocked traffic on the BRT in protest against shooting of a grocery shop owner.

The 30-year-old man was crushed when he was trying to cross the road at Parliament Street.

The family court has ordered examination of the evidence, but the Kumbles have obtained a stay.

Mukund has the mind of an 18-year-old trapped inside a body that has not grown. His family is desperately seeking funds for treatment.
Leading Japanese manufacturer Panasonic on Sunday launched its 2008 Viera range of plasma and LCDs.
Those who plan to opt for 'clean fuel' in Delhi and the National Capital Region better run a reality check.

A doctor and his driver were beaten up by some unidentified assailants when they resisted to part away with their belongings.

A 58-year-old man, resident of Lajpat Nagar, was crushed to death after a blueline bus hit him near ITO.
Ankur Chawla, a 23-year old B Tech final year student of Amity University, died on the spot.
Some unidentified men broke into a house at Mukherjee Nagar and decamped with Rs 45,000 and jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh.
Two youths and a hotel security supervisor were shot dead by a gang of bike snatchers in south Delhi.
Asha says nobody from the Indian embassy in Pakistan lifted a finger to help her.
In an exclusive interview with Mid Day the hunk reveals his fashion statement, upcoming projects and much more.
The CBI could not produce anything against the dentist dad of Arushi Talwar.

The CBI zeroed in on Krishna, Rajkumar and Vijay Mandal while admitting that it has no evidence against Rajesh Talwar.

The High Court has admitted a plea on illegal constructions in Sainik Farms.
The Uttar Pradesh police defended its investigation in the Noida twin murder case saying it had not filed chargesheet against anyone.

Pirated stockpile unearthed during de-sealing operation at 10 shops in the Palika Bazar.

Indian intelligence agencies had given specific details of the suicide attack well in advance, helping to stave off a bigger calamity.

City parliamentarians discuss mid-term polls in view of the trust vote sought by the UPA on the nuclear deal.
Asha Patil, the gutsy Mumbai girl, will reach Amritsar tomorrow from Lahore, bringing to a close a strife-torn life spanning India and Pakistan.
The Special Operations Squad held four people for threatening the Director of a South Delhi-based real estate company for extortion.
A 55-year-old businessman, hanged himself from a ceiling fan early Thursday morning at his residence in Sector 7, Noida.
The Delhi police claimed to have foiled a kidnapping attempt on a businessman of West Delhi.
Tibetans marched through the streets of the capital carrying an alternative Beijing Olympic torch to protest China's crackdown in Tibet.
The Delhi High Court pulls up government for not having uniform policy for recruitment of teachers.
The Delhi High Court has sought reply from the Delhi Police for allegedly not registering the complaint of a pregnant woman.
MPs who have failed to pay their telephone and electricity bills came under the scanner of the HC.
Delhi BJP demanded a high level enquiry into the bogus ration cards racket.
UP resident who strangled his wife to death in their rented accommodation was awarded rigorous life imprisonment by a city court.
The Delhi High Court has asked the governing body of St Stephen's college to appoint a full-time principal.

A large dumping ground near residential colonies in Gurgaon has residents in a fix.

As many as five flats in the nurses residential complex in Sriniwaspuri were broken and cash and jewellery worth Rs 8-9 lakhs were stolen.
Transport Department seizes 52 buses of Ryan, Jindal, G D Goenka and other schools for flouting rules.
The CISF arrested the man who made six hoax bomb calls at Chawri Bazar Metro Station.
The Delhi government went into to letter writing mode, shooting missives  to the Opposition BJP
Hitting it big with the movement against OBC quota, Youth For Equality wants to fight for the Right to Education Bill
Mobile phone users would now also be able to make e-payment of their electricity or water bills from their handsets
Security agencies have sounded an alert after a third time bumper crop of opium in the Afghanistan
The chief of National Panthers Party, Prof. Bhim Singh, has demanded immediate action against the Delhi police officers
Three people were killed in Seelampur as trigger-happy gunmen went on a firing spree late last night.
Madrassas in Uttar Pradesh are now planning to introduce job-oriented courses for Muslim girls.
Robbed of his 'voice' in the MCD, Congress leader Jai Kishan Sharma bought a personal mike.

Motor cycle borne assailants shot at and robbed an accountant on the busy Vikas Marg.

