NEW DELHI: Delhi govt has permitted the use of loudspeakers until midnight instead of 10pm for Ramlila and Durga Puja celebrations with CM Rekha Gupta arguing that Hindu festivals “face difficulties due to restricted timings for use of loudspeakers”. The relaxation, in force till Oct 3, comes even as 20 of 26 noise monitoring stations…
Sharada Peetham Institute cuts all ties with manager NEW DELHI: Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, former manager of a private engineering institute in south west Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, has been booked on allegations of sexually harassing multiple female students and is currently absconding. In response, the institute has formally severed all ties with him.In a public statement,…
New Delhi: A 16-year-old boy was apprehended after he allegedly opened fire at a police patrol in northeast Delhi’s Nand Nagri on Wednesday. Police seized a country-made pistol, live cartridges and a stolen motorcycle from his possession. A team, deployed near TLM Hospital on Sept 24 around 9 am, noticed two individuals on a bike…
New Delhi: Delhi University’s Ramanujan College has suspended a male student for 88 days for allegedly body shaming girl students and rusticated two first-year students for their reported attack on each other on the campus.Colleges are rarely known to act against students for serious insults or verbal abuse. Ramanujan College said that such behaviour amounted…
Delhi Police have filed a case against a 46-year-old Ashoka University teacher for allegedly stealing a replica of a dancing girl from the National Museum NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has registered a case against a 46-year-old teacher of a private university for allegedly stealing a replica of a dancing girl from National Museum in the…
AAP leader Satyendar Jain NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs 7.4 crore of AAP functionary and former Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain in a disproportionate assets and money laundering case, taking the total value of attachments to Rs 12 crore.Disclosing its Sept 15 action in a special Rouse Avenue court, ED…
NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue Court will pronounce its order on the framing of charges in the IRCTC hotel corruption case on October 13. The court has directed all accused persons, including former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, to appear in person…
Accused Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati NEW DELHI: Allegations of sexual harassment against Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, director of a reputed institute in Vasant Kunj, have snowballed into a full-blown police case after over 15 girl students came forward with detailed complaints. Delhi Police confirmed on Tuesday that the accused is absconding but has been traced near Agra.Sleazy…
Accused Swami Chaitanyananda NEW DELHI: A director of a private engineering institute in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, identified as Chinmayanad Saraswati — also known as Parthasarthi or Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati — is facing fresh allegations of sexual harassment from multiple female students. This is not the first time his name has surfaced in such cases. In…
BMW crash accused Gaganpreet Kaur NEW DELHI: Patiala house court on Wednesday heard arguments on the bail plea of Gaganpreet Kaur, who has been in custody for ten days following her arrest in connection with a culpable homicide case. The court directed Delhi Police to produce CCTV footage and other evidence to support their case….
