Delhi Metro strikes gold: Construction on Saket-Lajpat corridor begins with 8 new stations; India’s first 3-coach trains | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday started construction work on the eight-km-long Saket G Block-Lajpat Nagar corridor, an extension of the new Golden Line. This is the fourth stretch of phase IV where physical work has started.The elevated corridor will comprise eight stations: Lajpat Nagar, Andrews Ganj, Greater Kailash-I, Chirag Delhi, Pushpa…

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JNU may hand over guest house to ICWA | Delhi News

JNU may hand over guest house to ICWA NEW DELHI: The JNU Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) on Friday said the university had initiated a move to “surreptitiously hand over” its Gomti guest house to the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), even as the university faces space constraints.In a statement, JNUTA claimed the move was made…

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Chaos, screams and collapse: 8 stampedes, 127 dead — The anatomy of India’s crowd tragedies in 2025 | Delhi News

India witnessed a tragic year in 2025 with eight stampedes across various public gatherings, claiming 127 lives NEW DELHI: Chaos, screams and desperate struggles for space have marked India’s major public gatherings in 2025. From temples and festivals to railway stations, political rallies, and sporting celebrations, narrow pathways, overcrowding, and insufficient planning turned moments of…

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Delhi AQI turns ‘severe’: GRAP Stage III reimposed across NCR; what’s allowed & what’s not | Delhi News

Delhi plunged back into ‘severe’ air quality on Saturday, triggering Stage III restrictions across the NCR NEW DELHI: Delhi slipped back into the ‘severe’ air quality zone as pollution levels surged on Saturday, prompting authorities to reimpose Stage III restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region (NCR).According to an…

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Goa nightclub fire fallout: Delhi bans firecrackers in clubs, bars, restaurants ahead of New Year; safety measures tightened | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: With Christmas and New Year festivities nearing and entertainment venues expected to draw heavy crowds, Delhi excise department has banned the use of firecrackers — including electric variants — in clubs, restaurants and bars across the city. The decision comes in the wake of the recent Goa nightclub fire that killed at least…

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Operation CyHawk: How Delhi Police managed to dismantle major rackets across India in 48 hrs | Delhi News

New Delhi: In a large-scale, synchronised crackdown on cyber syndicates, hundreds of Delhi Police teams comprising more than 5,000 personnel have conducted raids across Delhi and other states, targeting the financial infrastructure of criminal groups.At the end of a 48-hour-long operation conducted on Dec 10-11, a total of 7,015 people were detained. Legal action was…

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