Anil Baijal was, on Wednesday, appointed as the new Lt Governor of Delhi, a post which has fallen vacant after sudden resignation of Najeeb Jung. 70-year-old Baijal, a 1969 batch IAS officer, had served as Union Home Secretary under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government besides holding key positions in other ministries. The President accepted the resignation of Jung and also […]
» Read moreA Delhi court on Monday granted bail to former Air Chief Marshal S .P. Tyagi in the VVIP helicopter bribery case. The court granted him bail on a personal bond of Rs. 2 lakhs with one surety amount of a like amount. Orders on the bail applications of two other accused in the case, Mr. Tyagi’s cousin  Sanjeev Tyagi and […]
» Read moreA 17-year-old girl was shot dead in South-West Delhi’s Najafgarh on Tuesday evening. Her friend, who is alleged to be with her at the time of the incident and is currently untraceable, has emerged as the suspect. According to the police, as the victim’s mother spotted her daughter and her friend inside a car near their house, she heard the […]
» Read moreThe Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested an exporter on Monday and seized more than 40 kg of gold allegedly meant to facilitate illegal exchange of the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes.Worth over Rs 12 crore, the gold was recovered from various places in Delhi. The exporter operated out of the Noida Special Economic Zone (NSEZ), from where […]
» Read moreExternal affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was today discharged from AIIMS, 10 days after she underwent a kidney transplant at the premier hospital. Doctors decided to discharge her after all her latest biochemical tests were found normal including kidney function. “Sushma Swaraj has been discharged from Hospital at 7 PM after her postoperative uneventful recovery following kidney transplant operation on December […]
» Read moreDelhi court sent ex-IAF chief S.P. Tyagi, two others to judicial custody till December 30 in AgustaWestland chopper case today. His CBI remand extended for three days on December 15. The CBI alleged that Mr. Tyagi had allegedly entered into a conspiracy with the other accused in 2005 and agreed to change the 6,000 metre service ceiling of VVIP helicopters […]
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