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SBI Strike: Delhi HC Adjourns Matter

The Central Government today did not concede the demands of the striking SBI employees to increase the pensionary benefits forcing the Delhi High Court to adjourn the matter till April 19. Appearing before a division bench of Justice Mukundan Sharma and Justice Reva Khetrapal, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) P P Malhotra said the employees of the state-owned State Bank of India were enjoying all three benefits--gratuity, contributory provident fund and pension. If the government conceded to their demands, the employees of all other public sector banks would also raise the same demands, said Mr Malhotra. After preliminary arguments, the Court suggested the striking

New Delhi: Supreme Court Stays Gujarat Demolitions

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Gujarat high court order directing authorities to remove all religious structures that were encroaching upon public spaces across the state without any discrimination. The order to this effect was passed by a Bench comprising Justice Ruma Pal and Justice Dalveer Bhandari on an urgent plea made by the Centre during the mentioning hour seeking to stay the May 2 high court directions. Quoting Home Ministry report, he said situation in Vadodara was tense after the violence and army had staged a flag march in the riot-affected areas.

Delhi HC directs police to produce rapist

New Delhi : Acting on the complaint of a minor girl that R K Puram Police refused to register a case against her neighbour, who allegedly raped and forcibly married her, the Delhi High Court has directed the government to produce before it the accused, Rahul. In a letter to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, the victim claimed that she was compelled to complain directly to the court as police refused to register any case against the accused despite repeated pleas by her family. According to the victim, she was initially raped at knife-point in August 2003

Delhi HC turns down Reliance airport plea

The Delhi High Court today dismissed the petition by the Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Airport Developers challenging the governments decision to award contracts for the modernisation of the Delhi and Mumbai airports to GMR-Frafort and GVK-ACS, respectively. There is in our opinion complete transparency in the decision leading to the modification of the Request for Proposal (RFP) in the tender and uniformity in its application to the bidders who qualified in the process, said the 127-page order by a Division Bench comprising Justice Tirath Singh Thakur and Justice BN Chaturvedi.

When to Visit Delhi

When to Go? The climate of the city is hot and humid in the summers, and cold in the winters. The best time to visit New Delhi is during the spring seasons when the city is at its full beauty. In addition to this, most of the festivals in New Delhi take place in the months of October to March, which adds to the beauty of the city. So, the Ideal Time to Visit Delhi is October to March.