NEW DELHI: A father from Jahangirpuri was deeply distressed after his 13-year-old son dropped out of school two years ago and fell into bad company. In July, in a drive to identify vulnerable children, police located him and began counselling him with the support from the school principal. He eventually agreed to continue his education…
Maltese folk music group Kantera performed at the event (Pic: High Commission of Malta) The tunes of Maltese folk music formed a musical ambience at the High Commission of the Republic of Malta’s 61st National Day celebration in Delhi recently. Renowned Maltese folk music group Kantera, which is in Delhi for their India tour, kept…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court recently clarified that a single Rolex watch cannot be deemed a commercial quantity and allowed the redemption of the detained item, while emphasising caution in future adjudications. A division bench of Justices Pratibha M Singh and Sahil Jain was hearing a petition challenging an order passed by the office…
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment department will conduct a study on “smog-eating” photocatalytic coatings which, when applied to roads, concrete and tiles, reduce nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and harmful hydrocarbons in the air. These coatings utilise a photocatalyst, predominantly titanium dioxide (TiO₂), which breaks down pollutants, mainly nitrogen oxides (NOx) and some volatile organic compounds (VOCs), when…
Delhi Police (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police arrested two wanted criminals with links to foreign-based gangsters following an encounter in the Kapashera area on Friday. The suspects, Akash Rajput and Mahipal from Rajasthan, were apprehended after a shootout where Rajput sustained injuries.Rajput, who carried a Rs 20,000 bounty from Rajasthan Police, was wanted in…
Delhi Police apprehended Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested three former employees of a private institute for allegedly pressuring female students to comply with the inappropriate demands of Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing 17 students.The three women—sisters who held the positions of associate dean, executive director and senior faculty member—were…
A scuffle broke out between ABVP and Left-affiliated outfits and charges and counter-charges were traded in JNU NEW DELHI: A scuffle broke out between ABVP and Left-affiliated outfits and charges and counter-charges were traded in JNU over a Ravan Dahan and a Durga immersion on Thursday. The Leftist outfits alleged that an effigy of former…
New Delhi: On Dussehra, Delhi was dressed for a spectacle. Towering effigies of Ravan, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran stood ready, decorative lights were strung like necklaces across the grounds and the crowd was humming with anticipation. But then came the uninvited guest — rain.It started as a drizzle that sent vendors scrambling to cover their chaat…
New Delhi: Delhi University has invited papers on themes such as the “possibility of Hindu Rashtra in the future of Bharat”, “conspiracies of Hindu fragmentation”, and “framing of the varna system as social duty for an international conference it is co-hosting next month with the RSS portal Vishwa Samvad Kendra and Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri…
New Delhi: Delhi govt on Wednesday notified the ‘Financial Assistance Scheme for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities having High Support Needs’, offering Rs 6,000 monthly to eligible beneficiaries.The allowance will be in addition to their disability pension or any other financial aid already being given, according to documents seen by TOI.Issued with LG’s approval, the scheme…
