National Capital Region

Amid COVID uptick, Yogi Adityanath puts NCR districts on alert

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister also directed officials to send samples of COVID-19 patients for genome sequencing and ramp up administration of booster dose to all adults

Raging liquor war in Delhi-NCR: Consumer is the king, but for how long?

The old regime had pushed customers to Gurugram, where carrots of heavy discounts were dangled. It was precisely to stop this business drain that Delhi brought in competitive pricing in its new excise policy

How Dibakar Banerjee's Delhi helped a Mumbaikar come to terms with the capital city's jarring disparities

Dibakar Banerjee’s films only used Delhi and its culture to critique the Indian middle-class at large. It’s not like shameless affection for materialistic possessions isn’t a problem with the middle-class in the rest of the country. The Dilliwallahs are just not very good at hiding it, and there’s something pure and unpretentious about it.

Explained: How Delhi Master Plan 2041 aims to transform air, water and land in the National Capital

While the master plan touches upon virtually every aspect of city life, the key takeaways concern the strategies to mitigate air and water pollution and improve housing

Narendra Modi flags off India’s first ever fully-automated driverless metro train in Delhi; all you need to know

Under the new system, the trains will be controlled entirely from the three command centres of the DMRC.

Eight NCR districts in Uttar Pradesh account for over 25% of state's active COVID-19 cases

The eight districts are Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat and Shamli. They account for 5,917 of 23,357 active cases combined

Gautam Buddh Nagar DM announces random COVID-19 tests for people coming from Delhi to Noida as cases rise

Gautam Buddh Nagar has recorded 20,566 cases of COVID-19 including 73 deaths, with 1,236 active cases, according to official data on Tuesday

Construction workers hesistant to return to Delhi, fear another sudden lockdown and arduous journey back home

Though there is some construction activity at developmental projects abandoned after the lockdown, contractors say the guidelines about reduced workforce and social distancing has halted most activity

Delhi Metro resumes today: Expect cashless travel, empty alternate seats and longer stops

After a gap of more than five months and a week, metro stations and coaches of the National Capital Region will witness passengers willing to go through the restrictive, controlled and strictly enforced entry, travel and exit conditions

CCEA clears Rs 5,617 crore Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor project from Palwal to Sonipat