New Delhi: Children under the age of six years are the most vulnerable when it comes to accidental poisoning. National Poisons Information Centre at AIIMS handled 6,197 poisoning calls in 2024 and more than 2,600 of them involved children aged up to six years — over two out of every five cases. Of the total…
New Delhi: The murder of 85-year-old British national Pauline Crowther Ann has put the spotlight on a property which once was witness to making history but has now been consigned to a mundane existence. The crime scene, called ‘The White House’, is part of 7, Jantar Mantar Road, which once served as the headquarters of…
New Delhi: In a bid to curb dust pollution and streamline the disposal of construction and demolition (C&D) waste, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to set up a designated debris disposal site in every ward across the city. The move, made after repeated requests from councillors, is intended to ensure that residents deposit…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested a man from his office near Janakpuri (east) metro station for running an illegal overseas job recruitment agency that promised employment in Gulf countries. Officers seized 148 passports—145 Indian and three Nepalese. The case surfaced after a woman filed a complaint, alleging she paid Rs 75,000 to the accused,…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday signed an MoU with IIT Kanpur to conduct trials on cloud seeding operations to combat air pollution. “Five trials are scheduled to start on Oct 7 and will continue within the Oct 7–11 window, depending on weather conditions. The first trials will focus on north and northwest…
New Delhi: A 39-year-old proclaimed offender was arrested on Sunday after an extensive surveillance was conducted covering over 100 km. The accused, Sudhir Verma, was declared an absconder in a case registered under the Negotiable Instruments Act at the Dwarka South police station. “Verma is a resident of Haryana’s Palwal district,” said DCP (Dwarka) Ankit…
Accused Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati NEW DELHI: The director of a private management institute, run by Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham, has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing 17 female students on the campus in Vasant Kunj. He has since been removed from the post.The suspect, Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati alias Parthasarathy, a self-styled godman hailing from Odisha,…
Cloud seeding trials may be conducted from Oct 9 (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The directorate general of civil aviation has granted permission to IIT Kanpur to carry out cloud seeding in Delhi between Oct 1 and Nov 30. Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that the trials of the artificial rain might be conducted…
New Delhi: Twenty-five Bangladeshi immigrants living without valid documents were detained in an operation spanning across Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Two were intercepted in Delhi, while 23 were arrested during a raid in Kanpur Dehat. They were residing for the past eight years.“Random verification drives were conducted in slums, labour camps and unauthorised colonies. The…
New Delhi: A dragonfly and damselfly census started on Thursday at Delhi’s seven biodiversity parks. This three-day census will end on Sept 27. The results will be shared next week, which is Wildlife Week. Dragonflies and damselflies play a significant role in controlling the insect population, including mosquitoes and agricultural pests.DDA’s seven biodiversity parks represent…
