In an attempt to automate the cleansing process of sewer and halt the deaths of sewer workers in the process in Delhi, the civic authorities have suggested a plan worth a whooping Rs 3,000 crore to the Delhi lieutenant governor (LG). As per the plan, the equipment for an organised cleaning[Read More…]
Asha Bhosle unveiled her wax sculpture created by Madame Tussauds Delhi and wants it to be placed between the idols of music icons Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. The 84-year-old singing legend said she could not have imagined that London’s celebrated museum will have a branch in India one day.[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi have found a dead rat in the morning meal served at a boys’ hostel in the campus. After the incident, a committee has been set up by the institute to look into the issue. The incident happened[Read More…]
In a big setback for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) passengers, the fares of the metro are likely to increase from 1 October. This will be the second phase of the hike, after the first phase took place in May this year when DMRC had revised its fares with effect from[Read More…]
The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested alleged al Qaeda operative, Shuman Haque. According to the police, the 26-year-old alleged terrorist had been associated with the organisation for the last four years. According to media reports, Haque was apprehended from east Delhi’s Shakkarpur. DCP Pramod Kushwaha told HT that the police[Read More…]
Ending almost a decade long hunt, a special cell cops arrested Delhi’s most-wanted gangster, Satyawan Sehrawat, alias Sonu Dariyapur. Sonu was a threat among businessmen for his extortion calls. He was wanted for more than half-a-dozen killings. Sonu allegedly planned the sensational murders of his enemy gangster Monu Dariyapur. He[Read More…]
A drug that effectively treats malaria and can help fight strains of the fatal infection has been developed by scientists. The infections are resistant to present treatments. But, researchers from Tulane University in the US conducted a positive trial of the drug, called AQ-13, on human patients. The results were[Read More…]
The results of the elections to Delhi University Students’ Union has been declared on Wednesday with NSUI winning three seats along with the president post. ABVP won the post of secretary in a close contest. NSUI won president, vice-president and joint secretary post while ABVP won secretary post. The NSUI[Read More…]
The Supreme Court temporarily lifted its order of suspending the permanent licences for sale and retail of fire crackers within the National Capital Region (NCR) on Tuesday. However, the SC might review its current order after Diwali depending on the ambient air quality after the festival. “The suspension of permanent[Read More…]
In another shocking incident, a five-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a peon inside a classroom in a school in north Delhi’s Shahdara on Saturday. Post the incident, the 40-year-old staffer has been arrested. The incident happened just after a seven-year-old boy was murdered allegedly by a bus conductor inside[Read More…]
Hours after being arrested, the bus conductor confessed killing a 7-year-old student of a prominent Gurugram school in a spine-chilling crime. The class two student was found killed with his throat slit in the toilet of the school. The conductor, Ashok, confessed that he was not in the right state[Read More…]
The engine and power car of the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani train has derailed near Delhi’s Shivaji Bridge. However, no injuries have been reported so far. The incident happened around 11:45 am on Thursday. “Engine, power coach of Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express derail near Minto Bridge in New Delhi; no fatalities,” said[Read More…]
Police have arrested a 54-year-old British man for allegedly raping three visually challenged children at Delhi’s National Association for the Blind (NAB). Objectionable videos have been found in the laptop of the accused, Murray Ward. Chinmoy Biswal, additional deputy commissioner of police (south), said the initial probe has shown that[Read More…]
After several failed attempts, the Delhi Cabinet on Friday once again approved the addition of 2,000 new buses, 1,000 each to be run by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and the private bus services. Transport minister, Kailash Gahlot said, “This is a great message for DTC workers — that they[Read More…]
In a disgusting incident, a 34-year-old man has been accused of having raped a female puppy in Delhi’s Narayana area, following which the puppy died instantly. An animal lover said that driver Naresh Kumar had boasted about the incident before him and also led him to the carcass. A post-mortem report[Read More…]
Moving a step ahead towards government’s effort to make New Delhi open-defecation free, 1,206 community toilets were inaugurated in 36 jhuggi-jhopri clusters on Wednesday. Chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, dedicated the toilets to the public from a dais, erected in an open field that is often used for open defecation at[Read More…]
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to the Delhi police regarding its probe into Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death case. It said, “If you have anything new then come within two weeks and if you can’t then we will look into it.” The police[Read More…]
On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court will hear a plea, filed by an NGO, opposing several petitions to make marital rape a criminal offence. The NGO represents the men, victimised by the alleged misuse of gender laws, and has filed the petition in the court. On 28 August, a court[Read More…]
A 45-year-old ex-model along with 24 others, including servers and players, were arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly running a gambling den in southeast Delhi’s Greater Kailash. Police received information about gambling and betting activities at a house in the posh Greater Kailash-I on Saturday. Soon, a raid was conducted[Read More…]
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked three municipal corporations of the national capital as to whether the sweepers and on-duty traffic policemen have access to toilet facilities or not. A bench of acting chief justice, Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said that it has not seen public[Read More…]
Free WiFi facility was activated across all 50 stations on the Delhi Metro’s Blue Line on Friday, making it easier for thousands of commuters to access the internet on the go. The 50-km-long Blue Line, which connects Noida City Centre and east Delhi’s Vaishali to the Dwarka sub-city, is the[Read More…]
Resident doctors at the Safdarjung hospital have decided to go on an indefinite strike alleging that one of their colleagues was assaulted by a woman patient. The doctors went on a strike on Wednesday and emergency services were badly affected at the hospital. They demanded enhanced security on the premises[Read More…]
A man died and three others were taken ill while cleaning a sewer at a government hospital, the Delhi Fire Service said. Rishi Pal(40), Bishan(30), Kiran Pal(25) and Sumit(30) fell unconscious after inhaling poisonous gases while cleaning the sewer at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital. “While Rishi Pal[Read More…]
A 33-year-old woman executive at a five-hotel in Delhi has accused hotel’s security manager of molesting and trying to undress her on her birthday late last month. The incident happened inside a room and was caught in CCTV camera. The woman has said that she complained to HR officials, but[Read More…]
Hours after reports surfaced that Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has changed its layout plan to allot a plot to an NGO, associated with union minister, Vijay Goel, the minister has clarified it saying that the reports are “incorrect, concocted & sensationalized.” Here’s is the clarification presented by Goel: .@IndianExpress‘ story[Read More…]
