Delhi News Live

South Delhi Municipal Corporation disallows religious attire in its schools

The SDMC runs primary schools up to class 5 and around 2.5 lakh students study in about 568 SDMC primary schools

1,100 academicians, intellectuals support Citizenship Amendment Act, 'congratulate' Parliament for 'upholding civilisational ethos of India'

Even as the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests continued across the nation on Saturday, with the death toll in demonstrations rising to six in Uttar Pradesh and arrests in Delhi and detentions in Maharashtra, 1,100 academicians, scholars and intellectuals from various universities of India released a statement in support of the Act.

Fire breaks out in Parliament premises ahead of Day 3 of Winter Session

According to Delhi fire department, the fire broke out in Room number 59 of Parliament at around 8 am, however, the fire has been brought under control

Delhi's air quality index in 'very poor' category; expected to improve from 29 Nov

The air quality in the national capital has remained in the 'very poor' or the 'severe' category on most days in November so far.

Delhi: 17 hurt, five houses damaged after LPG cylinder explodes in Azadpur

The explosion took place on the third floor of a building while a cylinder was being changed. It not only led to the collapse of the roof and walls but also impacted four other houses on the second floor

Delhi's air quality likely to enter severe’ category due to Diwali, stubble burning, says study

Under the zero firecracker emission scenario, Delhi's PM2.5 concentration is predicted to be in the upper end of the 'very poor' category from November 4 to November 6.

Arvind Kejriwal includes Ayodhya in Delhi government's free pilgrimage scheme

Under the 'Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana', the government bears the pilgrimage expenditure of senior citizens to places like Jagganath Puri, Mathura, Haridwar, Tirupati among others

Four dead after fire breaks out in a building in Delhi's Old Seemapuri area

The fire department received information about the fire at 4.07 am, following which four fire tenders arrived at the scene to bring the fire under control

At over 1,500 mm Delhi records second-highest rainfall since 1901

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi gauged 1,534.3 mm of rainfall in 1933, the highest annual precipitation in the 1901-2021 period

Delhi man shoots wife, mother-in-law dead; arrested

Police said the accused took the extreme step following some domestic issues, which took place on Saturday