Delhi metro's Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar section opened from today


Delhi metro's Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar section opened from today

The Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 corridor stretched across 9.7 km along the Delhi Metro's pink line is set to be opened for the public on Monday. The new segment is part of the 59-km-long pink line, which spans from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar. Passenger services will begin on the...

Bimal Jalan will head a panel to decide on RBI's surplus transfer


Bimal Jalan will head a panel to decide on RBI's surplus transfer

Former RBI governor Bimal Jalan will chair a panel, which will decide on the ideal level of reserves for the central bank and how much can be transferred to the government. RBI said the decision to appoint Jalan, who headed the central bank during the former NDA regime, was taken in...

Odd-Even may return due to air pollution


Odd-Even may return due to air pollution

With Delhi's air quality remaining 'severe' from last few days, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the 'odd-even' car rationing scheme may be reintroduced if the need arises. Delhi is facing its worst pollution crisis since Diwali last month. "If the need arises, we will soon implement...

Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill


Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill

After four hours of debate in the Lok Sabha and a walkout by opposition parties the revised Triple Talaq Bill has been passed in the Lok Sabha. The bill essentially criminalizes the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering “Talaq” thrice. It provides for...

Protesters defaced Rajiv Chowk signboard in Delhi


Protesters defaced Rajiv Chowk signboard in Delhi

Sikh protesters demanded the renaming of Rajiv Chowk, previously known as Connaught Place, after revolutionary leader Shaheed Bhagat Singh, and defaced a "Rajiv Chowk" signboard. Raising slogans against former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the protesters garlanded the signboard with shoes...

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