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(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson, Shri Vikas Swarup: Good evening friends and welcome to this very special press briefing today. Today the subject...
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Official Spokesperson, Shri Gopal Baglay: Namashkar. Aap sab ka swagat hai. Good afternoon, a very warm welcome to all of you. Aaj hamare beech hamari Videsh Mantri Mananeeya Smt. Sushma Swaraj...
View ArticleTranscript of Media Briefing by Official Spokesperson (June 22 , 2017)
Official Spokesperson, Shri Gopal Baglay:Namaskar! Good afternoon to all of you. Thank you all of you for coming here today. In the beginning of this briefing I have three brief announcements to make....
View ArticleA Rare Classic: Heart to Heart With RD Burman & Asha Bhosle
I first met RD Burman in August 1993. Asha Bhosle’s son-in-law ( now estranged) Hemant Kenkre (a good friend) called me to give the good news that Asha was ready to give an interview on the eve of her...
View ArticleTranscript of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017: Curtain Raiser Briefing (January...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson, Shri Vikas Swarup: Good evening friends and welcome to the first press briefing of 2017. Let me take this...
View ArticleRakeysh Omprakash Mehra: For the longest time, our audience has bought into...
Shooting in Delhi for his next - the story of a Mumbai boy who comes to meet the pradhan mantri because he wants to build a toilet for his mother in their slum - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra speaks out on...
View ArticleGurgaon votes today : Abki Baar, no car!
Along with hundreds of cities and towns in Europe, Gurgaon too will celebrate its first Car Free Day today - a day which will decide the fate of every other Tuesday. Will the Millennium City's...
View ArticleGurgaon votes today: Abki Baar, no car!
Along with hundreds of cities and towns in Europe, Gurgaon too will celebrate its first Car Free Day today - a day which will decide the fate of every other Tuesday. Will the Millennium City's...
View ArticleGurgaon: Cabs parked illegally choke Ambience Mall-Cyber City stretch
From 4pm onwards, a beeline of cabs and private taxis start assembling on both sides of the service lane of Delhi-Gurgaon expressway between Ambience Mall and Cyber City, resulting in snarls and...
View ArticleCar-Free Day a blueprint for restricting vehicles
GURGAON: The 12th edition of Car-Free Day (CFD) on Tuesday had new representation. Sessions judge H S Thakur joined the movement to spread awareness about the benefits of non-motorised transport. The...
View ArticleJams stall Gurgaon e-way traffic
GURGAON: For the fourth day in the last one week, a massive traffic jam brought the Millennium City to a halt on Thursday morning. An accident, in which a biker was killed,...
View ArticleLetters from readers - 'Enforce lane discipline, fine offenders'
As a foreigner now driving on the Delhi roads, my advice is--encourage all slow drivers to stick to the left lane. This will allow the faster traffic to travel in the right lanes. A good idea will be...
View ArticleWeek-long drive to drill discipline for safer roads
Gurgaon: Considering the number of cars on India's roads, and the lack of observance of traffic rules, it's not surprising that road safety remains a matter of urgent concern for decision makers in the...
View ArticleHow extreme apathy keeps Gurgaon dark at night
Gurgaon: Life for women in Gurgaon continues to be difficult despite tall claims made by civic agencies to make the city safer. Dark stretches, unreliable public transport and inadequate security make...
View ArticleErring auto drivers ‘tamed’ before 2nd Car-Free Day
GURGAON: In the days leading up to the second Car-Free Day, on September 29, the traffic police are taking strict measures against erring auto drivers to ensure they don't flout rules and harass...
View ArticleKeeping a tab
he Gurgaon Police, after meeting leaders of corporate houses, has decided to conduct air quality surveys and count the number of vehicles before and after car-free days in the four identified zones —...
View ArticleAfter 20-hour Gurujam nightmare, now Haryana-Delhi blame game
GURGAON: It was a jam that lasted so long and was so bad that it earned itself a unique name: Gurujam. For 20 hours, starting around 6 pm on Thursday, the Millennium City remained gridlocked, and...
View Article4 months after Bengaluru, Gurgaon gets woman-only shuttle service
Gurgaon: The safety of women in National Capital Region continues to preoccupy many, and rightly so. Encouragingly, private players are showing plenty of initiative and endeavour to address the...
View ArticleEven flow at borders on an odd-inary Tuesday
Gurgaon: Commuters to Delhi were greeted with a pleasant surprise on Tuesday. Clear roads and a lack of snarls. About 50,000 people were believed to have travelled from Gurgaon to Delhi in their...
View ArticleWomen-only shuttle buses launched
Gurgaon: The safety of women in the National Capital Region continues to preoccupy many, and rightly so. Encouragingly, private players are showing plenty of initiative and endeavour to address the...
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