New Delhi: Delhi Police‘s Crime Branch has busted a syndicate allegedly involved in importing expired food items from abroad, repackaging them and selling them as fresh products, posing serious health risks to consumers. Expired food products worth about Rs 4.3 crore were seized and seven people were arrested during raids in Sadar Bazar.The seized consignment…
Bike make: Passion Pro. Model: 2016. Record: 47 pending Pollution Under Control (PUC) challans. Current PUC status: Expired.If Delhi had a leaderboard for defiance of vehicle pollution norms, this motorcycle would cruise to the top.Cars are default villains for Delhi’s toxic air, but enforcement data shows a less obvious truth. Two-wheelers, often seen as the…
New Delhi: Aiming to improve safety, accessibility and overall commuter experience, 13 railway stations in the city — New Delhi, Anand Vihar, Bijwasan, Delhi Cantt, Adarsh Nagar, Sarai Rohilla, Shahdara, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Narela, Sabzi Mandi, Safdarjung and Tilak Bridge — are being upgraded to world-class facilities with modern and passenger-friendly utilities under the Amrit Bharat…
New Delhi: In a major breakthrough for Indian law enforcement agencies, Ritik Bajaj, a key suspect in the massive 2024 narcotics haul involving the recovery of contraband worth Rs 13,000 crore, was brought back to India from the United Arab Emirates on Monday.The 36-year-old Delhi resident is alleged to be a central figure in an…
New Delhi: The city’s air quality on Tuesday turned severe after a break of seven days, making it the fourth such day this month.The air quality index (AQI), on a scale of 0 to 500, was recorded at 418 at noon and 417 at 2pm. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s 4pm AQI,…
New Delhi: Delhiites woke up to a thick blanket of fog on Tuesday, with visibility plunging to just 50 metres for an hour in the morning. As a result, 550 flights were delayed and 10 cancelled.The visibility was below 200m from 5.30 am to 9.30 am. In between, it dipped to 50m for an hour…
New Delhi: Objections to the inclusion of topics such as intimate partner violence, domestic violence, workplace violence and crimes against women in a postgraduate Economics syllabus at Delhi University have led to the paper being sent back for revision. The decision was taken during a meeting of the standing committee, held Monday.The course, titled “Economics…
New Delhi: Sanitary napkins have not been provided to over six lakh girl students studying in classes VI to XII in Delhi govt schools for the past three months despite clear directions from Delhi High Court mandating their uninterrupted distribution under the Kishori Yojana Scheme, according to a civil rights group.A legal notice for contempt…
New Delhi: Amid the bustle of Chandni Chowk’s crowded lanes—where shoppers scan QR codes without a second thought, a 19-year-old allegedly ran a near-invisible fraud by manipulating digital payment systems to siphon off large sums. The man, identified as Manish Verma, a resident of Chaksu in Jaipur district, was apprehended. Police said Verma exploited merchants’…
Pret, presented by Three Arts Club (TAC), directed by theatre luminary M.K. Raina, based on Henrik Ibsen’s play Ghosts, was performed on December 19 at Triveni Kala Sangam in Delhi. It was translated by scholar and playwright Nemi Chandra Jain.Pret explores the conflict between entrenched traditions and emerging ideas shaped by scientific thought and rational…
