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A fire was detected at CMO Girls' High School in Peter Lane in the Bowbazar area on Thursday morning.

The Palm Avenue triple murder case took a whole new dimension on Thursday when police said that the woman with whom prime suspect Neil Fonseca had an alleged relationship three years ago was waiting to meet him outside his residence just minutes before the gruesome killings were discovered The bodies of Neil's wife Jessica and their twin sons were found in a bedroom around 8.15am last Saturday

A bench of Justices A R Dave, C Nagappan and Adarsh Kumar Goel said the government and the school were creating an "elite class" by providing reservation to wards of only top bureaucrats

Sambia Sohrab, suspected to be driving the runaway Audi Q7 that run over an IAF corporal on Red Road, and his friend, Sanu, have finally started to cooperate with the police but it's their third accomplice, Johnie, who is apparently proving to be a touch nut to crack.

An Afghan-origin boxer posing as a translator was arrested by the crime branch after he stole valuables and three AK-47 licences from his country's Member of Parliament who was visiting India for medical treatment

The special investigation team probing the Red Road hit-and-run accident has managed to get an arrest warrant issued against main accused Sambia's father, Mohd Sohrab, a former RJD MLA and president and former Trinamool leader

A man in uniform became the target of sudden wrath of an supposedly mentally disturbed man in the Maidan area on Thursday when the accused whacked the sub-inspector on head with a wooden stick, lying on the road to build fences for the Republic Day parade, apparently without any provocation. The same day, a security guard at the container yard in the Port area was attacked by a truck driver with a an iron rod.

In what could lead to a fresh confrontation between the AAP government and the BJP-run municipal corporations, the former has constituted a committee to scrutinise the records of the three civic bodies in order to check if they are performing their "obligatory functions". A letter issued by deputy CM Manish Sisodia said the divisional commissioner can appoint district magistrates to perform the "fact finding" work.

Days after rapping realtors for constructing housing conglomerates without environment clearance, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked Delhi, UP and Haryana to detail action taken against builders who failed to adhere to norms for controlling dust pollution at their sites

The odd-even experiment has prompted the Delhi government to look at alternative modes of travel. Earlier this week, transport minister Gopal Rai had promised a robust cycle-sharing system for the city, adding that Delhiites opting for cycles will get a subsidy from the government, which will be funded by the revenue collected from challans during the odd-even fortnight

Fresh from the "success" of the odd-even days, the Delhi government will observe its fourth Car-Free Day on Friday between Vishwavidyalaya Metro station and the intersection of the Chhatrasal stadium.

After his much publicised cycle ride to Parliament and the Supreme Court to register his individual effort to help improve Delhi's air quality, senior advocate and Congress MP K T S Tulsi was on Thursday caught on the wrong lane

Discoms, who have been struggling with the Centre to surrender their 'costly' allocated power, had their first taste of success on Thursday with Telangana writing to NTPC seeking electricity from two of their plants - Dadri thermal and Indira Gandhi super thermal power station (IGSTPS), Aravalli

Discoms, who have been struggling with the Centre to surrender their 'costly' allocated power, had their first taste of success on Thursday with Telangana writing to NTPC seeking electricity from two of their plants - Dadri thermal and Indira Gandhi super thermal power station (IGSTPS), Aravalli

The cash-strapped East Corporation has introduced a new proposal in its budget to collect show tax from theatres.

During the implementation of odd-even car formula, Metro's passenger use capacity touched a peak 31 lakh persons per day as against a normal daily average of 30 lakh

The six adults accused in the 2014 gangrape case of a Danish woman on Thursday sought time from a trial court to reply to Delhi Police's plea seeking to place on record additional evidence pertaining to medical records and potency test of a 55-year-old accused, who had claimed to be impotent.

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre and NTPC on amicus curiae Harish Salve's suggestion to close down 'polluting' coal-based Badarpur Thermal Power Station terming it a health hazard for the capital

A trial court on Thursday acquitted a man of the charges of raping a woman on the pretext of marriage.It noted that the two had consensual intimate relations in 'youthful eagerness'.

The city's legislators want an independent television channel to take House proceedings to every home.

The Food and Drug Administration, in probably its first serious attempt to implement the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), has penalized nearly 2,500 people and establishments across the state over the last two days. It is one among 25 agencies empowered to implement the act.

The Arvind Kejriwal-led government's "aam aadmi" advertisements have cost the exchequer nearly Rs 60 crore in 11 months.

With the commissioner of police, B S Bassi, set to retire on February 28, the AAP government is likely to ask the Centre why the chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, is not being consulted on his successor.

The state government on Thursday transferred nine senior IAS officials, including principal secretary (industry) Tripurari Sharan.