Students learn about the ancient art form through a maestro’s performance “Parampara koi bhootkaal nahin, jeevit vartaman hain!” Echoing this sentiment, the Hindu College chapter of SPIC MACAY organised a powerful Koodiyattam recital on Tuesday at the Sanganeria Auditorium of the college. It is said that when masters performed koodiyattam, even the flames of the…
The CPCB classifies AQI between 301–400 as “very poor” and 401–500 as “severe,” posing significant health risks even for healthy individuals. NEW DELHI: Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of toxic smog on Thursday as city’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) touched 399 at 9am, placing it firmly in the “very poor” category, according…
NEW DELHI/ FARIDABAD: As the investigation into the Delhi car blasts deepens, a new name has emerged, Mirza Shadab Baig, a key accused in multiple serial bombings of 2008, who remains at large. He studied engineering at Al-Falah University. Baig, a native of Village Baridi, Lalganj, Azamgarh, previously lived in Raja Ka Qila Mohalla, Azamgarh,…
At 1am hearing, Al-Falah univ head remanded in ED custody for 13 days NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate is looking into the visit of Al-Falah University chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui to Pakistan as part of a widening probe into the affairs of the tainted educational institution at the centre of the conspiracy behind the Red Fort…
ED arrests Amit Katyal in Gurgaon housing ‘scam’ Earlier, in Nov 2023 he was arrested in the railways jobs-for-land scam in which Lalu, his wife, three daughters and son and former Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav are accused, facing bribery and money laundering charges. A third real estate project, Krishn Buildtech Pvt Ltd, in which…
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate is looking into the visit of Al-Falah University chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui to Pakistan as part of a widening probe into the affairs of the tainted educational institution at the centre of the conspiracy behind the Red Fort blast.Siddiqui, who was sent to 13 days of ED custody by a special…
NEW DELHI: Investigators are still grappling with three central mysteries surrounding the Nov 10 suicide bombing near Red Fort that had killed 15 people. The first mystery concerns the logistics: where and when the bomber, Dr Umar Un Nabi, assembled the improvised explosive device. Another critical question is how he managed to detonate the device….
New Delhi: An 82-foot-tall smog tower installed in Anand Vihar in Sept 2021 remains operational, according to an RTI response from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), despite its limited effectiveness and high operational costs.The report, obtained through RTI by activist Amit Gupta, cites a joint IIT-Delhi and IIT-Bombay study that shows the tower, currently operated…
New Delhi: Several councillors Wednesday flagged “inadequate efforts” by MCD to curb dust pollution, pointing to unauthorised construction despite GRAP-III curbs, illegal dumping of C&D waste, burning of leaves, and use of wood at cremation grounds.During a meeting of the standing committee, many members also alleged that water sprinkling and mechanical road sweepers were being…
New Delhi: “We don’t want damage to children’s lungs,” Delhi High Court said on Wednesday as it pulled up the state govt’s directorate of education (DoE) for allowing sports camps and trials in the capital during winter months when air pollution is at its peak. “You need to change your calendar,” Justice Sachin Datta told…
