Relief for 50,000 security personnel after smooth R-Day

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 14:45

Days of intense preparations and watchfulness paid off for over 50,000 security personnel deployed across the capital to ensure smooth celebrations of the Republic Day Sunday.

Coldest Republic Day in a decade

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 13:44

It was the coldest Republic Day in ten years Sunday in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.9 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season`s average.

IGNOU scholarships for poor students

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 13:28

The Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU) will soon announce scholarships for children from economically backward families, vice chancellor M. Aslam said Sunday.

India, Japan coming together can do wonders: Shinzo Abe

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 20:58

Pitching for closer cooperation between India and Japan, visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Saturday said the two countries coming together has great transformational potential.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe arrives in New Delhi

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 10:23

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, who will be chief guest at this year`s Republic day Parade, arrived here on a three-day official trip to India.

AAP most arrogant party: Harshvardhan

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 20:30

BJP leader Harshvardhan Friday said it was shameful that the "most arrogant" Aam Aadmi Party has given a clean chit to Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharati for his controversial action against an alleged "sex and drugs ring" that involved African women.

Def Min to keep out Finmeccanica group from military show

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 20:22

After scrapping the Rs 3,600 crore chopper contract, Defence Ministry today said it is ousting AgustaWestland`s parent company Finmeccannica from the biennial military exhibition DefExpo starting February 6.

Tewari trashes opinion polls, says Cong will be back in power

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 16:50

Union Minister Manish Tewari on Friday debunked results of opinion polls giving some weightage to BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, saying those who have given prime ministerial candidates will sit in Opposition.

Govt to soon appoint Lokpal chairperson, members

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 15:35

Government has set the ball rolling for appointment of chairperson and eight members of Lokpal by inviting applications for the posts.

Elaborate security for Republic Day

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 14:42

Security has been beefed up in the national capital with around 25,000 personnel of the Delhi Police and paramilitary forces keeping a tight vigil to ensure incident-free Republic Day celebrations.

Jamia Milia Islamia students curate documentary fest

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 14:09

Students at the Jamia Millia Islamia`s AJK Mass Communication Research Centre have curated a documentary film festival, called Ainaa, which opened Friday.

NDMC budget: Health, edu focus, seat hike at Hindu Rao college

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 14:04

Health and education were the main focus of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation`s budget which announced a three-fold increase in the number of seats in its medical college.