New Delhi: The city got light to moderate showers on Friday, overcast skies and gusty winds. The overcast sky kept the minimum temperatures high, the winds cool, and the day hazy. The impact of snowfall on the mountains up north kept the outdoors cool. Delhi logged 13.2 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30…
New Delhi: The south district police have arrested an alleged narcotics kingpin and uncovered a “chemical kitchen” of sorts that was operating as a factory for manufacturing high-end psychotropic substances like MDMA and heroin. The action to bust synthetic drug distribution in the city led to the arrest of Emmanuel (36), a Nigerian national. He…
New Delhi: Doctors at AIIMS Delhi removed nearly 20 kg of tumour tissue from a 42-year-old woman with advanced colon cancer, in a complex operation that specialists say underscores both advances in cancer surgery and the growing impact of lifestyle-linked disease.The patient, from Durgapur in West Bengal, consulted multiple hospitals and was told she had…
New Delhi: Over 1,700 private unaided schools released their first list of selected students on Friday, marking a key stage in nursery admissions for the 2026–27 academic session. The list includes confirmed selections as well as waiting-list candidates for entry-level classes—nursery, KG and Class I—under the general category. Delhi Headlines Today — The Biggest Updates…
New Delhi: After they allegedly committed three gold chain snatchings within a day in south east Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar, two men have been arrested. Their jeweller has been apprehended.Police said that all of the snatchings by two bike-borne suspects had taken place on Jan 16, the first of which was reported near Lajpat Nagar Metro…
New Delhi: With rain disrupting the Republic Day dress rehearsal and worsening traffic across the city on Friday, another full dress rehearsal has been scheduled on Saturday.The rehearsal will begin at 10.15am from Vijay Chowk and proceed along Kartavya Path to India Gate, officials said. Kartavya Path will remain closed to all traffic from Vijay…
New Delhi: Delhi govt, in a notification dated Jan 8, issued directions under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, to double the vehicle parking fee whenever stages III (severe) or IV (severe-plus) under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is imposed in the city. However, this contradicted the GRAP schedule of Commission for Air Quality…
New Delhi: From seaweed farming in the fragile lagoons of Lakshadweep to solar-powered livelihoods in electricity-starved villages of Jharkhand, young Indians are quietly building climate solutions where they matter most — at the grassroots level.On Friday, 34 young climate leaders from 32 states and Union territories showcased community-led climate action under National Youth Climate Consortium’s…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will soon begin work on developing a world-class multi-sports complex in Narela. The process of finalising an agency for its development is expected to be completed this week. The project may be completed in three years, sources said.Apart from a multi-sports stadium with extensive indoor and outdoor facilities, the…
New Delhi: Deep pits alongside busy roads; men, women and children jumping across dug up stretches; iron bars jutting out of open ditches – across the city, unsecured and unmarked construction zones continue to pose risks to motorists and pedestrians.Earlier this month, a 27-year-old software engineer drowned after his car fell into a waterlogged under-construction…
