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India Art Fair 2025: Delhi, take a nose-y dive into a sea of artsy emotions

Drawing exhibitors as well as visitors from India and abroad, the India Art Fair has played a major role in placing Delhi on the global art map.
Published on Feb 10, 2025 02:46 am IST

Supreme Court rejects PIL against VIP darshan fees in temples

A PIL challenging the practice of collecting an extra charge for "VIP darshan" and providing "preferential, selective, and special treatment" to a particular class of people at temples was denied by the Supreme Court on Friday.
Published on Jan 31, 2025 01:32 pm IST

Luxury meets dining: 7,500 silverware sets to serve G20 guests at Delhi's hotels

Some 15,000 pieces of silverware will be used during the G20 Summit.
Published on Sept 09, 2023 06:07 pm IST

‘Trump platter, baked delicacies’: Traditional welcome in store for US president, first lady

The Trumps are likely to receive a traditional Indian welcome on their arrival
Updated on Feb 20, 2020 05:55 am IST

Malavika’s Mumbaistan: High-Powered Attendance

PM Narendra Modi with musician and philanthropist Ananya Birla
Updated on Nov 06, 2019 12:55 am IST

ED removes officer who let Ratul Puri slip away during toilet break

In the show cause notice, the case officer was asked to explain how the lapse happened. Puri was later arrested in August.
Updated on Sept 18, 2019 10:21 pm IST

Rajghat: A story of wilted saplings

Some former officers of the horticulture wing of the CPWD, the agency which is responsible for maintaining the greenery at Rajghat, said most of the trees died after having lived their full life.
Published on Sept 02, 2019 06:59 am IST

3,000 plus force provides security to just 4 VVIPs

Special Protection Group (SPG), an about 3000-strong “zero error” security force for the prime minister, former prime ministers and their immediate family members, guards just four people now, officials said on Monday.
Updated on Aug 26, 2019 09:23 pm IST

VVIP chopper case: ED denies allegation of torture after Friday court drama

The surprise visitor Mahipal Singh also sought retraction of his “forced” statement and requested a court monitored investigation to “save innocent people from ED’s atrocities.”
Updated on Aug 03, 2019 05:35 pm IST

VVIP chopper case: In fresh raid, I-T finds bloated invoices for $6mn

VVIP chopper scam accused Rajiv Saxena.
Updated on Aug 01, 2019 01:40 am IST

Called by investigators, Kamal Nath’s nephew escapes during toilet break

Ratul Puri is the chairman of Hindustan Power Projects and he has been grilled by the agency in this case in the past too.
Updated on Jul 27, 2019 10:41 pm IST

Supreme Court to hear government’s petition on black money law today

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the Centre’s plea against Delhi high court’s recent order that put on hold a government notification to make the 2016 black money law operational with retrospective effect from July 2015 to book and probe offenders.
Updated on May 21, 2019 07:59 am IST

Govt misusing ED, never named any person: Christian Michel

Michel Christian, the alleged middleman arrested in AgustaWestland case, has denied telling names of any person to the Enforcement Directorate during his questioning by the agency.
Updated on Apr 06, 2019 01:16 am IST

In ED’s supplementary chargesheet in Agusta Westland case, Christian Michel’s partner named as accused

Agusta Westland scam accused middleman Christian Michel’s statement records were also submitted and mentioned in the supplementary chargesheet.
Updated on Apr 04, 2019 03:00 pm IST

Quizzed by ED in VVIP chopper case, Kamal Nath kin Ratul Puri says no role

Businessman Ratul Puri was on Thursday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the AgustaWestland chopper case.
Updated on Apr 04, 2019 01:59 pm IST

Mumbai businessman tries to buy VVIP mobile number, gets conned of 41K

Picture for representation only.
Updated on Mar 31, 2019 01:00 am IST

AgustaWestland case: Rajiv Saxena records his statement

Rajiv Saxena’s (centre, in blue) statement was recorded for around three hours in the chamber of additional chief metropolitan magistrate, Samar Vishal.
Published on Mar 06, 2019 11:17 pm IST

AgustaWestland case accused, corporate lobbyist being brought to India

Rajiv Saxena, co-accused in AgustaWestland case.
Updated on Jan 30, 2019 11:36 pm IST

Mamata rubbishes BJP claims, says Shah’s copter was cleared for landing

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government has given the go ahead for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah’s helicopter to land and take off from Malda. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jan 21, 2019 11:17 pm IST

British high commission official meets Christian Michel to check his welfare

India has granted UK consular access to Christian Michel, a British national arrested for his alleged role as a middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter case.
Published on Jan 11, 2019 06:44 pm IST

India grants UK mission consular access to AgustaWestland accused Christian Michel

Agusta Westland scam accused middleman Michel Christian at CBI headquarters in New Delhi.
Updated on Jan 11, 2019 06:23 pm IST

VVIP Chopper case: Christian Michel moves Delhi court seeking separate cell in Tihar

Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the multi-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal
Published on Dec 21, 2018 01:32 pm IST

Who is Christian Michel, the middleman in AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal

A file photo of AgustaWestland (AW101) VVIP Airforce Helicopter.
Published on Dec 05, 2018 12:13 am IST

VVIP chopper deal accused Christian Michel being extradited to India, departs from Dubai

India had cancelled the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal after the bribery allegations surfaced in 2014.
Updated on Dec 04, 2018 10:32 pm IST

AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel’s extradition: CBI’s full statement

An AgustaWestland helicopter.
Updated on Dec 04, 2018 10:10 pm IST

Christian Michel, VVIP chopper deal accused, to be produced before CBI court

A photo of AgustaWestland AW101 chopper, configured to meet diverse roles for pre-dominantly Maritime and Utility tasks.
Updated on Dec 05, 2018 08:27 am IST

Delhi Police head constable shoots himself dead in Secretariat’s VVIP parking

A 35-year-old head constable of Delhi Police shot himself dead in the VVIP parking lot of the Delhi Secretariat on Friday morning, police said.
Published on Nov 16, 2018 11:13 am IST

PM Modi’s decision to walk at Vajpayee’s funeral surprised all

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah (R) pay tribute during the funeral of former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi on August 17, 2018.
Updated on Aug 18, 2018 05:15 pm IST

Hi-tech ambulances only for VVIPs in Chandigarh

An advanced life support ambulance at the Panchkula civil hospital. A mini intensive care unit, it has almost every facility — ventilator, defibrillator, BP monitor and suction machine — to stabilise a critically ill patient or accident victim while on the way to hospital. Unlike in Chandigarh, it caters to the whole district, not just VVIPs.
Updated on Aug 09, 2018 07:38 pm IST