NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s cyber cell is investigating a case on a complaint by the directorate of education alleging the circulation of false information on social media platforms regarding a supposed directive that schoolteachers are required to count stray dogs.In its complaint, the department has claimed that attempts have been made to spread such false…
New Delhi: With the start of the New Year, the countdown has begun for Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to flatten two of the city’s three landfills. While July 2026 is the deadline for flattening the Okhla dumpsite, Dec has been set as the target for Bhalswa. The deadline for Ghazipur — Dec 2027 —…
NEW DELHI: Air quality in Delhi deteriorated on Friday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 311, placing it in the ‘very poor’ category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) SAMEER app. The decline in air quality came amid chilly winter conditions in the national capital, with pollutants lingering…
‘Mamdani said he had read Khalid’s letters from jail’ NEW DELHI: Student activist Umar Khalid, who has been in jail for nearly five years in connection with the Feb 2020 Delhi riots, has received a show of solidarity from New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, who wrote to him, saying, “we are all thinking of…
New Delhi: Delhi govt’s pollution-fighting arm, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), is set to get a modern headquarters in a major infrastructure boost to the city’s environmental governance. Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) and DPCC oon Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of the new facility, expected to strengthen…
New Delhi: The city recorded four dengue-related deaths and 1,493 confirmed cases in 2025, according to Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s latest report on vector-borne diseases. The highest number of dengue cases was reported in Oct (377), followed by Sept (260) and Nov (220). However, over 2,000 additional cases could not be verified, as either the…
New Delhi: In the sterile, white-tiled corridors of Delhi’s premier healthcare institutions, a phantom has long been at play. A ghost that refuses to be exorcised, reappearing every few years to remind the city of the dark underbelly that thrives beneath its medical brilliance.The latest arrest of a gastroenterologist, following close on the heels of…
New Delhi: Despite being the national capital, Delhi ranks at the bottom among all states and Union territories when it comes to the accreditation of public water and wastewater testing labs. As per records, out of over 25 public water testing labs under Delhi govt, only two have NABL’s accreditation.The water lab of Delhi Pollution…
New Delhi: The Magenta Line is set to overtake the Pink Line to become Delhi Metro’s longest corridor. With the recent approval by the Union Cabinet of a new 9.9km stretch from Ramakrishna Ashram Marg to Indraprastha, the corridor’s total length will increase to 76.6km.At present, the Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) is the longest…
New Delhi: Twenty-five-year-old Megha thought she had planned it just right. With an hour to spare before office, she decided to start the year with friends over coffee at Khan Market. The plan sounded simple, but the execution was classic Delhi. The drive from Connaught Place took 35 minutes, and a single wrong turn into…
