Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India.
It is bordered by the state of Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east. The NCT covers an area of 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi). According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, the second-highest in India after Mumbai, while the whole NCT's population was about 16.8 million. Delhi's urban area is now considered to extend beyond the NCT boundaries, and include the neighbouring satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Noida in an area now called Central National Capital Region (CNCR) and had an estimated 2016 population of over 26 million people, making it the world's second-largest urban area according to the United Nations.
As of 2016, recent estimates of the metro economy of its urban area have ranked Delhi either the most or second-most productive metro area of India. Delhi is the second-wealthiest city in India after Mumbai and is home to 18 billionaires and 23,000 millionaires. Delhi ranks fifth among the Indian states and union territories in human development index. Delhi has the second-highest GDP per capita in India. Furthermore, it is considered one of the world's most polluted city by particulate matter concentration.
Amid hectic political activity for government formation in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday met his party's legislators here and told them that the process to form a Sena-led.. IndiaTimes - Published
As the government formation process picked momentum in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Friday met his party's legislators to discuss the political situation in the state. Sena MLA.. IndiaTimes - Published
According to CNN, smog in Delhi worsens at this time of the year, as temperatures dip and farmers light fires to clear their land. It is ranked as the most polluted city in the world. And actress..
Authorities in New Delhi have banished all cars with number plates ending in an odd number from the road, as they try to tackle a hazardous shroud of pollution. David Doyle reports.
Air quality has dropped to its worst recorded level this year in New Delhi and nearby cities, with a thick haze hanging over the Indian capital. Emer McCarthy reports.
BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members clashed in Rajya Sabha on Friday over the quality of water being piped to households in the national capital, prompting an angry response from chairman M Venkaiah.. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP chief Sharad Pawar has finally "outwitted" the "so-called Chanakya of the Indian politics", the party said on Friday, as it inches closer to forming a government with Shiv Sena and Congress in.. IndiaTimes - Published
As people in the national capital region continue to suffer from rising pollution levels, the AQI remained in the poor category on Friday morning. DNA - Published
"India faces many regional and geopolitical threats. Islamic insurgents are a constant threat, spreading terror throughout Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere in India. We should support the government in.. IndiaTimes - Published
Yesterday, Arvind Kejriwal rejected the BIS study, saying that the city's water supply should not be judged based on an analysis of 11 samples. DNA - Published
According to the Center-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 269 in the morning. DNA - Published
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla pulled them up and asked officials, absent from the meet on pollution in Delhi, to ensure that it is not repeated. The panel's head Jagdambika Pal had written to the speaker.. IndiaTimes - Published
More than 20,000 volunteers have joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) through the 'AK' mobile application which was launched by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal last month, senior party leader Pankaj.. IndiaTimes - Published
CISF apprehended a person impersonating a as Lufthansa pilot while boarding an AirAsia India flight from Delhi to Kolkata on Monday and handed him over to the police. The impersonator is learnt to have.. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP president Sharad Pawar is expected to meet his Congress counterpart Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Monday to discuss government formation. In the wake of the supreme court judgment on the.. IndiaTimes - Published
The ED in its application urged the court to correct the "accidental slip/inadvertent error" that is there in the November 15 verdict passed by Justice Suresh Kait. The facts of another case have found.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Delhi high court had on Friday dismissed Chidambaram's bail plea in the case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), saying prima facie allegations against him are serious in nature and he.. IndiaTimes - Published
The statement comes a day before party supremo Sharad Pawar is set to meet Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi in Delhi to discuss the next course of action pertaining to the Maharashtra political.. DNA - Published
Congress and NCP leaders expect the process of government formation in Maharashtra along with Shiv Sena to gain momentum after NCP president Sharad Pawar irons out the differences with senior Congress.. IndiaTimes - Published
Tap water in Mumbai is the safest for drinking while Delhi’s water is the worst among 21 big cities, according to a report based on sample tests done by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Of greater.. IndiaTimes - Published
Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that tap water in Delhi and several other cities did not comply with the requirements according to a study conducted by the Bureau of Indian Standards. "Mumbai tops.. IndiaTimes - Published
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday hit out at the government over the pollution crisis in Delhi, saying the Centre should have paid as much attention to poor air quality as it did in.. IndiaTimes - Published
Om Birla will hold a meeting on Saturday with the leaders of all parties in the House for the smooth functioning of Parliament during the winter session which is beginning from Monday. Among the bills.. IndiaTimes - Published
''A large consignment of drone, mobile phones, and memory cards were found from the luggage of the accused,'' the customs department stated. DNA - Published
The Delhi high court on Friday denied bail to former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case and said his role appeared to be "active and key" and the allegations against.. IndiaTimes - Published
The bench pulled up the city government and said: “Stubble burning is only for a few days. There will be a problem even after it has stopped. The situation will further deteriorate when there will be.. IndiaTimes - Published
The activist had levelled a series of allegations on the situation in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre abrogated Article 370 on August 5. DNA - Published
BJP MP Gautam Gambhir on Friday hit out at his critics who have targeted him over his absence from the national capital amid the worsening air pollution that has disrupted city's normal life. IndiaTimes - Published
Schools in India's capital New Delhi will reopen on Monday after closing for two days due to a spike in pollution levels, but air quality is likely to remain "very poor" - a notch below the most.. Reuters - Published
The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi government over the increasing air pollution in the city. The court also noted that the Odd-Even scheme might not be the solution to curb air pollution. DNA - Published
Earlier on Wednesday, a Delhi court had extended the judicial custody of Chidambaram till November 27 in the INX Media money laundering case. DNA - Published
![Priyanka Chopra Wears Face Mask On Set In Delhi [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20191104/1911041224-Priyanka-Chopra-Wears-Face-Mask-On-Set-In.jpg)
![As Delhi chokes, odd-numbered cars are banned from the roads [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20191104/1911041147-As-Delhi-chokes-odd-numbered-cars-are-banned.jpg)
![Delhi pollution 'like smoking 50 cigarettes a day' [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20191103/1911031544-Delhi-pollution-like-smoking-50-cigarettes-day.jpg)
Send us your feedback | LIKE us on Facebook FOLLOW us on Twitter • FOLLOW us on Pinterest