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New Delhi: Delhi has featured in the list of the World’s Best Cities for 2021 and is the only Indian city to rank among the 100 best cities across the world. Delhi, the national capital of India, has been placed at the 62nd position in this list of the world’s best cities for 2021. Last year, Delhi was at the 81st position and has significantly improved its ranking this year. The continuous development work of CM Arvind Kejriwal has brought only great news for the citizens of Delhi. The ranking has been done by Resonance Consultancy Limited, a Vancouver-based company that has specialities in destination development, branding, marketing, design, tourism, data, and travel reports. Apart from Delhi, the other cities that have been featured in the list include San Francisco, Amsterdam, Rome, Washington DC, Abu Dhabi, Toronto, Prague, St Petersburg, among others. CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal said, "Such good news for all Dilliwalas. All 'dilli walas' have worked so hard in the last ... » Learn More about Proud moment for Indians: Delhi becomes only Indian city to feature in World’s Best Cities for 2021 list

New Delhi: Amid a spike in coronavirus infections in five states, the Delhi government is likely to make it mandatory for travellers coming from high-risk states, including Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab, to show negative Covid-19 test report on arrival in the national capital. Sources said that the Delhi government is likely to issue an order in this regard amid a surge in the cases of coronavirus disease in some areas. Travellers from Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab are among the five high-risk states who will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test report before entering the national capital. They said an official order will be issued later in the day and it will be effective till March 15. People travelling in flights, trains and buses from these states will have to produce negative test report before entering Delhi, they said. The requirement of the negative COVID-19 test report is likely to be implemented from Friday night, officials said. The issue had ... » Learn More about Negative COVID-19 test report to be mandatory for those coming from five high-risk states to Delhi

Delhi government on Thursday announced that it will switch its entire fleet of hired cars for electric vehicles within six months. The government, which has over 2,000 cars in its fleet, said it hopes its decision will inspire other cities in the country and the world to tackle the issues of pollution and climate change with the urgency they deserve. The announcement came a day after the Aam Aadmi Party-led government launched a campaign, ' Switch Delhi ', to encourage private vehicle owners to take a pledge to shift to electric vehicles and install a charging point within their premises in the next three years. "It's history! Driven by the vision of CM @ArvindKejriwal to make Delhi the 'Electric Vehicle capital', Delhi govt today became the 1st in the world, not just India, to mandate its entire hired car fleet to switch to electric WITHIN a deadline- 6 mths. @SwitchDelhi begins at home," Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia tweeted. "Over 2,000 cars will be impacted ... » Learn More about Delhi govt to switch its fleet of cars for electric vehicles within 6 months: Manish Sisodia

Four more people belonging to the gay and lesbian community urged the Delhi high court on Thursday to declare that marriages between any two persons irrespective of their sex be solemnised under the Special Marriage Act (SMA). Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The Delhi government in response to a similar petition filed earlier has said that there is no provision in the SMA under which two women can be married, and it would be willing to abide by the court's direction. The latest petition is in addition to three pleas already before the high court seeking recognition of same sex marriages under the SMA, Hindu Marriage Act (HMA)and Foreign Marriage Act (FMA). A bench of Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Amit Bansal sought response of the Centre on the joint plea by three men and a woman, who have urged the court to also declare that the SMA applies, regardless of sex, to any two persons who wish to marry by reading down any gender or sexuality-based restrictions contained in ... » Learn More about Same sex marriages: Delhi HC to hear pleas on April 20

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The Union Home Ministry has directed a phased closure of two special and temporary Covid care centres in the city in view of "continuous decline" in coronavirus cases, officials said on Tuesday. While the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Covid hospital located in the Delhi Cantonment area is managed by the DRDO, the Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre operational in south Delhi's Chhattarpur area is managed by the ITBP. As per a directive accessed by PTI, the Ministry of Home Affairs ( MHA ) has asked the Defence Research and Development Organisation to "close down" the facility run by it and directed the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) to withdraw their health professionals manning this centre and ordered the same with "immediate effect" to the ITBP for the Chhattarpur facility. The two facilities will be closed in phases. Those admitted will be discharged gradually and no new admissions will be made now, a senior home ministry official said. The decision to close down the ... » Learn More about MHA directs closure of two special Delhi Covid centres as cases decline

New Delhi : With states like Maharashtra and Kerala not only witnessing a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases but also two variants of the coronavirus being detected there, the Delhi government is not taking any chances and has started making preparations to counter any eventuality. “Delhi government’s health department has chalked out initial plans to deal with the mutant strains and a special ward at Lok Nayak Hospital (LNJP) is being created for treatment of patients in case anyone is found infected with one of the new strains,” said sources. Despite repeated attempts, LNJP’s medical director Dr Suresh Kumar couldn’t be contacted for comments on the arrangements being made at the hospital, which is the biggest Covid-19 facility in the capital. When samples of a total 33 UK returnees who arrived in Delhi in December, 2020 tested positive for a new strain of the coronavirus detected in that country, most of them were isolated in a special ward at LNJP. Sources ... » Learn More about Delhi: City readies for new strain with special ward at LNJP

New Delhi: Delhi Police in its annual press conference revealed that as per their data majority of rape victims in the national capital know their culprit. In over 44 percent of the cases registered with the police in the year 2019-20 the victim identified their rapist as either a relative or member of their family. Additionally, the data also revealed that over 26 percent of the culprits are known to the victim, whereas 12 percent are directly related to them. Also, almost 12 percent of the accused came from the victim's neighbour, while only 2 per cent of the accused in the rape case came out who had no relation with the victim. The figures from 2019-20 once again proved that women are more prone to assault from their relatives, neighbours and family members. Moreover, out of all the registered cases only 23 percent of the accused in rape cases are punished by the court of law. As per the data released by the police, 1699 rape cases were registered in 2020, out of ... » Learn More about 44% rape victims identified their culprits as relatives, family members, reveals Delhi Police data

New Delhi: As the winter season draws to an end in Delhi, the lowest temperature on Saturday (February 20) morning was recorded at 13 degrees Celsius. Light to Moderate fog was forecasted but commuters faced difficulties as the dense fog reduced visibility. The pollution levels remain in the 'very poor' category in the national capital. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) noted that the maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 28 degrees Celsius on Friday (February 19) while the minimum temperature dipped to 9.9 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature was two degrees Celsius above normal while the minimum temperature was one degree Celsius below normal. The pollution levels recorded in Delhi have remained in the 'very poor' category, showing no signs of improvement in the past few months. While the AQI level in the national capital stands at 309 as of Saturday morning, Noida recorded an AQI level of 323 and Gurugram recorded an AQI of 311. According to ... » Learn More about Dense fog engulfs Delhi even as maximum temperature nears 30 degrees Celsius

New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met farmer leaders from Western Uttar Pradesh on Sunday and demanded that the BJP-ruled central government withdraw the three farm laws, terming them 'death warrant' for farmers. The meeting came ahead of a 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' that Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to address on February 28 in Western UP's Meerut. The AAP has already announced that it is contesting the Assembly polls in UP in 2022 and this will be the first major appearance of Kejriwal in the poll-bound state. Over 40 farmer leaders from the Western UP region that has been active in the farm laws protests at Delhi borders, specially Ghazipur border point, attended the meeting held at Delhi Assembly premises. "These anti-farmer laws are death warrants to the farmers. With the implementation of these laws, the crops will go to the hands of a few industrialists and the farmers of India will become labourers in their own land. "The central government should ... » Learn More about Farm laws are death warrant for farmers, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal