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daryaganj news

Two weeks on, Delhi residents face water woes amid supply disruptions

Authorities say transmission losses and reduced Yamuna river flow continue to impact key treatment plants, affecting supply across the Capital. (Arvind Yadav/HT)
Updated on Jun 08, 2026 06:48 am IST

Delhi’s Houses: The Jains of Daryaganj

Built by a Jain bullion merchant family, the four-storey home blends Art Deco with the traditional aangan and still houses four brothers in a rare joint household. (HT)
Updated on Mar 09, 2026 12:31 pm IST

Delhiwale: His 50 years in the Book Bazar

A few booksellers from the bazar’s pioneering days are still manning the bazar. The gracious Qamar Syed is one such presence. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 06, 2026 05:41 pm IST

10 years on, Delhi court acquits man accused of murder

10 years on, Delhi court acquits man accused of murder
Updated on Feb 03, 2026 07:17 pm IST

Red Fort blast: Border checks, anti-sabotage drives intensified

Parking attendants have been told to report unattended vehicles and ensure CCTV cameras are working to help prevent similar attacks. (Sanjeev Verma/HT)
Published on Nov 12, 2025 06:16 am IST

Delhiwale: That long river of books

Daryaganj’s Sunday Book Bazar. Some years ago, the weekly market moved to the exhibition ground of Mahila Haat. (HT)
Published on Sept 12, 2025 04:02 am IST

Nostalgia takes bibliophiles to a Old Delhi haven

There are around 230 booksellers in the market currently. (HT Photo)
Updated on Sept 11, 2025 03:35 pm IST

3 workers dead in building collapse at Old Delhi’s Daryaganj

According to relatives of the deceased, the migrant workers had started working on the site less than two weeks ago. (Vipin Kumar/HT)
Published on Aug 21, 2025 04:20 am IST

Delhiwale: This way to Chhatta Aaga Jaan

Best Tailors in Chhatta Aaga Khan (HT Photo)
Published on Jun 07, 2025 05:30 am IST

Delhiwale: This way to David Street

Leena Kapoor, the great-granddaughter-in-law of Saul David, the man who gave his name to the street. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 21, 2025 09:19 pm IST

Delhiwale: This way to Mahila Haat

Photographer Dayanita Singh. (HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 02, 2024 05:16 am IST

Delhiwale: Of silence and song

Scores of rickshaws are parked on both sides of the lane. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 04:58 pm IST

Legal tussle over who invented butter chicken and dal makhani reaches Delhi HC

The owners of Moti Mahal have sued rival Indian cuisine restaurant Daryaganj for claiming it was their ancestor that invented the butter chicken and dal makhani. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Jan 21, 2024 05:29 am IST

Who 'invented’ butter chicken, dal makhani? 2 Delhi restaurants reach court

Butter chicken (representational picture)
Published on Jan 20, 2024 06:54 pm IST

A riot memoir: Anxiety, privilege and Molotov cocktails

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Shiv Vihar in New Delhi on March 2, 2020. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 08:31 pm IST

Ahead of G20 summit: Stretch from Daryaganj to Nizamuddin set for facelift

The entry points to Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi will also get a facelift. (PTI)
Updated on Jan 11, 2023 04:19 am IST

At Delhi’s Daryaganj, bibliophiles can weigh their options — literally

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Most of these bookshops in Daryaganj used to be garment and shoe shops until a few years back. Today, there is a huge demand for space for bookshops in the market, and some of those looking to open bookshops are those who used to sell books in the Sunday Book Bazar. (Amal KS/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 22, 2022 07:55 am IST

The ‘catwomen’ of Daryaganj : Two women walked 10 km in the heat to save a stray cat

No one agreed to give them a lift so the women walked all the way to the clinic, carrying the cat in a basket.
Updated on Apr 24, 2020 03:59 pm IST

In Delhi court’s bail order for 12 CAA protesters, an unusual condition

A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to 12 people who were arrested for being allegedly involved in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in the Seemapuri area of national capital Delhi.
Updated on Jan 10, 2020 09:42 pm IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Delhi court sends 15 men to judicial custody for 2 days over Daryaganj violence and all the latest news

Protestors try to get past the police barricades during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), at Daryaganj chowk, in New Delhi.
Updated on Dec 21, 2019 08:50 pm IST

Minors detained during citizenship law protest in Delhi’s Daryaganj released

Lawyer seen helping in filling form to represent those who are arrested by the Delhi police yesterday at daryaganj police station in New Delhi on Saturday.
Updated on Dec 21, 2019 01:38 pm IST

Delhiwale: A requiem for Daryaganj’s Sunday Book Bazaar

This mile-long pavement market for second-hand books in Walled City’s Darya Ganj became history after the Delhi High Court ordered the North Delhi Municipal Council last month to shut down the weekly bazaar.
Updated on Aug 22, 2019 07:29 am IST

Sunday book market vendors in Delhi demand heritage status

The heritage market status is of prime significance to the booksellers association.
Updated on Aug 14, 2019 09:11 am IST

Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: The battle of the Butter Chickens

Does anyone remember what the original butter chicken is like? There are too many variations floating around these days
Updated on Aug 11, 2019 02:35 pm IST

Publishing house owner arrested with 9.4 Kg gold worth Rs 3 crore at Delhi airport

The owner of a publishing house and book store in Daryaganj and his associate were arrested by the customs at the Delhi airport on Wednesday HT Photo/ Ravi Choudhary
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 11:31 pm IST

Closure of Daryaganj book market evokes shock, outrage and nostalgia

The Daryaganj footpath that usually teems with bibliophiles scouring rows of neatly laid-out books every Sunday looked forlorn.
Updated on Aug 05, 2019 12:58 pm IST

Sunday book market at Delhi’s Daryaganj shuts down

The Sunday book market has been shut down following a July order by the Delhi High Court.
Updated on Aug 03, 2019 10:00 pm IST

Foreigners held for smuggling 6-cr gold

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted the seven at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport as they were coming to India from Bangkok in an Air India flight.
Updated on Jun 23, 2019 05:30 am IST

Firefighters rescue 18 from a burning Daryaganj building

Garg said that the team realised that at least 15-18 people are trapped in the building, and therefore called for additional manpower.
Published on May 18, 2019 07:42 am IST

This Independence Day, Delhiwallahs say #NotInMyName

Kites with the hashtag #NotInMyName and other slogans promoting communal harmony and peace.
Updated on Aug 14, 2018 03:18 pm IST