Tag: New Delhi

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner-designate to India, Milinda Moragoda, visited the Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi.

Heavy rains continued to lash parts of Delhi for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. The city is likely to witness moderate to heavy rainfall till 9 am as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in Delhi.

The Delhi Police has busted a factory that was involved in manufacturing and selling of counterfeit Surf Excel powder. The factory owner, Mukesh Garg, was arrested by the police.

India’s capital New Delhi will start relaxing its strict coronavirus lockdown next week if new cases continue to drop in the city, its chief minister said on Sunday.

The temperature in Delhi dipped to 23.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday -- 16 notches below normal and the lowest for May since 1951, as cyclone Tauktae caused heavy rainfall in the national capital.

Gasping for air, two men wearing oxygen masks share a bed in a government hospital in India's capital New Delhi, victims of the country's growing COVID-19 crisis.

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner designate to India, Milinda Moragoda, is yet to travel to New Delhi despite India approving his appointment during the latter part of last year. His office says he will leave soon but with no confirmation of a date.

Air pollution caused an estimated 54,000 premature deaths in the Indian capital New Delhi last year, a higher toll than in any other big global metropolis, according to a study released on Thursday.

A small blast near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Friday was caused by a “very low intensity improvised device” a police spokesman said, adding that there were no injuries.

A cold wave has been sweeping North India, with dense fog enveloping several areas. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), dense fog is expected to prevail at isolated places over North and Central India.