Image Credit: Associated Press NEW DELHI: Delhi is engulfed in a thick, choking smog fuelled by crop-residue burning in neighbouring states, vehicle emissions, industrial pollution, and road dust.For years, hazardous air quality has become almost routine, putting residents’ health at risk.Meanwhile, Beijing — once notorious as the “smog capital of the world” — has transformed…
NEW DELHI: Lakhs of passengers have been left stranded across India as IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, faced massive disruptions over the past few days, primarily due to a shortage of pilots and cabin crew. Since Tuesday, over 100 flights were cancelled daily, and on Wednesday, more than 200 flights were grounded, with delays stretching…
BJP wins 7 of 12 seats, AAP 3 in MCD bypolls NEW DELHI: The results of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) by-elections were declared Wednesday, with BJP winning seven of the 12 seats, AAP securing 3, Congress 1, and the All India Forward Bloc opening its account with a victory in Chandni Mahal.With the latest…
New Delhi: As Delhi inches towards peak winter, the nights for the homeless are turning long and stark. By midnight, many of the city’s pavements resemble dormitories where people unroll their torn mattresses, wrap themselves up in worn-out blankets and huddle around small fires.Others find space inside Delhi’s 326 night shelters. They can house 20,000…
NEW DELHI: Lakhs of passengers have been hit by massive flight delays and cancellations at India’s largest airline, IndiGo, since Tuesday, primarily due to a pilot shortage.On Wednesday, over 200 flights were cancelled, after nearly over 100 cancellations daily for the past 4-5 days. Some of Wednesday’s delays were up to 10 hours. DGCA has…
New Delhi: Delhi University has introduced new rules requiring its faculty members to submit their research papers for approval before they present them at any national or international seminar, conference or symposium. Under the revised procedure, a university committee will also review the credentials of the organising body before granting permission and approval for travel…
New Delhi: The Nov 10 blast has prompted Delhi Police to resurrect a crucial set of public-safety warnings.For the past 14 years, Delhiites had grown accustomed to a state of relative calm, with the last major terror attack in the city — a 2011 blast at the high court that claimed 15 lives and left…
New Delhi: Expressing concern over the capital’s worsening air quality, Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that “each of us owns responsibility,” noting that improving the city’s toxic air cannot be left to the govt alone. A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela remarked orally that individual responsibility is as…
New Delhi: Delhi’s Raj Niwas, the official residence and office of lieutenant governor VK Saxena, has been renamed ‘Lok Niwas’. According to a notification issued by LG secretariat, following directions by the ministry of home affairs and the Delhi LG, Raj Niwas has been renamed as Lok Niwas. The name on its official X handle,…
New Delhi: “It is a good piece of essay, not a petition raising legal points,” Delhi High Court told a petitioner on Wednesday, refusing to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the formation of a court-monitored committee to supervise the trial proceedings in the recent Red Fort blast case.“You must differentiate between a writ…
