In India, four out of every 10 new cancer cases are tobacco-related. If stringent measures to check the usage of bidi, cigarette and gutka ? the most commonly used tobacco products ? are not taken, then the number of people affected by the disease will increase three-fold, say medical experts.
A fast-track court on Friday recorded the statement of a photographer of Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in CBI, one of the prosecution witnesses in the Nirbhaya case.
A single mother has approached a trial court seeking registration of an FIR against a man she has accused of cheating her of money by posing as a prospective groom on a matrimonial website.
The Delhi Parks and Gardens Society CEO has summoned officials from DDA on June 4 to ask about their plans for reviving and maintaining water bodies in Dwarka.
Strolling at Pragati Maidan one day 35 years ago, Gulab Singh saw pav bhaji being prepared. He came home and tried making it himself. Today, he has a popular stall that sells pav bhaji along with bhel puri at India Gate. But everyday is a struggle. For two months, he?s been at home as police have stopped street vendors from selling anything at India Gate.
Delhi University (DU) vice-chancellor Dinesh Singh's avowed claim that the entire process of introduction of the Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) is transparent has been comprehensively punctured by Javid A Chowdhury, the Chancellor's nominee to the DU's executive council (EC). The vice-president is the Chancellor %of DU.
Delhi Government commissioned Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi to draw up a Master Plan for the city?s drainage system but it has not provided them all the information.
Once again, answers were not forthcoming. Many prospective students attending the second Open Day on South Campus left the orientation programme confused, this time about the restructured courses.
The faculty of social sciences cleared three sets of courses-in history, sociology and adult education (only Discipline II)-for the four-year undergraduate programme at a meeting on Friday.
Five eminent intellectuals, academicians and writers have appealed to the government and President Pranab Mukherjee, also Visitor of the Delhi University, to intervene and save the lives of lakhs of young men and women from being manipulated through an ill-conceived educational experiment.
It?s a myth that workload of all Delhi University teachers will remain unchanged or increase once the four-year format comes into effect. At some colleges, teachers fear they will not be teaching discipline courses at all. They will be teaching only the foundation courses.
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a neighbour?s relative in Vivek Vihar, east Delhi, on Thursday night. The accused, Arvind Kumar, has been arrested after a medical test of the girl confirmed rape.
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday sought a report from Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University (IP) over an alleged goof-up involving an examination centre for engineering entrance test which caused hardships to the candidates.
In a huge relief to three senior Delhi Jal Board officials facing prosecution for gang rape, the Delhi high court on Friday quashed the FIR saying the evidence showed they were implicated.
The Delhi high court reserved its verdict on Congress leader Sajjan Kumar?s plea in a case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots where a trial court has framed charges against him.
The Delhi high court on Friday struck down attempts of the chief minister and the lieutenant governor to unilaterally alter plans for non motorized vehicle (NMV) lanes and restrict cycle rickshaws in certain areas.
The newly elected mayors of the three municipal corporations met chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday, reiterating their demand of funds for critical projects.
Stepping up preparations for its electoral debut in the Delhi assembly polls due later this year, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday shortlisted 44 people for 12 constituencies.
There is more to the sizzling heat in Delhi than rising temperatures. Scientists have found unusually high levels of toxic ozone in the city in the past two weeks.