- Thick fog blankets Delhi; air quality dips to ‘very poor’
The minimum temperature at Safdarjung, the city's base station, settled at 8.2° Celsius, 0.2 notch below the season's normal, according to data from the India Meteorological Department
- 1 day ago 4 Feb 26, 11:18am - - No death sentences confirmed by Supreme Court for third consecutive year
Supreme Court acquits ten death row prisoners in 2025; despite “growing judicial scepticism” at higher levels, Sessions Courts handed down 1,310 death sentences over the last decade; high rate of acquittals raises concerns about wrongful convictions
- 1 day ago 4 Feb 26, 7:08am - - Act against officers responsible for fabricating evidence: court to Delhi Police chief
The court called the prosecution’s case “built up” and said the eyewitness statements were “manipulated and fabricated” and tampered with
- 2 days ago 4 Feb 26, 3:40am - - Reinstate the five rusticated students: JNUTA- 2 days ago 4 Feb 26, 1:24am -
- Issue White Paper on cards issued in AAP’s rule: Khurana- 2 days ago 4 Feb 26, 1:20am -
- Businessman beaten to death in central Delhi; two arrested- 2 days ago 4 Feb 26, 1:19am -
- Ration card-holding families to get cash for LPG cylinders before Holi, Deepavali, says Delhi CM
Families of 17.5 lakh ration card holders in city to benefit from DBT scheme at an estimated cost of nearly ₹242.77 crore, says CM; will ensure dignity, relief for families during festive season, she adds
- 2 days ago 4 Feb 26, 1:19am - - CM to head Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation- 2 days ago 4 Feb 26, 1:18am -
- Minority education body set up in Uttarakhand- 2 days ago 4 Feb 26, 12:46am -
- Proposed railway line project for Nuh kept in abeyance, reveals RTI reply- 2 days ago 4 Feb 26, 12:44am -
- 84.5% of 1.52 lakh waste-pickers profiled so far come from SC, ST, and OBC communities
State-level data show Delhi, Goa, and West Bengal are outliers, where waste-pickers from the General category constitute a majority. Overall, 10.7% workers are from the General category. The data also showed that 7,402 workers were from ‘Other’ communities.
- 2 days ago 3 Feb 26, 8:46pm - - Union Budget 2026: No cheer in Rakhigarhi over plan to develop Harappan cultural site
Residents claiming that little work has been carried out at the site since a similar announcement was made in the 2020-21 Union Budget
- 2 days ago 3 Feb 26, 6:46pm - - Bharat Taxi cabs set off with steep fares for passengers, payment delays for drivers- 2 days ago 3 Feb 26, 5:32pm -
- Delhi to get 105 MGD Chandrawal water plant in 2026: CM Gupta
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta stated that the Chandrawal water treatment plant is expected to significantly enhance both the quality and reliability of drinking water in the city
- 2 days ago 3 Feb 26, 4:23pm - - Dense fog blankets Delhi, visibility drops to 100 m
Visibility dropped to 100 metres at both Palam and Safdarjung, the weather office said
- 2 days ago 3 Feb 26, 11:02am - - Delhi government plans new bridge over Yamuna river to ease traffic congestion
The proposal was put forth by the Trans-Yamuna Board during a recent meeting with officials of the Public Works Department
- 2 days ago 3 Feb 26, 10:29am - - Parliament security breach case: police oppose bail to 3
Terming the accused as “lead players” in the security breach of the Parliament, counsel representing the Delhi police said that pamphlets carried by the accused contained an “open threat” to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that they intended to “usurp power”
- 2 days ago 3 Feb 26, 10:19am - - Will try to make Narela education hub a university township: CM
“Delhi’s students will benefit from it. We want to turn Narela into an education hub and will try to get it included in the initiative under which five university townships will be established near industry and logistics corridors,” said CM Rekha Gupta
- 3 days ago 3 Feb 26, 3:08am - - Govt. orders schools to form fee regulation committees in 10 days- 3 days ago 3 Feb 26, 1:46am -
- HPCL flags off SAKSHAM 2026 to promote fuel conservation- 3 days ago 3 Feb 26, 1:35am -
- Mamata’s Delhi visit a planned drama: Suvendu- 3 days ago 3 Feb 26, 1:28am -
- Man held for sexually assaulting 14-year-old daughter in central Delhi- 3 days ago 3 Feb 26, 1:07am -
- Mamata Banerjee alleges harassment by Delhi police
The West Bengal Chief Minister says the police harassed the families affected by the SIR exercise, who were brought to the national capital from her State to meet the Election Commission officials. Delhi Police say deployment of personnel was part of VIP security arrangement
- 3 days ago 2 Feb 26, 9:40pm - - In three years, Central higher educational institutes filled 28,000 posts
Of them, 12% posts have been filled by Scheduled Castes, 5% by Scheduled Tribes, and 21% by Other Backward Classes, Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar tells Parliament in response to a question
- 3 days ago 2 Feb 26, 8:38pm - - In Delhi’s Urdu-medium schools, learning, shadowed by neglect
Delhi’s MCD-run Urdu-medium primary schools have seen dwindling student enrolment over a decade despite being located in highly populated areas whose residents speak the language. Suruchi Kumari finds that neglect is at the root of the state of education in these government-funded institutions
- 3 days ago 2 Feb 26, 7:16pm - - Suspended Bareilly magistrate threatens Delhi stir from February 7 over SC/ST Act
Alankar Agnihotri alleged that 85% of the population was affected by the SC/ST Act and claimed that 95% of cases registered under it were false, adding that upper-caste organisations across the country were backing his stand
- 3 days ago 2 Feb 26, 3:54pm - - New school fee law will not be implemented in the current academic year: Delhi govt tells Supeme Court
