New Delhi: A Delhi court has acquitted six people in a case of alleged irregularities in housing loans sanctioned by Allahabad Bank’s Wazirpur branch over two decades ago, citing lack of evidence. Special Judge Jyoti Kaler, in an Oct 6 order, said the Central Bureau of Investigation failed to prove charges of conspiracy, cheating, forgery…
New Delhi: Police arrested a 19-year-old youth from Kalirawan village in Hisar, Haryana, on Oct 23 for running a nationwide scam through social media selling fake Apple iPhones. Victims paid up to Rs 65,782 in multiple UPI transactions for fake warranties and shipping. Aman admitted earning Rs 8-9 lakh through several fraudulent accounts. Police are…
New Delhi: Seven months after a hotelier was kidnapped from west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar and shot dead in Shamli, UP, police arrested one of the main accused in the case. The accused was identified as Amit (27), a resident of Sonipat. The victim, Sagar Chauhan, operated a leased hotel in Tilak Nagar. Police discovered that…
New Delhi: An innovation challenge, aimed at cleaning the city’s air, has received 48 entries so far, including 30 from Delhi-NCR and the rest from other states, such as Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana and Kerala. The initiative, led by environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, has seen 68% of the entries focusing on ways to…
New Delhi: Delhi University (DU) recently issued a circular directing its colleges to submit proposals for the sanction of additional teaching and non-teaching posts for the implementation of the 10% EWS reservation. In the Oct 22 notification to college principals and directors of university colleges and institutions, the joint registrar of colleges said that the…
New Delhi: Students from Kendriya Vidyalayas will now get hands-on exposure to the latest developments in science and technology through a new partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. The initiative will bring schoolchildren closer to real-world scientific applications through interactive sessions, experiments and expert lectures, helping them connect classroom concepts with practical…
New Delhi: A staff member of an MCD school was injured after being allegedly attacked with an iron rod in southeast Delhi’s Aali village on Friday, police said. The victim, Raghuraj Singh, was on his way to the school around 12 noon when two men on a motorcycle stopped his car at Aali Extension, near…
NEW DELHI: CBI has secured the return of Lakhvinder Kumar, a high-profile fugitive wanted in multiple criminal cases, from the United States. Kumar, associated with the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, was deported from the US and arrived in India on Oct 25.The return was coordinated in collaboration with the ministries of external affairs and home…
After Diwali celebrations, several parts of Delhi NCR recorded alarming Air Quality Index (AQI) levels, with some areas crossing 1000. Many residents continued bursting firecrackers till midnight, despite Supreme Court orders allowing only green crackers for a limited time. The city’s average AQI hovered around 400 — a severe level — even though stubble burning…
New Delhi: The GB Pant Hospital administration on Saturday constituted a committee to probe a complaint over alleged exploitative working conditions faced by resident doctors at the institute. TOI reported on Saturday that Delhi Medical Association (DMA) had highlighted the matter following a letter over the issue. Dr Rishu Sinha, wife of Dr Amit Kumar,…
