NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for fog in the national capital on Tuesday morning till 11.20am.Dense fog sharply reduced visibility in the morning hours. Palam reported visibility of 100 metres at 8.30 am under dense fog with west-southwesterly winds at 5 kmph, while Safdarjung recorded 150 metres with calm…
New Delhi: In a bid to prevent misuse of compensation meant for survivors of sexual offences, Delhi High Court has issued fresh directions after dealing with a case in which a woman retracted her allegation of rape against three men. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that compensation schemes under the Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme are…
NEW DELHI: Swiggy-owned Instamart’s 2025 order report offers a snapshot of how Indians are using quick commerce, ranging from low-cost daily purchases to high-value luxury buys, along with a sharp rise in orders from several Tier-II cities.Instamart’s highest-spending user recorded purchases worth Rs 22 lakh in 2025, showing wide variations in spending on the platform….
NEW DELHI: Dense smog continued to choke the national capital on Tuesday morning, sharply reducing visibility and keeping air quality firmly in the ‘severe’ range. The Air Quality Index (AQI) Delhi stood at 414 around 7 am, according to data from Sameer app. Several parts of Delhi recorded alarmingly high pollution levels. Key hotspots included…
NEW DELHI: Three days after an Air India Express pilot allegedly assaulted a passenger at IGI Airport’s Terminal 1, Delhi Police received cross complaints from both. It registered a case based on the complaints of the flyer, Ankit Dewan, under sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 126 (wrongful restraint) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of BNS on…
New Delhi: Police on Monday refuted claims of a communal angle after a video circulated on social media alleging misconduct by a group towards women in East of Kailash.The video showed women and children in red Santa Claus hats, with a verbal exchange between a few men and another group. Police said the incident, reported…
NEW DELHI: A video showing BJP councillor from Patparganj ward Renu Chaudhary confronting a foreign national in a Delhi public park and berating him for not speaking Hindi has gone viral, triggering widespread criticism on social media.In the clip, Chaudhary questions the man for not learning Hindi despite living in India and warns him of…
New Delhi: Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh has been appointed as interim chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), according to a letter issued by Ministry of Education on Monday. The appointment comes after the tenure of AICTE Chairman Prof. T G Sitharam ended on Dec 20. Singh has been serving as DU…
New Delhi: There has been a 123% rise in the number of cases in which the Delhi Police has approached Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) seeking permission to try minors accused of heinous offences as adults. Till Oct 15 this year, cops submitted a total of 176 such requests to the boards — the number stood…
New Delhi: Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has said that over 10,000 vehicles have failed emission tests since the implementation of GRAP-4 and over 2 lakh have been issued Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates. He added that govt is also upgrading all PUC centres with high-capacity equipment to reduce delays and ensure accurate emission testing….