The new State law mandates that any increase in fees charged by private schools must be cleared through a two-tier regulatory framework comprising school-level committees and district-level appellate authorities
- 3 days ago 2 Feb 26, 1:09pm - - Delhi witness colder start to February, maximum temperature at 24.6 degrees Celsius
Meanwhile, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh see fresh snowfall, rains; night temperatures rise across North
- 3 days ago 2 Feb 26, 11:53am - - New schemes to provide livelihood and assistive devices for persons with disabilities
National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled flags share of allocation for disability department; reduction in allocation for implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act of 2016
- 3 days ago 2 Feb 26, 11:30am - - Police to get ₹12,846 cr. allocation- 4 days ago 2 Feb 26, 1:36am -
- Issues such as air pollution, jobs, health care ignored, says Oppn.- 4 days ago 2 Feb 26, 1:34am -
- Budget will help Capital scale new heights: Gupta
Delhi-Varanasi high-speed rail corridor to be a game changer, boost city’s financial activity, says CM; BJP MP Khandelwal terms Budget a fine blend of practical policymaking, economic empowerment
- 4 days ago 2 Feb 26, 1:31am - - Step up efforts to save native fish in Yamuna: NGT to States, authorities- 4 days ago 2 Feb 26, 1:30am -
- Union Budget 2026: Marginal hike in allocations for Social Justice Dept., Tribal Affairs Ministry
The Social Justice Department’s allocation for 2026-27 is ₹13,687.59 crore and the Tribal Affairs Ministry has been allocated ₹15,421.97 crore; the allocations have increased by 16.69% and 42.47% respectively compared with their respective Revised Estimates for the current fiscal
- 4 days ago 2 Feb 26, 1:20am - - Law Ministry allocation cut to ₹4,509 crore in Union Budget
Election Commission, Supreme Court, and digital judiciary initiatives see higher allocations
- 4 days ago 1 Feb 26, 7:48pm - - Expect Union Budget to give fresh momentum to Delhi’s development, says Delhi CM
CM Rekha Gupta noted that the Central government is actively involved in several important projects in the city, including cleaning of the Yamuna and the construction of sewage treatment plants
- 4 days ago 1 Feb 26, 8:45am - - CM announces projects worth ₹135 crore for Mehrauli- 5 days ago 1 Feb 26, 1:21am -
- Man from Punjab killed in multi-vehicle collision enroute to IGI Airport- 5 days ago 1 Feb 26, 1:15am -
- Professors, students protest against apex court stay on UGC equity rules
Protesters question opposition to new regulations by some general category students and their call for a Bharat Bandh today; instances of caste bias on college campuses flagged; this is the beginning of a movement for social justice: JNUSU president
- 5 days ago 1 Feb 26, 1:03am - - Delhi Aerocity metro station to emerge as major interchange hub on Airport Express Line
“The new Aerocity interchange will feature platform-to-platform connectivity on one side and concourse-to-concourse paid area connectivity between the Airport Express Line and the Golden Line, with the platforms expected to be located at a depth of around 22 metres,” says the official
- 5 days ago 31 Jan 26, 11:20pm - - Manoj Tiwari files complaint against fake Facebook account in his name
The complaint was filed after a strong worded criticism of the now-stayed UGC regulations was posted from the said Facebook ID using his photo
- 5 days ago 31 Jan 26, 11:09pm - - NGT pulls up cricket stadiums for using groundwater
It imposed a fine of ₹5,000 each on Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi and 11 other stadiums for not submitting the required details about their water usage to the Central Ground Water Authority
- 5 days ago 31 Jan 26, 10:54pm - - Hearing on ED chargesheet consideration against Al Falah chairman deferred to February 13
The ED had, on January 16, attached ₹140 crore worth land and buildings of Haryana-based Al Falah University, which came under the radar of the security agencies following the November 10 Red Fort area blast
- 5 days ago 31 Jan 26, 6:05pm - - Man held for murdering 12-year-old stepson in Delhi
Relatives alleged that disputes had been frequent at home in recent months, particularly after the children from her first marriage returned from a hostel where they had been staying
- 5 days ago 31 Jan 26, 3:56pm - - 12-year-old found dead in northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park, murder case registered
Police said multiple teams have been formed to trace and apprehend those involved
- 5 days ago 31 Jan 26, 2:42pm - - With Delhi’s average AQI at 307, 2026 sees second-best January in five years
The air quality early warning system has predicted "very poor" air quality for January 31, 2026
- 5 days ago 31 Jan 26, 10:43am - - Delhi HC questions DGCA over laxity in weekly rest, leaves for pilots
DGCA submitted before the HC that no relaxations on weekly rest for staff were given to any airline
- 5 days ago 31 Jan 26, 10:33am - - NGT asks authorities to fix falling native fish population in Yamuna
The Principal Bench of the NGT, comprising Chairperson Prakash Shrivastava and Expert Member A. Senthil Vel, also directed authorities to control pollution in the river, which is the main cause for the reduction of fish population.
- 6 days ago 31 Jan 26, 5:23am - - NGT warns action against officers for lapses on curbing illegal mining
The NGT also directed the Director, Geology and Mining, Uttar Pradesh and the Member Secretary, UPPCB, to ensure that the directions given by the tribunal in other connected cases are strictly followed, and inspection is also carried out by an Expert Committee at least thrice for each lease
- 6 days ago 31 Jan 26, 4:27am - - Mother, son killed in road accident in Narela- 6 days ago 31 Jan 26, 12:23am -