New Delhi: The capital’s air quality continued to hover in the very poor category on Monday, with an AQI of 301 recorded at 4pm, considered the day’s standard reading when Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) releases its national bulletin for the 24-hour average AQI. However, hourly readings were not updated between 10:45 pm on Sunday…
New Delhi: Police have apprehended a brother-sister duo linked to Thak-Thak gang for a spate of chain-snatching incidents across south Delhi. The accused, a 24-year-old woman and her 17-year-old brother from Dakshinpuri, were allegedly involved in multiple cases reported from Malviya Nagar, Kotla Mubarakpur and Kartavya Path. According to police, the siblings — nicknamed “Bunty…
New Delhi: A 54-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing over Rs 20 lakh from a bag he found on a scooter in northwest Delhi’s Pitampura. The incident came to light when the proprietor of a private firm supplying house wires, with a godown in Mangolpuri, reported that a bag containing Rs 20.73 lakh…
New Delhi: A 16-year-old girl has been apprehended after the car she was driving fatally hit a 64-year-old man who was crossing the road in northwest Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy earlier this week. The sedan involved in the incident was found to be owned by the girl’s mother. Police received information on Oct 23 from a…
New Delhi enjoys a sunny and pleasant Monday with temperatures reaching 31.7°C, ideal for outdoor plans. However, air quality remains a concern, with yesterday’s AQI at 281 (Very Poor) due to high pollutants. While today’s weather might slightly disperse pollutants, masks are advised for traffic-heavy areas. The week ahead promises mostly clear skies, except for…
Image used for representative purpose only NEW DELHI: A 21-year-old woman, her ex-boyfriend and his friend have been arrested for allegedly killing her live-in partner, a UPSC aspirant, in north Delhi’s Timarpur earlier this month and staging it as a fire incident.According to police, she planned the murder as she suspected he possessed a hard…
DU student, 19, attacked with acid by stalker, aides NEW DELHI: A 19-year-old DU student suffered burn injuries after being attacked with acid, allegedly by a stalker and his two associates, in northwest Delhi’s Ashok Vihar on Sunday.In her statement, the victim, a second-year student enrolled in a non-collegiate programme at a college, said she…
NEW DELHI: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is preparing a proposal to double parking fees at all its 400-plus lots in the city.The move is aimed at dissuading travel in private vehicles and promoting public transport instead in pollution season. “The proposal will soon be placed before the House for approval,” an MCD official said….
NEW DELHI: Anticipating that thousands of devotees would gather at various ghats for Chhath Puja in the next two days, Delhi Traffic Police on Sunday announced restrictions and diversions across several parts of the city.According to the advisory, traffic movement is expected to be affected from Monday afternoon until Tuesday morning on roads adjoining major…
A man was arrested for stealing Rs 26 lakh from his father’s bank account in Krishna Nagar NEW DELHI: A man was arrested from Krishna Nagar Saturday for allegedly stealing Rs 26 lakh from his father’s bank account. He committed the crime out of resentment after the latter handed over the operations of their family…
