New Delhi: Public Works Department (PWD) has earmarked more than Rs 2 crore in the 2025–26 financial year to strengthen the upkeep of roads, subways and foot overbridges (FOBs) in south and south-east Delhi. The project will be executed through the South-Eastern Roads (SER) division and is aimed at improving cleanliness, safety and overall maintenance…
New Delhi: A 36-year-old man who jumped parole four years ago was arrested on Monday by Delhi Police’s Crime Branch. The man, identified as Rohit Balara from Neb Sarai, was convicted in 2019 for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old boy in 2012 and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. He was granted…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have made a massive breakthrough in the fight against high-stakes cybercrime, revealing the dismantling of an international digital fraud and extortion syndicate. In a multi-state operation culminating in arrests across three major cities, police apprehended the mastermind and nine associates, closing the book on frauds amounting to…
Credits: Instagram (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have suspended a traffic head constable after a video showing him scuffling with a cab driver near the New Delhi Railway Station went viral on social media.According to sources, the policeman was posted with the Central Range of the Delhi Traffic Police. In the video, he is seen…
NEW DELHI: Doctors at a Delhi hospital have successfully removed a rare and highly complex spinal tumour from a woman from Uzbekistan, in a two-stage surgery that involved operating at the delicate junction where the skull meets the neck.The patient, Nozomi, had been suffering for months from difficulty swallowing, inability to lie flat and repeated…
Goa nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, wanted in connection with a fatal fire that claimed 25 lives, were deported from Bangkok to India on Tuesday. NEW DELHI: Goa nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, wanted in connection with the December 6 fire that claimed 25 lives, were brought back to India from Bangkok on…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has issued strict directives banning the use of coal and firewood in tandoors at all hotels, restaurants, and open eateries across Delhi, amid ongoing high pollution levels in the capital. The order, issued on December 9, requires establishments to switch to electric, gas-based, or other clean-fuel appliances. ‘Delhi…
Family Business’ of Fraud NEW DELHI: Delhi Police busted a fake call centre in South Delhi’s Sangam Vihar, operated by members of a family, which was cheating people by offering instant online loans.Police received a complaint on September 3 from Shuaib, a resident of North Delhi’s Sadar Bazar. He said that while looking for a…
A highlight of the evening was Abraham & Thakore’s iconic houndstooth sari , now part of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s permanent archives in London Celebrating International Saree Day, a special fashion presentation was showcased on Sunday, at the National Crafts Museum, bringing together heritage, dialogue, and design. Woven Whispers A Journey of Craft to…
NEW DELHI: Two brothers were shot dead in a late-night attack in Delhi’s Jafrabad early Tuesday, police said.The incident was reported to Jafrabad Police Station at around 1.40 am.The victims have been identified as Faizal (31), son of Abdul, and his elder brother, Nadeem (33). Police found Faizal dead at the scene, while Nadeem was…
