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State power department has started installing smart meters for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) consumers.

Slum dwellers upset as BEST shifts totally to online

Ironically, the system was brought in to benefit these very same slum dwellers who keep shifting addresses.

18 July 2017 1:46 AM IST

Vijay Goel urges Anil Baijal to restore lost glory of Chandni Chowk

Union minister Vijay Goel has requested lieutenant-governor Anil Baijal to intervene and take measures to restore the...

18 July 2017 1:43 AM IST

A joint teacher-student demonstration was organised by BUCTC to protest against Mumbai university at its Fort campus. (Photo: Rajesh Yadav)

Students furious as Mumbai University delays results of exams

For admission at any foreign university, a student has to fulfil certain formalities, which has a certain pay for it.

18 July 2017 1:42 AM IST

Mr Rehman came to Delhi to fulfil his dreams of becoming a Katib. In the 1980s, the city was a hub for thousands of Urdu calligraphers with 40-50 Katibs working in newspapers like Quami Awaz, Pratap, Milap, and Hind Samachar.

Cold war with tech a challenge for calligraphers

This cold war with technology has kept him far away from all things mechanical, even an android phone.

18 July 2017 1:38 AM IST

The bullet train project needs about 10 acres of land.

BKC plot for project is mired in dispute

The state had also offered land at Kurla for the bullet train to the Central government.

18 July 2017 1:35 AM IST

It was the fourth gang arrested in the last two months by the Delhi police that target weddings for stealing valuables.

Two imposters arrested for duping businessmen

In another case, a gang impersonating CBI officials cheated a cashier of a private firm carrying Rs 5 lakh at Kashmere...

18 July 2017 1:34 AM IST

The bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is PM Narendra Modis dream project. The Prime Minister of Japan will visit India soon to lay its foundation.

Bullet train direction to change?

MMRDA doesn't want train to clash with IFSC's underground parking.

18 July 2017 1:32 AM IST

The BMC demolished encroachments in Ghatkopar.

Cops talk tough on encroachment

Set to launch drive to remove land-grab on 29 arterial roads.

18 July 2017 1:29 AM IST

Abu Salem seeks court's nod to tie the knot

Special TADA court judge G.A. Sanap has asked the CBI to file a reply on Salem's fresh application.

18 July 2017 1:26 AM IST

A 30-year-old man has been stabbed to death by some unidentified assailants in southeast Delhis Ambedkar Nagar area. (Representational image)

Eatery worker beaten, stabbed by neighbour

Victim's friend was also attacked, injured.

18 July 2017 1:24 AM IST

The government is planning to make it mandatory for government buildings, hospitals, schools, college campuses to have their own sewage treatment plants.

Plans to make STPs must for govt, school, college buildings

Nearly 50 per cent of Delhi does not have any sewerage network and raw sewage flows directly into Yamuna.

18 July 2017 1:19 AM IST

Delhi High Court. (Photo: Twitter)

Life convict granted bail by Delhi High Court

Practices followed in the past must be reconsidered, says court.

18 July 2017 1:15 AM IST