New Delhi: “Craft wasn’t decoration. It was survival,” a grandmother tells her grandson in a hand-drawn panel at the National Crafts Museum, explaining how wool came from cold, baskets from river reeds and mirror embroidery from desert sunlight. As factories replaced local knowledge and standardised materials spread everywhere, she adds, people forgot the origins of…
New Delhi: As Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) measures become a routine part of life for Delhi residents, questions over rights and obligations under the emergency pollution protocol are beginning to surface in courts. In a recent verdict, Delhi High Court dismissed a plea by a senior scientist employed with the Centre for Development of…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday lauded the progress of Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), highlighting its achievements in academics as well as in nurturing students with a strong sense of social and national responsibility. Speaking at NSUT’s third convocation ceremony, Gupta said the university’s steady advancement reflects consistent efforts to enhance…
New Delhi: Nine members of a cybercrime syndicate were arrested for procuring and selling bank accounts to facilitate cyber fraud, routing funds through hawala channels and cryptocurrency. Transactions amounting to Rs 5.24 crore were traced to a single account.Police said they received intelligence on Nov 26 about the syndicate from a hotel in Dwarka. Acting…
The Right to Education Act’s free education provision for EWS students ends at Class VIII, forcing many families to withdraw their children from private schools (AI image) NEW DELHI: In countless low-income households, the promise of education glows like a distant beacon, bright enough to inspire hope, yet often dimmed by financial strain. For one…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Friday approved the grant of one-level higher honorary ranks to non-gazetted Delhi Police personnel, from constables to sub-inspectors, on the day of their superannuation. While the elevation enhances the status and recognition, it doesn’t carry any financial or pensionary benefits, said officers. More than 88,000 personnel — SIs,…
New Delhi: Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has constituted a committee of experts to review policies, programmes and regulatory frameworks related to clean mobility, including Bharat Stage (BS) norms, electric mobility initiatives, and fuel-efficiency standards across Delhi-NCR. The committee will share its report in two months. The move aims to tackle vehicular emissions. The…
New Delhi: After completing lighting upgrades in east and south Delhi earlier this year, Public Works Dept (PWD) has now turned its attention to improving poorly lit stretches across west Delhi. The dept has begun repairing decorative poles near Kirti Nagar and installing new LED-fitted streetlight poles along key corridors, including Mayapuri and Moti Nagar….
New Delhi: Delhi govt spent Rs 19,405.53 crore in the first half of the 2025-26 financial year, a 32% increase from the Rs 14,691.96 crore spent during the same period last year, according to a sector-wise expenditure report accounting for up to Oct. However, there was a 52% increase in budget allocation across key sectors…
New Delhi: Taking into account that the patient was paid compensation and doesn’t wish to pursue the case, Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR against a city hospital and a doctor in a case where a cotton mop was left inside the abdominal cavity of the patient who underwent a C-section surgery.HC also considered…
