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Disturbed over marital discord, man commits suicide at Delhi Metro station

The man was identified as Charanjeet Singh, a resident of Burari, a senior police official said.

07 Nov 2019 1:37 PM

Services on the Delhi Metro''s Blue Line were affected on Saturday after a crack was noticed in the railtrack at Indraprastha station. (Photo: Representational Image/File)

Crack at Delhi Metro station, defects due to ‘weather’: Official

'Trains are being run in the section at a cautionary slower speed at present,' Mr Dayal said.

02 Nov 2019 5:06 PM

The initiative is being extended and will run till July 2020. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Free metro ride for environment-friendly Romans

Rome offers free metro travel for plastic recyclers.

02 Oct 2019 12:40 PM

The Metro 2B will be from D.N. Nagar to Mandale. A dedicated 22 hectare depot has been planned at Chee-tah Camp.

Cheetah Camp hindu cemetery to be shifted for metro

Due to this, the BMC has not taken a decision on the matter yet.

28 Sep 2019 3:16 AM

After a part of the emergency exit of Mumbai’s metro line-3 collapse on Friday, a worker died and another was injured while they were working near it. (Photo: File)

1 worker dead, 1 injured as Mumbai metro site emergency exit collapses

A metro spokesperson confirmed that the deceased's family will be compensated.

14 Sep 2019 8:51 AM

An employee of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation allegedly committed suicide on Sunday by hanging himself in his rented house here and streamed the act live on Facebook, police said. (Representational Image)

Delhi Metro employee kisses ID card twice, hangs himself; streams live on Facebook

The Facebook live stream purportedly showed him climbing atop a cooler, wearing the DMRC uniform.

12 Aug 2019 7:55 AM

Dikshit was admitted in Fortis Excorts Heart Institute on Saturday morning (Photo: G N Jha)

Sheila Dikshit, 1938 – 2019: A storied career with few blights

She represented India at United Nations Commission on Status of Women for five years (1984-1989).

20 Jul 2019 7:07 PM

Services on the Magenta Line were halted temporarily after a fire broke out at a furniture market near the Kalindi Kunj metro station on June 21. (Photo: ANI)

Services affected on Delhi Metro's Blue Line for few hours

The Blue Line connects Dwarka Sector 21 with Noida Electronic City and Vaishali. It is the busiest line in the Delhi Metro network.

24 Jun 2019 12:52 PM

Delhi Metro's Yellow line affected due to technical glitch

Yellow Line is one of the busiest lines in the Delhi Metro network connecting Samaypur Badli to HUDA City Centre.

22 Jun 2019 4:33 PM

15 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the massive blaze. (Representational Image)

Fire breaks out in furniture market near metro station in Delhi

No casualty or injury has been reported until now.

21 Jun 2019 9:45 AM

A DMRC official confirmed on the condition of anonymity that the DMRC provided assistance to the woman after she approached them. (Photo: Representational image)

Gurgaon: Woman complains harassment; says man masturbated on her

The woman used Facebook messenger to approach Gurugram police but did not get a response.

18 Jun 2019 2:06 PM

The body was found wrapped in a blanket, kept inside a metal trunk, which was affixed atop a cycle, a senior police officer said. (Representational Image)

Woman's headless body, wrapped in blanket found near Delhi metro station

The body has been sent to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital and the post-mortem will be conducted on Sunday, they said.

09 Jun 2019 9:22 AM

The incident unfolded in a northeastern Seattle neighbourhood when the suspect approached a motorist at an intersection and shot her before walking into the street and firing on the bus, police said in a statement. (Photo: AP)

Seattle shooting: 2 killed as gunman opens fire during rush hour

The bus driver was struck but managed to turn the bus around and head away from the assailant, police said.

28 Mar 2019 11:47 AM

CISF, Metro staff fight turns ugly

But when, at about 12.20 pm Mr Jayaprakash, reached the parking area, he noticed that his motorcycle was deflated.

03 Jul 2018 5:04 AM

MMRDA counsel replied in the affirmative and said that the BMC had granted general permission for soil testing.

JVPD: MMRDA testing soil sans BMC permission

A division bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Riyaz Chagla on Tuesday asked whether the MMRDA had permission for soil testing.

25 Apr 2018 2:28 AM

The Paris metro operator RATP stood by the penalty (Photo: AFP)

Paris metro sparks outrage by fining pregnant woman for walking the wrong way

Michel Babut from the leading passenger group FNAUT branded the fine "completely stupid", adding the rules need changing.

04 Mar 2018 7:29 PM

New Year, new me, but same old health issues

The work will never end, but one day our life will.

01 Jan 2018 1:10 PM

Metro works along the Western Express Highway are getting delayed due to utility lines, it has been claimed.

Frequent pipeline bursts delay Metro work

In a recent instance, one lakh litres of water got wasted after a pipeline was damaged during Metro construction work.

03 Nov 2017 1:32 AM

BMC had planned five floyovers in the western suburbs to reduce traffic snarls. (Representational image)

Flyover plans stuck as metro routes repeatedly changed, traffic continues

According to the civic body, proposed flyovers will ease the traffic woes on the entire stretch.

07 Aug 2017 1:32 AM

Although the commissioning date of the two lines is in 2019, it is likely to be missed.

Two metro lines to become ‘Driverless’

Dahisar east-Bandra-Mankhurd and Dahisar east-Andheri east will run without operator.

06 Aug 2017 1:45 AM

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