New Delhi: The festive season drove the monthly vehicle registrations in the city to an all-time high, with the number crossing one lakh this Oct. The figure of 1,14,074 marked a 30% jump over 87,983 registrations in Oct 2024, underlining how the celebrations of Dussehra, Durga Puja, Dhanteras and Diwali in the same month powered…
New Delhi: Observing that the accused could not be put on trial based on “mere suspicion”, a Delhi court has discharged nine accused in a Pocso case.Asserting no offence took place and there were “serious doubts” about the prosecution’s case, additional sessions judge Amit Sahrawat directed the survivor in an Sept 27 order to return…
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has booked three members of the Nasir gang under MCOCA—Saleem Ahmad alias Pistol and Adil and Shamim, brothers of the gang’s kingpin Abdul Nasir. Saleem was a major supplier of illegal arms for the Nasir gang and other violent crime syndicates across Delhi–NCR. His operations included not just local…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality saw a marginal improvement on Wednesday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 228 at 9 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).For comparison, the national capital recorded an AQI of 291 at 4 pm on November 4. Despite a slight improvement, the…
New Delhi: Long-term exposure to even ‘satisfactory’ air quality levels can heighten anaemia risk among adult women in the country, a new IIT-Delhi study has found, highlighting the need for stronger integration of air quality and health metrics.The study, titled ‘Association between long-term exposure to multiple air pollutants and anaemia prevalence among women of reproductive…
New Delhi: Arjun and ashoka are good for Delhi’s foul air, but mango isn’t. Teak and banyan are perfect for our neighbourhood parks, but not seesam and mahua. Sounds paradoxical? Scientists at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali have the answer: a recent study conducted by them found that while all these…
New Delhi: In a week-long crackdown, Delhi Police has arrested six cybercriminals involved in a series of online frauds across the city. In the first case, two men were held in west Delhi for defrauding an 82-year-old woman from Hari Nagar of Rs 11 lakh through a “digital arrest” scam. The accused — identified as…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has approved paying facilitation fees from July 2023-26 to the residents of Signature View Apartments, who had to leave their flats after they showed signs of serious damage. The compensation, mainly to pay the rents, has been set at Rs 50,000 per month for HIG flats and Rs 38,000…
The Delhi edition opened with members of the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI), the country’s first and only professional orchestra The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, India’s premier cultural institution, made its Delhi debut with NCPA@thePark, a unique open-air celebration of culture and community. The audiences experienced the joy of live performance…
The event began with some cultural performances On November 5, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India (TECC) in India collaborated with Kathika Cultural Centre & Museum to host an in-depth conversation between Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi and renowned Indian architect and Cultural Critic Moulshri Joshi. The two speakers engaged in a rich and inspiring…
