Delhi

The Delhi High Court has given a go-ahead to Delhi University to declare the results for the post of President in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) election which is being held today. The counting of votes is scheduled for tomorrow.

Diwali this year may be quieter and healthier in Delhi, given an order from the Supreme Court that is expected to pare down the availability of firecrackers. In view of the recurring blanket of noxious fumes and the inevitable pollution-related illnesses people suffer after every Diwali, the top court halved the number of cracker sale licences to be given out across Delhi and National Capital Region, saying, "more than 50 lakh crackers should be enough".

Amid outrage over the Gurgaon school murder, Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said while education was a responsibility of the government, it was a "mistake" to trust private schools. At an interaction with parents and the media in Delhi today, Mr Sisodia said it was time schools were brought under control. Seven-year-old Pradyumn Thakur was murdered at Gurgaon's Ryan International School on Friday

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia shared the measures taken by his government following the death of Pradhyuman Thakur.

A metro train, packed with commuters, made its way across two stations on Yellow Line today, with one of its gates open.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today left for Igatpuri in Maharashtra to attend a 10-day Vipassana meditation camp, days after the hectic campaigning for the Assembly by-polls in Delhi.

A 22-year-old man was thrashed allegedly by five men for speaking with his friend in fluent English while dropping him off at a five-star hotel in Lutyens' Delhi, police said today.

Delhi is in a mess, the High Court said today observing that people running businesses cannot make profit at the cost of public life.

A dance teacher of the Presidium School in North West Delhi's Ashok Vihar area was sacked today and a police complaint was filed against him for allegedly behaving inappropriately with a girl student.

Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections will be held tomorrow, ie, on September 12.

A 23-year-old nursing assistant was found dead mysteriously inside an ICU at a private hospital here, police said on Monday.

An 18-year-old was shot at by two assailants following a dispute over the score in a kabaddi match being played between two colonies in southeast Delhi's Dakshinpuri, the police said today.

As Delhi grapples with the horror of the murder of a 7-year-old at Ryan International School, located in nearby Gurgaon, a five-year-old was raped in Shahdara by an employee of her school. The alleged assailant, who works as a peon, has been arrested.

All the 13 traffic courts, which have a pendency of over 55,000 cases in the national capital, have been abolished by the Delhi High Court with effect from tomorrow.

The National Green Tribunal has imposed a penalty on the Delhi Technological University (DTU) for failing to devise a mechanism to treat the huge quantity of waste generated by it and not complying with environment laws.