New Delhi: A court has acquitted social activist Medha Patkar in a defamation case filed by Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena when he headed an NGO in Gujarat in 2006. “Even if the footage had been admissible, they would still not prove that the impugned statements were made by the accused,” the court said. Dismissing…
Ghaziabad/Amritsar: Ghaziabad police on Saturday took into custody a man accused of performing ‘wazu’ inside the sacred pond of Golden Temple in Amritsar 11 days ago, and handed him over to Punjab Police.The arrest of Subhan Rangrez was made following two police complaints filed on the same day — by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)…
New Delhi: While probing a digital fraud case in which an NRI doctor couple from Greater Kailash-II was duped of nearly Rs 15crore, Delhi Police found that the accused were linked to scammers operating from Cambodia and Nepal. Five fresh arrests across three states have taken the total number of arrests in the case to…
New Delhi: Hours after a 24-year-old man was shot dead at a lounge and café in northeast Delhi’s Maujpur, a video surfaced on Instagram in which an alleged shooter claimed the killing was an act of revenge for an assault a few months ago. The victim’s family, however, disputed the claim, saying the murder stemmed…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is likely to waive Rs 80crore loan extended to Delhi Financial Corporation (DFC), paving the way for winding up the loss-making govt-owned MSME lender that, officials said, has become financially and operationally obsolete.A recently prepared proposal, seen by TOI, seeks to let go of the outstanding loan along with the accrued…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday maintained the bail granted to Mohd. Ubaidullah after Delhi High Court bench headed by Justice Prateek Jalan set aside the earlier bail order as “cryptic and unreasoned” and directed the trial court to “reassess” the plea strictly on the basis of material on record.Judicial magistrate Joginder Prakash Nahar…
New Delhi: A fire broke out at a banquet hall in northwest Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar on Saturday, injuring four people, including one in critical condition.Police said they received a PCR call around 1 pm reporting a fire at the banquet hall. A team from the local police station rushed to the spot and found that…
The air was filled with an enchanting aroma at Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin dargah, where the Sufi Basant festival on Basant Panchami unfolded in a splendid display of marigolds and mustard flowers The scent of fresh marigolds and mustard flowers blended with petrichor on Friday – making the perfect backdrop for a bright yellow BasantPanchami celebration…
New Delhi: A 22-year-old man was arrested and three minors were apprehended for their alleged involvement in the fatal assault of an associate over the distribution of criminal proceeds in east Delhi’s Preet Vihar.The deceased, a vagabond from Kanpur living under the Mandawali railway bridge, was involved with local criminals in snatchings and thefts, police…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted two interstate cyber fraud syndicates in separate cases and nabbed eight people for their alleged involvement.In the first case, Delhi Police’s crime branch arrested three accused, identified as Biswajit Mondal (32) and Ashish Aggarwal (35) from Kolkata, and Rajibb Shah from Lucknow. They also apprehended Shah’s associate Shubham Sharma…
