NEW DELHI: Two people were killed in separate accidents involving Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses in the city on Sunday. While a 25-year-old autorickshaw driver died after a DTC bus rammed his vehicle on Humayun Road in central Delhi, a 19-year-old youth was hit by a DTC bus while crossing a road in north Delhi’s…
New Delhi: Delhi Police crime branch has busted an online investment fraud syndicate involving over 2,567 complaints across the country and an estimated fraud exceeding Rs 300 crore, with the arrest of its alleged mastermind, who had links to Cambodia.The case originated from a complaint by a man who was duped of Rs 31.4 lakh…
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s special cell has arrested at least two suspects and detained a few others as part of a pan-India sweep on a terror module. The duo, held in Mumbai, were part of a highly radicalised “Islamic State (IS)-inspired” module, allegedly planning to carry out attacks using remote-controlled toy car bombs, police said.Sources…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has imposed a ban on the sale of LPG cylinders directly from godowns, warning of tough action against violators, as part of efforts to streamline distribution and curb irregularities, govt said on Sunday.Officials said oil marketing companies have issued clear instructions to distributors, making it illegal to sell cylinders from storage…
New Delhi: Comprehensive physical and drone surveys along with GIS and 3D mapping to identify unassessed properties are among the measures planned this financial year by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to expand its taxpayer base.In a report submitted to the CM office last month, MCD outlined both short-term and long-term measures to strengthen the…
New Delhi: A 50-year-old grocery shop owner was allegedly stabbed to death, and four others were injured after a neighbourhood dispute spiralled into a violent clash in northwest Delhi’s Shakurpur on Saturday evening. Police have detained two accused.The deceased was identified as Rajkumar, a resident of Shakurpur. One of the injured, Sumit Gupta, is the…
New Delhi: A group of men allegedly forced themselves inside a grocery store and physically assaulted the employees in southwest Delhi’s Masoodpur in the early hours of Sunday.The IT department at the store was reportedly conducting an audit at the time of the incident. One of the accused reportedly wanted to make a purchase but…
New Delhi: A viral video of an autorickshaw surreptitiously doing the rounds of southwest Delhi’s Uttam Nagar in the early hours has helped police bust an unusual racket.However, instead of gold or other conventional valuables, everyday dairy essentials like milk and curd were the items of interest to two persons allegedly at the heart of…
New Delhi: Delhi’s tryst with rain is expected to continue, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting light spells on Tuesday.The city has seen light rain and below-normal temperatures off and on for the past 15 days, after an unseasonably warm start in March.According to IMD, another western disturbance, alongside a cyclonic circulation over northwest…
New Delhi: A 21-year-old man was allegedly shot at outside a club during a heated altercation in east Delhi’s Preet Vihar in the early hours of Saturday.The injured man, identified as Sameer, a resident of Noor-e-Ilahi in Ghonda, sustained a gunshot injury and was rushed to the hospital, where he is currently undergoing treatment. Doctors…
