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New Delhi, April 10 Ahead of B.R. Ambedkar's birth anniversary, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated the five-day 'Bhim Jyoti Utsav-2026' at Kartavya Path on Friday, where over 6,000 'Jai Bhim' lamps were lit, officials said.The event began with the lighting of the ceremonial 'Bhim...

New Delhi, April 9 – Delhi Minister for Social Welfare and SC/ST/OBC Welfare, Ravinder Indraj Singh, announced a series of events from Friday to April 14 as part of the celebrations to mark the 136th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.He invited all citizens to participate...

New Delhi, April 9 A series of programs, including a "Bhim Jyoti Utsav" and a Constitution-themed festival, will be organized in the national capital from April 10 to 14 to mark the 136th birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar, Delhi Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh said on Thursday.Addressing a...

New Delhi, April 7 The Delhi government has planned a series of events across the city to mark the birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar, with ₹5 lakh allocated to each district and a new initiative for marginalized communities expected to be unveiled during the celebrations.According to the...

New Delhi, March 28 Delhi joined the world in observing Earth Hour on Saturday night, with several iconic monuments and buildings in the capital, including India Gate, Red Fort, and Qutub Minar, switching off their lights from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm as a demonstration of their commitment to a...

New Delhi, March 28 – New Delhi’s iconic India Gate will go dark on Saturday night, between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. IST, as part of Earth Hour 2026, a global environmental initiative encouraging people and institutions to switch off non-essential lights for one hour to raise awareness about...

New Delhi, March 22 – A large group of uniformed forest guards, cycling through India Gate, was a highlight of the 66th Fit India Sundays on Cycle event on Sunday morning. The flag-off at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium was a proud moment, as the army band played patriotic tunes and conch...

New Delhi, March 8 On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta led a special display of women’s strength on Kartavya Path on Sunday by participating in the ‘Shakti Walk – #SheLeadsBharat’.The march was organized by the Ministry of Women and Child Development...

New Delhi, February 27 The Delhi government launched an electric double-decker tourist bus service – 'Dekho Meri Dilli' – on Friday, aimed at offering visitors a structured tour of the capital's major heritage sites and landmarks. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated the service.The chief...

New Delhi, February 27 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated Delhi Tourism's state-of-the-art double-decker electric tourist bus service, "Dekho Meri Dilli," on Friday from Rafi Marg.The fare for the bus is ₹500 plus 5% GST. The fare for children aged five to 10 years is ₹300 plus 5%...

New Delhi, February 26 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi strongly criticised the police action against his party's youth wing activists over the "shirtless protest", drawing a sharp parallel between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and the authoritarian regime in North Korea."This is...

New Delhi, Feb 23 – The statue of British architect Edwin Lutyens at the Rashtrapati Bhavan was replaced with a bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian governor general of independent India, on Monday. This move is part of an effort to shed the remnants of a colonial...

The world is observing International Childhood Cancer Day today. It is a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness about childhood cancer and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors, and their families.On this occasion, the All India Institute of...

New Delhi, February 13 – The relocation of the Prime Minister's Office to the modern Seva Teerth complex on February 13 marks a historic day, as it was exactly 95 years ago that New Delhi was formally inaugurated as India's modern capital.Much has changed since the inauguration ceremony on...

New Delhi, February 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Seva Teerth – the new building of the Prime Minister's Office – and two other state-of-the-art government buildings on February 13, a historic date marking exactly 95 years since New Delhi was formally inaugurated as India's...