New Delhi: National Green Tribunal expressed concern over the continued use of groundwater by major cricket stadiums across the country, despite the availability of treated sewage water. NGT also imposed a penalty of Rs 5,000 each on 12 cricket stadiums, including Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, for failing to comply with its previous direction and…
New Delhi: Pointing to glaring holes in the prosecution case, a court has discharged a Kerala-based nurse from a decade-old cheating and passport forgery case linked to her deportation from Brus-sels in 2015. The court held that the prosecution failed to prove that she had cheated the Indian immigration authorities, as alleged by Foreig-ners Regional…
New Delhi: An FIR was registered on Thursday after North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari filed a police complaint alleging that an unknown person or group created and was operating a fake Facebook account using his name, photographs and videos to spread misleading and false content on social media and in society at large.According to…
New Delhi: Files piling up, meticulously handwritten FIRs, registers of solved cases logged in, and chits being sent across police stations for confirmations were all part of beat constable Mahavir Singh’s routine when he joined the force in 1982. Each time the beat changed, the records had to be transferred to the next officer, who…
New Delhi: The way a person speaks — from tone and fluency to emotional colouring and vocal effort — may offer early clues to depression, according to research underway at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi. According to researchers, speech analysis could become an objective assistive tool to flag depressive symptoms early,…
New Delhi: A 55-year-old man and his wife were found dead at their residence in north-east Delhi’s Jyoti Nagar on Thursday, in what police suspect is a case of suicide by the couple. A note found at their home hinted at financial distress, brought by the burden of mounting loans, police said. Their two sons…
New Delhi: Inspired by corporate-style customer service systems, Delhi govt has drafted a three-level, time-bound escalation mechanism to ensure citizen complaints are no longer lost in bureaucratic loops. It includes automatic escalation if the complainant is dissatisfied and mandatory feedback from him through dedicated call centres to ensure 100% citizen satisfaction. Under the newly drafted…
AI-generated representational image. NEW DELHI: An e-rickshaw driver allegedly beat his stepson to death and dumped the body in the bushes near the Shastri Park flyover loop in northeast Delhi, police said on Friday. The violent act came days after the boy’s mother left home following marital problems and refused to return.The morning after thrashing…
New Delhi: What was believed to be an ordinary death after a fall on the road was later found to be a hit-and-run case involving a 60-year-old woman in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar.The deceased was identified as Uma, a resident of Jhilmil Colony. She worked as a domestic help. Delhi: Pregnant Commando Murder, HC Summons…
NEW DELHI: A 55-year-old man died after the taxi he was travelling in rammed into multiple vehicles due to heavy fog at UER-II in Dwarka early Saturday morning, while he was en route to IGI Airport to drop his son.The deceased was identified as Chhaju Singh, a resident of Channuwala village in Punjab. Police said…
