Delhi police (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas has written to Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha, alleging that two Kerala students were assaulted by police and locals near Red Fort on Wednesday. The students were reportedly “coerced” to speak Hindi and mocked for wearing traditional Kerala attire after being falsely accused…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police’s Special Cell arrested Rubal Sardar, a member of the Hashim gang, from Amritsar airport on Saturday as part of their ongoing crackdown on the criminal organization, according to official sources.A lookout circular had been issued against Sardar, who was under active surveillance by police teams before his arrest.The arrest comes as…
A recent study in Delhi reveals thousands of families are silently struggling with home-based palliative care for relatives, often pushing them into generational poverty NEW DELHI: Behind the closed doors of Delhi’s crowded lanes, thousands of families are silently struggling to care for relatives who can no longer take care of themselves. A study by…
NEW DELHI: Self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing 17 girl students at a Delhi institute, allegedly operated multiple bank accounts under different names and withdrew over Rs 50 lakh after an FIR was registered against him, investigators said on Friday.During the investigation, police revealed that Saraswati had allegedly operated bank accounts under…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is considering a proposal to convert a two-storeyed structure that was built as a camp office for former CM Arvind Kejriwal next to his 6, Flagstaff Road residence in Civil Lines as the headquarters of Delhi Disaster Management Authority.The structure was built on a 1,500 sq yard plot in 2021-2022, but…
NEW DELHI: With its order banning crackers in Delhi and NCR openly breached during last Diwali, Supreme Court on Friday asked Centre to devise by Oct 8 a mechanism in consultation with stakeholders to ensure production and sale of only green crackers. A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran…
New Delhi: After the Supreme Court allowed certified manufacturers to produce green fireworks in Delhi-NCR on Friday while prohibiting their sale in the region, experts were circumspect about whether one could guarantee the fireworks wouldn’t leak into local markets.The apex court asked the Centre to consult with all stakeholders and come up with a solution…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Chaitanyananda Saraswati, alias Parthasarathy, in a case of alleged cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy. He also faces a case of allegedly sexually harassing 17 female students at a private institute in Delhi, called Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management Research, where he…
New Delhi: Picture Delhi in the 1970s — a chilly night, makeshift stage, people huddled together, wide awake until 4am, watching Utpal Dutta’s Jallianwala Bagh perform a jatra. For Siddhartha Dasgupta and Ashish Ghosh, it wasn’t simply theatre, it was an iteration of culture.For generations in gram Bangla (rural Bengal), Odisha and Bangladesh, jatra is…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Friday decided to ban spas and massage centres from operating in residential areas, addressing a long-standing concern among residents. It also extended the Suniyo scheme till Dec 31, providing property tax relief to citizens. A private proposal, initiated by councillor Sharad Kapoor of Amar Colony ward and seconded…
