New Delhi: Tension simmers beneath a veneer of calm at the govt hostel for blind college students at northwest Delhi’s Kingsway Camp. The facility was set up in 1980 as a safe and inclusive space to accommodate such male students pursuing higher education at Delhi University and nearby institutes. However, it’s no longer an oasis…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is set to open a portion of the much-delayed Bharat Vandana Park in Dwarka Sector 20 by the end of Dec.Spread over 200 acres, the recreational park has been designed in the form of a lotus, with each of its 10 petals representing a distinct theme and activity zone….
New Delhi: Farm fires have had a negligible impact on Delhi’s air quality so far this season. However, they are likely to become one of the major sources of pollution, with Decision Support System (DSS) forecasting the contribution of paddy stubble burning in the city’s PM2.5 to shoot up to 16% on Thursday and further…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has finalised an ambitious plan to establish a network of modern waste processing facilities across the city. The initiative aims to curb the piling up of fresh garbage at overburdened landfills and accelerate the clearance of legacy waste.The civic body plans to set up four new plants at…
New Delhi: Their plan was audacious, modus operandi professional and inspiration crystal clear. This group of alleged cyber criminals in the city weren’t just running a con job, they were staging a real-life version of their favourite TV series, Money Heist, even taking on aliases from characters of the Netflix thriller.So, Arpit Mishra adopted the…
New Delhi: A new learning period may soon be introduced across Delhi’s govt schools dedicated to improving students’ reading, writing, and arithmetic skills. The initiative, part of the National Education Policy, aims to strengthen foundational literacy and numeracy among students. To ensure its effective implementation, teachers have already been trained by the State Council of…
New Delhi: University of Delhi has improved its position in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2026, securing an overall score of 68.5 — up from 61.9 last year — marking a 10.7% improvement. Despite a steep increase in the number of participating institutions, from 984 last year to 1,526 this year, DU continues to…
New Delhi: A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a gold kalash from a Jain temple in northeast Delhi’s Jyoti Nagar.The man identified as Munna alias Salim is a resident of New Seemapuri and a habitual offender with four prior cases, including robbery, house theft, and Arms Act violations. Police also seized an…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has convicted a man in a 2018 attempt-to-murder case, observing that the prosecution had proved the charges against him “beyond reasonable doubt.” Additional sessions judge Dhirendra Rana, in an order dated Oct 28, held that the nature of injuries suffered by the victim was “dangerous to life” and had been…
New Delhi: The house of an elderly couple in south Delhi’s Saket was allegedly burgled on Oct 31 while they were away, police said. The victims — a 75-year-old man and his 76-year-old wife — reported that the break-in occurred between 12pm and 6.30pm. The couple, who live alone, told police that around 20 items…
