Goa nightclub owners Luthra brothers say they ‘want to return’ NEW DELHI: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane have approached a Delhi court seeking four weeks of transit anticipatory bail, claiming they are willing to return to India and cooperate with the investigation in to the Goa nightclub blaze that claimed…
Goa nightclub co-owner Ajay Gupta. NEW DELHI: Ajay Gupta — co-owner of Goa’s ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub — was tracked down to a private Delhi hospital where he had allegedly checked in citing “spine-related issues” in a bid to buy time and evade arrest in the blaze that killed 25 people on December 6….
92 Rape Cases Point To Growing Problem; Troubled Childhood, Peer Influence To Blame NEW DELHI: In just the first week of this month, 13 minors in the city were accused of committing four heinous crimes: sexual assault of a boy at a govt school in Rohini, two murders in Shakarpur and Wazirabad, and killing a…
NEW DELHI: Analysing responses received through RTIs, Warrior Moms, a network of mothers advocating for clean air, has found gaps in the enforcement of Delhi’s firecracker ban during Diwali 2023.As per the RTI data, the Central Police Control Room received 2,228 calls related to bursting of firecrackers on Nov 12 and 13, 2023. However, only…
New Delhi: Who is responsible for a wetland near Wazirabad disappearing? The National Green Tribunal is no closer to finding an answer despite the the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the Central Pollution Control Board submitting their replies.On July 16, 2025, The Times of India had reported that the wetland had been filled up using…
New Delhi: In a boost to public mental healthcare, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital has started advanced brain-stimulation therapies, which will be available for free to those who have struggled despite routine medicines or counselling. The decision could benefit thousands of patients struggling with severe depression, obsessive–compulsive disorder, schizophrenia and other difficult-to-treat mental illnesses for years.These…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has sought clarification from the Haryana govt on whether diversion drain no. 6 is a stormwater drain, after it was informed that sewage and effluents from the drain were flowing into diversion drain no. 8 — one of Delhi’s drinking water sources. The tribunal also asked whether the tapping of…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta has directed Delhi Fire Service (DFS) to ensure complete transparency and efficiency in issuing fire safety No Objection Certificates (NOCs). After a meeting at the secretariat to check the city’s preparedness following the Goa nightclub blaze, she said the objective of the NOC system is to ensure safety, not…
New Delhi: Franchise partners of Romeo Lane and Birch by Romeo Lane are quietly preparing to drop the brand name as cancellatio-ns, backlash and customer anger mount in the aftermath of one of the industry’s worst tragedies. Partners in Gurgaon and Dehradun, two of the brand’s key markets, have already spoken among themselves about distancing…
New Delhi: Delhi education department has urged all govt, aided and recognised private schools to safeguard the health and well-being of students this winter, with a special focus on primary classes.The schools have been asked to serve hot midday meals and provide lukewarm drinking water to the children, limit their outdoor activities, shift morning assemblies…
