Delhi’s 2026-27 budget, totaling ₹1.03 lakh crore, prioritizes student welfare with free bicycles for 1.3 lakh girls and laptops for meritorious students NEW DELHI: From free bicycles for schoolgirls to laptops for meritorious students, the Delhi government’s 2026-27 budget places a strong focus on student welfare, with major allocations aimed at improving access to education…
NEW DELHI:The Delhi Budget for 2026-27 was presented in the Delhi Legislative Assembly on Tuesday by chief minister and finance minister Rekha Gupta, who announced Rs 260 crore to provide every household a free LPG cylinder on Holi and Diwali as part of the government’s social welfare initiatives.Highlighting allocations for social empowerment, CM Gupta said…
NEW DELHI: A gold trader was robbed of gold and other valuables worth nearly Rs 1.5 crore by a group of assailants in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur on Monday evening. The incident occurred in a dramatic sequence that began with what appeared to be a case of road rage but quickly escalated into a planned robbery….
The Jindal Steel Indian Open Polo Championship final was a bittersweet one as the eviction notices issued to the Delhi Race Club and the Indian Polo Association (IPA) loomed darkly over it. As per a report by The Times of India , the Land & Development Office (L&DO) under the Ministry of Urban Affairs has…
A CAG report revealed Arvind Kejriwal’s former Delhi residence renovation cost ₹33.6 crore, significantly exceeding estimates. NEW DELHI: Renovation work at former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s then official residence (6, Flagstaff Road), was completed with Rs 33.6 crore, 342% above the estimated cost, said a CAG report tabled in the assembly on Monday.The Comptroller and…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only NEW DELHI: A bomb threat email sent to the office of Delhi assembly speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday warned that the assembly building and a Delhi metro station would be blown up, officials said. According to police sources, the first threat arrived at the assembly’s official email address at…
The number of electricity consumers in Delhi has risen from 52.6 lakh in 2015-16 to 73.6 lakh in 2024-25, an increase of nearly 21 lakh NEW DELHI: The number of electricity consumers in Delhi has risen from 52.6 lakh in 2015-16 to 73.6 lakh in 2024-25, an increase of nearly 21 lakh, with domestic users…
Trans community flags rights risk in proposed law changes (Image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: Kabir Maan identifies as a transman. On Monday, at a packed press conference, anxious and worried, he held up his Transgender ID and certificate — issued as per the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 — to…
New Delhi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday searched 9 locations in J&K as part of its continuing investigation in the Delhi Red Fort area bomb blast case. The nine locations searched are spread across the districts of Srinagar, Baramulla, Jammu, Kulgam, Ganderbal and Handwara. Several digital devices were seized during the searches and the…
A wave of alleged honor killings across India sees families brutally murdering young couples who defy caste, interfaith, or societal norms NEW DELHI: In a spine-chilling atrocity from UP’s Moradabad, a young interfaith couple was allegedly savagely murdered by the woman’s brothers — lured out, bludgeoned with a shovel, and dumped near a riverbank beside…
