Admittedly the Commonwealth Games don't generate the revenue of the Olympic games, but the clean-up effort that New Delhi is taking on for the 2010 Commonwealth Games looks pretty lame in comparison to what China did for the Beijing Olympic Games. Officials have given up, and are going to curtain off slum dwellers during the games.
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While the residents are waiting for the DDA Delhi Housing Scheme 2008 results from Delhi Development Authority that are to come out Tuesday, 9,800 houses for slum dwellers ready for allotment in Delhi.
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Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna identity proof was imposed on citizens on Friday on pretext of police chief Y S Dadwal request, decided to go for citizens identity unleash to create foolproof security in the growing menace of incidence of terror.
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An e-mail purportedly from Al Qaeda militant outfit threatening to target a few judges and blow up Parliament and the Taj Mahal has been received by the Delhi High Court.
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Mayur Bhawan a house of revenue departments is scene of Towering inferno at Rajiv Chowk connaunght place in New Delhi in early hours and forty Fire tenders pressed in action to douse.
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The Indian Olympic Association has reached an agreement with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone to stage a Grand Prix in New Delhi from 2009. The agreement is preliminary and conditional on having a venue approved by F1, said IOA president Suresh Kalmadi on Thursday.
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Officials in India Monday say a top U.S. diplomat will visit New Delhi this week to help resolve disputes about a U.S.-India nuclear agreement.
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In the Human Trafficking Case in India, BJP MP Babu Bhai Katara and his four associates have been sent to juducial custody till 18th May by a Delhi Court while alleged kingpin Rasheed has named of several politicians involved in the scam.
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India: The Delhi Metro has got the thumbs-up from a leading international accreditation service that rated the network's performance as world-class.
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The 2014 Asian Games' snub was hardly a deterrent as IOA went a step further by announcing that the Indian capital New Delhi would bid for the right to host 2020 Olympic Games.
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Cuba's foreign minister has met Indian leaders during a two-day visit to New Delhi to strengthen ties. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Cuban leader will also be visiting Vietnam and China as part of an Asian tour.
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Japan and China's foreign ministers have met in New Delhi on the sidelines of a South Asian regional summit. The face-to-face meeting cleared final hurdles for a visit to Japan by China's prime minister. As VOA's Steve Herman reports from New Delhi, Japanese officials are expecting the trip to solve a contentious issue between the two Asian nations over maritime gas exploration.
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