NEW DELHI: After more than half a century, Delhi has turned once again to artificial rainmaking — this time in a bid to wash away its toxic winter smog.On Tuesday, the Delhi government, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, carried out a cloud-seeding trial over the national capital. The experiment marks…
NEW DELHII: Pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has announced plans to “shut down” Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh’s concert in Australia on November 1 — the same day the Akal Takht Sahib observes as Sikh Genocide Remembrance Day. The organization’s move comes days after Dosanjh was seen touching the feet of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan,…
Amrita Chauhan and Ramkesh Meena NEW DELHI: Amrita Chauhan knew exactly what to do. The 21-year-old forensics science graduate used her academic training not to solve a crime — but, as police allege, to cover one up. As her boyfriend lay dead in their Delhi flat, Amrita reportedly guided her new partner and his friend…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi govt attempted two trials of cloud seeding on Tuesday, but neither led to any rainfall in the city. However, IIT Kanpur, which executed the project, claimed that neighbouring areas received negligible rainfall – Noida (0.1 mm) and Greater Noida (0.2 mm) at 4pm attributing the data to a private app, Windy.Delhi…
New Delhi: Byelections to 12 vacant MCD seats will be held on Nov 30 and results declared on Dec 3, state election commission (SEC) said on Tuesday. The last date for filing nominations is Nov 10, and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is Nov 15. The 12 wards are Dwarka B, Mundka, Shalimar…
New Delhi: Pulling up Delhi govt for its “lackadaisical approach,” Delhi High Court Tuesday demanded an explanation as to why no disciplinary proceedings were initiated yet against Tihar jail officials over an alleged extortion racket being run inside the prison, in cahoots with a few inmates.“What is this status quo? Since Aug 13 we passed…
New Delhi: Parents are an integral part of a Hindu joint family, and a spouse’s apathy and indifference towards them is a form of cruelty in a matrimonial dispute, Delhi High Court has said. It upheld the divorce granted to a husband by a family court and dismissed the estranged wife’s appeal. The court observed…
New Delhi: This winter, Delhi’s IGI Airport could for the first time handle more flights than it did in pre-Covid 2019. While India’s busiest aviation hub saw about 1,500 average aircraft movement in 2019, including all scheduled, non-scheduled, VIP, govt and other flights, the number was yet to be breached so far. That is likely…
New Delhi: A section of students at Jawaharlal Nehru University has alleged that there was an effort to disqualify a Left Unity presidential hopeful from the JNUSU election, scheduled for Nov 4. University officials have denied the allegation. At the centre of the fresh tension is a notification that the university made public on Oct…
Five injured in accident: Five people were injured after a car travelling the wrong way on NH-9 collided with a scooty and a tempo, causing the tempo to overturn near Pandav Nagar on Tuesday. The sedan’s driver, Mohammad Naushad (28), and his associate Kashim (23) were taken for questioning. Injured victims, including scooty rider Prapti…
