NEW DELHI: A gang allegedly sold a non-existent luxury apartment at DLF Camellias in Gurgaon for Rs 12 crore by forging bank auction documents. Police said the wider syndicate might have cheated multiple victims of over Rs 200 crore across several states.The case was uncovered when a complaint was received on June 13, alleging cheating,…
Tarun Kumar Pithode , a 2009-batch IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh cadre, took charge as the new full-time member secretary of the Commission for Air Quality Management in Oct Tarun Kumar Pithode , a 2009-batch IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh cadre, took charge as the new full-time member secretary of the Commission for Air Quality…
NEW DELHI: Air quality in Delhi has deteriorated, with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 403 as reported by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). This is considered “severe” according to the CPCB’s categorization system. The India Meteorological Department has also issued an orange alert for dense fog throughout the city. The air is…
NEW DELHI: For exactly 5,178 days, the streets of Delhi hummed with the deceptive rhythm of normalcy, a silence that many mistook for the permanent defeat of terror. This almost decade-anda-half-long hiatus, stretching from the 2011 High Court blast to the evening of Nov 10, 2025, was not merely a lapse in time but a…
NEW DELHI: Delhi govt is set to introduce the Pink Saheli card from the New Year with modalities near completion, officials said, reports . The smart card will be mandatory for women availing of free rides in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses and is aimed at bringing greater transparency and efficiency to the scheme that…
New Delhi: Three minors were apprehended after a scuffle broke out in northeast Delhi’s Farsh Bazar on Saturday evening, allegedly triggered by objectionable comments made by a 17-year-old boy to two underage girls. Police received information about the incident around 6 pm at Farsh Bazar police station. The boy allegedly made remarks at a 16-year-old…
New Delhi: Sukesh Chandrasekhar, in judicial custody in a Rs 200-crore extortion case, has approached a Delhi court seeking permission to pay Rs 217 crore to complainant Aditi Singh as part of a proposed settlement.Chandrasekhar sought the court’s permission for the parties to explore a settlement arising out of an FIR registered by the special…
Seven Nigerian nationals detained for overstaying: Seven Nigerian nationals were detained for illegally overstaying in India during a Dec 24 crackdown in Uttam Nagar area, police said on Sunday. The district-wide operation targeted drug traffickers and foreign nationals without valid documents. The seven were found to have violated immigration norms, DCP (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said….
New Delhi: Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has told National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it found multiple instances of illegal dumping of municipal solid waste as well as construction and demolition (C&D) debris in Mundka, near Urban Extension Road-2. The findings came after an inspection prompted by a complaint from a resident, who alleged rampant…
New Delhi: Citing Delhi’s air pollution as the reason, the president of finance of a pharmaceutical manufacturing company has resigned. An internal email from Akums Drugs revealed that Rajkumar Bafna resigned effective Dec 31. In a message sent to a senior official on Dec 3, Bafna said, “I would like to inform you that due…
