State-owned NBCC (India) Ltd will redevelop Delhi Development Authority (DDA) staff quarters in two colonies in the national capital at an estimated cost of nearly Rs 775 crore. NBCC said it has signed two separate Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with DDA for the comprehensive redevelopment of staff quarters located at Old Rajinder Nagar (ORN) and Safdarjung Development Area (SDA), New Delhi. Learn More

The Delhi government on Friday launched a double-decker bus service aimed at boosting tourism in the national capital, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta flagging off the vehicles. The chief minister, along with Delhi tourism minister Kapil Mishra and other officials of the department, took a ride on an electric double-decker bus from Rafi Marg to the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya after the launch. Learn More

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel and India will build an “iron alliance” of countries in the face of extremist Islam. Speaking in the Knesset ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic address, Netanyahu said, “In the face of extremist Islam that threatens all humanity and the free nations, we will build together an iron alliance — an alliance of nations that believe in moderation, in progress, in human dignity, in mutual respect.