”Delhi” News

India's farmers doubt Delhi's big aid pledge

ROHTAK, INDIA - Alongside a rural highway here thronged with farm tractors and cars, there is one sign more common than any ad for prime real estate or the wisdom of local gurus. It is a political billboard, campaign-style, stating that the government has essentially saved India 's small farmers by pledging $15 billion in the new budget to pay their chronic debts.
03 13 2008 9:25AM (...more)

New Delhi cleanup sends in the Beggar Raid Teams

New Delhi - Paltu frantically tries to hide a coin in his clothing. The young man has been begging outside a temple in New Delhi , where panhandling is illegal. And police have just seen him accept 1 rupee (about $0.03) from a passerby.
03 6 2008 3:27AM (...more)

Bhopal gas leak survivors begin protest march to New Delhi

NEW DELHI (AFP) - More than 60 survivors and victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak began a trek to New Delhi on Wednesday to press for a clean-up of the toxic waste still surrounding the plant, activists said.
02 21 2008 10:14AM (...more)

Delhi policeman arrested in kidney racket scandal

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian police inspector has been arrested for taking bribes from doctors accused of running an illegal kidney transplant racket on the outskirts of New Delhi, police said on Friday.
02 16 2008 5:00AM (...more)

Delhi's 32-lane toll plaza shows growth dilemma

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The new 32-lane toll plaza outside New Delhi is one of Asia's biggest and a gateway to India for many foreigners, but traffic snarls have made headlines and underscored India 's unsteady pace of infrastructure development.
02 14 2008 3:56AM (...more)

India plans motorcycle first-aid team for clogged Delhi: report

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - India plans to begin a motorcycle first-aid fleet that will be able to zip through the capital's clogged streets to reach traffic accident victims quicker, a report said Sunday.
01 28 2008 10:05AM (...more)

Gambhir helps Delhi win Indian cricket's Ranji Trophy

MUMBAI (AFP) - Gautam Gambhir cracked an unbeaten 130 to help Delhi beat Uttar Pradesh by nine wickets in the final of India 's premier first-class tournament for the Ranji Trophy here.
01 20 2008 5:19AM (...more)

Delhi residents cough, wheeze as pollution soars

NEW DELHI (AFP) - A stay in India's capital often leads to a case of the notorious "Delhi belly," but as pollution rises, many visitors and residents are suffering from the Delhi itchy eye and hacking cough too.
01 17 2008 6:29PM (...more)

Delhi Hindu temple world's largest: Guinness

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Guinness World Records has reportedly recognised a sprawling mock-ancient monument in the Indian capital as the world's largest Hindu temple .
12 27 2007 4:53AM (...more)

Delhi court orders new probe of Sikh riots

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Delhi court asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday to reinvestigate anti-Sikh riots in 1984 after a witness surfaced to implicate a former minister in the violence that killed nearly 3,000 people.
12 19 2007 6:09AM (...more)