New Delhi: Police arrested a 21-year-old man and foiled his bid to attack two people in Delhi’s Sultanpuri on Wednesday using social media. Police had received a tip-off about a suspect roaming in the area with an illegal weapon, allegedly planning to attack two people he had quarreled with the previous night. He had reportedly…
New Delhi: A 61-year-old man from Gurgaon, declared brain-dead after a road accident, has given a new lease of life to a 54-year-old Haryana woman battling end-stage heart failure. His heart was transported through a green corridor to Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka, where doctors performed a high-risk transplant. The recipient had been battling severe heart failure…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is preparing an extensive plan to deploy mist spray technology to combat air pollution in the capital, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday. Gupta inspected mist sprayers installed at ITO, saying work is underway to install 305 mist sprayers at nine pollution hotspots in the city. Delhi Air Pollution…
Swaraj Kaushal (Image/X@BansuriSwaraj) NEW DELHI: Swaraj Kaushal, former Mizoram governor and the husband of late union minister Sushma Swaraj passed away on Thursday at the age of 73.He was rushed to AIIMS after complaining of chest pain in the afternoon, where doctors declared him dead, a BJP leader said.Kaushal is survived by his daughter, New…
NEW DELHI: Traffic police aren’t hunting only for speed demons on the roads of Delhi. They pull people up for seemingly little things, too. Is your stereo blasting away? Are you puffing in the car? Driving without a pair of wipers? Or is your vehicle a moving advertising board? If the answer to any of…
President awards 32 special talents NEW DELHI: On most days, 13-year-old Muhammad Yazeen from Kerala’s Alappuzha sits at his keyboard, eyes closed, fingers flying, trusting only his instinct. But on Tuesday morning, inside a hall full of applause in Delhi, he opened his eyes to something far bigger, with his name echoing as one of…
New Delhi: As Delhi’s smog-thick sky pressed down on the city, the same heaviness settled in the minds of those gathering at Jantar Mantar — a shared thought echoing through the crowd: the right to breathe shouldn’t have to be fought for. Placards carried that collective reflection: ‘Right to Breathe’, ‘If air is free, why…
How Putin’s visit, mega events have sent Delhi’s five-star rates to dizzying heights NEW DELHI: Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to Delhi with a large delegation is proving to be the icing on the cake for the capital’s five-star hotels that are witnessing peak occupancy and tariff this week. A number of mega events, including…
New Delhi: India recorded more than 15.33 lakh new cancer cases in 2024, up from 14.96 lakh in 2023 and 14.61 lakh in 2022, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha. Delhi alone reported 28,387 cases in 2024 — rising from 27,561 in 2023 and 26,735 in 2022 — underscoring the mounting pressure on…
3 reasons why Delhi’s security establishment has its hands full NEW DELHI: The security establishment and law enforcement agencies are on high alert ahead of the Babri demolition anniversary on Dec 6 and the Parliament attack anniversary on Dec 13. The enhanced alert level has also been declared on Dec 4-5 in the wake of…
