No respite from heat in Delhi, day temperature may touch 45 degrees today

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2013, New Delhi

It was another scorching day in the capital today with the minimum temperature settling at 28 degrees Celsius, a notch above average for the season, and the maximum likely to hover around the 45 degrees Celsius mark.

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Delhi roasted at 44.5 degrees Celsius on Monday, Tuesday to be worse

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2013, New Delhi

Heat wave: It was a scorching start to the week in the national capital on Monday with the temperature shooting up to five notches above average at 44.5 degrees Celsius. No respite seems to be in sight as the Met Office said the mercury may touch 45 degrees on Tuesday.

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17-year-old girl allegedly gang-raped by neighbours in Delhi

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2013, New Delhi

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped in Delhi by three people, including two neighbours, after giving her sedatives, police said.

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No respite from heat for Delhi: Meteorological department

Edited by Prasad Sanyal (with IANS inputs) | Monday May 20, 2013, New Delhi

No respite is expected as the dry heat is likely to continue, according to the Meteorological department. The temperature in the capital is expected to hover around a high of 45-46 degrees for the entire week.

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Free dialysis in six major Delhi hospitals for poor

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013, New Delhi

In good news for kidney patients, Delhi government on Monday decided to set up exclusive dialysis centres in six major hospitals where poor patients will be offered the treatment free of cost.

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Building collapses in Delhi's Sadar Bazaar, no one injured

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 20, 2013, New Delhi

A four-storey residential building situated in a busy market area suddenly collapsed in Delhi on Monday evening, said police. No one injured in the incident.

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Delhi Metro Rail office catches fire, no casualties

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 20, 2013, New Delhi

A major fire broke out in a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) office in Delhi on Monday morning, said a fire service official. No one was injured in the incident.

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Aarushi case: Was asleep when the killings took place, says Rajesh Talwar

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013, Ghaziabad

Dentist Rajesh Talwar on Monday claimed in the court that he was asleep on the fateful night when his daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj were murdered and internet activity recorded from his room might not be correct.

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Public tours of Rashtrapati Bhavan to cost Rs.25

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 20, 2013, New Delhi

Daily public tours of Rashtrapati Bhavan, which began for the first time from January 1 this year at the initiative of President Pranab Mukherjee and have become very popular with tourists, will now cost Rs.25 per person.

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Chinese premier Li Keqiang's visit: Protests in Delhi; security tightened

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday May 20, 2013, New Delhi

Tibetan organisations are staging protests in different parts of the Delhi against the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to the national capital. The Delhi Police has already stepped up security with several routes, including ones near the Chinese embassy, shut.

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