New Delhi: Amid a sharp rise in cyber threats like online bullying, data breaches and misinformation, educators increasingly stress the need to equip students with essential digital safety skills. Experts also argue that with online learning and digital engagement becoming integral to education, understanding cybersecurity, responsible online behaviour and data privacy has become as vital…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi has prepared a comprehensive plan to curb dust pollution on roads, dumping sites, and construction and demolition (C&D) waste points in the city. The plan, which will cost Rs 523 crore, includes the procurement of 60 mechanical road sweepers for stretches 40-60 feet in width.MCD will request for Rs…
New Delhi: Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is set to retire nearly 99 per cent of its fleet of low-floor CNG buses by the end of Dec, marking a significant step in the city’s shift towards an electric fleet, said senior DTC officials. Around 40 buses will be phased out by the end of Oct, with…
New Delhi: An 18-year-old boy died after his motorcycle collided with a fire tender responding to a rescue operation of a BJP functionary who had fallen into the Yamuna in north Delhi’s Burari area. The cops reached the scene after receiving information at 8.15am on Saturday that the functionary had drowned in the river. His…
Gurgaon: A 36-year-old man was arrested for firing a shot outside a club on Saturday. A case has been registered under the Arms Act, sections of assault and criminal intimidation at Sector 65 police station.The complainant, Ashish, said he had gone to the club in Sector 63 with his friends. When they stepped outside around…
New Delhi: In a case of alleged negligence by mortuary staff, the bodies of two men were mixed up at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in northwest Delhi, leading to one family cremating the wrong body. While one of the deceased died by suicide, the other succumbed to injuries after falling from a terrace.Pankaj Kumar, a…
New Delhi: A major drive is underway to clean up the capital before Diwali, but many streets are plunging into darkness, especially in south Delhi. Residents from south, central, west and Najafgarh zones of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have flagged delays in repairing faulty streetlights and expressed frustration over the lack of response from…
New Delhi: From battling academic pressure to coping with loneliness, India’s college students are quietly shouldering a growing mental health crisis. A new multi-city study has revealed alarmingly high levels of anxiety, depression and emotional distress among young adults, with many unable or unwilling to seek professional help due to stigma. Delhi students, it shows,…
Self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda was remanded to 14 days judicial custody by a Delhi court NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday remanded self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda to 14 days of judicial custody over allegations of sexually harassing women at a private management institute in the city. He was produced before judicial magistrate Animesh Kumar…
New Delhi: Four men were arrested for robbing a man of Rs 8 lakh in Rohini.The accused were identified as Ashwani, Gautam, Bharat Kirad and Hitesh Pawar. On Sept 28, around 12:45 pm, Adarsh Shrivastav was en route to Vijay Vihar to deliver Rs 8 lakh in cash to his employer after collecting it near…
