A key road in Shaheen Bagh, New Delhi, has transformed into a stagnant sewer months after the monsoon, posing daily risks to residents NEW DELHI: Winter has set in. The monsoon withdrew months ago. Yamuna has shrunk to its narrow winter course. Yet in Shaheen Bagh, a key road remains submerged under stagnant gutter water….
New Delhi: While rejecting their bail, the Supreme Court placed Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam on a ‘different footing’ from others, citing evidence presented by Delhi Police. In their chargesheet, police accused Khalid as the central figure and Sharjeel as his protégé. Besides the chats in two WhatsApp groups allegedly used for coordinating the violence…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea filed by RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav challenging the trial court order that framed charges against him in the alleged IRCTC scam case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice to the CBI on Tejashwi’s…
NEW DELHI: A group of JNU students raised controversial slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on campus after the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 riots conspiracy case.According to a purported video of the protest, which was held on Monday night, slogans condemning…
NEW DELHI: Three people died after a fire broke out on the 5th floor of the DMRC staff quarters in north Delhi’s Majlis Park area.The deceased were identified as Ajay (40), his wife, Neelam (38), and their daughter, Anvi (10).According to Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a call about a house fire was received around 2.39…
New Delhi: Amid concerns over deteriorating condition of govt school buildings, a comprehensive revamp of education infrastructure is likely to be taken up soon.A recent assessment has flagged 129 govt schools as being in a dilapidated condition and in urgent need of attention, highlighting the scale of the infrastructure challenge facing the city’s education system….
NEW DELHI: Air quality in the national capital remained in the poor category on Tuesday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 288, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app. A blanket of smog enveloped large parts of the city, with reduced visibility reported around the Indira Gandhi International…
NEW DELHI: A dispute over a gym operating from a residential property allegedly escalated into a violent assault in east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar recently when a man was beaten up, his wife was said to be molested, and their son was stripped and assaulted on the street.According to police, the complainant owns a house in…
Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam NEW DELHI: Giving an expansive interpretation of a terrorist act as defined by UAPA, Supreme Court on Monday said it is not restricted to only use of conventional weapons, such as guns, bombs and explosives, but also extends to all acts threatening national integrity and sovereignty, including disrupting supply of…
NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man walked into Laxmi Nagar Police Station on Monday and confessed to killing his mother, sister and teenage brother.When police reached his home, they found the bodies of his mother, Kavita (46), and two siblings – Meghna (24), a lab staffer, and Mukul (14), a Class 7 student. As the family…
