New Delhi: Two men were injured when their motorcycle was hit by a high-end car in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden on Wednesday.Police received information regarding the incident at 12.34am at the Rajouri Garden police station. A police team reached the spot near Mehta Chowk red light and found that a motorcycle carrying two men was…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has acquitted a man sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a minor, ruling that a mere claim of “physical relations” without supporting evidence is insufficient to establish rape or aggravated penetrative sexual assault. The case involved a 16-year-old girl who accused the man—her cousin—of establishing “physical relations” with…
New Delhi: A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has awarded Rs 38.6 lakh to the parents of a national-level handball player who died in a road accident in 2018. The accident had occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of a tractor driver, it observed.Pointing out that Amar Yadav, then 22, had a bright future…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has convicted a man of the offence of dealing in counterfeit currency notes, stating that lapses on the part of the investigating officer (IO) cannot benefit him when the prosecution’s case is sufficiently proven.Additional sessions judge Hardeep Kaur was hearing a case against Mohammad Kamil, who was booked by the…
New Delhi: A murder accused suffered a leg injury and an inspector was also injured during an encounter in Dwarka Sector 3 on Wednesday.On Aug 18, a murder case was registered after one Kuldeep was stabbed to death. Two suspects were arrested, but main accused Rishabh alias Dancer went absconding.DCP (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said that…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on “sustained efforts to make the Yamuna clean”, assuring him that BJP govt in Delhi is “fully committed to rejuvenate” the river. CM also said govt was making arrangements across the city to ensure that the Chhath was celebrated in a grand…
Delhi Police bomb squads are enhancing their capabilities to counter new threats, including advanced IEDs. Following extensive training with the NSG, teams are equipped with cutting-edge detection and disposal tools. New acquisitions include non-linear junction evaluators, ballistic shields, fiber optic scopes, and electronic stethoscopes to improve safety and effectiveness. NEW DELHI: After Operation Sindoor, the…
New Delhi: Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Tuesday that conditions were not feasible for cloud seeding, so govt would wait for adequate moisture to complete the process. He had earlier said govt would explore cloud seeding as an option a day after Diwali to fix pollution levels.Addressing a press conference, the minister claimed…
NEW DELHI: Conversations about women’s health and how it impacts their work life is rarely discussed in Indian offices, and around menopause, the silence seems deafening.Recently, the Karnataka cabinet greenlighted a day’s paid off each month as menstrual period leave for all women workers in the state. While not the same thing, the recognition of…
New Delhi: In response to worsening air quality, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has rolled out an aggressive action plan to combat pollution across Lutyens’ Delhi. The initiative includes procuring a set of new cleaning machines, deploying advanced cleaning equipment and expanding dust suppression systems. NDMC vice-chairman Kuljeet Singh Chahal said the civic body is…