The Delhi High Court has slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on a woman for tutoring her against his father.
Vikas and Vishal Yadav moved Allahabad High Court against life term awarded by a Delhi court in the Nitish Katara murder case.
Dial the helpline number if you spot a snake hissing at your doorstep.
Brigadier RD Mehta and V V Rao, whose bodies were flown in yesterday from Kabul, were cremated with full honours.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit laid foundation stone of a new Haj Manzil at Dwarka.

Delhi BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi has sought a CBI probe into the issuance of illegal ration cards.

The Delhi Government has initiated strict action against those involved in the ration card scam.

Experts say that diabetics are at a greater risk of suffering from various hearing ailments that may cause deafness.

The green cover in the city would be further enhanced with the government planning to develop six forests by this year-end.

The Delhi High Court has given another week's time to the Delhi government to explain the steps for beautification of Jama Masjid.

The bodies of four Indian Embassy officials, who were killed in the suicide attack in Kabul, were flown in amid tight security.

MiD DAY decided to run a reality check of the security around the missions in Delhi in the wake of the dastardly terrorist attack on Indian embassy in Afghanistan.
The accused killed the driver by banging his head on the floor of the taxi and fled with the vehicle after dumping the dead body.
Despite hundreds of crore being spent on child immunisation programmes by the government, a total of 57 deaths were reported last year.

The Talwars assert they were at their Noida home when Arushi was murdered.

Rajasthan-based activist, Gopal Kansara has written to President Pratibha Patil on the sorry state of affairs of sex workers in Delhi.
TVS Motor Company on Monday introduced Apache RTR FI motorcycle in the 160 cc category.
The cops traced a domestic help accused of theft after finding his details in the verification form.
Flashes or floaters could be the beginning of a more serious problem and could even lead to loss of vision.
The Supreme Court has asked the Delhi government to explain how it intended to meet the power demand as projected under the Master Plan for Delhi.
Delhi police has assured the senior citizens that it will visit them frequently to know about their well-being.
Delhi police have registered 100 FIRs against bogus voters following complaints by election officials.
The CBI has denied the media reports that Dr Rajesh Talwar and his wife Nupur were not present at their residence on May 15.
Delhi police have busted an interstate car jacking gang with the arrest of 3 people in Dhaula Kuan area.
Mouth-watering varieties of mangoes from across the India were on display at the 20th Mango Festival.

The BJP has charged the Congress with atrying to get bogus election cards issued in Delhi.

A 35-year-old woman was reportedly beaten up by the owner and staffers of a juice counter located on the campus of the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital.
Brain-dead patient Bidyashor finally died in Safdarjang Hospital, without his organs getting removed for donation.
Around 50 Kashmiri Pandits barged into the house of Union Water Resource Minister Saifuddin Soz on Sunday afternoon.
A 'secret' police photograph shows that the teen's clothes were in a disarray,indicating that she was raped or assaulted before being brutally killed.
The oldest and most densely populated pocket of Noida, Sector 12, is in a civic mess.
Six inmates of the Tihar jail sustained injuries when a clash broke out among them on Sunday.
A 23-year-old domestic help was found dead in Ashok Vihar area of northwest
Delhi on Saturday morning.
A serving and a retired IFS officer will face three CBI cases of alleged criminal conspiracy, cheating and abuse of official position.
A private tutor, who pushed a 15-year-old girl student to death from a building's roof, was awarded life imprisonment by a Delhi court.
Expelled students claim that they have been discriminated against as they belong to the SC community.

Delhi HC has come to the rescue of a central Govt employee who suffered a serious heart attack 8 years ago.

A BSP councillor from Uttar Pradesh and two others were arrested for their alleged involvement in an auto-theft racket.

According to the 5th Economic Census of Delhi there were 7.58 lakh establishments operating in the city in 2005.
Seventy fire stations will be set up in the Capital in the next five years.
The VHP bandh in Delhi passed off peacefully with no violence and sporadic traffic disruptions.
The Haryana and Delhi govts have signed an MoU for unrestricted movement of vehicles in the NCR.
Being content and eating right are keys to great health, says Karishma Kapoor.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) members were in Delhi to help India herald a new era in the sport.
Millionaires are leasing out their flying machines to recover the costs of operating their jets.
Legal eagles and civil society are dismayed at Government's stand that it can't probe charges against the former CJI.
The Capital city will soon be recognised as one of the world Heritage cities on the conditions specified by the UNESCO.
The police have arrested two Nigerian drug dealers and recovered Heroin worth Rs 1.3 crore.
As many as 43 Bangladeshis were deported back by Indian authorities. They were caught trying to fly out with forged documents.

Ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2010, the DTC will build modern bus shelters across the city.

The Credit Card cloning predators can swipe out your hard-earned money within seconds.

Two young media executives were threatened by a leading bank's executive for loan recovery.
The MCD will put up uniform signages on Delhi roads for hassle free commuting.
The Delhi police’s crime branch has arrested three Nigerians for running an international credit card fraud in the city.

Living in hospital corridors for 10 days without bathing or changing, the family of brain-dead Bidhyashor says it has had enough.

More than 80 Bangladeshis were arrested at the IGI airport.
Five men decamped with Rs 1.38 crore from a Gurgaon bank after taking the guard and other employees hostage.

The police have arrested three persons involved in incidents of snatching mobile phones from different parts of the Capital.

The Intelligence Bureau (IB) wants more CCTV cameras watching you when you travel on the Metro.

The Union government has given a green signal to the BlackBerry service in India.

The iPhone 3G will be available in India at Rs 20,000. It's free in the UK and costs Rs 70 in Germany and Rs 8,557 in the US.

Despite allegations of murder and rape against Dera Sachha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, he continues to enjoy 'Z' category security in his headquarters in Sirsa.
President Pratibha Patil presented the B C Roy National Award to 13 city doctors for their contribution to medical research
M L Sharma and Jyoti Kishan Dutt in the race as PMO and DoPT drop other names from the list.

Neelam Katara, mother of Nitish Katara has moved Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for her son's killers.

The CBI on Tuesday questioned former police officer K K Gautam in Arushi and Hemraj murder case.
A team of AIIMS doctors was stopped by the police from taking out the organs of the brain-dead Bidhyashor Singh late last night.
Two men were detained at Indira Gandhi International Airport for carrying live cartridges on Tuesday morning.
Sources in Dera Sacha Sauda said the sect is trying to expand its base across the country.
The high-profile colonies such as the Sainik Farms have to wait for some time more to get legal status.
The BJP will organise a bandh tomorrow to protest the land allotment at Amarnath Shrine.
The CBI has denied that its spokesperson G Mohanty was being shunted out as reported by MiD DAY on June 14.
Thieves broke into the house of a software engineer in Noida and decamped jewellery worth Rs 3 lakh.
A mother and her son were found murdered in the Ghamrauj village, around 15 km from Gurgaon, on Monday night.
Commercial sex workers in the capital have asked the Delhi Government to extend the last date for submission of their election forms.
Protests at the SEZ site near Gurgaon have not stopped despite assurances by the govt.
Four people were arrested for killing a peacock in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district.
Truckers across the country will go on an indefinite strike from midnight tonight.
The Cong govt in Delhi is 'promoting' a big scam in collusion with private power companies, says Mukhi.

The Delhi police have arrested 3 people for extorting money from innocent people by posing as CBI sleuths.

The Delhi police could not trace the culprits in a Kotla Mubarakpur theft case.
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) seems to be in a hurry to spruce up its image ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Congress councillor K P S Rathore forcibly took away 28 cement bags from MCD store.
On Doctors' Day, the family of an organ donor is getting harassed in Safdarjang Hospital.
The CBI, still hunting for clues to the murder of Noida teenager Arushi Talwar, questioned her elderly grandparents who live near the Talwar residence.
Noida is no more a safe place to live, say harried residents plagued by a series of criminal incidents and civic problems.
The senior civic body official is allegedly spending government funds on illegal construction.
Delhi CM on Monday bid farewell to the fourth batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatris.
Better employment in other fields are prompting parents to discourage their children from studying science, says Kalam.
A BPO employee, who was injured in a bus crash on Sunday night, lost his right leg.
A CBI court in Ambala yesterday extended the judicial custody of Vijay Bhardwaj.
A notorious gangster from Bihar was arrested by the Delhi police on Sunday.
Five members of a family from Delhi have disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Haridwar.
A jointly owned property in Rohini, Sector 11 was the bone of contention between the man and his wife.
Hundreds of lesbian and gay took to the street in three major cities - Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore on Sunday.