New Delhi: A day after Delhi recorded its hottest day in May in the last 10 years, the mercury is expected to rise further Friday, the India Meteorological Department said. "The heatwave conditions will prevail over the city Friday. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 46 degrees Celsius," an IMD official said.
The minimum temperature early Friday was three notches above average at 29.5 degrees Celsius, while the humidity recorded at 8:30 am was 37 per cent. On Thursday, maximum temperature touched the 45.7 degrees Celsius mark, six notches above the season's average, and highest for the month of May in the last 10 years.
The second highest temperature recorded in the month of May in the last 10 years was when the mercury touched 45.4 degrees Celsius in 2010. The highest temperature recorded in May was 47.2 degrees Celsius in 1944.
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12:00 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will hear the appeal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to quash charges of murder and rioting framed against him in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. He is accused in the murders of six people in the Sultanpuri area of New Delhi. Earlier in May, Sajjan was acquitted of all charges in another case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. District and Sessions Judge JR Aryan...
07:58 AM, May 24, 2013
Bhubaneswar: The heat wave continues to grip northern India with the Met department predicting a further rise in temperatures. The heat wave continued unabated in Delhi on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling five notches above average at 31.4 degrees Celsius and the maximum expected to hover around the 45 degrees Celsius mark. "Heatwave conditions would continue across the national capital. The maximum temperature on Thursday is expected to be...
11:03 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: In a severe indictment, Delhi Lokayukta on Wednesday held Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit guilty of allegedly misusing public funds on an advertisement campaign to get political mileage ahead of last assembly polls and recommended recovery of Rs 11 crore either from her or the Congress. Lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin recommended President Pranab Mukherjee to administer "caution" to Dikshit for the alleged misuse of public funds for a series...
10:30 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: In a severe indictment, Delhi Lokayukta on Wednesday held Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit guilty of allegedly misusing public funds on an advertisement campaign to get political mileage ahead of last assembly polls and recommended recovery of Rs 11 crore either from her or the Congress. Lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin recommended President Pranab Mukherjee to administer "caution" to Dikshit for the alleged misuse of public funds for a series...
10:21 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi Assembly Elections are very close and the voters of the city want to know how many poll promises have their leaders fulfilled. IBN7 has started a campaign New Delhi Banao (Develop New Delhi) and is trying to raise awareness among the voters. IBN7 went to Shahdara constituency to know what changes have been taken place in past five years. Shahdara has a population of 2 lakh with...
01:32 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: There is no respite from the heat as yet. Parts of Maharashtra including the Vidarbha region sizzled at high temperatures. Nagpur and Wardha districts recorded mercury levels at 47 degree Celsius. Meanwhile, in Odisha, at least three people have died due to the heat wave as the temperatures touched 46 degrees. The national capital too recorded temperatures as high as 45 degrees. Heat wave conditions intensified in the...
08:47 AM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: The BJP launched a blistering attack on the Congress after its Parliamentary Board meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday and said that the party was ready for the next Lok Sabha elections. BJP General Secretary Ananth Kumar accused the UPA government of failing on every front during the last nine years of its rule and claimed that his party would highlight the government's shortcoming and expose it during...
04:27 PM, May 21, 2013
New Delhi: Expect another hot day on Tuesday across North India and parts of the South. Met department officials say temperatures will continue to be 3 to 4 degrees above normal for this time of the year in many parts of North India. The current prolonged heat wave, the second time in 10 years, is expected to last at least till May 24. As North India boils, the intense heat...
11:59 AM, May 21, 2013
New Delhi: A major fire broke out at the National Buildings Construction Corporation early on Monday morning. The fourth floor of the building has been gutted completely. According to the reports, 15-20 fire engines were rushed to the spot. There were no reports of casualties so far. The cause of the fire is not known yet. The fire is now under control. ...
10:28 AM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: The heat wave has well swept across North India with national capital Delhi simmering at 44.6 degrees celsius on Sunday, making it the hottest day of this season. The mercury even soared to over 46 degree Celsius in some parts of the capital. Palam area recorded 46.1 degree Celsius while Ayanagar weather station recorded 45.8 degree Celsius and Ridge station recorded 45 degrees. The Met department has predicted...
08:16 AM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: A massive fire broke out near a Nizamuddin petrol station in Delhi on Sunday. According to the reports, five fire engines have been rushed to the spot. There were no reports of casualties so far. Efforts were on to bring the fire under control. More details awaited ...
11:13 AM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: A man has been jailed for eight years by a Delhi court for repeatedly raping his 17-year-old daughter and threatening her not to disclose the incident to anyone. Additional Sessions Judge TR Naval sentenced Northeast Delhi resident, saying the convict, who was supposed to protect his daughter, had repeatedly committed the crime when her mother, who later on died, was admitted in a hospital. "Keeping in view the...
01:11 PM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: Another shameful incident of rape has been reported from the national capital. A 21-year-old was allegedly raped by the Chief Medical Officer of Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital in Seelampur. The survivor claimed she was asked to undergo an ultrasound prior to which she was given a drink laced with sedatives. The police said that her medical test confirmed rape and the doctor has been taken into custody. "The...
08:53 AM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday set up a high-level committee to curb child trafficking in the state. An announcement in this regard was made by Kiran Walia, Minister of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development and Education, at a meeting convened by her at the Delhi Secretariat in which several other steps to curb the menace were also made public. Walia said immediate registration of an FIR in...
01:07 AM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: Youth Congress workers on Wednesday protested outside the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in the national capital over the BJP's demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation. The protesters stormed barricades, following which the police fired water cannons. The protesters said that the BJP must stop asking for the Prime Minister's resignation and let Parliament function. This came even as Parliament was adjourned sine die last week. However, there...
12:44 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: A two-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a 23-year-old neighbour inside her house, police said on Sunday. The man has been arrested. The incident was reported from Adarsh Nagar area in north Delhi and occurred when the child was alone at home on Saturday evening. A neighbour, who chanced upon the crime, raised an alarm following which the accused fled. The girl was taken to hospital where the...
08:56 PM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: The Tihar Jail authorities on Thursday filed a complaint in a Delhi court trying the December 16, 2012 gangrape alleging that accused Akshay Thakur was misbehaving with and harassing fellow inmates. The accused denied the charge. Jail officials said they received a complaint by a newly-admitted inmate against Thakur for allegedly misbehaving and violating rules and regulations. Thakur denied any wrongdoing and claimed jail officials were regularly beating...
02:26 AM, May 10, 2013
New Delhi: The driver and helper of a school bus were arrested on Thursday allegedly for molesting school children and making them watch pornographic clips, police said. Mohammad Shamim and Asgar Ali were arrested in south Delhi's Hauz Khas after a complaint was received that they made school children who travelled in the bus watch pornographic clips on mobile phones, police said. A case has been filed with Hauz Khas...
02:07 AM, May 10, 2013
New Delhi: The resident doctors of Safdurjung Hospital in New Delhi are on strike since Wednesday evening demanding immediate action on their demands for better facilities. They pointed out that there are 600 resident doctors in Safdurjung Hospital but there are only 86 rooms for their accommodation. They are also demanding regular payment of salary along with the increment along with better security in the campus as many incidents in...
11:02 AM, May 09, 2013
