New Delhi: A Delhi court recently discharged a 36-year-old man accused of killing his father, observing that the case against him rested solely on motive and lacked “any admissible, credible or sustainable evidence.” The man, Luv Bhardwaj, was arrested earlier this year for allegedly planning and contracting the murder of his father in Narela. However,…
Video of parcels being thrown on railway tracks in UP sparks outrage; NEW DELHI: A video from Ma Belhadevi Dham Pratapgarh Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh has triggered outrage online after it showed India Post workers casually hurling mail bags and parcels onto the railway tracks on Platform. The incident occurred on November 23 around…
The Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway has begun a trial run, a significant step for the 213km corridor NEW DELHI: The Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway was opened for a trial run on Monday, marking a key milestone in the 213km corridor project that aims to significantly improve connectivity between Delhi and Dehradun.After completion, the expressway is projected to reduce the…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday sent Al Falah University founder Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui to 14-day judicial custody in a terror-linked money laundering case.Siddiqui was sent to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody for 13 days starting November 19.On Monday, he appeared before Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan, who remanded him to judicial custody until…
Tessy Thomas, celebrated as India’s ‘Missile Woman’, was honored with the Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios Award 2025 NEW DELHI: Long before India knew her as its ‘Missile Woman’, a young girl in Kerala’s Alappuzha used to gaze at the sky with a quiet fascination. “When I returned home in the evenings, I would look at…
NEW DELHI: A 36-year-old woman was murdered by her husband in north-east Delhi’s Jafrabad on Sunday, police said, after she was found unconscious inside her boutique in the early hours of the morning. Police said the man murdered his wife because he allegedly suspected her of having an extramarital affair and did not approve of…
NEW DELHI: The family of Rohit, the 23-year-old restaurant employee who died after being struck by a speeding Mercedes SUV in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, said they have lost their only hope for a better future.Rohit, their sole breadwinner, had been saving to one day open his own restaurant, his family said. A native of…
Delhi’s air quality dipped to ‘poor’ on Monday, with the AQI reaching 299, a rise from previous day NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality remained in the “poor” category on Monday morning, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) rising to 299 at 7 am, up from 279 at 4 pm earlier, according to the Central Pollution…
Teenager shot dead after minor scuffle in baraat, CISF man held NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested a CISF head constable for allegedly shooting a 17-year-old boy during a wedding procession in Shahdara’s Mansarovar Park on Saturday evening. What began as a minor scuffle, allegedly while money was being showered in the procession, ended in…
Delhi-NCR breathes easier this year, achieving its best air quality in eight years NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR has recorded consistent improvement in air quality this year, with the region registering its lowest average AQI for January to November in eight years, excluding the COVID-19 lockdown year of 2020, according to official data.Figures show that Delhi’s average…
